Gaseous and industrial air pollution is a serious problem throughout the world. It affects human health and plants also face negative impact on their biochemical processes, ultimately exhibited in terms of reduction in various growth parameters. The effect of air pollution is being felt even in...

Our society produces large volumes of solid waste, including toxic chemical waste. For toxic solids, the current disposal practice is to dump them into isolated, lined pits, and cover them with a water-impermeable layer with a soil layer on top. Such waste deposits require 'eternal' control and...