Journal Clean WAS (JCleanWAS)

The suitability of the Fanoma River, a source of water used by the Sefwi Akontombra communities in the Western North Region of Ghana for drinking and agriculture, has been a concern since the quality status of the river is perceived as polluted, making it unsuitable for these designated uses. This gives credence to curiosity for research on the quality status of the river. The community’s awareness and understanding of issues related to anthropogenic perturbation and river health could be an important factor influencing the phenomenon. To address these problems, we assessed the physico-chemical, heavy metal, and bacteriological qualities of the river using the APHA protocols and also conducted a questionnaire survey of environmental awareness of the inhabitants, for management consideration. Results showed higher concentrations of phosphate (46.34 mg/L) nitrate (1.08 mg/L) than the WHO Guideline values. This resulted in high levels of BOD (56.17 mg/L) and COD (259.74 mg/L) that strip river water of dissolved oxygen (4.75 mg/L) through microbial degradation. High turbidity (15.78 mg/L), Fe (1.22 mg/L) and Cd (0.01 mg/L) resulted in high electrical conductivity (1608.76 μS/cm) and together with high TSS has imparted intense colour (63.86 mg/L) to the river. These suggest that the river is not suitable for the intended purposes, a situation attributable to a low level of education by the community and a misconception about issues related to river pollution. Collaborative stakeholder action through the design and implementation of education programmes is crucial to averting the phenomenon of pollution and conserving the river.

The principle of plant suitability is of great significance to plant configuration. The plant configuration that meets the principle of plant suitability can have an excellent effect on the environment in both ecological effect and ornamental effect. However, the plant configuration that violates the principle of plant applicability can not only cause ecological damage to the environment, but also bring serious economic losses to the society. Nowadays, the unique value and characteristics of native plants have been gradually discovered by people, and native plants have begun to integrate into the urban landscape planning and design. The outstanding applicability of native plants has brought visible ecological and economic benefits to the urban environmental landscape. In plant allocation, we should give full consideration to the applicability characteristics of local plants, so that local plants can have a more positive impact on the environmental landscape and give play to the important value of local plants.

The study aimed to enumerate and classify the flowering plant species that were randomly collected from different regions of the study area during the years 2009-2010. The seeds of Gymnospermae are of two families and there are two types, while the angiosperms plants are 184 families divided into Dicotyledoneae, which contained 39 families, 111 genera, 147 species and 37 plant species of Monocotyledoneae. It contained 7 families, 37 species and 30 genera Recording of 12 endemic plant species, life forms, the highest percentage of Therophytes was 53.76%, then the short-lived plants Chamaephytes 30.10%, then the terrestrial plants 11.82 %Cryptophytes, and the long-perennial plants Phanerophytes4.83. Investigate the vital natural factors, as these plants were not studied in the study area in the past, as well as filling the gaps in the Libyan flora of the Manas – valley, which is located in the north-east of Hamda, descends north towards the sea and ends in the coastal area at the village of Al-Mabani.

The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) as international system for biodiversity conservation stated that all botanical garden should conserve endangered biodiversity. In this context, the IUCN publish the IUCN’s Red List every year; in the year 2021 for example only around 35,765 species or 28% out of 75% conserved in ex-situ conservation or botanical garden. Indonesia has been developed further the notion through Presidential Decree No. 93/2011 that accommodated Target 8 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC). Target 8 stated that at least 75 per cent of threatened plant species in ex- situ collections, preferably in the country of origin, and at least 20 percent available for recovery and restoration programs. From previous study, two out of six botanical gardens managed by the Government implemented the Target varied. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate others including The Cibinong Science Center Botanical Garden (CSCBG). The study used qualitative method combined with policy approach through interview and observation with Miles and Hubermen approach for analysis. The result shows that the Gardens has not accommodated the policy yet, however the Garden has introduced technology with more than 6.000 species equipped with barcode. The collection is mainly Indonesia tropical plants specifically flora at lowland. Therefore, to strengthening policy of ex-situ conservation in the CSBG needs further policies: (a) coordination among and within related actors, (b) integration of biodiversity conservation into socio-economic sectors, (c) adequacy and sufficiency of funds, and (d) governance and stakeholder participation.

