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Soil pollution by heavy metals: determinations and measurement

Soil pollution by heavy metals: determinations and measurement

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Soil pollution by heavy metals: determinations and measurement
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<strong>SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY</strong> a talk on <strong>Soil pollution by heavy metals: determinations and measurement</strong> <strong>Prof. Tatiana Minkina</strong>,  Department of Soil Science and Land Resources Estimation,  Academy of Biology and Biotechnology Southern Federal University 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia <strong>30th November 2016</strong> Abstract: Ecological function of soil. Problem of chemical pollution in the current ecology. Pollution of soils with heavy metals. Heavy metals as a priority environmental pollutants. Sources of heavy metals in the soil. Heavy metals distribution in soil. Reactions of heavy metals with soil components. Adsorption and transformation of metal compounds in soil. Heavy metal in soils: atomic absorption spectrophotometry, spectroscopy methods of analysis, physical modeling, X-ray spectrometry involving infrastructure of translocation in soil-plant system. Determination of heavy metals compounds in soil using chemical extracts. Modern instrumental methods of heavy metals determination unique specialized installations Mega-class ("Mega-Science"). The problem of soil ecological monitoring. Critical levels of heavy metals content in soil. System of soil parameters for monitoring chemical pollution. Remediation of soil polluted by heavy metals. <strong>SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY</strong> a talk on <strong>Biogeochemistry of organic pollutants in technogenic landscapes, Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soil-plant system, Sub- and Supercritical technologies in environmental analysis</strong> <strong>Dr. Svetlana Sushkova</strong> Department of Soil Science and Land Resources Estimation,  Academy of Biology and Biotechnology, Southern Federal University 344090 Rostov-on-Don, Russia <strong>30th November 2016</strong> <strong>Abstract:</strong> Organic pollution of soils: different kinds of pollution from various sources. Biogeochemistry of organic pollutants in technogenic landscapes. Pollution of soils by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Analysis of data on the accumulation and transformation of PAHs in the soil-plant system, as the most informative indicator of the state of natural and technogenic landscapes. Information about the main mechanisms of accumulation, transformation and migration of PAHs, carcinogenic and mutagenic to living organisms, in the soil-plant system on an example on the territory of Novocherkassk Power Station zone according to long-term monitoring. The digital soil mapping in the polluted areas. Development of pollution forecast model in the case of PAHs pollution. Scientific approach for selection of the actual methods of contaminated areas remediation. Selection of sorbents for the bioremediation of soils contaminated by PAHs. The approaches to effective methods of analysis for the extraction of PAHs from soils and plants. Traditional methods of organic pollutants analysis in environmental objects. Elaboration and approbation of new ecologically clean and effective methods of PAHs extraction from environmental objects: the history of the question, recent application of technology, advantages of the approach.

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Initially, established as a Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies, it subsequently grew to include Korean Studies as well. At present there are eight faculty members in the Centre. Several distinguished faculty who have now retired include the late Prof. Gargi Dutt, Prof. P.A.N. Murthy, Prof. G.P. Deshpande, Dr. Nranarayan Das, Prof. R.R. Krishnan and Prof. K.V. Kesavan. Besides, Dr. Madhu Bhalla served at the Centre in Chinese Studies Programme during 1994-2006. In addition, Ms. Kamlesh Jain and Dr. M. M. Kunju served the Centre as the Documentation Officers in Chinese and Japanese Studies respectively.

The academic curriculum covers both modern and contemporary facets of East Asia as each scholar specializes in an area of his/her interest in the region. The integrated course involves two semesters of classes at the M. Phil programme and a dissertation for the M. Phil and a thesis for Ph. D programme respectively. The central objective is to impart an interdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of history, foreign policy, government and politics, society and culture and political economy of the respective areas. Students can explore new and emerging themes such as East Asian regionalism, the evolving East Asian Community, the rise of China, resurgence of Japan and the prospects for reunification of the Korean peninsula. Additionally, the Centre lays great emphasis on the building of language skills. The background of scholars includes mostly from the social science disciplines; History, Political Science, Economics, Sociology, International Relations and language.

Several students of the centre have been recipients of prestigious research fellowships awarded by Japan Foundation, Mombusho (Ministry of Education, Government of Japan), Saburo Okita Memorial Fellowship, Nippon Foundation, Korea Foundation, Nehru Memorial Fellowship, and Fellowship from the Chinese and Taiwanese Governments. Besides, students from Japan receive fellowship from the Indian Council of Cultural Relations.