WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT [electronic resource] : challenges and mitigation.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : ELSEVIER - HEALTH SCIENCE, 2023.

Contents:

Front cover

Half title

Title

Copyright

Contents

Contributors

Section 1 Challenges in rural water management

Chapter 1 Water pollution: Primary sources and associated human health hazards with special emphasis on rural areas

1.1 Introduction

1.2 Types of water pollution

1.2.1 Groundwater pollution

1.2.2 Surface water pollution

1.3 Primary sources

1.3.1 Natural sources

1.3.2 Anthropogenic sources

1.4 Potential health hazards

1.4.1 Chemical contaminants

1.4.2 Microbial contaminants

Conclusion

References

Chapter 2 Water pollution in rural areas: Primary sources, associated health issues, and remedies

2.1 Introduction

2.1.1 Sources of water pollution

2.2 Effect of water pollution in rural areas

2.3 Health hazards

2.3.1 Bacterial diseases

2.3.2 Viral diseases

2.3.3 Parasitic diseases

2.4 Water rights and laws for availability of clean water for drinking

2.4.1 Legislation adopted in India to prevent water pollution and maintain water quality

2.4.2 Laws implemented UK for the prevention of water pollution and maintenance of water quality

2.4.3 Comparative analysis of the regulations of India and abroad

2.5 Statistical insights on the rate of pollution in India

2.6 Remedies to combat water pollution in various water bodies

2.6.1 Conventional methods used in rural areas

2.6.2 Removal of microbiological contaminants in the supply of water

2.6.3 Herbal methods of disinfection of water

2.6.4 pH control in waste waters

2.6.5 Coagulation using inorganic and organic coagulants

2.6.6 Removal of heavy metals through adsorption on naturally obtained wastes and microbes

2.7 Conclusion

Acknowledgment

Reference

Chapter 3 Water pollution in rural areas: Primary sources and associated health issues

3.1 Introduction

3.2 Water pollution: pollutants and primary sources in rural areas

3.2.1 Water pollution

3.2.2 Water pollutants

3.2.3 Primary sources of water pollution

3.3 Water pollution and associated health issues

3.3.1 Water-borne diseases

3.3.2 Organic substances

3.3.3 Inorganic constituents

3.4 Conclusion

References

Chapter 4 Impact of climate change on rural water resources and its management strategies

4.1 Introduction

4.2 Climate change and causes of climate change

4.2.1 What is climate change?

4.2.2 Causes of climate change

4.2.3 Climate change evidence

4.2.4 Trends in rainfall patterns

4.2.5 Trends in temperature patterns

4.3 The climate change impact on water resources

4.3.1 Climate change impact on groundwater

4.3.2 Climate change impact on surface water resources

4.3.3 Climate change impact on spring water

4.4 Policy initiatives to conserve water resources

4.5 Management and conservation of water resources

4.6 Different methods for collecting rainwater

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9780443187797

0443187797

OCLC:

1401654614

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