Note: Intro -- Coastal Environments: Focus on Asian Regions -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Coastal Environment of Asia -- INTRODUCTION -- PHYSICAL PROCESSES OPERATING ALONG THE COAST OF SOUTH ASIA -- POPULATION PRESSURE IN COASTAL AREAS -- COASTAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL VULNERABILITY IN ASIA -- WAY FORWARD -- REFERENCES -- 2 Climate Change and Potential Impacts in Tropical Asia -- INTRODUCTION -- POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND SEA LEVEL RISE ON MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS -- MANGROVES AND OTHER FACTORS OF CLIMATE CHANGE -- ROLE OF COASTAL OCEANS AND WETLANDS IN CLIMATE CHANGE -- IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS -- Sea Level Rise -- Increased CO2 Concentration -- Increased UV Radiation -- Storms -- Sediment Dynamics -- HUMAN ACTIVITIES IN THE COASTAL ZONE -- Key Factors Governing Methane Emission from Coastal Wetlands -- CH4 EMISSION FROM COASTAL WETLANDS OF INDIA -- EFFECT OF SLR ON COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS OF INDIA -- Effects of Climate Change in Physical and Chemical Characteristics -- IMPACTS OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON CHEMICAL AND ECOSYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS -- Loss and Reduction of Coastal Ecosystems and Habitats -- Changes of Biological Production -- Negative Effects on Species Diversity and Food Webs -- Loss of Functions of Littoral Ecosystems -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- 3 Status of Oil Pollution in the Arabian Gulf and Shatt Al-Arab Estuary: A Review -- INTRODUCTION -- STATUS BEFORE GULF WAR 1991 -- STATUS AFTER GULF WAR 1991 -- OIL POLLUTION IN SHATT AL-ARAB ESTUARY -- ASSESSMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS ON BIOTA -- CLEAN-UP OPERATIONS -- REFERENCES -- 4 Diatom Species Composition and Seasonal Abundance in a Polluted and Non-polluted Environment from Coast of Pakistan -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIAL AND METHOD -- RESULT -- SEASONAL ABUNDANCE OF DOMINANT SPECIES -- WATER PARAMETERS -- STATISTICAL ANALYSIS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. , REFERENCES -- 5 A Review on Nutrient Pollution of Coastal Aquifers of Sri Lanka -- INTRODUCTION -- GEOMORPHOLOGY AND GEOLOGICAL BACKGROUND OF SRI LANKA'S COASTAL AREA -- COASTAL AQUIFERS -- NUTRIENTS IN COASTAL AQUIFERS OF SRI LANKA -- Northern Coastal Area -- Northwestern Coastal Area -- Northeastern Coastal Area -- Eastern Coastal Area -- West and Southwestern Coastal Area -- South and Southeastern Coast -- CONCLUSION -- FUTURE TREND OF GROUNDWATER IN COASTAL SANDY AQUIFERS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- 6 Heavy Metal Pollution in Sediments at Ship Breaking Area of Bangladesh -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODOLOGY -- Sample Collection and Preparation -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- 7 Hydro-Meteorological Impact on Residual Currents and Salinity Distribution at the Meghna Estuary of Bangladesh -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODOLOGY -- Data -- Hydrological Data -- Bathymetry -- Setup of Numerical Model -- MODEL CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION -- Model Validation -- SEASONAL VARIATION OF METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL PARAMETERS -- Hydrological Parameters -- SIMULATIONS WITH TIDE AND FRESH WATER INFLOW -- SEASONAL VARIATION OF RESIDUAL CURRENTS WITH AVERAGE WIND CONDITIONS -- IMPACT ON SALINITY DISTRIBUTION IN THE ESTUARY -- DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- 8 Soil Erosion and Heavy Metal Contamination in the Middle Part of the Songkhla Lake Coastal Area, Southern Thailand -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- Soil Erosion Estimation -- Assessment of Heavy Metals -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS -- Heavy Metal Distribution -- Heavy Metal Variation and Their Physical Relationships -- Chemical Data -- Sources of Heavy-metal Interpretations -- Heavy-metal Contamination on Land -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES. , 9 Comparative Studies of Concentrations of Cu and Zn in the