Efficiency of Ferritin bio-nanomaterial in reducing the pollutants level of water in the underground corridors of metro rail using GIS

R Lilly; S Prabhakaran; K Giridharan; Padmanabhan Sambandam; B Stalin; S J Subhashini; N Nagaprasad; Leta Tesfaye Jule; Krishnaraj Ramaswamy

doi:10.1038/s41598-022-24626-3

Efficiency of Ferritin bio-nanomaterial in reducing the pollutants level of water in the underground corridors of metro rail using GIS

Sci Rep. 2022 Nov 24;12(1):20301. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-24626-3.

Authors

R Lilly¹, S Prabhakaran², K Giridharan³, Padmanabhan Sambandam⁴, B Stalin⁵, S J Subhashini⁶, N Nagaprasad⁷, Leta Tesfaye Jule^{8

9}, Krishnaraj Ramaswamy^{10

11}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering, Academy of Maritime Education and Training, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 603112, India.
² Department of Marine Engineering, Academy of Maritime Education and Training, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 603112, India.
³ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Easwari Engineering College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600089, India.
⁴ School of Mechanical and Construction, Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr.Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600062, India.
⁵ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Anna University, Regional Campus Madurai, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625 019, India.
⁶ Department of Computer Science and Engineering, School of Computing, Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education (Deemed to be University), Virdhunagar, Tamil Nadu, 626126, India.
⁷ Department of Mechanical Engineering, ULTRA College of Engineering and Technology, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625 104, India.
⁸ Centre for Excellence-Indigenous Knowledge, Innovative Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship, Dambi Dollo University, Dembi Dolo, Ethiopia.
⁹ Department of Physics, College of Natural and Computational Science, Dambi Dollo University, Dembi Dolo, Ethiopia.
¹⁰ Centre for Excellence-Indigenous Knowledge, Innovative Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship, Dambi Dollo University, Dembi Dolo, Ethiopia. prof.dr.krishnaraj@dadu.edu.et.
¹¹ Department of Mechanical Engineering, Dambi Dollo University, Dembi Dolo, Ethiopia. prof.dr.krishnaraj@dadu.edu.et.

Abstract

The underground developments are likely to deteriorate the water quality, which causes damage to the structure. The pollutant levels largely affect the aquifer properties and alter the characteristics of the water quality. Ferritin nanoparticle usage proves to be an effective technology for reducing the pollutant level of the salts, which are likely to affect the underground structure. The observation wells are selected around the underground Metro Rail Corridor, and the secondary observation wells are selected around the corridors. Ferritin is a common iron storage protein as a powder used in the selected wells identified in the path of underground metro rail corridors. Water sampling was done to assess the water quality in the laboratory. The water quality index plots for the two phases (1995-2008) and (2009-2014) using GIS explains the water quality scenario before and after the Ferritin treatment. The Ferritin treatment in water was very effective in reducing the pollutants level of Fluoride and sulphate salts which is likely to bring damage to the structure.

MeSH terms

Environmental Pollutants*
Ferritins
Geographic Information Systems
Nanostructures*
Salts

Substances

Ferritins
Environmental Pollutants
Salts