Background: The association between antibiotic use during pregnancy and neonatal birth outcomes has received considerable attention.Most of the previous assessment of antibiotic exposure during pregnancy relied on questionnaires and clinical prescriptions, and very few studies examined pregnancy exposure to antibiotics using human biomonitoring dat
The present study examines indoor and outdoor environmental particulate matter and gaseous pollutants in order to evaluate the urban air quality, the sources and pathways of pollutants, and its impact on Chennai megacity, South India.A total number of 25 air conditioner filter particulate matter samples collected from residential buildings, schools
Pterocarpus santalinus (Family – Fabaceae) popularly known as Red Sanders is an endemic species confined to Southern parts of Eastern Ghats of India specially in Andhra Pradesh.Heartwood of Red Sanders has high demand in domestic as well as international market and the wavy grained wood is valued.Along with its extensive use in furniture, the red