Recent Advances in Environmental Science

The book contains articles covering a wide range of subjects of environmental science. The terrestrial section has articles on air pollution, solid waste disposal, environmental impact assessment (EIA) ground water regime, western ghats, eastern ghats, mining, medicinal plants, ethnobotany, role of pesticides agriculture, microbial sensors, wetlands and ornithological studies. The marine environmental aspect such as mangroves, application of remote sensing, harmful algal blooms, bio-remediation, sustainable management of molluscan resources, benthic fauna, deep seabed mining and bio-fouling have been dealt in the marine environment section. The undergraduate students will find this book valuable to understand the vastness of environmental issues. This may motivate them to plan their future in the field of environment. The post-graduate and research students will find this book handy to orient themselves to a particular field of study and research. The exhaustive references quoted in each article will provide them with a base line information which will hasten their planning of study and research. The authors are drawn from national laboratories such as Forest Research Institute. Indian Space Research Organisation. National Institute of Oceanography and Universities from all over India. The authors have a rich experience of teaching and research in their respective fields.