How to produce oxygenic photo granules?

One of my student doing M.Tech., project in wastewater treatment using OPG's; actually i don't know how to produce OPG's; could anyone help in the modelling of reactors and production of the same.

08 September 2017 3,958 4 View

Does anyone working on Oxygenic Photogranule (OPGs) and do you have any reference articles?

07 August 2017 9,402 1 View

Why the colour of the solution is not stable in Cr analysis-DPC method?

One of my research student working in he removal of chromium; while doing the experimental part the colour of the solution after adding HCl and DPC was unstable at violet colour, why?

01 February 2017 8,604 1 View

Which microbe gave purple to violet color while grown in nutrient medium?

While doing one experiment for my project student, some of the microbial colonies showed purple to violet color, and some of them were white to pale yellow in nature, since i have a doubt over it,...

03 April 2016 7,837 8 View

How to reduce the conflict between a researcher and guide?

I had some experience about the conflict between a research guide and researcher, student and teacher/mentor. Why it is arise and how it can be minimized?

02 March 2016 6,401 0 View

What is rapid impact assessment matrix? Where i can get it?

Dear All, I readout one article titled with rapid impact assessment matrix for water bodies, i wish to know more about the function and, is there any software available for the same tool.

31 December 2015 6,814 2 View

What are the various methods to assess macro and micro benthic organisms in stream or river?

I wish to know the various methods involving in the enumeration of benthic organisms in aquatic water bodies;

11 December 2014 3,145 11 View

Does anyone know about the impacts of massive congregation along the river?

Especially in India river play a vital role in various religious activities; during various periods massive congregation along the river and bank areas disrupt something in the system; i wish to...

08 September 2014 976 0 View

What are the sustainable ways of construction? And the materials used?

I came to know that there are materials like waste plastics being used for sustainable construction in African countries. What are the other possible construction materials available as...

31 December 2013 5,104 5 View

Does anyone know about the modern trend of making homes with plastic bottles?

I wish to know what parameters should be tested before going for this type of construction.

31 December 2013 2,060 1 View

Where to find data on trees in tropical agroforestry?

Hi, I'm looking for data (mainly related to management: growth rate, canopy size, soil and climate preferences, etc.) about tropical trees used in tropical agroforestry. Have you ever heard about...

28 February 2021 7,356 8 View

Good morning research fellows, Has anyone worked with senna alata plant extract on any kind of fish?

Literatures on the piscicidal effect of sennaa alata is scanty. if you have any related litrature either in the bark, leaves or roots used as treatment to any aquatic organism please kindly help...

28 February 2021 9,138 2 View

The Shannon's index is inversely proportional to Simpson's index (1-D)?

I'm having a problem with my bloxplot with Shannon's and Simpson's indexs. The value of Shannon for my Community 1 indicating higher diversity (in relation of the Community 2), but have lower...

26 February 2021 3,033 9 View

Are there methods for automatically mapping floodplains, fans and terraces?

I want to map these river geoforms with as little subjectivity as possible. I have a high resolution DEM generated by drone data.

22 February 2021 7,800 3 View

Any recommendations for methods to analyze elephant space-use (using GPS) and correlating this with changes in NDVI?

For my Masters I am looking into elephant space-use and its effect on vegetation change. I have elephant GPS collar data and was going to use Google Earth Engine to obtain NDVI values. I would...

16 February 2021 7,097 3 View

How to consider effects of rapid warm adaptation in modeling of ecological impacts of warming?

I would highly appreciate it if my fellow ecologists (biologists) provide their opinion on the thoughts below [esp., shortly tell us which path may be more effective, if they know another way, if...

15 February 2021 3,642 6 View

Is it possible estimating environmental conditions with a Bayesian approach?

In ecology specific species can be used to get an indication/estimation of the environmental conditions. A simplistic example, lets assume I find a pike (Esox lucius). We know this species does...

01 February 2021 10,034 4 View

What is the magnitude of yearly rhizopdeposition in tropical forests?

Hi all, I am trying to find reference values on annual soil rhizodeposition rates for different kinds of forests, with a particular interest for tropical rainforests. Do we have an idea of the...

26 January 2021 4,278 4 View

Can you recommend a good book on analytical chemistry for non-chemists?

Dear colleagues, I am asking for you recommendation: I need a book on analytical chemistry in environmental sciences. As a non-chemist (a biologist) I have some basic chemistry knowledge but not...

25 January 2021 8,486 8 View

What are possible factors influencing the isotope-based hydrograph separation in river confluences?

When performing hydrograph separation (EMMA method) with isotope tracers in river confluences (natural large basin), we found that the contribution of each end member sometimes exceeds the...

20 January 2021 8,403 5 View