abstract one of the important economic problems in arid and semi-arid regions is insufficient water for agricultural purposes as it is evident for other purposes. accordingly, sustainable management of water resources becomes an important challenge for policymakers. this study investigated water use planning based on the fluctuation of rainfall and the random nature of water resources in firoza...

In this study, the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is used to study the relationship between drinking water quality based on content of inorganic components and landform classes in the south of Firozabad, west of Fars province, Iran. For determination of drinking water quality based on content of inorganic components, parameters of calcium (Ca), chlorine (Cl), magnesium (Mg), thorium (TH...

abstract level of groundwater is decreased which is mainly because, withdrawal of groundwater is increased, because of lack of right management. economics of rural based farming and farming is dependent of water so decreasing of groundwater effects social welfare. in this study decrease of welfare measure by reason of reduction of groundwater level considered. this study investigated the impact...

The noise is a major environmental hazard at present. It causes hearing problem, tinnitus, high blood pressure, mental depression, heart palpitation etc. Noise is a usual problem everywhere and involves high health risk, but in today's fast life we ignore its harmful consequences and it results in high health risk having long term effect. From past few decades there has been a lot of resea...

OBJECTIVES This study was initiated to assess the extent of undetected (new) leprosy cases in Firozabad District of U.P. METHODS A sample survey of more than 980,000 people was undertaken in nine blocks of the district during October 2006 to March 2009, using a household questionnaire and a cross section survey. RESULTS A total of 774 previously undetected cases were detected (7.57 NCDR/10,...