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This study combines air pollution tolerance index (APTI) and anticipated performance index (API) in order to determine the potential of trees and ornamental shrubs that are frequently growing on the roads of Quetta, Pakistan, and the campus of the University of Balochistan, in Quetta, for green belt development. Our investigation exposed that not only APTI is suitable for the fitness of trees for...
In this study, the methanol extract of Artemisia scoparia was evaluated for its protective potential against carbon tetrachloride (CCl₄)-induced hepatic toxicity. Seven groups of mature albino rats were used in the course of the experiment and each group was treated with specific doses of plant extract and CCl₄. Silymarin was used as a standard protective drug. The results of the experiment revealed...
Destruction of natural water bodies due to cultural eutrophication is a predominant problem in India. Motijheel Lake of Murshidabad district is an environmentally, economically and historically significant water body. However, Anthropogenic activities including unplanned settlements around this lake and its over exploitation have deteriorated its water quality to a great extent. Motijheel Lake acts...
The present study sought to explore the bioremediation of oil-based paint from aqueous media using indigenous bacterial isolate Brevibacillus parabrevis strain NAP3 and its toxicity assessment against prokaryotic and eukaryotic biological models. The bacterial isolate was initially screened for bioremediation potential in mineral salts medium containing oil-based paint (conc. 300 ppm, w/v) under shake...
A microbial fuel cell (MFC) can use wastewater as a substrate; hence, it is essential to understand its performance when seeded with different inocula and during the treatment of carbohydrate-rich wastewaters to simultaneously optimize electricity production and wastewater treatment. This study investigates the performance of single-chamber membraneless MFCs used to treat three different carbohydrate-rich...
The present study was conducted to evaluate the degradative potential of indigenous bacterial isolates for Reactive Blue 221. The two strains proficient in decolorization (>80%) were isolated from a waste disposal site by enrichment technique. Under optimized conditions, Pseudomonas sp. BDS 2 displayed efficient decolorization activity of 94.4% in Minimal Salt Medium supplemented with 50 mg/1 of...
Polystyrene is considered stable to biological degradation. Lantinus tigrinus isolated from wood sample produced esterase in growth medium under normal conditions. However, acidic medium, 37°C temperature, presence of tween 80; and urea and yeast extract in mineral salt medium enhance the production of esterase and specific activity. Purified esterase was active at broad pH range and 45°C. FTIR analysis...
A valuable medicinal plant, Vitex negundo L. has been investigated for its regeneration potential using shoot tip explants. Out of a range of concentrations of cytokinins [6-benzyl adenine (BA), 6-furfurylaminopurine, 2-isopentenyl adenine] used as supplement to Murashige and Skoog medium (MS), BA at 5.0 μM concentration proved best for multiple shoot induction yielding 3.60 ± 0.50 shoots after 8...
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