Pub Date : 2022-03-01DOI: 10.1007/s42398-022-00220-1
A. M. Shackira, N. Sarath, J. T. Puthur
{"title":"Phycoremediation: a means for restoration of water contamination","authors":"A. M. Shackira, N. Sarath, J. T. Puthur","doi":"10.1007/s42398-022-00220-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-022-00220-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72943,"journal":{"name":"Environmental sustainability (Singapore)","volume":"5 1","pages":"25 - 38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42682894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-01DOI: 10.1007/s42398-022-00217-w
S. C. Mondal, B. Sarma, R. Narzari, Lina Gogoi, R. Kataki, A. Garg, N. Gogoi
{"title":"Role of pyrolysis temperature on application dose of rice straw biochar as soil amendment","authors":"S. C. Mondal, B. Sarma, R. Narzari, Lina Gogoi, R. Kataki, A. Garg, N. Gogoi","doi":"10.1007/s42398-022-00217-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-022-00217-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72943,"journal":{"name":"Environmental sustainability (Singapore)","volume":"5 1","pages":"119-128"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42972567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-01DOI: 10.1007/s42398-022-00214-z
R. Das, A. Pal, A. Paul
{"title":"Assessment and characterization of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) accumulated by endophytic bacterium Exiguobacterium acetylicum BNL 103 from oleaginous plant Brassica napus L.","authors":"R. Das, A. Pal, A. Paul","doi":"10.1007/s42398-022-00214-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-022-00214-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72943,"journal":{"name":"Environmental sustainability (Singapore)","volume":"5 1","pages":"103-117"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42134243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-01DOI: 10.1007/s42398-022-00221-0
Ankit Abhilash Swain, Ramesh Oraon, K. Bauddh, Manoj Kumar
{"title":"Biowaste valorization for production of bacterial cellulose and its multifarious applications contributing to environmental sustainability","authors":"Ankit Abhilash Swain, Ramesh Oraon, K. Bauddh, Manoj Kumar","doi":"10.1007/s42398-022-00221-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-022-00221-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72943,"journal":{"name":"Environmental sustainability (Singapore)","volume":"5 1","pages":"51 - 63"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46823830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-01DOI: 10.1007/s42398-022-00218-9
Douglas Batista da Silva, B. Fernandes, A. J. da Silva
{"title":"Butanol production by Clostridium acetobutylicum DSMZ 792 from cassava starch","authors":"Douglas Batista da Silva, B. Fernandes, A. J. da Silva","doi":"10.1007/s42398-022-00218-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-022-00218-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72943,"journal":{"name":"Environmental sustainability (Singapore)","volume":"5 1","pages":"91 - 102"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46097197","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-02-25DOI: 10.1007/s42398-022-00216-x
A. Mukherjee, Subhajit Das, T. De
{"title":"In vitro demonstration of nitrogenase activity and methanogenesis in non-heterocystous filamentous and unicellular cyanobacteria isolated from estuarine waters","authors":"A. Mukherjee, Subhajit Das, T. De","doi":"10.1007/s42398-022-00216-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-022-00216-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72943,"journal":{"name":"Environmental sustainability (Singapore)","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46359539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-02-14DOI: 10.1007/s42398-022-00215-y
A. Badar, S. Mukhtar, Samina Mehnaz, K. Malik
{"title":"Microbial diversity analysis of Hudiara Drain wastewater using culture-independent and culture-dependent approaches","authors":"A. Badar, S. Mukhtar, Samina Mehnaz, K. Malik","doi":"10.1007/s42398-022-00215-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42398-022-00215-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72943,"journal":{"name":"Environmental sustainability (Singapore)","volume":"5 1","pages":"65 - 76"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47138844","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bangladesh's forest-dependent people rely on medicinal plants for traditional healthcare practices, as plant-based medicines are easily available and cost-effective. This study evaluated and documented ethnomedicinal practices for, and traditional knowledge of, utilising plants to cure ailments. Ethnobotanical indices quantified the use value (UV), frequency of citation, relative frequency of citation (RFC) and the informant consensus factor. Using a semi-structured questionnaire, the study interviewed 231 respondents from 18 villages in and around Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary (CWS). The study documented 134 medicinal plant species from 60 families; tree species were dominant (37.31%). Malvaceae (seven species), Rutaceae and Lamiaceae (six species each) families covered more species. Nearly half of the species (46.02%) were collected from CWS. Both above-ground and below-ground plant parts treated 71 types of ailments under 21 categories, with leaves (66 species) being the most widely used plant part. In total 33 species were used to treat dysentery, 25 species each for fever and jaundice, and 24 species for cuts and wounds. The average UV value was 0.24 and RFC value was 0.47%. Communities were found to utilise medicinal plants more at home than to sell at markets, substantially relying on medicinal plants to meet their domestic needs. Plants used for healthcare and cultural and religious beliefs have a strong connection that plays a vital role in plant conservation. This study identified 42 medicinal plant species that could be considered to treat COVID-19 patients in Bangladesh. The findings suggest that community awareness of sustainable harvesting and commercial cultivation could lead to conservation and use of these invaluable plant species for healthcare, new drugs discovery and sustainable forest management.
Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42398-022-00230-z.
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Pub Date : 2022-01-01Epub Date: 2022-09-12DOI: 10.1007/s42398-022-00242-9
Harini Santhanam, Shalini Dhyani
A wide spectrum of algal-bacterial-viral relationships in aquatic ecosystems provide a complex matrix of interactions with abiotic factors such as temperature, pH and total solids concentrations in water. These relationships are quite reflective of the summative status of changes undergone by the lacustrine environments. However, the environmental risks and vulnerability of aquatic ecosystems in the regions of Global South including India, owing to the increase in sewage and domestic discharges with high loads of viral particles in the post-COVID-19 times have only been sparsely reported. Collective scenarios emerging from the influential factors such as the increase in salinity and total solids need to be explored for scientific significance and understanding. The present article opines that while the changes in the biotic and abiotic factors can enhance or alleviate these risks, identification of the stable and alternate states of the ecosystems make excellent ecosystem level proxies for pandemic-related disturbances at a macro-scale. Further, the need to plan Nature based Solutions to counter these risks under pandemic-like scenarios is discussed.
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