Browsing Scholarly literature by Author "Garg, A."
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Abundance of macroalgal organic matter in biofilms: Evidence from n-alkane biomarkers
Garg, A.; Bhosle, N.B. (Taylor and Francis, 2004)Biofilm development on titanium panels immersed in the surface waters of Dona Paula Bay, Goa, India was investigated using molecular biomarkers such as n-alkanes and other chemical and biological parameters. Biofilm biomass ... -
Amino acid biogeochemistry and bacterial contribution to sediment organic matter along the western margin of the Bay of Bengal
Fernandes, L.; Garg, A.; Borole, D.V. (Elsevier, 2014)Six sediment cores collected from various water depths and sampling locations along the western margin of the Bay of Bengal (BOB) were investigated for the total hydrolysable amino acids (THAA) and d-amino acids (d-AA) to ... -
Biodegradation of mixed polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by Pseudomonas sp. isolated from estuarine sediment
Bhatawadekar, V.C.; Damare, S.R.; Garg, A. (Taylor and Francis, 2023)Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are released into the environment via several natural and anthropogenic sources leading to long-term consequences that severely affect the environment, ecosystem, human and animal ... -
Biogeochemical characteristics of sedimenting particles in Dona Paula Bay, India
DeSouza, F.P.; Garg, A.; Bhosle, N.B. (Elsevier, 2003)Sedimenting particles were collected at weekly intervals from October to May during 1995-1997 at a station in the coastal waters of Dona Paula Bay on the west coast of India. Sedimenting particles were analysed for ... -
Butyltin compounds in the oyster, Saccostrea cucculata, from the West Coast of India
Garg, A.; Bhosle, N.B. (Springer, 2005)Oganotins, especially tributyltin (TBT) compounds, are used in a wide range of applications including stabilizers in the PVC industry, plastic additives, industrial catalysts, insecticides, fungicides, bactericides, wood ... -
Butyltins in the sediments of Kochi and Mumbai harbours, west coast of India
Bhosle, N.B.; Garg, A.; Harji, R.; Jadhav, S.; Sawant, S.S.; Venkat, K.; Anil, A.C. (Elsevier, 2006)Surface sediment samples were collected from various locations in the Mumbai and Kochi harbours, west coast of India, to assess the presence of butyltin compounds. Tributyltin (TBT) and dibutyltin (DBT) varied from 16 to ... -
Butyltins in water, biofilm, animals and sediments of the west coast of India
Bhosle, N.B.; Garg, A.; Jadhav, S.; Harjee, R.; Sawant, S.S.; Venkat, K.; Anil, A.C. (Elsevier, 2004)Biofilm, fish, oyster, mussel, clam, surface seawater, suspended particulate matter (SPM), and sediment samples were collected from marine and/or estuarine waters of the west coast of India. These samples were analysed for ... -
Carbohydrade metabolism in suspended and attached cells of marine fouling diatom, Navicula sp.