Cropping pattern exerts significant impact on the population density of the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and on soil properties. The study examined the population of indigenous AMF communities as well as status of soil properties under different cropping systems in Aluu, Rivers state, Nigeria. Two farm sites of mono cropping and mixed cropping systems and a fallow land (which served as control) were sampled at 0 – 20 cm depth of soil. Soil samples were analyzed in the laboratory for their physical and chemical properties as well as for the estimation of AMF spore density and resulting data were analyzed statistically. Result shows that, soils of the mono cropping and mixed cropping systems are moderately acidic with mean pH values of 5.80 and 5.74, respectively, while the fallow land exhibits a strongly acid soil reaction (pH = 5.29). Concentrations of organic C (9.25 g kg-1), total N (0.97 g kg-1), exchangeable Ca2+ (3.63 cmol kg-1), available P (13.31 mg kg-1) and C:N ratio (7.87) as recorded in the mixed cropping system, were generally higher than the corresponding results in the fallow and mono cropping systems. Spore population of the AMF varied significantly (P < 0.05) across the cropping systems and was highest in the mixed cropping (157 spores 100 g-1 soil) followed by the fallow (144 spores 100 g-1 soil) while the mono cropping (123 spores 100 g-1 soil) had the lowest spore density. Significant negative (P < 0.05) correlations occurred between AMF spore population and soil pH in both the fallow (r = 0.689*) and mixed cropping (-0.670*) systems whereas correlation with C:N ratio was positively significant (P < 0.01) across the cropping systems. Adoption of mixed cropping rather than mono cropping practices should be encouraged in the studied area in order to enjoy maximum benefits of mycorrhizal symbiosis.

Sediment related disaster is the most significant natural disaster in Malaysia and many countries in this world from the perspective of magnitude, damage and loss to human life and infrastructure as well as disruption to socio-economic activities. Debris, mud flood, landslide and cliff failure are some of the major catastrophic problems and became a history for the country especially Cameron Highlands in a state of Pahang. As rainfall is the main culprit to sediment-related disaster occurrences, therefore the rainfall data is very crucial to be used in the correlation of the occurred events. Due to that fact, several studies worldwide have been made to estimate critical rainfall conditions and this being useful to draw the benchmark to predict the occurrences of the landslide specifically for DMF and shallow landslides. This paper discussed the development of the rainfall threshold in Malaysia by compiling the framework of the threshold to determine the lesson learned as well as the way forward. As Malaysia needs to move at a faster pace towards embracing the whole aspects in determining the threshold as well to implement it into the operational threshold, therefore the first step is very important to initiate the momentum while the collaboration or networking among government agencies in National Disaster Risk Reduction (DDR) should be enhanced and strengthened.

The research was conducted within January 2020 – January 2021 at the arable soils of Rigachikun-Kaduna, Northern Guinea Savanna and intended to study the micronutrient dynamics and relationships with some studied soil properties. Previously harvested maize, cowpea and rice soils (designated as Locations A, B and C respectively) were delineated, and three profile pits dug in each along the line of transect of about 100 m apart. A total of nine profile pits were dug in the three delineations and samples collected from each pit according to their horizonations. The use of Digital Elevation Model (DEM) was employed to study the terrain characteristics of the location. Major micronutrients investigated were Cu, Fe, Zn and Mn. Virtually all micronutrients decreased down the profile in all studied locations with Cu and Zn displaying an irregular trend in all pedons of rice harvested soils in location C. Also Fe rather increased in pedon 1 of location C as well. Cu had positive and non-significant correlation with other micronutrients (Fe and Zn), it however had a significant relationship with Mn. With respect to other soil properties investigated, Cu maintained a negative non-significant correlations. Fe had a positive and highly significant correlation with Mn and Zn. Also, Fe had a significant and negative correlation with organic matter but positive with available phosphorus. Fe was positively but non-significantly correlated with other soil properties such as clay, Ca, Mg, and total exchangeable bases (TEB). There was however, a non-significant and negative correlations of Fe with soil pH, K, Na as well as total exchangeable acidity (TEA). Mn only had significant and positive correlations with all other micronutrients (Cu, Fe and Zn) but non-significantly correlated with other soil properties. Micronutrients were all low to a deficiency level considering their critical limits in the tropical soils. Low organic matter content of soils of Rigachikun may have contributed to low micronutrient reserve of the soils. Activities that will conserve organic matter such as accumulation of litter from harvested crops and alternative means of cattle rearing such ranching rather than freelance grazing should be employed, as efforts to replenish micronutrients through fertilization has not yielded the desired results.

