Ecological significance of river ecosystems : challenges and management / editors, Sughosh Madhav [et al.]

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Madhav, Sughosh, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Riparian ecology.

Stream ecology.

Ecosystem management.

Water--Pollution.

Water.

Climatic changes.

Nature--Effect of human beings on.

Nature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (522 pages)

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam : Elsevier, [2022]

Summary:

"Ecological Significance of Riparian Ecosystems: Challenges and Management Strategies examines the current issues related to river ecosystems, their environmental importance, pollution issues and potential management strategies. The book is divided into 4 key themes: Basics of river ecosystem, Natural phenomenon of river ecosystem, Human-induced problems of river ecosystem, and Management measures for the river ecosystem. Through these four themes, the contributors present both practical and theoretical aspects of river ecosystem in changing climate. An emphasis has been made on the recent research of climate change and its impact on the river ecosystem."-- Title details screen.

Contents:

Front cover

Half title

Full title

Copyright

Contents

Contributors

Chapter 1 - An overview of human health risk from opium alkaloids and related pharmaceutical products pollution in aquati ...

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Opium and alkaloid-based industries

1.2.1 Health effects of opium

1.2.1.1 Oxidative stress

1.2.1.2 Increased plasminogen activator inhibitor-1

1.2.1.3 Decreased plasma adiponectin

1.2.1.4 Deficiency of testosterone and estrogen

1.2.1.5 Hyperprolactinemia

1.2.1.6 Insulin resistance

1.2.2 Addiction due to psychoactive drugs

1.2.3 Extraction of opium from poppy

1.2.4 Characteristics of opium alkaloid wastewater

1.2.5 Government opium and alkaloid factories

1.2.5.1 Products of the factory

1.3 Active pharmaceutical ingredients

1.4 Impacts of pharmaceutical products on aquatic ecosystem

1.5 Effects of various opium alkaloids on human health

1.6 Treatment approach

1.6.1 Physicochemical treatment

1.6.2 Biological treatment

1.6.2.1 Aerobic treatment

1.6.2.2 Anaerobic treatment

1.6.3 Membrane separation

1.6.4 Fenton's oxidation

1.7 Concluding remarks

Conflict of Interest

Acknowledgment

References

Chapter 2 - Impact of pharmaceuticals and antibiotics waste on the river ecosystem: a growing threat

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Pharmaceuticals and antibiotics waste

2.3 Rules and regulations for surveillance of pharmaceuticals and antibiotics in water ecosystem

2.4 Sources of pharmaceuticals and antibiotics in water ecosystem

2.5 Impact of pharmaceuticals and antibiotics on aquatic ecosystem

2.5.1 Impact on freshwater system

2.5.2 Probable environmental impact of pharmaceuticals via behavioral changes

2.5.3 Bioaccumulation

2.5.4 Chronic effects on human health.

2.5.4.1 Physiological effects

2.5.4.2 Effect on host microbiomes

2.5.4.3 Antimicrobial resistance

2.5.5 Impact on aquatic animals

2.6 Approaches for remediation of pharmaceuticals and antibiotics

2.6.1 Biodegradation

2.6.2 Absorption

2.6.3 Membrane processes

2.6.4 Coagulation, flocculation, and sedimentation

2.6.5 Advance oxidation process

2.6.6 Ion exchange

2.6.7 Photolysis

2.7 Preventing future pharmaceutical waste contamination

2.7.1 Minimization and reduction

2.7.1.1 Healthy lifestyle

2.7.1.2 Public awareness

2.7.1.3 Patient compliance and education

2.7.1.4 Health care practitioner's education

2.7.1.5 Marketing presentations

2.7.2 Reuse and recycling

2.7.2.1 Donation and recycle of medicines

2.7.3 Proper disposal

2.7.3.1 Take back programs

2.8 Conclusion

Chapter 3 - Heavy metal contamination in the river ecosystem

3.1 Introduction

3.1.1 River ecosystem

3.1.2 Sources and contamination of the rivers

3.1.3 Classifications of river contaminants

3.2 Heavy metals contamination in the rivers

3.2.1 Sources of heavy metals in the river water

3.2.2 Bioaccumulation and biomagnification of heavy metals

3.2.3 Adverse health impact on the organism

3.3 Preventive strategies to deal with heavy metal contamination in water

3.4 Conclusion

Chapter 4 - Factors influencing the alteration of microbial and heavy metal characteristics of river systems in the Niger ...

