In the UK most waterborne disease-causing micro-organisms found in surface waters and groundwater are spread by the microbiological contamination of water by faeces or urine originating from humans or animals. The main threats are cholera, typhoid, paratyphoid, infectious hepatitis, leptospirosis, gastroenteritis, cryptosporidiosis and amoebic and bacillary dysentery. The ability of soils and u...

In recent times, several new species of amphibians have been described from India. Many of these discoveries are from biodiversity hotspots or from within protected areas. We undertook amphibian surveys in human dominated landscapes outside of protected areas in south western region of India between years 2013-2015. We encountered a new species of Microhyla which is described here as Microhyla ...

Worldwide interest in shale plays has rapidly increased in recently years, thanks to the combination of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. Shale formations act as both the source and the reservoir for the natural gas and usually exhibit anisotropic properties at larger scale. Geological and petropysical studies found that the right combination of thickness, TOC (total organic carbon)...