January 2018

Groundwater recharge and flow processes as revealed by stable isotopes and geochemistry in fractured Hornblende-biotite-gneiss, Rivirivi Catchment, Malawi

To enable sustainable management of groundwater resources, knowledge of dominant hydrogeological processes is fundamental. In this study, stable isotopes of water [δ18O  and δD] and major inorganic ions were used to investigate recharge and groundwater flow processes in a catchment underlain by fractured and faulted hornblende-biotite-gneiss. Spatial and temporal geochemical distributions consistently...

Author(s): Dwight Kambuku, Maki Tsujimura and Shigeyoshi Kagawa

January 2018

Effect of noise pollution on hearing capacity of workers in Jute Mills of Chittagong City

A survey and assessment of noise level with its impact on mill workers were conducted in two Jute Mills of Chittagong city. These industries are highly noise producers; the workers of such mills are highly prone to noise pollution effect, especially hearing problems. Higher noise level in different working sections of the Jute Mill was recorded which includes the siren played, noise from the main entrance, mill’s...

Author(s): Sajeda Akter, Abrar Hasan, Ferhana Fardous and Abdul Maleque Bhouyain

January 2018

The Uttarakhand 2013 and Jammu-Kashmir 2014 disasters: Upstream effects of water piracy

Countries lack the infrastructure to deal with the drainage following flashfloods from localized downpours which may originate from localized evaporation or its combination with that from surroundings or from hurricanes. The natural distribution of water is the best and optimum for the globe. Among the world’s riparian countries, India makes her territory both the sources and the sinks of river discharges by...

Author(s): Miah Muhammad Adel