• Spatial variability of topographic attributes and channel morphological characteristics in the Ladakh Trans-Himalayas and their tectonic and structural controls 

  Patel, Priyank Pravin; Guha, Shantamoy; Das, Debsmita; Bose, Madhurima (Springer Nature, 2022-07)

  The Trans-Himalayas in India comprise of the Ladakh, Karakoram and Zanskar (also spelled as Zaskar) ranges. These ranges are marked out by the presence of several active major thrust faults, which are epicenters of recurrent ...
• Wastewater discharge and surface water contamination pre- and post- COVID 19-global case studies 

  Thakur, Alok Kumar; Ramanathan, A. L.; Bhattacharya, Prosun; Kumar, Manish (Elsevier, 2022-05)

  Global pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 has infected more than 53 million people in more than 190 countries. The major transmission routes of most of the infectious viruses' including SARS-CoV-2 remain aerosols and droplets. The ...
• Vulnerability and resilience status of river systems of North-Eastern India: a special reference to Brahmaputra 

  Thakur, Alok Kumar; Das, Aparna; Kumar, Manish (Springer Nature, 2022-01)

  Rivers are one of the significant components of water cycle on a global scale. These river systems are essential for the geochemical cycling of the elements and rivers do have their geochemistry from their point of origin ...
• An overview of big data analytics: a state-of-the-art platform for water resources management 

  Raval, Nirav; Kumar, Manish (Springer Nature, 2020-07)

  Water is progressively becoming a precious resource due to its inflated usage driven by the blooming population and industrialization, growing agricultural activities, unplanned urbanization, and imprudent management. In ...
• Water supply, urbanization and climate change 

  Sandeep, Venkata; Khandekar, Ashwini; Kumar, Manish (Springer Nature, 2020-07)

  Due to urbanization, there is a high influx of people coming from rural areas to urban and so the demand for water also increases. The higher proportion of urbanization is not occurring only in developed nations but also ...
• Impact of solid municipal waste landfills on groundwater resources: need for integrated solid waste management aligned with the conservation of groundwater 

  Srivastava, Medhavi; Kumar, Manish (Springer Nature, 2020-07)

  Groundwater, one of the most important resources of a nation, is a source of about 35% of water which is used by us. Aquifers all around the globe are running dry because of urbanization and overexploitation, and the scarce ...
• Sustainable water management in the Kelani river basin 

  Bokalamulla, T. R. S. B.; Chaminda, G. G. T.; Otaki, Y.; Otaki, M.; Kumar, Manish (Springer Nature, 2020-07)

  The study is concentrated on the present water pollution and future challenges of water usage in downstream of Kelani River. The river section between Avissawella to Ambathale was focused in the study. The study was ...
• Microplastic vulnerability in the sediments of the Sabarmati river of India 

  Patel, Arbind Kumar; Bhagat, Chandrasekhar; Taki, Kaling; Kumar, Manish (Springer, 2020-07)

  The present research work focuses on the quantification of microplastics in Sabarmati river sediments (Gujarat, India). Sediment samples were collected from four different locations along the stretch of the Sabarmati River. ...
• Impact and fate of microplastics in the riverine ecosystem 

  Mukherjee, Santanu et al. (Springer Nature, 2020-06)

  In the recent decade, there is a global concern regarding the abundance of microplastics (MPs) and their ill effects in natural ecosystems. Due to their ill effects towards aquatic biota and possible hazards to human health, ...
• Reappraisal of permeable reactive barrier as a sustainable groundwater remediation technology 

  Thakur, Alok Kumar; Kumar, Manish (Springer Nature, 2020-06)

  More than two-third of the world population depends on groundwater for drinking purpose. Several countries are on the verge of water crisis due to the overexploitation of groundwater for irrigational and industrial purposes. ...
• Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS), its occurrence, fate, transport and removal in various environmental media: a review 

  Dhangar, Kiran; Kumar, Manish (Springer Nature, 2020-06)

  From the past two decades, perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) has been the mostly studied chemical of PFC family, due to its widespread occurrence at global level. The occurrence of PFOS in different environmental media such ...
• Climate change impact on forest and agrobiodiversity: a special reference to Amarkantak area, Madhya Pradesh 

  Ahirvar, Bhairo Prasad; Chaudhry, Shivaji; Kumar, Manish; Das, Pallavi (Singapore: Springer Nature, 2019-11)

  Impact of climate change causes many visible changes within an ecosystem and organism. In recent years, biodiversity loss is one of the challenging issues which are affected by climate change. India has a unique climate ...
• Water scarcity and land degradation nexus in the anthropocene: reformations for advanced water management as per the sustainable development goals 

  Das, Pallavi; Kumar, Manish (Springer, 2019-08)

  Over the last decays, soil and water pollution resulting from land degradation has led to strong impacts on the epoch of Anthropocene with unknown dimensions and large costs for society. In some cases, clear links have ...
• Assessment of water quality using multivariate analysis�a case study on the Brahmaputra River, Assam, India 

  Das, Pallavi; Kumar, Manish (Springer, 2019-08)

  Chemical composition of river water is vital to assessment of water quality for irrigation, agriculture and domestic usage. Chemical attributes of riverine water primarily governed by natural weathering of rocks have become ...
• Water quality under the changing climatic condition: a review of the Indian scenario 

  Das, Nilotpal; Mahanta, Chandan; Kumar, Manish (Springer, 2019-08)

  The current work reviews the state of Indian water quality under the climate change regime. Rising temperatures will lead to higher concentration of pollutants like nutrients (nitrates, phosphates etc.), persistent organic ...
• Water governance: a pragmatic debate of 21st century; an Indian perspective 

  Kumari, Omi; Kumar, Manish (Springer, 2019-08)

  The developing economies are facing water problems at a massive level. At present, coining the term water crisis is trending, either it�s United Nations or Indian Government officials have used it enormously. Whenever there ...
• Mitigating the risk of arsenic and fluoride contamination of groundwater through a multi-model framework of statistical assessment and natural remediation techniques 

  Singh, Ashwin; Patel, Arbind Kumar; Kumar, Manish (Springer, 2019-08)

  The present book chapter discusses the mechanism of Arsenic and Fluoride release in the groundwater and its related toxicity. The use of spatial modelling techniques involving machine learning classification algorithms can ...
• Two sides of a coin: targets and by-products of water and wastewater treatment 

  Ram, Bhagwana; Sharma, Divya; Kumar, Manish (Springer, 2019-08)

  With time new methods/technique developed for clean/portable as same, it is essential to authenticate them. In this chapter the discussion on what is the disadvantage of tertiary treatment including harmful disinfection ...
• A review on Antibiotic Resistance Gene (ARG) occurrence and detection in WWTP in Ishikawa, Japan and Colombo, Sri Lanka 

  Sulfikar, Sovannlaksmy, Sorn; Honda, Ryo; Chaminda, Tushara; Kumar, Manish (Springer, 2019-08)

  In this chapter, we give a brief overview on occurrence of antibiotic resistance gene in WWTP based on previous studies conducted in several countries. Then, we describe our initial effort in antibiotic resistance gene ...
• Climate change and sustainable management of the rivers system with special reference to the Brahmaputra river 

  Das, Pallavi; Kumar, Manish (Springer, 2019-01)

  Climate change is one of the biggest challenges and likely to have significant impact on the hydrology. Due to the increase in urbanization, industrialization and climate change, availability and requirement scenario of ...

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