Surface Intertidal Sediments Collected from East, South and West Coasts of Peninsular Malaysia -- INTRODUCTION -- METHODS AND MATERIALS -- Sample Preparation -- Speciation of Cu and Zn of Sediment Samples -- Statistical Analysis -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- 10 Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Aquatic Animals Collected from Coastal Waters of Gresik, Indonesia -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIAL AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 11 Hydrodynamic and Transport Model of the Siak Estuary -- INTRODUCTION -- MODEL DESCRIPTION -- Numerical Scheme -- General Forcing and Boundary Conditions -- Model Setup -- General Description of the Transport Model -- Simulation Set-up of the Transport Model -- MODEL VALIDATION -- Dynamical Conditions of the Southern Malacca Strait -- Dynamic Conditions of the Riau Waters -- DISTRIBUTION OF POLLUTANTS -- Non-Continuously Source -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT -- REFERENCES -- 12 Net Phytoplankton Community Structure and Its Biomass Dynamics in the Brantas River Estuary, Java, Indonesia -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- Dissolved Inorganic Nutrients -- Phytoplankton Biomass and Species Composition -- DISCUSSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- 13 Valuing Rural Piped Water Services in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam: Case Study at Phuoc Vinh Dong Commune -- INTRODUCTION -- STUDY AREA -- METHODOLOGY -- Sampling and Survey Management -- The Statistical Models -- RESULTS -- Results of Log-logistic and Log-normal Models -- DISCUSSION -- GENDER -- EDUCATION -- OTHER FACTORS -- Benefit-cost Analysis -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- 14 Coastal Sand Dunes-Vegetation Structure, Diversity and Disturbance in Nallavadu Village, Puducherry, India -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHOD -- Climate -- Method. , DATA ANALYSIS -- RESULTS -- Native Flora -- Cultivated Plants -- DISCUSSION -- Plant Families -- Species Density, Dominance and Rarity -- FUTURE IMPLICATIONS -- 15 Marine Drugs Development and Social Implication -- INTRODUCTION -- SOCIO-ECONOMIC STATUS -- Antibiotic Era -- Marine Natural Products - Nester -- METABOLITES FROM MARINE SOURCES -- NEW DRUGS FROM ENGINEERED MICROORGANISMS -- PROMISING DRUGS ON THE HORIZON -- Problems Facing from Marine Sources -- Disadvantages -- Future Studies of Marine World -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- 16 Phnom Penh Sewer Modelling and Contaminant Load Estimates -- INTRODUCTION -- RESEARCH METHODOLOGY -- Data Processing -- Model Operation and Calibration -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- Storm Events -- MODEL RESULTS -- MODEL EVALUATION -- CONTAMINANT LOAD ESTIMATION -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Index.

Note: Title Page -- Introduction -- Contents -- 1. Controlling Factors in River Water Quality in Asia -- 2. Reclaimed Opencast Coal Lands in Southeast Wales: Impacts on Water Quality -- 3. Coastal Pollution Loading and Water Quality Criteria-Bay of Bengal Coast of India -- 4. Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing for Sustainable Use and Management of Groundwater: A Case Study from the Northwestern Coastal Area of Sri Lanka -- 5. Influence of Solid Waste Disposal Conditions on Organic Pollutants Discharged from Tropical Landfill -- 6. Impact of Industrial Effluents of Gadoon Amazi Industries on Quality of Ground Water: A Case Study -- 7. Groundwater of the Municipalities of Southwestern Coastal Bangladesh -- 8. Application of Multivariate Statistical Analysis to Define Water Quality in Jajrud River -- 9. Efficiency of Phnom Penh's Natural Wetlands in Treating Wastewater Discharges -- 10. Water Quality of the Chao Phraya River -- 11. Well Drinking Water Fluoride Content and Dental Fluorosis in Al-Butana Region of Central Sudan -- 12. Evaluation of the Quality of Drinking Water in Kerala State, India -- 13. Stable Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopes as Indicators of Organic Matter Sources in Ishikari River System -- 14. Water Quality and Flux of Bagmati River within Kathmandu Valley, Nepal -- Index.