Bhosle, N.B.; Sawant, S.S.; Garg, A.; Wagh, A.B. (New Delhi: Oxford and IBH, 1994)A marine fouling diatom, @iNavicula@@ sp. was cultured in the laboratory under 12-hour light : 12-hour dark conditions. Cells in suspension and attached to the flask walls were analyzed for chlorophyll a, cell organic ... -
Chemical characterization of a marine conditioning film
Garg, A.; Jain, A.; Bhosle, N.B. (Elsevier, 2009)Conditioning film grown on glass panels was analyzed for organic carbon and nitrogen, total carbohydrates, aldoses, uronic acids, and proteins. These compounds showed non-linear increase over the periodof immersion. Total ... -
Chemical characterization of exopolysaccharides from the marine fouling diatom Amphore coffeaeformis
Bhosle, N.B.; Sawant, S.S.; Garg, A.; Wagh, A.B.; Evans, L.V. (Herwood Academic, 1996)Amphora coffeaeformis cells were grown in batch cultures under continuous illumination at 18 degrees C for 10 d. Algal cells were removed by centrifugation, lyophilized and used for the extraction of exopolysaccharides ... -
Corrosion and microfouling of copper and its alloys in a tropical marine waters of India (Mangalore)
Sawant, S.S.; Khandeparker, D.C.; Tulaskar, A.; Venkat, K.; Garg, A. (NISCAIR, CSIR, 1995)Rate of corrosion, extent and nature of microfouling of copper, cupronickel 70/30 and cupronickel 90/10 have been studied for three different seasons at a station on the west coast of India. The corrosion rates for all the ... -
Degradation of crude oil-associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by marine-derived fungi
Barnes, N.M.; Damare, S.R.; Bhatawadekar, V.C.; Garg, A.; Lotlikar, N.P. (Springer, 2023)One of the major environmental concerns today is hydrocarbon contamination resulting from the activities related to the petrochemical industry. Crude oil is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons like alkanes, naphthene and ... -
Distribution of butyltins (TBT, DBT, MBT) in sediments of Gulf of Cadiz (Spain) and its bioaccumulation in the clam Ruditapes philippinarum
Garg, A.; Anton-Martin, R.; Garcia-Luque, E.; Riba, I.; DelValls, T.A. (Springer, 2009)Surface sediment samples were analyzed for organotins namely tributyltin (TBT), dibutyltin and monobutyltin from six areas located in the Gulf of Cadiz (14 stations), Spain. The total butyltin ranged between undetected and ... -
Distribution of butyltins in the waters and sediments along the coast of India
Garg, A.; Meena, R.M.; Jadhav, S.; Bhosle, N.B. (Elsevier, 2011)Water and surface sediment samples were analyzed for butyltins (TBT, DBT, MBT) from various ports along the east and west coast of India. The total butyltin (TB) in water samples varied between approx. 1.7 and 342 ng Sn l ... -
Distribution of butyltins in waters and sediments of the Mandovi and Zuari estuaries, west coast of India
Garg, A.; Meena, R.M.; Bhosle, N.B. (Springer, 2010)Butyltins (TBT, DBT, MBT) were measured in water and sediment samples collected from various locations in the Mandovi (ten stations) and Zuari (nine stations) estuaries, Goa, India, during November 2007. The total butyltin ... -
Dynamics of amino acids in the conditioning film developed on glass panels immersed in the surface seawaters of Dona Paula Bay
Bhosle, N.B.; Garg, A.; Fernandes, L.; Citon, P. (Taylor and Francis, 2005)The conditioning film developed on glass panels immersed in surface seawater over a period of 24 h was analysed for total organic carbon (OC), total organic nitrogen (ON), and total hydrolyzable amino acid (THAA) concentrations ... -
Equatorial Indian Ocean productivity during the last 33 kyr and possible linkage to Westerly Jet variability
Punyu, V.R.; Banakar, V.K.; Garg, A. (Elsevier, 2014)The top 1 m radiocarbon dated section of a 5.6 m long sediment core retrieved from the Equatorial Indian Ocean is studied for productivity changes in response to climate variability that have taken place during the last ... -
Fluxes of diatoms in the Dona Paula Bay, west coast of India
Garg, A.; Bhaskar, P.V. (Cambridge University Press, 2000)Sediment traps were deployed at a station in the Dona Paula Bay, Goa, India to collect sedimenting particles at weekly intervals from November to May during 1995-1997. Sedimented particles were analysed for total diatom ... -
Folin-Ciocalteu assay as a rapid colourimetric screening method for evaluating PAH degradation abilities of heterotrophic bacteria
Bhatawadekar, V.C.; Damare, S.R.; Garg, A. (Springer, 2023)Bioremediation using microbes is an eco-friendly approach being explored for reclaiming PAH-contaminated areas. However, isolation and screening of potential bacteria to degrade PAHs are very laborious and cumbersome. To ... -
Growth inhibition of fouling bacteria and diatoms by extract of terrestrial plant, Derris scandens (Dicotyledonae:Leguminocae)
Sawant, S.S.; Sonak, S.; Garg, A. (CSIR-NISCAIR, 1995)Methanol extract of terrestrial plant, @iDerris scandens@@ Benth, was found to inhibit growth of four diatoms and 7 bacterial species of fouling community. The concentrations required to bring about 100% inhibition of ...