One Day Workshop on

Environmental Chemistry and Pollution control - Some Recent Aspects

on

18th March 2006

Organised by

Department of Chemistry

As a part of Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Institute, the Department of Chemistry organised one day workshop on  "Environmental Chemistry and Pollution Control - some recent aspects", on 18th March 2006.

The main objective of the workshop is to stress the urgency in preserving the ecological balance and mitigate harmful pollutants at their sources itself in order  to provide a green and healthier environment.

About 60 participants including staff members from various educational institutions, research scholars, post-graduate science and engineering students and industrial personnel participated in the one day workshop.

Dr. R. Krishnamoorthy, formerly Dean (Agriculture) of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore  delivered the key note address on "Environmental Quality" and explained the imminent need for preserving the environment and how to monitor the various environmental factors and keep them under check.

Dr. A. Ragupathy, the pesticide Toxicologist, in his topic "Pesticides and Environment" explained how the soil and water resources are getting contaminated with excess of pesticides and on the adequate measures to be taken to reduce pesticide toxicology.

In his speech on "Heavy metal Pollution and Remediation" Dr. S. Mahimai Raja, Professor of Environmental Science of Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore highlighted the various sources of heavy metal pollution, their causes and how to manage heavy metal hazardous wastes from the environment.

Dr. J. Chitdeswari, Associate professor of Soil science, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore impressed the audience in her topic on ' Waste Management for sustainable environment", elaborating the methods of managing solid wastes and ways for a safer and sustainable environment and ecology for a healthy life.

Dr. M. Palanivelu, Professor, Department of Environmental Science of PSG College of Arts and Science, Coimbatore participated in the valedictory function and distributed certificates to the participants of the one day workshop. He also delivered his valedictory lecture on " Pollution control legislation for clean and green environment" and gave a clear picture of the need for strict enforcement of law and suitable legislation for a safer environment.

Overall, the one day workshop was purposeful and comprehensive enough to allow the participants of the workshop to conceive the various concepts for a meaningful assessment of environmental impacts.