Research Initiatives to Minimize the
Protect and Restore Ecosystem: Sewage Treatment Plant & further irrigation at LPU
LPU boasts a state-of-the-art sewage treatment system that adheres to stringent government regulations. This advanced system includes a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) with an impressive capacity of 5 MLD (50 lakh liters), which efficiently processes wastewater from dormitories, offices, and other facilities. The treated water is then repurposed for horticulture and agricultural use, while the resulting sludge is utilized as organic fertilizer for gardens. Additionally, a smaller STP with a 10 KLD (10,000 liters) capacity is available at the Main University Playgrounds for handling wastewater from sports fields. The water quality is rigorously monitored by government-approved labs in accordance with the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act of 1974. Authorized by the Punjab Pollution Control Board, the treated water is deemed safe for irrigation and crop cultivation, ensuring it does not harm existing aquatic ecosystem and its biodiversity or contribute to pollution and eutrophication issues.
Guidelines on Water Use and its Discharge in Campus: Click here
Guidelines On Reducing Marine Pollution (Prevention of Aquatic ecosystem): Click here
Research initiatives to minimize physical, chemical and/or biological alterations of related aquatic ecosystems:
Lovely Professional University, has initiated a comprehensive and progressive research agenda aimed at addressing critical environmental challenges related to wastewater treatment, microplastics, municipal wastewater and sludge treatment, species invasion, and the growing concern of micro- and nano-plastic pollution in industrial wastewater. The following are research publications initiatives to minimize or prevent damage to aquatic ecosystems.
| Title | Authors |
|---|---|
| Exploring opportunities of Artificial Intelligence in aquaculture to meet increasing food demand | Ashraf Rather, M.| Ahmad, I.| Shah, A.| Ahmad Hajam, Y.| Amin, A.| Khursheed, S.| Ahmad, I.| Rasool, S. |
| Eco-friendly and safe alternatives for the valorization of shrimp farming waste | Wani, A.K.| Akhtar, N.| Mir, T.U.G.| Rahayu, F.| Suhara, C.| Anjli, A.| Chopra, C.| Singh, R.| Prakash, A.| El Messaoudi, N.| Fernandes, C.D.| Ferreira, L.F.R.| Rather, R.A.| Américo-Pinheiro, J.H.P. |
| Toxicological Research on Nano and Microplastics in Environmental Pollution: Current Advances and Future Directions | Shukla, S.| Pei, Y.| Li, W.-G.| Pei, D.-S. |
| Chitosan-based materials for heavy metal adsorption: Recent advancements, challenges and limitations | Ashraf, A.| Dutta, J.| Farooq, A.| Rafatullah, M.| Pal, K.| Kyzas, G.Z. |
| The Crucial Nexus of Microplastics on Ecosystem and Climate Change: Types, Source, Impacts, and Transport | Ratnasari, A.| Zainiyah, I.F.| Hadibarata, T.| Yan, L.Y.| Sharma, S.| Thakur, S.S. |
| Understanding the sources, fate and effects of microplastics in aquatic environments with a focus on risk profiling in aquaculture systems | Nabi, N.| Ahmad, I.| Amin, A.| Rather, M.A.| Ahmed, I.| Hajam, Y.A.| Khursheed, S.| Malik, M.M.| Abubakr, A. |
| Heavy metals toxicity in edible bivalves and risk exposure to humans through its consumption from Adyar Estuary, Tamilnadu, India – A baseline study | Chandrasekaran, T.S.| Milton, J.| Santhanabharathi, B.| Pradhoshini, K.P.| Cojandaraj, L.| Priyadharshini, M.| Ahmed, M.S.| Musthafa, M.S.| Balaji, P.| Faggio, C. |
| Biodegradability and bioavailability of dissolved substances in aquaculture effluent: Performance of indigenous bacteria, cyanobacteria, and green microalgae | Aranda-Vega, Y.| Bhatt, P.| Huang, J.-Y.| Brown, P.| Bhasin, A.| Hussain, A.S.| Simsek, H. |
