Advances in Health and Environment Safety

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xviii

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2. Health Assessment of Loktak Lake Using Diatoms as Biological Indicators

   • Rachna Nautiyal, Prakash Nautiyal

   Pages 1-10

3. Biogenic Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Citrus Limon Leaves and Its Structural Investigation

   • Ravindra D. Kale, Priyanka Jagtap

   Pages 11-20

4. Effectuation of Renewable Energy as an Effective Mitigation Approach Towards Climate Change

   • Jaideep Saraswat, Varima Agarwal, Mainak Mukherjee

   Pages 21-28

5. Energy Efficiency Measures Across Key Sectors in India—An Approach Towards Climate Change

   • Ajay Nahar, Anam Hasib, Gerry George, Mainak Mukherjee

   Pages 29-34

6. Identification of Soil Digging Using Acoustic Pattern Recognition

   • Preetam Suman, Ashwaray Raj, Pramila Choudhary, M. Radhakrishna

   Pages 35-45

7. Environmental Implications of Rice and Wheat Stubble Burning in North-Western States of India

   • Jabrinder Singh, Naveen Singhal, Shailey Singhal, Madhu Sharma, Shilpi Agarwal, Shefali Arora

   Pages 47-55

8. Treatment of Dairy Farm Effluent Using Recirculating Constructed Wetland Units

   • Deepa Minakshi, Pradeep Kumar Sharma, Anju Rani, Piyush Malaviya, Narveer

   Pages 57-66

9. Diatom Flora in Natural and Regulated Stretch of River Tons and Yamuna: Determining the Impacts of Hydropower Projects on the River Ecosystem

   • Swati Sharma, Rachna Nautiyal, Prakash Nautiyal

   Pages 67-74

10. Safety and Occupational Health Hazards of Agricultural Workers Handling Pesticides: A Case Study

    • Dev Kumari, Siby John

    Pages 75-82

11. Step Towards E-Waste Management (STEM)

    • Meenal Arora, Madhu Sharma, Debajyoti Bose

    Pages 83-88

12. Computational Approach Towards the Identification of Allergenic Protein in Orphan Crops

    • Devvret, Arpit Chauhan, Kumud Pant, Neema Tufchi

    Pages 89-100

13. Experimental Investigation of Thermal Energy Storage System for Hot Air Applications

    • Prateek Negi, Satyendra Singh, Kapil Sharma, Jivesh Dixit, Shiv Kumar

    Pages 101-114

14. Sustainable Food Supply Chain Management Implementation Using DEMATEL Approach

    • Yogesh Kumar Sharma, Sachin Kumar Mangla, Pravin P. Patil, Surbhi Uniyal

    Pages 115-125

15. Biodiversity and Conservation of Medicinally Important Plants by Cultivation Method of Shivalik Hills of Sahaspur Block, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

    • Kanchan D. Bahukhandi, Tanuja Uniyal, Neelu J. Ahuja

    Pages 127-132

16. Implementation of Sustainable Consumption and Production Using DEMATEL

    • Surbhi Uniyal, Sachin Kumar Mangla, Pravin P. Patil, Yogesh Kumar Sharma

    Pages 133-144

17. A Review of CSR Activities Under Companies Act 2013 and Enterprise Social Commitment Under Environment Clearance for Major Cement Industries in India

    • Shraddha Mishra, N. A. Siddiqui

    Pages 145-150

18. Multivariate Analysis of Heavy Metals in Topsoil: An Impact of Thermal Power Plants of Maharashtra (India)

    • Divya Patel, P. V. Thakare, Shivakshi Jasrotia

    Pages 151-168

19. Generation of Volatile Fatty Acids (VFAs) from Dried and Powdered Ipomoea (Ipomoea carnea)

    • M. Rafiq Kumar, S. M. Tauseef, Tasneem Abbasi, S. A. Abbasi

    Pages 169-192

20. Risk and Environmental Assessment of an Indian Industry Through Active Monitoring—Case Study

    • Sabari Bhaumik, Santosh Vani, Sarath Chandra, Abhishek Nandan

    Pages 193-201

This book comprises selected papers on advances in the field of health and environment safety that were presented at the leading international conference on advances in the field of health, safety, fire, environment, allied sciences and engineering (HSFEA 2016). The book focuses on the latest developments in the field of health and environment safety, and highlights related opportunities and challenges. The book also presents methods that can be used to effectively monitor and measure climate change and global warming.  Further, the contents of this work stress the importance of maintaining safety and healthy work environments that are free of occupational health hazards. This book will be of interest to researchers, professionals, and policy makers alike.

• Health
• Environment
• Safety
• Chemical Process Safety
• Occupational Safety
• Climate change
• ergonomics
• HSFE 2016
• quality control, reliability, safety and risk

• Department of Health Safety and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India

  N. A. Siddiqui

• Environmental Research Institute, College of Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India

  S. M. Tauseef

• College of Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun, India

  Kamal Bansal

Dr. N.A. Siddiqui is Professor at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) (2005–present). He holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Sciences from Lucknow University, India (1996), and a PhD in Environmental Biology from Awadhesh Pratap Singh University (APS) University, Rewa, India. Additionally, he has a number of professional certifications, e.g., a NEBOSH diploma, NEBOSH–IGC, IOSH Managing Safely, Lead Auditor OHSAS 18001, Lead Auditor ISO 14001 and GRAD-IOSH. Prof. Siddiqui’s research interests include occupational health, safety and environment. He has co-authored more than 100 papers and eight books and has organized a number of national and international seminars/conferences/MDPs. He has also worked on a number of major R&D projects.
 
Dr. S. M. Tauseef is Assistant Professor (SG) and Head of the Environmental Research Institute at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), India (2015–present). He holds an MS in Chemical Engineering (Process Design) from Sharif University of Technology, Iran (2008), and a PhD in Environmental Engineering from Pondicherry University (PU) (2011). Prior to joining UPES, he worked as a Pool Officer (CSIR, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research) at PU (2012–2015). Dr. Tauseef’s research interests include process safety, especially forecasting and consequence assessment of accidents in chemical process industries. He has developed methodologies for the application of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to dense gas dispersion, vapor cloud explosions, and single and multiple pool fires. His other main interest is in solid waste management, especially the design of continuously operable vermireactor systems for assorted wastes, and high-rate anaerobic digesters. To date, he has published 25 journal articles, co-authored three books, filed three patents and presented papers at 21 conferences. 
Dr. Kamal Bansal, Professor and Dean, College of Engineering, Universityof Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) at Dehradun, India, has a career spanning more than 20 years, with extensive academic and industrial experience. He has been involved in managing the design, construction, testing and commissioning of a wide range of electrical control systems, machinery, equipment and substations. Working as a consultant, he has contributed to several projects for Shell Global, Uttarakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency/Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. (UREDA/UJVNL), the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Devika Consultants and MK Raju Consultants. He has been involved in a number of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects for UREDA, Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) and several other public and private organizations. Dr. Bansal has authored a number of research publications in journals of national and international repute.

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