Lingaraju H G Hg

JSS University · Department of Water and Health

Environmental pollution of the total environment (water, soil, and air) due to anthropogenic activities has resulted in more number of human deaths. The concentration of several pollutants is beyond the threshold level, and there is an urgent need to bring down the concentration of pollutants. Physical, chemical, or biological methods employed in d...

Abstract Nanotechnology was well developed during past decades and implemented in a broad range of industrial applications, which led to an inevitable release of nanomaterials into the environment and ecosystem. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are one of the most commonly used nanomaterials in various fields, especially in the agricultural sector. Pla...

Chemical fertilizers and pesticides are used intensively in modern agriculture giving rise to insects which have become resistant to pesticides. It has also resulted in the revival of pests and declining number of beneficial organisms such as honey bees, pollinators, parasites, and predators and accumulation of residues of pesticides in food and fo...

The human-elephant conflict, which results in extensive crop damage as well as casualties (both humans and elephants) has significantly increased over the past decade. We studied the patterns of crop raiding and associated economic loss by elephants across two forest ranges of Bannerghatta National Park (BNP), Karnataka, India, namely Kodihalli and...

An assessment of human attitudes, towards elephant (Elephas maximus), is necessary in formulating appropriate policies for conserving wildlife. The aim of this study is to test the extent of how the experience people have of wild elephants influences their perceptions of, and attitudes towards, them, and to identify factors influencing their attitu...

Human injury and death caused by wild elephants are most severe manifestations and very crucial aspects of human-elephant conflict. In the present study survey has been carried out in the fringe villages around Bandipur National Park, Karnataka, in the year 2013 (Jan-May) to study human injury and death. Available forest department records on human...