Elimination of Indigo carmine color by adsorption method on eggshell (ESP), date palm seeds (DPS) and papaya seeds powder (PSP) from watery arrangement was researched. The examination done by following group mode strategies, for example, dose mg/g, pH, focus, contact time and speed rpm separately. The surface reading examined through; FTIR-Fourier change electron microscopy, SEM-Scanning electron microscopy and EDS-Energy dispersive x-beam investigation. Best adsorption follows dynamic pseudo – second request motor plots. Adsorption isotherms best fitted in Langmuir and Freundlich plots. Results pronounced that most extreme expulsion of color was accomplished at powerful portion for ESP is 500mg, DPSP 100mg while for PSP is 80mg at enhanced pH3, utilizing 50mg/l convergence of color, contact time and 100speed rpm study performed at room temperature.

Water purification for human consumption purposes consists in the removal of different contaminants as chemicals (i.e., pollutants, toxic metals), biological contaminants (algae, bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses), suspended solids, and gases. But we will use simple method to clean water which has algae, parasites activities, etc. by simple gravel, sand, and earthen materials. Filtration is the process in which the solid particles are removed in a liquid or gaseous fluid are removed by use of filter medium. And control the amount of TDS, EC, pH, and other parameters. We applied simple law of physics that is gravity. We filtered the wastewater from tube containing layer of earthen materials and lastly, we filtered the semi cleaned water from UV membranes (Nano membrane). We used three boxes in which 1st box had small gravels and in other 2nd box had sand and charcoal passed through water from these medium and final products collect in 3rd box and checked the different medias of water. This experiment was performed with different sources of water, and this gave good results with good efficiency of medias like TDS, EC, PH etc. this experiment is performed with low income and with the help of natural coagulants.

Chotiari was a natural wetland before the construction of the reservoir. In 1994 wetland was converted into a reservoir to develop a water source for the people. But due to lack of proper attention this reservoir promoted waterlogging and salinity problems instead. The goal of this study is to investigate the variation that occurred on the land cover of the Chotiari wetland and surrounding area, before and after the construction of the reservoir. Satellite images of Chotiari reservoir and its buffer up to 5 km area of 1990 and 2019 were taken. The study was conducted at USPCASW (United States Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Water) Mehran University of Engineering and Technology Jamshoro. In the study, compositing was done by GIS (Geographical Information Systems) to join the bands of images of 1990 and 2019 for observing changes. After extracting the required shapefile of the Chotiari reservoir and its buffer, unsupervised classification was done for three classes: water, vegetation, and barren land. The difference in areas of water, vegetation, and barren land was calculated by superimposing both the images and joining all the bands of Landsat 5 image and Landsat 9 image. By comparing results of both years, a 12% increase in water availability was found whereas 8% and 4% net reduction was found in both vegetation and barren land, respectively. The main reason behind the increment of water quantity might be the construction of a reservoir. Moreover, it also affected the 5 km buffer area around the reservoir which resulted in a 9% reduction in water, 11% increment in vegetation, and 2% drop in the barren land.