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IJEP 46(8): 803-808 : Vol. 46 Issue 8 (August 2026) Full Text Urvashi Sinha*, Pinky Prasad, Hena Naz, Piyush Kumar Rai and Anjana Verma Patna Women’s College (Autonomous), Department of Botany, Patna – 800 001, Bihar, India Abstract Urban air pollution poses a serious threat to environmental quality and public health in Indian cities. This

IJEP 46(8): 790-802 : Vol. 46 Issue 8 (August 2026) Full Text Njeh Edwin Mbabit1, Afungchui David1*, Ebobenow Joseph1 and Tabod Charles1 1. The University of Bamenda, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, P.O. Box 39, Bambili, NWR, Cameroon2. University of Buea, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, PO Box 63, Buea, SWR, Cameroon Abstract

IJEP 46(8): 782-789 : Vol. 46 Issue 8 (August 2026) Full Text Sreyashi Ghosh and Bidisha Sharma* Cotton University, Department of Botany, Guwahati – 781 001, Assam, India Abstract Soil salinization is recognized as one of the most significant abiotic stresses globally, affecting a substantial portion of arable land. It has, in turn, reduced the

IJEP 46(8): 773-781 : Vol. 46 Issue 8 (August 2026) Full Text Tapanwita Saha1, Manpreet Singh Saini1* and Bigith V.B.2 1. Lovely Professional University, Department of Architecture and Design, Phagwara – 144 411, Punjab, India2. Antea India Private Limited, Gurugram – 122 098, Haryana, India Abstract This work focuses on the opportunities for bio-based alternatives

IJEP 46(8): 764-772 : Vol. 46 Issue 8 (August 2026) Full Text Sadaf* and Rohit Prakash Veer Kunwar Singh University, P.G. Department of Geography, Ara – 802 301, Bihar, India Abstract Managing solid waste effectively is a difficult task for many developing nations, including India. It is a complicated problem in cities, as rising population

IJEP 46(8): 755-763 : Vol. 46 Issue 8 (August 2026) Full Text Chaitali Sanjay Borse1*, Sunita S. Ghumare1, S.B. Dahikar2 and Rohini G. Deore3 1. Savitribai Phule Pune University, Department of Environmental Science, K.T.H.M. College, Nashik – 411 007, Maharashtra, India2. Sanjivani College, Department of Microbiology, Kopargaon – 423 603, Maharashtra, India3. Maratha Vidya Prasark

IJEP 46(8): 742-754 : Vol. 46 Issue 8 (August 2026) Full Text sanjiv Sarkar* and B. Mathavan Annamalai University, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram – 608 002, Tamil Nadu, India Abstract This paper investigates the economic evaluation of sustainable tourism fueled by renewable energy in the Andaman and Nicobar islands, focusing

IJEP 46(8): 733-741 : Vol. 46 Issue 8 (August 2026) Full Text Anant J. Bhende and Hiren B. Soni* Charutar Vidya Mandal University, Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Institute of Science and Technology for advanced Studies and Research, Vallabh Vidyanagar – 388 120, Gujarat, India Abstract Petrochemical effluents present persistent nitrogen and hydrocarbon loads

IJEP 46(8): 723-732 : Vol. 46 Issue 8 (August 2026) Full Text Atul B. Jondhale1,2, Sachin B. Mulay1* and Pramod K. Kolase2 1. Sandip University, Department of Civil Engineering, Nashik – 422 213, Maharashtra, India2. Pravara Rural Engineering College, Department of Civil Engineering, Loni – 413 736, Maharashtra, India Abstract The growing demand for sustainable

IJEP 46(8): 707-722 : Vol. 46 Issue 8 (August 2026) Full Text Pravin R. Gulave and Sadanand Guhe* MGM University, Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College, Department of Chemical Engineering, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar – 431 003, Maharastra, India Abstract The performance of reverse osmosis (RO) systems is significantly hindered by conventional and/or membrane filtration pretreatment systems when used