River Basin Ecohydrology in the Indian Sub-Continent

Sustainable Strategies and Sustenance

1st Edition - June 11, 2024
Editors: Manish Kumar, AL Ramanathan, Sangam Shrestha, Keisuke Kuroda, Santanu Mukherjee
Language: English
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River Basin Ecohydrology in the Indian Sub-Continent: Sustainable Strategies and Sustenance provides a multidisciplinary approach that focuses on conservation strategies, water quality management in the eco-regions, catchment management practices, estuaries, preservation of in-stream habitat populations, and natural /bioengineering techniques for the sustainable management of ecological resources in the Indian sub-continent. The book provides a unique platform for readers from branches of science and technology, including engineering sciences, agricultural sciences, biogeochemical sciences, hydrogeochemistry, toxicological sciences, social sciences, environmental policy, and governance, etc. to exchange ideas and information at multiple levels on sustainable water management, degradation of marine quality and indicators of ecological degradation.

The book's contributors provide impressive and comprehensive information on different management strategies for sustainable restoration of aquatic ecological systems covering vital aspects of hydrogeochemical and geoenvironmental parameters. This book aims to provide a "platform" for scientists and environmental researchers/planners to discuss the environmental degradation, spatial heterogeneity on water quality and aquatic species, methodological approaches on sustainable management of biodiversity, etc.

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Table of Contents
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Contributors
Section I. Diversities in the aquatic environment of Indian subcontinent
Chapter 1. Bio-geo-chemical trade-offs of Ganga river system: An overview on its current challenges and potential management practices
1. Introduction
2. Bio-geo-chemical attributes of the Ganga river system
3. Major goods and services of the Ganga river system
4. Bio-geo-chemical trade-offs of the Ganga river system
5. Potential management practices
6. Summary
Chapter 2. An overview on biological richness of estuaries and coasts in Indian subcontinent
1. Introduction
2. Biorichness of coasts and estuaries
3. Flora of Indian estuaries and coasts
4. Fauna of Indian coasts and estuaries
5. Impact of anthropogenic activity in estuaries
6. Conclusion
Chapter 3. Stable isotopic signatures of a few South, Southeast, and East Asian rivers—A review
1. Introduction
2. Study area
3. Methodology
4. Results and discussion
5. Conclusion
Chapter 4. Ecological biodiversity, functioning, and ecosystem services of the aquatic ecosystem of Southern Asia
1. Introduction
2. Aquatic biodiversity of South Asia
3. Ecosystem functions
4. Ecosystem services
5. Conclusion
Chapter 5. From glacier to stream: Assessing the ecohydrological dynamics of organic and inorganic carbon in the changing Himalaya
1. Introduction
2. Climatological variability across the Himalayan region
3. Carbon transformation in subglacial and proglacial zones
4. The journey of dissolved carbon: Glacier to stream
5. Interplay of climatic factors, landscape morphology, and ecosystem changes
6. Carbon dynamics in the changing Himalayas: Exploring ecohydrological interactions
7. Conclusion
Chapter 6. Integrated hydrologic and hydraulic modeling framework for river flow simulation in flood-prone catchment of southern Sri Lanka
1. Introduction and study area
2. Materials and methods
3. Results and discussion
4. Conclusions
Chapter 7. Evaluation of water quality in the Brahmani River basin, Odisha: A multicriteria decision-making approach for sustainable management
1. Introduction
2. Study area
3. Data collection and analysis
4. Methodology
5. Results and discussion
6. Conclusion
Section II. Strategies toward sustainability: Levels of pollution (and erosion) management in river catchment (Indian subcontinent)
Chapter 8a. Plastic pollution and associated emerging contaminant across Indian subcontinent river catchments: A grave concern of anthropogenic epoch
1. Introduction
2. Emerging plastic industries in India
3. Plastic pollution in Indian subcontinent river
4. Impact of plastic pollution on aquatic ecosystem
5. Essential waste management strategy
6. Conclusions
Chapter 8b. Distribution of plastic debris and associated contaminants in Indian river ecosystem and their ecological implications
1. Introduction
2. Inefficient handling of plastic waste
3. A deep dive into aquatic plastic pollution
4. Emerging organic contaminants and their sources
5. Distribution of plastic debris in Indian river systems
6. Eco-toxicological and ecological repercussions
7. Approaches for transforming microplastics
Chapter 9. Spatial distribution of fluoride in groundwater and quantitative estimate of human health risk using the calculated doses of South Western part in Odisha, India
1. Introduction
2. Study area
3. Materials and methods
4. Results and discussion
5. Conclusions
Chapter 10. Expounding heavy metal pollution and associated risks in the River Ganga, India: A meta-analysis approach
1. Introduction
2. Materials and methods
3. Result and discussion
4. Conclusion
Chapter 11. Study of Radionuclides in river basins of India: Current status, risk assessment, and possible solutions
1. Introduction
2. Status of radionuclides in rivers
3. Risk associated with radionuclides
4. Remedies
Section III. Socio-ecological approaches (case studies)
Chapter 12a. Policy, guidelines, and regulation for water management of Indian subcontinent rivers: Contrast of developed and developing world
1. Hypothesis and methodology
2. Results and discussion
3. Introduction
4. Description of water pollution: An overview
5. Magnitude of water pollution
6. Laws relating to water pollution in India
7. Landmark cases on water pollution: A reflection of major decisions
8. Water management: A critical issue
9. Water management policies in developed countries
10. Contrasting approaches to water management
11. Guidelines for water management of Indian subcontinent rivers
12. Comparative analysis of water management in India with other countries around the globe
13. Conclusion
Chapter 12b. Comparative analysis of water management policies, guidelines, and regulations in Indian Subcontinent Rivers: A contrast between the developed and developing world
1. Introduction
2. Comparative analysis
3. Success stories
4. Lessons learned
5. Future directions and recommendations: Navigating toward water security
6. Conclusions: Shaping a water-secure future
Chapter 12c. River water management policy and regulations in Indian subcontinent: Scenario in developed and developing world
1. Introduction
2. The Indian subcontinent
3. Genesis of water management in the Indian subcontinent
4. River conflicts in the Indian subcontinent
5. Global experiences
6. Multiple dimensions of water management: Indian subcontinental reflections
7. Framework for water management: Future approaches
8. Conclusion
Chapter 13a. Socioenvironmental aspects toward safeguarding river systems in India: A science-engineering approach
1. Introduction about science and engineering importance in river basin studies
2. Socioenvironment challenges facing river systems in India
3. Sewage and sludge problems in the river systems
4. Science-engineering approaches to safeguarding river systems
Chapter 13b. River policy: Navigating Asia's water needs in a changing climate
1. Background
2. Central Asia
3. Eastern Asia
4. South-Eastern Asia
5. Southern Asia
6. Western Asia
Chapter 14. Sustaining India's river basins: Ecohydrology, governance, and sustainable development
1. Introduction
2. Concept of sustainability
3. Sustainability indicators and indices
4. Ecohydrological approach toward sustainability
5. Nature-based solutions
6. Water governance
7. Role of sustainable development policies
8. Role of river systems
Chapter 15. Bisphenol A and its analogues in Indian rivers and other waters with reference to the global picture
1. Introduction
2. Materials and methods
3. Results and discussion
4. Conclusions
Index

