scholarly journals Identification of Keratinophilic Fungi in Urban Waste and Cattle Field Soil of Kanpur, India for Environmental Pollution Management

2021 ◽  
pp. 199-206
Author(s):  
Jitendra Kumar ◽  
R. K. S. Kushwaha
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Keratinophilic Fungi ◽  
Field Soil ◽  
Huge Number ◽  
Urban Waste ◽  
Leather Processing ◽  
Pollution Management ◽  
Processing Plants ◽  
Keratinous Waste

Kanpur is a city which has huge number of leather product units and leather processing plants. These units are one of major contributors of keratinous waste and produces keratinous material as waste in the form of hairs, hides, dermis. During the present study 83 keratinophilic fungi were isolated from 40 soil samples of urban waste and cattle field habitat of various localities. From 20 samples of urban waste, 44 keratinophilic fungi were isolated, 39 fungi recorded from Cattle field. The frequency of genera Chrysosporium was recorded in urban waste (29.54%) and cattle field soil (20.51%). Maximum (13.83%) frequency was recorded in the case of Chrysosporium indicum in urban waste.

scholarly journals INTRODUCING A METHOD OF URBAN SOIL RISK EVALUATION – A CASE STUDY ON URBAN RECREATIONAL AREAS IN CLUJ NAPOCA

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDRA CRISTINA GAGIU ◽  
ELENA MARIA PICA ◽  
CLAUDIU TANASELIA ◽  
MONICA URSU
Keyword(s):  
Urban Soil ◽  
Risk Evaluation ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Risk Assessment Method ◽  
Pollution Management ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
The City

Assessing risks related to urban soil contamination represents a key part of pollution management. The current research proposes a quantitative method that defines and highlights unacceptable risks. The applicability of the method is presented in a case study on several urban recreational areas from the city of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Concentrations of As, Cu, Cd, Zn, Pb, Hg, Co, Ni and Mg were identified in a number of 48 soil samples from 12 intensively used recreational areas in Cluj-Napoca. The proposed risk assessment method is applied, and potential risks are calculated for all locations.

Evaluation of PCR, IEF and ELISA techniques for the detection and identification of potato cyst nematodes from field soil samples in England and Wales

2001 ◽  
Vol 57 (11) ◽  
pp. 1068-1074 ◽  
Author(s):  
Said K Ibrahim ◽  
Stephen T Minnis ◽  
Anthony D P Barker ◽  
Mike D Russell ◽  
Patrick P J Haydock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Samples ◽  
Potato Cyst Nematodes ◽  
Field Soil ◽  
Cyst Nematodes ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Detection And Identification

Chemical Effects of Saline Irrigation Water on a San Joaquin Valley Soil: II. Field Soil Samples

1990 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 56-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Thellier ◽  
Kenneth M. Holtzclaw ◽  
J. D. Rhoades ◽  
Garrison Sposito
Keyword(s):  
Irrigation Water ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
San Joaquin Valley ◽  
Field Soil ◽  
Saline Irrigation ◽  
Chemical Effects

scholarly journals Prevalence of keratinophilic fungi in public park soils of Mumbai, India

2012 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunil Kumar Deshmukh ◽  
Shilpa Amit Verekar
Keyword(s):  
Human Hair ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Trichophyton Mentagrophytes ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Keratinophilic Fungi ◽  
Shake Flask Culture ◽  
Microsporum Gypseum ◽  
Public Parks ◽  
Liquid Media ◽  
Public Park

The parks of Mumbai are frequently visited by local residents every morning and evening. However, there are no reports on the occurrence of keratinophilic fungi in these areas. The purpose of this research was to study the occurrence of keratinophilic fungi in the public parks of Mumbai. One hundred soil samples were collected from five public parks: Kamla Nehru Park, Powai Garden, CD Deshmukh Garden, Five Gardens and Chota Kashmir. Keratinophilic fungi were isolated by the hair baiting technique using human hair as keratin bait. The cultures were identified using macroand micro-morphological features. Identification was also confirmed by the BLAST search of sequences of the ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 rDNA region against the NCBI/Genbank data and compared with deposited sequences. The ability of these fungi to use human hair was also evaluated by release of protein in liquid media. A total of 75 strains of keratinophilic fungi were recovered from 100 (75.0%) soil samples. The isolated fungi were composed of eleven species of eight genera: <em>Arthrographis kalrae</em>, A<em>uxarthron conjugatum</em>, <em>Chrysosporium indicum</em>, <em>C. queenslandicum</em>, <em>C. zonatum, Gymnascella dankaliensis</em>, <em>G. hyalinospora</em>,<em> Microsporum gypseum</em> (15.0%), <em>Myriodontium keratinophilum</em>, <em>Trichophyton mentagrophytes</em> and <em>Uncinocarpus reesii</em>. These fungi can release 148.8-307.6 μg/mL protein in liquid media when grown on human hair in shake flask culture and also decompose 16.2-38.6% of human hair after four weeks of incubation. Our study indicates that keratinophilic fungi are to be found in the soils of various public parks in Mumbai and that human hair can be a source of pathogenic fungi.

Cold storage degradation of the herbicide metribuzin in field soil samples awaiting analysis

1976 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 292-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. R. Barrie Webster ◽  
Gerald J. Reimer
Keyword(s):  
Cold Storage ◽  
Soil Samples ◽  
Field Soil

scholarly journals A Study on the effects of environmental pollution on human life in the riverbank area of Barishal City Corporation (Kirtankhola River)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahed Hossen Sajib
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Ozone Depletion ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Light Pollution ◽  
Urban Waste ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
Chronic Pulmonary Diseases

“A Study on the effects of environmental pollution on human life in the riverbank area of Barisal City Corporation (Kirtankhola River)” was a survey-based research study that studied the effects of air, water, soil, noise, and light pollution on human life of riverbank inhabitants. Sixty-three samples of respondents were chosen from nine wards in the riverbank area for the interview using a purposive non-probability sampling method. The attained data indicated that environmental pollution has severe effects on human life. It intensifies physical and mental disorders, including eye inflammation, noses, and throat annoyance, soreness of the respiratory tract, asthma, cancer, chronic pulmonary diseases, in this area. The waste and pollutants in this riverbank area causing fatal ecological destruction, including deforestation, global warming, migration of people, change of landscape, and ozone depletion. The improper management of waste disposal systems, cement industries, chemical industries, shops, markets in this area, and urban waste wreak havoc in this area. As it progresses very slowly, people and authorities are not yet concerned about the destructive forces and future threat of environmental degradation. The solutions and recommendations were given from the findings and the discussion of data collection and many secondary sources.

scholarly journals Prevalence of keratinophilic fungi in the garden soil samples in Western India and study of its clinical impact

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-19
Author(s):  
Neha Agrawal ◽  
Madhu Yadav ◽  
Mukul Chaurasia ◽  
Vijaylatha Rastogi ◽  
Pushpanjali Verma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Samples ◽  
Keratinophilic Fungi ◽  
Clinical Impact ◽  
Garden Soil ◽  
Western India
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