4.1 Introduction

4.2 River systems in the Niger Delta

4.3 Characteristics of river systems in the Niger Delta

4.3.1 Iron

4.3.2 Zinc

4.3.3 Cadmium

4.3.4 Chromium

4.3.5 Lead

4.3.6 Mercury

4.3.7 Copper

4.3.8 Cobalt

4.3.9 Nickel

4.3.10 Manganese

4.3.11 Arsenic.

4.3.12 Microbial characteristics

4.3.12.1 Microbial population

4.3.12.2 Microbial diversity

4.4 Factors influencing the alteration of rivers system quality in the Niger Delta

4.4.1 Anthropogenic activities

4.4.2 Poor waste management

4.4.3 Industrial effluents

4.4.4 Oil and gas

4.4.5 Dredging

4.4.6 Agriculture

4.4.7 Makeshift or artisanal refinery

4.4.8 Water transportation

4.4.9 Human induced natural effects

4.5 Conclusion and the way forward

Chapter 5 - Impact of climate change on the river ecosystem

5.1 Introduction

5.2 River ecosystem

5.3 General flow pattern of river

5.4 Channelization of river

5.5 Impact of climate change on river ecosystem

5.6 Changes of streamflow and flood/drought indices

5.7 Climatic adaptations

5.8 Mitigating the effects of climatic change

5.9 Conclusion

Chapter 6 - Geospatial technology for sustainable management of water resources

6.1 Introduction

6.1.1 Water light and interaction (IOP and AOP)

6.1.2 Remote sensing strength in river ecosystems

6.2 River ecosystem management

6.3 Remote Sensing for delineation of river systems

6.3.1 River ecosystem network extraction using remote sensing

6.4 Monitoring water budget components: remote sensing-based observations

6.4.1 Precipitation

6.4.1.1 Multisatellite algorithms for precipitation

6.4.2.1 METRIC ET data access using EE flux

6.4.3 Surface water

6.4.4 Groundwater

6.5 Remote sensing in water quality monitoring

6.5.1 Role of hyperspectral data

6.6 Synthetic aperture radar data in river monitoring

6.7 Future scope of water quality

6.7.1 Satellites of geosynchronous earth orbit for wide range of coverage

6.7.2 Joint polar satellite system

6.7.3 Hyperspectral missions.

6.7.4 Sub surface water from GRACE-FO and NASA ISRO synthetic aperture radar mission (NISAR)

6.7.5 Surface water ocean topography

6.7.6 Sentinel 6B

6.7.7 Landsat 9

6.8 Conclusion

Chapter 7 - Chemical and isotopic variability of Bhagirathi river water (Upper Ganga), Uttarakhand, India

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Study area and methodology

7.3 Major ion chemistry of Bhagirathi river

7.4 Isotopic studies of Bhagirathi river

7.5 Discussion and conclusion

Acknowledgments

Chapter 8 - Occurrence and distribution of perfluoroalkyl acids in rivers: Impact and risk assessment

8.1 Introduction

8.2 Naming conventions and uses

8.2.1 Anionic form of chemical names

8.2.2 "PFAS", not "PFASs"

8.2.3 Families of PFAS

8.3 Sources of the perfluoroalkyl acids

8.4 Environmental fate and transport process

8.5 Occurrence and distribution in rivers and sediment

8.6 Ecological and health effects

8.7 Regulation

8.7.1 Safe drinking water act

8.7.2 Toxic substances control act (TSCA)

8.8 Remediation techniques

8.8.1 Adsorption

8.8.2 Membrane filtration

8.8.3 Advanced oxidation process

8.8.4 Plasma

8.8.5 Biodegradation process

8.8.6 Thermal destruction

8.8.7 Sonochemical degradation

8.9 Conclusion

Chapter 9 - Socio-economic perspective of river health: A case study of river Ami, Uttar Pradesh, India

9.1 The framework

9.2 Methodology

9.2.1 Study area

9.2.2 Water quality parameter

9.3 Impact and vulnerabilities

9.3.1 Social

9.3.1.1 Health and population

9.3.1.2 Livelihood

9.3.1.3 Aesthetic and spiritual value

9.3.2 Environmental

9.3.2.1 Biodiversity

9.3.2.2 Water quality and pollution

9.3.2.3 Flood and drought

9.3.2.4 Ecological.

9.3.3 Economical

9.3.3.1 Agriculture and irrigation

9.3.3.2 Tourism and recreations

9.3.3.3 Fisheries

9.3.3.4 Manufacturing and industry

9.3.3.5 Transportation

9.4 Result and discussion

9.4.1 Source of pollution

9.4.2 Status of pollution

9.4.3 Strategies to improve water quality

9.4.4 Effect of socioeconomic measures

9.5 Conclusions

Chapter 10 - Sources of ions in the river ecosystem

10.1 Introduction

10.2 Source of ions in the water body

10.2.1 Agronomical production

10.2.1.1 Agricultural nutrients

10.2.1.2 Pesticides

10.2.1.3 Salts

10.2.1.4 Sediment

10.2.2 Livestock production

10.2.2.1 Organic matter

10.2.3 Fisheries

10.2.3.1 Other elements

10.3 Determinant water quality parameters

10.3.1 Thermal regime of the river

10.3.2 Flow regime

10.3.3 Light/opaqueness

10.3.4 Water conductivity

10.3.5 Concentration of dissolved gases

10.3.6 Acidity and alkalinity of river water

10.3.7 Major cations and anions in the river

10.3.8 Dissolved nutrients

10.3.9 Land use/land cover alteration

10.3.10 Expansion in urban settlement

10.4 Effective measures for maintaining and restoring the river water quality

10.4.1 Phytoremediation

10.4.2 Rhizofiltration

10.4.3 Heavy metal pollutant control methods

10.4.4 Chemical precipitation

10.4.5 Coagulation-flocculation

10.4.6 Flotation

10.4.7 Aeration

10.4.8 Membrane filtration

10.4.9 Ion exchange

10.4.10 Use of reed plants

10.4.11 Electrochemical treatment

10.4.12 Microbial biosorption

10.4.13 Use of plants for the treatment of pollutant

10.5 Conclusion

Chapter 11 - Nutrients contamination and eutrophication in the river ecosystem

11.1 Introduction

11.2 Sources of nutrients.

11.3 Importance of aquatic plants.

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