Manish Kumar

Dr. Manish Kumar is an assistant professor at Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. He earned his PhD in Environmental Engineering from the University of Tokyo, Japan. He has more than >130 international journal publications. He is the recipient of recognitions like Expert Panel for UNEP on antimicrobial resistance, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), Best Research Award at 4th IWA Asia Pacific Water Young Professional Conference, Global Change Research (GCR) Grant from Asia Pacific Network, DST young scientist grant, JSPS Research Fellowship, Centre of Excellence (CoE) Young Researcher Fund, and Linnaeus-Palme Grant from SIDA, Sweden. He renders the editorial service to several reputed journals.

Affiliations and expertise

assistant professor at Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.

AL Ramanathan

Prof. AL. Ramanathan is a professor in the School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. He has research interests in the fields of hydrogeochemistry of inland and coastal surface and ground waters and their resource management. Prof. Ramanathan has published more than a hundred papers in various peer-reviewed journals such as (Journal of Glaciology, J. Hydrology, Hydrological processes, Water resources, Estuarine coastal and shelf Sciences, Chemosphere, Bioresource Technology, Geoderma, etc). He has published more than seven books and several papers have been published as book chapters. Prof. Ramanathan has conducted eleven International /National workshops/training programs/conferences on the various theme of sheer importance. His work has been well supported by various national (UGC, DST, MoEF, MoWR, etc) and international funding organizations (SIDA, IFS, FORMAS, JAMSTEC, Indo- Australia fund-AIMS). He has completed collaborative projects with institutions from France, Sweden, Australia, and Russia.

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professor in the School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.

Sangam Shrestha

Sangam Shrestha is Associate Professor and Program Chair of Water Engineering and Management at the Asian Institute of Technology. He researches water resources management, climate change impact assessment, and groundwater assessment and management. Shrestha has published more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals and presented more than 60 conference papers. He is the co-author of “Groundwater Environment in Asian Cities: Concepts, Methods and Case Studies” (Elsevier)

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Associate Professor and Program Chair of Water Engineering and Management, Asian Institute of Technology.

Keisuke Kuroda

Dr. Keisuke Kuroda is an Associate Professor at the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Toyama Prefectural University, Japan. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Tokyo (2010). He was a postdoctoral research fellow at Eawag, Switzerland, and was a senior scientist at National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Japan. His research interests lie in the dynamics of various natural and man-made pollutants in water environments, bioassays for rapid pollutant identification, environmental modeling of radionuclides, water use scenario and accompanying health risk in an emergency, wastewater-based epidemiology, risk assessment of antiviral drugs. Interests include: subsurface geochemistry and mitigation technologies of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), such as pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), arsenic, and radionuclides. Recent research focuses include environmental pollution associated with disasters and their exposure to humans. He is serving as one of the editorial board members in Science of the Total Environment.

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Associate Professor at the Department of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Toyama Prefectural University, Japan.

Santanu Mukherjee

Dr. Santanu Mukherjee is an Assistant Professor at the school of agricultural sciences, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Himachal Pradesh, India. He obtained his Ph.D. (magna cum laude) from the University of Bonn and worked as a guest scientist in FZJ, Juelich. He was a visiting researcher in Savannah River Ecological Laboratory, USA. He is the recipient of multiple accolades such as the EGU-Young Scientist Travel Award, ICAR international fellowship, Hutchison Young Scientists Foundation Awards, SERB-GOI Fellowships, GRIFA (Italian Pesticide Agency) grant, EU-COST action biochar grant, HiyoShi India-Japan Young leaf Environmental award-2020, etc. His research interest includes the fate of emerging contaminants, biogeochemical transformation of nutrients, and the role of dissolved and particulate organic matter in deciding contaminants fate in the environment. He is serving as a reviewer of many Scopus indexed journals.

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Assistant Professor, School of Agriculture Sciences, Shoolini University of Biotechnology and Management Sciences, Bajhol, Himachal Pradesh, India

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River Basin Ecohydrology in the Indian Sub-Continent

Sustainable Strategies and Sustenance

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Santanu Mukherjee