| Spirulina platensis: A comprehensive review of its nutritional value, antioxidant activity and functional food potential | Sahil, S.| Bodh, S.| Verma, P. |
| Nanotechnology in aquaculture: Transforming the future of food security | Khan, S.K.| Dutta, J.| Ahmad, I.| Rather, M.A. |
| Microplastic pollution in surface sediments of Coromandel coastline, South-East Coast, India: Diversity index, carbonyl index, pollution load index, risk fraction and MPs inventory | Sahoo, M.M. |
| Green Intelligence: A Sequential CNN Odyssey in Mustard Leaf Disease Detection | Sakshi| Sharma, C.| Sharma, S.| Sharma, T.| Gochhait, S. |
| Dancing with danger-how honeybees are getting affected in the web of microplastics-a review | Bashir, S.| Ghosh, P.| Lal, P. |
| Assessment of Environmental Pollutants for Their Toxicological Effects of Human and Animal Health | Chaitanya, M.V.N.L.| Arora, S.| Pal, R.S.| Ali, H.S.| Haj, B.M.E.| Logesh, R. |
| Navigating the Complexity of Emerging Contaminants: Sources, Impacts, and Remediation Strategies | Singh, S.| Sivaram, N.| Dhanjal, D.S.| Assefa, H.| Singh, J.| Ramamurthy, P.C. |
| Environmental threats posed by xenobiotics | Sharma, K.| Kumar, P. |
| IoT Intervention in the monitoring of aquaponics metrics and control of input schedule | Malik, P.| Malik, P.K.| Ranjith Kumar, G.| Bali, J.S.| Mahajan, A.| Muhsen Hassan, M. |
| Investigation of micropolar dusty fluid flow in a rotational frame with magnetic field: A meshless radial basis function pseudospectral approach | Himanshu| Bhatia, G.S.| Chandrawat, R.K. |
| Advanced Nanofiltration Techniques for Efficient Removal of Microplastics from Water: A Review | Alekhya, V.| Swathi, B.| Kumar, A.| Kumar, A.| Jayronia, S.| Abood, A.S. |
| Waste Management as an Opportunity for the Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups | Devi, P.| Dey, S.R.| Sharma, K.| Kumar, P.| Singh, J. |
| Numerical model study on stability of a micro-tidal inlet at Muttukadu along the east coast of Bay of Bengal | Ayyappan, K.| Thiruvenkatasamy, K.| Balu, R.| Devendrapandi, G.| Kadaikunnan, S.| Ayyamperumal, R. |
| Sustainable use of Marine Resources using Ocean Technologies | Kumar, P.| Jose Anand, A.| Rajagopal, A.R. |
| Integrating IoT and Machine Learning for Smart Irrigation Systems in Agriculture | Keerthi, M.M.| Pranavan, S.| Satheesh Kumar, S.| Veena, C.H.| Manjunatha| Singla, A. |
| Combating the Effects of Climate Change through Regenerative Organic Agriculture | Begam, A.| Paramanik, B.| Dutta, S.| Dutta, G.| Bhattacharjee, S. |
| Therapeutic potential of natural compounds for treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Current status and future perspective | Sahu, S.K.| Rain, M.M.| Vyas, M. |
| Oil Spills- Where We Were, Where We Are, And Where We Will Be? A Bibliometric and Content Analysis Discourse | Chandel, A.| Bhanot, N.| Gupta, S.| Verma, R. |
| Bacillus subtilis and Saccharomyces cerevisiae as Potential Modulators of Hemato-Biochemical Indices, Digestive Enzymes and Disease Resistance in Labeo rohita | Baisakhi, B.| Swain, H.S.| Bera, A.K.| Das, B.K.| Singh, R.| Upadhyay, A.| Mohanty, D. |
| Biochar production from marine algae and its application in the treatment of industrial effluent | Kumar, P. |
| Algae-based biorefineries for animal feed and aquaculture applications | Kaur, S.| Singh, R. |
| Plastisphere: Marine Microbial Assemblages for Biodegradation of Microplastics | Wani, A.K.| Naqash, N.| Akhtar, N.| Mir, T.U.G.| Mir, B.A.| Singh, R. |
| Enabling Transparent Supply to Build a Next-Generation Supply Chain | Channi, H.K.| Sandhu, R.| Kumar, P. |
| Climate Resilience of Coastal Cities Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | Lunyakov, M.| Ali, H.M.| Subbarayudu, Y.| Ghumman, S.| Bisht, M.S.| Mittal, A.| Sharma, R.| Tiwari, D.K.| Prashanthi, Bh. |
