Keywords:
Water-Pollution.
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Water-supply.
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Water-supply-Management.
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Electronic books.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (606 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9780323903219
Series Statement:
Issn Series
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=7113721
DDC:
333.91
Language:
English
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Intro -- Water Scarcity, Contamination and Management -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the editors -- Preface -- Section 1: Water resources scarcity -- Chapter 1: Climate change implications on groundwater resources in East Khasi Hills, with special reference to greater Sh ... -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Hydrogeology -- 3. Materials and methods -- 4. Pattern of annual rainfall at Umiam -- 5. Extreme climatic events -- 6. Predicted rainfall from climate model -- 7. Groundwater level -- 8. Groundwater recharge -- 9. Discussion -- 10. Conclusion -- References -- Further reading -- Chapter 2: Status of hydrogeochemistry of water quality in Mizoram: A review -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Location and extend of Mizoram -- 2. Discussion -- 3. Concluding remarks -- References -- Further reading -- Chapter 3: Surface and groundwater interactions: Methodology and changing chemical processes -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Methods/tools to identify SW-GW interactions -- 2.1. Radon -- 2.2. Stable isotopes -- 2.3. Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) -- 2.4. Noble gases -- 2.5. Environmental tritium and carbon dating -- 2.6. Ions -- 2.7. Temperature -- 3. Processes evolved by the interactions of surface and groundwater -- 3.1. Physiochemical characteristics of surface and groundwater -- 3.2. Influences of groundwater contribution on surface water bodies -- 3.2.1. Eutrophication -- 3.2.2. Habitat for fish -- 3.2.3. Movement of nutrients and metals -- 3.2.4. Changes in wetland chemistry -- 3.3. Influences of surface water contribution on groundwater -- 3.3.1. Salinization -- 3.3.2. Movement of pesticides and emerging contaminants -- 4. Conclusion -- 5. Recommendation for future work -- References -- Further reading -- Chapter 4: Impact of climate change on water resources -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Climate change.
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2.1. Emission of greenhouse gases -- 2.2. Excessive use of fossil fuels: For electricity, transportation and heat -- 2.3. Change in land use -- 2.4. Deforestation -- 2.4.1. Population growth -- 3. Impact of climate change -- 3.1. Global warming-rising temperatures -- 3.2. Melting of glaciers and ice sheets and rising sea levels -- 3.3. Ocean acidification -- 3.4. Frequent floods and droughts -- 4. Impact of climate change on water resources -- 4.1. Impact on ground water resources -- 4.2. Management options -- References -- Further reading -- Chapter 5: Cooperative management of Himalayan rivers among the riparian states -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The hydrogeology of the IGB system -- 3. Controlling factors of material fluxes -- 4. Distribution of erosion and sedimentation -- 5. Environmental constraints -- 6. Sharing of information to check flash flood and water availability -- 7. Water management strategies and ways forward -- 7.1. Water sharing treaties for mutual cooperation -- 8. Conclusion -- References -- Further reading -- Chapter 6: An assessment of the aquatic environment quality of the urban water bodies using system analysis methods based ... -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials -- 2.1. Study area -- 2.2. Satellite data -- 2.3. Sampling -- 3. Methods -- 3.1. Spectral indices -- 3.1.1. Normalized Difference Pond Index (NDPI) -- 3.1.2. Normalized Difference Turbidity Index (NDTI) -- 3.1.3. Normalized Difference Algae Index (NDAI) -- 3.1.4. Temperature maps of the reservoir's surfaces -- 3.2. Methods of measuring and calculating ground indicators -- 3.3. Methods of system analysis -- 3.3.1. Multi-criteria optimization method -- 3.3.2. Statistical criterion (SC) -- 4. Results and discussion -- 5. Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Section 2: Contamination of water resources -- Chapter 7: Agricultural contamination -- References.
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Chapter 8: Metal contamination in groundwater of Bangladesh -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. What is groundwater? -- 1.1.1. How much do we depend on groundwater? -- 1.2. What is groundwater contamination? -- 1.2.1. Sources of heavy metal contamination in groundwater natural sources -- 1.2.2. Anthropogenic sources of contamination -- 2. Metal contamination scenarios in groundwater of Bangladesh -- 3. Major contaminants occurrence in groundwater -- 3.1. Arsenic -- 4. Other contaminants -- 4.1. Manganese -- 4.2. Chromium -- 4.3. Copper -- 4.4. Cadmium -- 4.5. Lead -- 4.6. Iron -- 4.7. Zinc -- 4.8. Nickel -- 5. Dangers of contaminated groundwater -- 6. Effects of ground water contamination -- 7. Potential health problems -- 8. Environmental legislation: Bangladesh perspective -- 9. Conclusion -- Declarations -- Author contribution statement -- References -- Chapter 9: A study on impact of progressive urban expansion on groundwater quality by using graphical, statistical and WQ ... -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Research motive -- 1.2. Context of research -- 2. Study area -- 3. Methodology -- 3.1. Sampling and analytical techniques -- 3.2. Graphical representation -- 3.3. Statistical analysis -- 3.4. Water quality index -- 4. Results and discussion -- 4.1. Population growth -- 4.2. Change in land use practice -- 4.3. Interaction between urbanization and groundwater quality -- 4.4. Comparative analysis of water quality within one decade -- 4.4.1. Major ion chemistry -- 4.4.2. Spatiotemporal distribution and suitability of groundwater for drinking purpose -- Total dissolved solids (TDS) -- Total hardness -- Nitrate (NO3-) -- Fluoride (F-) -- 4.4.3. Classification and genesis of groundwater -- Soltan classification -- Piper's classification -- 4.4.4. Statistical analysis -- Principal component analysis -- 4.4.5. Water quality index (WQI) -- 5. Conclusion.
