This study aims to improve the accuracy of groundwater pollution source identification using concentration measurements from a heuristically designed optimal monitoring network. The designed network is constrained by the maximum number of permissible monitoring locations. The designed monitoring...

Silk reeling is an activity where mostly people of little education and skill learn reeling skills while being employed in the reeling units. Reeling is carried out in an environment of persistent air pollution. Workers allergic to the silk allergen (sericin and pupal allergens) suffer from...

Solar energy has been used for the preservation of agricultural produce since generations all over the world. Recent research on drying reveals the shortcoming of the open sun drying. In order to minimize the shortcoming of the open sun drying, various drying techniques are proposed. Among them...

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Authors -- Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Energy and Energy Scenario -- 1.1 Fundamentals of Energy -- 1.2 Various Types of Energy -- 1.2.1 Potential Energy -- 1.2.1.1 Chemical Energy...