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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Chapter 4: Impact of climate change on water resources -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Climate change -- 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 |
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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 |
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Description based upon print version of record |
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Chapter 6: An assessment of the aquatic environment quality of the urban water bodies using system analysis methods based .. |
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Water-supply.
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Water -- Pollution.
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Water-supply -- Management
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Water -- Pollution
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Water-supply
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Water-supply -- Management
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Electronic books
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Electronic book
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Kumar, Amit
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Singh, Abhay Kumar
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Singh, T. N
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Suozzi, Enrico
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Matta, Gagan
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Russo, Stefano Lo
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9780323903219 |
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0323903215 |
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