Wide ranges of toxic and hazardous (T&H) chemicals are being synthesized and produced by man on grand scales in a variety of industrial processes for its use in agricultural, commercial, household and industrial systems. One such known toxic chemical is ‘cyanide’. It produced on large scale...

Noise pollution, in the recent times, has been well recognized as one of the major trepidations that impact the quality of life in urban areas across the globe. Kolhapur, an ancient city of India, is rapidly emerging as industrialized and urbanized city and has started facing severe noise...

Chromium metal has unique properties and therefore finds large number of applications in industries like chrome-plating, steel and alloy, leather tanning and ammunition factories. These industries consequently, discharge large quantities of hexavalent chromium (Cr6 ) containing effluents. Since...