14 Occurrence, Fate, and Remediation of Arsenic 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Sources of Arsenic Contamination in the Environment 14.3 Health Effects of Arsenic Toxicity 14.4 Remediation Techniques for Arsenic Contamination 14.5 Coagulation and Flocculation 14.6 Bioremediation for the Treatment of Arsenic 14.7 The Fate of Arsenic in the Environment 14.8 Conclusion References 15 Physical and Chemical Methods for Heavy Metal Removal 15.1 Introduction 15.2 Toxicity of Heavy Metals 15.3 Methods 15.4 Chemical Methods for Heavy Metal Removal 15.5 Conclusion References
10 Part VI: Policy Dimensions on Water Security 16 The Role of Government and the Public in Water Resource Management in India 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Distribution of Water in India 16.3 Challenges in Water Resource Management 16.4 Traditional Ways of Water Resource Management in India 16.5 Present Management Measures 16.6 The Role of the Public in Water Resource Management 16.7 Recommendations and Conclusion References Web References/Online Sources
11 Index
List of Tables
1 Chapter 1Table 1.1 Annual surface water availability of India.Table 1.2 Overview of surface water potential of Indian rivers.Table 1.3 Groundwater resources assessment from 2004–2017.Table 1.4 Number of states and districts affected by geogenic contamination i...Table 1.5 International reports on current and future demands of water of Ind...
2 Chapter 2Table 2.1 Category wise distribution of wetlands in India.Table 2.2 Land use land cover change analysis in the Kanwar wetland between 1...Table 2.3 Water quality parameters of the Kanwar wetland.Table 2.4 Sediment quality parameters of the Kanwar wetland.Table 2.5 Heavy metal content in various species of the Kanwar wetland.Table 2.6 Changes in village‐wise population and number of households.Table 2.7 Socio‐economic characteristics of three resource user groups based ...Table 2.8 Dependence of resource user groups (in %) on wetland resources and ...Table 2.9 Attitude of people for conservation.
3 Chapter 3Table 3.1 Four major states comprising large numbers of grossly polluting ind...Table 3.2 Impact of different types of industries on water bodies.Table 3.3 Lists of operational effluent treatment plants, with an online cont...
4 Chapter 4Table 4.1 Hazards of heavy metals on various components of ecosystems.Table 4.2 Permissible limits for common heavy metals in soil, water, and plan...Table 4.3 Overview of the current status of phytoremediation.Table 4.4 Various hyperaccumulator plants for heavy metals.Table 4.5 Utilization and development of various transgenic plants (GMOs) for...Table 4.6 Comparison of costs of various remediation techniques.
5 Chapter 5Table 5.1 Sources of common heavy metals.Table 5.2 Summary of different phytoremediation techniques.
6 Chapter 6Table 6.1 Heavy metal contaminants along with their source.Table 6.2 Overview of phytoremediation techniques.
7 Chapter 7Table 7.1 Fly ash generation and utilization in 2016–2017.Table 7.2 Fly ash generation and its utilization for 2016–2017.Table 7.3 Elemental composition of fly ash.Table 7.4 Physicochemical characterization of ash.Table 7.5 Heavy metal analysis (μg/g) and relative enrichment factor.Table 7.6 Metal accumulation in a potential plant.Table 7.7 Comparative analysis between the bioremediation of heavy metals by ...Table 7.8 Metal accumulation in roots and shoots of plants (μg/g).
8 Chapter 8Table 8.1 A list of some of the microorganisms reported for the biodegradatio...Table 8.2 Some genetically modified microorganisms for the degradation of org...Table 8.3 A list of various studies conducted to determine the effect of diff...
9 Chapter 9Table 9.1 Types of pesticides used for various purposes.Table 9.2 Categorization of dioxins in the environment.Table 9.3 Different types of phthalates in the environment.Table 9.4 Different flame retardants in the environment.Table 9.5 Different types of phenols and their functions.Table 9.6 Different types of organic pollutants and concentrations in the riv...Table 9.7 List of several organic pollutants, their limit in water bodies spe...Table 9.8 Different microorganisms used for the treatment of organic pollutan...
10 Chapter 10Table 10.1 Permissible limit of heavy metals according to the World Health Or...Table 10.2 Comparison