In this paper, it is tried to reveal the changes in the ecosystem and biodiversity of a unique wetland known as Tanguar Haor. The global importance of this wetland has made a declaration as the Second Ramsar Site of Bangladesh in 2000. On the other hand, it is also recognised as...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2018/45229
The present paper embodies the possible impact of climate change and upstream discharge on the Passur River water at the Mongla point of Khulna division, south-western part of Bangladesh. The secondary data have been gathered from different sources and were analysed to understand...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2018/44216
The demand and use for energy is increasing continuously due to industrialisation, desertification, cost of electricity, depletion of petroleum resources, human population and increasing commercial activities. The basic and traditional sources of energy has been petroleum resourc...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2018/44758
Lucianna Lima Pereira de Sousa, Domingos Lucas dos Santos Silva, Gustavo da Silva Gomes, Guilherme Sousa da Silva, Ronison Ferreira Oliveira, Maria de Fátima Veras Araújo & Gonçalo Mendes da Conceição·Asian Journal of Environment & Ecology·2018
There is limited information available on the agrobiodiversity of homegardens in Brazil. Thus research was initiated to investigate this aspect in the state of Maranhão (Brazil) during 2016. Twenty five homegardens were visited, with 105 specimens, distributed among 47 genera and...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2018/43639
The toxicological effects of paint effluents on Clarias gariepinus fingerlings and its aquarium water was studied. Ten fingerlings were used in each aquarium and exposed to 4 different concentrations of the effluent along with the control group. The fingerlings were exposed to 0%...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2018/44003
A study of water chemistry in some boreholes in Eket, Nigeria, was conducted to determine the calcium carbonate saturation index, in order to establish the corrosion tendency of the waters towards metal substrates in piping systems, boilers, heat exchangers and submersible pumps....
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2018/43423
Heavy metal contamination of soil resulting from wastewater irrigation is a cause of serious concern due to the potential health risk of consuming contaminated produce. The use of wastewater for irrigation increases the contamination of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, Mn, Ni, Zn etc) i...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2018/39926
The Karrnaphuli river is one of the polluted river of Chittagong originating from the Lushai Hills in India which is being polluted recently by various industries located around it. The primary objective of this study was to determine the water quality status of the most polluted...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2018/43015
The detailed analysis of Species Abundance Distributions (“S.A.D.s”) can shed light on how member-species organize themselves within communities, provided that the complete distribution of species abundances is made available first. In this perspective, the numerical extrapolatio...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2018/43918
The current resettlement of Nekede Auto-Mechanic village by Imo State government of Nigeria created a sparse piece of land awaiting government utilization. Risk assessment was carried out on the land using existing boreholes and soil to determine land utilization potential. Analy...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEE/2018/43281