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Acknowledgment -- References -- Further reading -- Chapter 10: Contamination of water resources: With special reference to groundwater pollution -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Why is groundwater important? -- 3. How does groundwater become contaminated? -- 4. Types of groundwater contamination -- 4.1. Geogenic contamination -- 4.2. Anthropogenic contamination -- 5. Potential sources of groundwater contamination -- 5.1. Natural sources -- 5.2. Storage tanks -- 5.3. Septic systems -- 5.4. Improper disposal of hazardous waste -- 5.5. Landfills -- 5.6. Chemicals and road salts -- 5.7. Mining and quarrying -- 5.8. Saltwater contamination -- 5.9. Atmospheric contaminants -- 6. Pollution of groundwater -- 7. Types of groundwater pollution -- 7.1. Geogenic pollution of groundwater -- 7.2. Anthropogenic pollution of groundwater -- 7.2.1. Point-source pollution -- 7.2.2. Nonpoint-source pollution -- 8. Arsenic -- 9. Sources of arsenic in groundwater -- 10. Occurrences of arsenic in groundwater -- 11. Mobilization mechanisms of arsenic -- 12. Arsenic contamination in groundwater in India -- 13. Health effects -- 14. Remedial measures -- 14.1. Subsurface arsenic remedy -- 14.1.1. The SAR (subterranean arsenic removal) -- 14.2. Ex-situ arsenic remedy -- 14.3. Use of alternative water source -- 14.4. Tapping arsenic-free safe aquifers -- 14.4.1. Will the deep aquifers remain arsenic-free? -- 15. Conclusion -- 16. Recommendations -- References -- Chapter 11: Impact of mining on groundwater quality of India using indexing techniques and its assessment -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Overview of indexing techniques for assessing water quality -- 2.1. Water quality index (WQI) -- 2.1.1. Effective weight percentage (Efi) -- 2.2. Heavy metal indexing -- 2.2.1. Heavy metal pollution index (HPI) -- 2.2.2. Heavy metal evaluation index (HEI) -- 2.2.3. Contamination index (Cd).
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2.2.4. PCA-based metal index -- Non-standardized PCA metal index (NSPMI) -- Standardized PCA-based metal index (PMI) -- Water parameter index (WPI) -- 2.2.5. Modified heavy metal index -- Modified heavy metal pollution index (m-HPI) using fuzzy entropy weight method -- Heavy metal contamination index (HCI) for evaluating heavy metal contamination in groundwater -- 2.3. Calculation of risk assessment -- 2.3.1. Hazard quotient (HQ) -- 2.3.2. Hazard index (HI) -- 3. Impact assessment of mining on groundwater quality of India by indexing techniques -- 3.1. Coal mining -- 3.1.1. Brajrajnagar coal mining, Odisha -- 3.1.2. Jharia coalfields, Dhanbad, Jharkhand -- 3.1.3. Underground coal mines, Khliehriat, Jaintia hills district, Meghalaya -- 3.1.4. East Bokaro coalfield, Jharkhand -- 3.1.5. West Bokaro -- 3.1.6. North Karanpura -- 3.1.7. Coal mines in Sonebhadra and Singrauli districts, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh -- 3.1.8. Korba coalfield, Korba district, Chhattisgarh -- 3.1.9. Singrauli coal mining, Odisha -- 3.2. Copper mining -- 3.3. Limestone mining belt in the Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh -- 3.4. Iron mining -- 3.4.1. Iron, steel industries and coal mining, Angul district, Odisha -- 3.4.2. Mining region Goa -- 3.4.3. Iron-ore mining, Odisha -- 4. Risk assessment of mining in India by hazard index and hazard quotient -- 4.1. Uranium mining -- 4.2. Coal mining -- 4.3. Copper mining -- 5. Conclusion and recommendations -- References -- Chapter 12: Recent scenario of agricultural contaminants on water resources -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Nutrients -- 3. Pesticides -- 4. Heavy metals -- 5. Pathogens -- 6. Salts -- 7. Sediments -- 8. Organic matters -- 9. New generation pollutants -- 10. Conclusion -- 11. Recommendations -- References.
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Chapter 13: Potential tools for identification of saltwater intrusion into the coastal aquifers: A case study from East C.
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