A study on the impact of fire crackers on airborne microflora during diwali.

Diwali is celebrated widely in Asian countries, with a custom of firing crackers. Crackers pollute the environment with noise, particulate matter and chemicals. There are reports on the variation of particulates during firing crackers but none on airborne microbes.

evaluation of multispecies toxicity of natural compounds.

Natural compounds are widely explored in industries, as a lead compound. Evaluating their toxicity is of utmost importance, as they may cause other side effects. The major hassles in evaluating the toxicity of compounds through and methods such as time, money, workforce, and use of animal models can be overcome by computational methods.