Title : Sustainable environmental epidemiological development in cotton double roller ginning industries

Sustainable Epidemiology development is defined as the development that meets the needs of the present generations without compromising the ability and efficiency of future generations to meet their own epidemiological needs. It studies and checks health patterns by integrating environmental system dynamics and long-term ecological sustainability. This case study discusses the pollution caused by chrome composite leather-clad (CCLC) rollers commonly used in cotton roller ginning mills and suggests an alternative roller material. CCLC rollers contain about 18,000 to 36,000 mg/kg (ppm) total chromium in trivalent and hexavalent forms, which are toxic to human health and carcinogenic. When seed-cotton is processed in double roller (DR) ginning machines, the lint is contaminated with chromium, and chromium particles are carried into the spun yarns and cotton by-products. Specifically, due to persistent rubbing of the leather-clad roller over the stationary knife during the ginning process, the lint is contaminated with about 140 to 1,990 ppm of chromium, and the spun yarns and cotton by- products contain about 100 to 200 ppm, far in excess of the standard limit of 0.1 ppm. Gin and mill workers are directly exposed to this carcinogenic substance. To offset this problem, pollution-free rubberized cotton fabric (RCF) rollers have been fabricated and tested in roller gins. The RCF roller covering is made of multiple layers of fabric bonded together using a white rubber compound, which has a surface finish conducive to high ginning efficiency. This eliminates chromium contamination and pollution during the ginning process. On the basis of the design and development of various test rollers and subsequent evaluation studies, the performance of pollution-free RCF rollers has been demonstrated with reference to their commercial benefit and eco-friendliness in cotton ginning mills.

Key words: cotton, epidemiology, gin, sustainability.

IYER Vijayan Gurumurthy, b. 10, June 1964, 61yrs,Mayuram, India. Senior Professional Engineer and Doctor and Director, Techno-Economic-Environmental Study and Check Consultancy Services , 33AIZPG9735D1ZW; A-2/31 III Floor, Kendriya Vihar 2, Poovai Road,Paruthipattu,Avadi,Chennai. +919444812401,http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2443-6573 e.mail:[email protected]  m. Shanthi. s. Venkatramanan, Education: Diploma, Mechanical Engineering, 1982; Diploma, Production Management, Annamalai University, 1988; Post Diploma, Automobile Engineering, Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute, Mumbai, 1992; AMIE, Mechanical Engineering, Institution of Engineers, India, 1990; Bachelor’s General Law , B.G.L., Annamalai University, 1993, Master’s, 1997, PhD, 2003, Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian School of Mines University, Dhanbad; Post-doctoral Researcher, World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society, Greece, 2006; Post-doctoral Elaborated & SI , World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society, Greece, 2011; Doctorate of Science and Engineering, 2010; Doctorate of Letters, 2017, Doctorate of Law , 2011, The Yorker International University, Italy, 2011, Honorary Doctorate of Literature, 2017; Master of Arts, 2014 , International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, Great Britain; Master Diploma with honour in Literature, 2012; The Letter of the Law, World Academy of Letters, ABI, 2010. Appointments: Supervisor , Indo-Matsushita Carbon Company Limited , Tada , ACE CBE, 1982-; Technical Officer, Indian Council of Agricultural Research Service, Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal, 1985-; Central Institute for Research on Cotton Tech., -1998; Professor, Hindustan College of Engineering, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, MNM Jain Engineering College; Professor, Dr M G R University, Chennai, -2006; Principal, Prince Dr K Vasudevan College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai, -2011;Diploma in Entrepreneurship and Business Management  Counsellor and Co-ordinator , Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India,2007-;  Professor Haramaya University,  Ethiopia,  2014-; Prof. in Civil Engg. and Dean  , Narasaraopeta Engineering College Affiliated to Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University-K,-2017; Professor, KLEF University , Vadeswaram, -2018; Principal on Ad hoc , Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Integrated Technical Institute, Chennai, 2019; P.E. , ECI 2020.Guest Lecturer University of Madras. Principal , Arunai Engineering College -2022. Faculty, Bihar Institute of Public Administration & Rural Development , Patna/Gaya, India 2022-25 ,  Publications and Praxis: Over 362 SCI / ISI indexed publications, 60 multiligual eBooks , Index Scopus(16),Sabinet(65), Indexed Publications (18) Not indexed Publications( 44) ; Citations (19) ; Researcher ID : F-7375-2018 indexed publications of high quality in the last thirty years in the field of environmental science and mechanical engineering and education, impaction , 60 in journals, 103 e.book chapters, 100 digital flip books ISSUU and SCRIBD, Editor of fifteen Books  series . 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