Edition : 1 | Volume : 1
Publishing Year : 2025
Langage : English
Publisher : South India Book Traders
Author/s :
Dr. K. SUGANYA , Dr. P. Kalaiselvi , Dr. S. Paul Sebastian , Dr. V. Davamani , Dr. E. Parameswari
Availability :
Hard Bond
ISBN: 9789349317307
Publishing Year: 2025
Paper Back
ISBN: 9788198128966
Publishing Year: 2025
Environmental Sciences is a multidisciplinary science guides in the way we should live in earth and helps to breathe the true essence of nature. It helps individuals to develop a better understanding of our living physical environment and how to resolve challenging environmental issues affecting nature. University Grants Commission (UGC) has made it mandatory for all the universities to introduce a course in environmental studies and teach students about the eco-system, pollution and problems concerned with the environment, in order to create awareness among today’s generation on pressing environmental problems. All Universities are offering a common Undergraduate course on Environmental Studies for all the degree programmes under various disciplines viz., Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Sericulture, Food Nutrition and Dietetics, Agricultural Engineering and all other allied disciplines. This text book covers all important aspects of environmental sciences viz., Scope and Importance, Ecology, Ecosystem, Biodiversity and its conservation, Pollution problems, Social issues in environment, its effects, and management strategies. The chapters in this book are designed in an organized manner and the study materials are elaborated for ease and better understanding of students at Undergraduate level. This book will definitely serve as platform for undergraduate students to learn about basic concepts and would help them to excel in competitive exams viz., ARS, UPSC, and TNPSC and University level exams for pursuing their higher education in India and abroad.
Dr. K. SUGANYA

Dr. K. SUGANYA, Associate Professor (Environmental Sciences), serving at Forest College & Research Institute, Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University. She has teaching and research experience of 15 years in the field of Environmental Sciences. She has handled more than 20 Under-graduate and 12 Post-graduate courses in Environmental Sciences. Being a dynamic individual, she has incomparable knowledge in the field of Environmental sciences with specialization in waste water recycling and treatment, and phyto-remediation of contaminated soils. She has obtained and operated various externally funded research projects from various central and state funding agencies viz., DST, DBT, State Planning Commission. She is well known for her exceptional communication skills and vibrant in delivering lectures in an effective manner for the benefit of student’s and farming community. She has also developed phyto-remediation technology using Vetiver grass for managing the industrially contaminated soils and for sustaining soil health. She has published 40 research papers in in well reputed national and international journals with good citation for her research papers. She has presented more than 50 papers in national and international conferences/symposiums, and published 15 book chapters, 4 books and 18 popular articles.
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