Editorial Team

IJEP 46(10): 986-994 : Vol. 46 Issue 10 (October 2026) Full Text Ankur Goswami* and Girija T.R. Assam Don Bosco University, Department of Civil Engineering, Azara Campus, Guwahati – 781 017, Assam, India Abstract The rapid accumulation of plastic waste poses a critical environmental challenge, contributing to pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and long-term ecological hazards.

IJEP 46(10): 977-985 : Vol. 46 Issue 10 (October 2026) Full Text St. Fatimang1*, Gufran Darma Dirawan2 and Syahrul1 1. Universitas Negeri Makassar, Department of Vocational and Technical Education, Makassar, South Sulawesi – 90222, Indonesia2. Universitas Negeri Makassar, Department of Environmental Education, Makassar, South Sulawesi – 90222, Indonesia Abstract Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) significantly influences

IJEP 46(10): 966-976 : Vol. 46 Issue 10 (October 2026) Full Text B. Bharani Baanu1*, K.S. Jinesh Babu2, R. Anandhalakshmi2, R. Rajalakshmi3 and V. Ragavan1 1. Ramco Institute of Technology, Department of Civil Engineering, Rajapalayam – 626 117, Tamil Nadu, India2. Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Department of Civil Engineering, Sivakasi – 626 005, Tamil Nadu,

IJEP 46(10): 952-965 : Vol. 46 Issue 10 (October 2026) Full Text Arunachalam S.1*, Parameswari K.2, Aliya Al Alawi1, Gopalakrishnan. K.1 and G. Shyamala3 1. University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Civil and Architectural Engineering Section, Engineering Department, Muscat 133, Oman2. Kingtom university, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering and Design, 3903

IJEP 46(10): 941-951 : Vol. 46 Issue 10 (October 2026) Full Text Virbhadranath Vyas1 and Papu Kumar Naik2* 1. Parul University, Faculty of Applied Science, Vadodara – 391 760, Gujarat, India2. Patliputra University, Mahanth Madhusudan College Bikram, Patna – 801 104, Bihar, India Abstract In today’s world, most energy resources produce a carbon footprint and

IJEP 46(10): 931-940 : Vol. 46 Issue 10 (October 2026) Full Text R. K. Saran1, Karani Singh Bithoo2 and Leela Kaur3* 1. Jagran Jan Vikas Samiti, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India2. Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India3. Maharaja Ganga Singh University, Department of Environmental Science, Bikaner – 334 004, Rajasthan, India

IJEP 46(10): 915-930 : Vol. 46 Issue 10 (October 2026) Full Text Neetu Saharan, Neeraj Wadhwa and Smriti Gaur* Jaypee Institute of Information and Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Noida – 201 309, Uttar Pradesh, India Abstract In this study, we present the production of biodegradable starch-based biofilms as a sustainable alternative to food packaging. To