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Safe and Sustainable Use of Arsenic-Contaminated Aquifers in the Gangetic Plain : A Multidisciplinary Approach (2015)

Ramanathan, Al. ; Johnston, Scott ; Mukherjee, Abhijit ; [et al.]

Cham : Springer

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Keywords: Geography ; Hydraulic engineering ; Environmental Medicine ; Earth Sciences ; Hydrogeology. ; Water quality. ; Water pollution. ; Physical geography. ; Environmental health.

Description / Table of Contents: This book offers a meaningful and practicable guide to better management of arsenic problems in the groundwater of the Gangetic Plain. It gathers contributions from distinguished researchers who have been actively working in the area for over a decade. The arsenic contamination of groundwater is a growing concern in the central Gangetic Plain, where the local population’s main sources of fresh water are surface water, groundwater and rain water; of these sources, only the last two generally meet the most important criteria for drinking water in their natural state. Natural geological changes are presumed to be the primary reason for arsenic contamination in this region. Further, most of the people living in this area have developed the habit of drinking water (groundwater) from the arsenic-contaminated tubewells in many parts of the region. As a result, many are suffering from arsenicosis and many more are at risk. Since the cause of arsenic contamination in groundwater still remains unclear, this book seeks to address the arsenic issue in this region by pursuing a holistic and systematic scientific approach. Accordingly, it delineates various sources, processes, hypotheses and remedial approaches that are needed to manage the arsenic contamination in the Central Gangetic Plain

Type of Medium: Online Resource

Pages: Online-Ressource (XIV, 302 p. 82 illus., 22 illus. in color, online resource)

ISBN: 9783319161242

Series Statement: SpringerLink

URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16124-2

URL: https://swbplus.bsz-bw.de/bsz434878219cov.jpg

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-16124-2

Language: English

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Groundwater of South Asia (2018)

Mukherjee, Abhijit

Singapore : Springer Singapore

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Keywords: Earth sciences ; Earth Sciences ; Earth sciences ; Hydrology ; Environmental management ; Hydrogeology ; Hydrology ; Environmental management ; Hydrogeology ; Südasien ; Nepal ; Sri Lanka ; Hydrogeologie ; Hydrogeochemie ; Grundwasser ; Indien ; Afghanistan ; Bangladesch ; Bhutan ; Birma ; Grundwasserschutz ; Südasien ; Grundwasserverschmutzung ; Grundwasserschutz ; Grundwasser ; Wassernutzung ; Klimaänderung ; Südasien ; Grundwasserhaushalt ; Grundwasserreserve

Description / Table of Contents: This books presents recent findings from the South Asian region (SA), broadly including groundwater studies on (a) quantity, (b) exploration, (c) quality and pollution, (d) economics, management and policies, (e) groundwater and society, and (f) sustainable sources. It offers a compilation of compelling, authentic insights into groundwater scenarios throughout the water-stressed South Asia region. Comprising Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, it is the most densely populated region in the world: It occupies approximately 4% of the global land area but supports more than 25% of the global population. The SA region now faces an acute shortage of fresh water due to a rapid rise in water demand and changes in societal water-use patterns. Combining essential advances and perspectives, this book offers a valuable resource for all scientists, planners and policymakers who are interested in understanding and developing the SA and other related areas

Type of Medium: Online Resource

Pages: Online-Ressource (XXIX, 799 p. 277 illus., 234 illus. in color, online resource)

Edition: Springer eBook Collection. Earth and Environmental Science

ISBN: 9789811038891

Series Statement: Springer Hydrogeology

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3889-1

URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3889-1

DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-3889-1