Environmental Pollution

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxi

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2. Environmental Pollution

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Socioeconomic Environment Assessment for Sustainable Development

      • Atul Kumar Rahul, Shaktibala, Bhartesh, Renu Powels

      Pages 3-14

   3. Research Need on Environmental Gains in Conservation-Induced Relocation

      • Surendra Singh Rajpoot, M. S. Chauhan

      Pages 15-25

   4. Environmental Issues Due to Fire in Coal Mines: Its Impact and Suggestions for Implementing Precautionary and Control Measures

      • R. V. K. Singh, D. D. Tripathi, N. K. Mohalik, A. Khalkho, J. Pandey, R. K. Mishra

      Pages 27-35

   5. Redevelopment of Urban Slum Dwellings: Issues and Challenges

      • Dhrupad S. Rupwate, Rajnit D. Bhanarkar, Vishakha V. Sakhare, Rahul V. Ralegaonkar

      Pages 37-52

   6. Importance of Indoor Environmental Quality in Green Buildings

      • Alisha Patnaik, Vikash Kumar, Purnachandra Saha

      Pages 53-64

   7. Meteorological Factors Influencing Dispersion of Vehicular Pollution in a Typical Highway Condition

      • Rajni Dhyani, Niraj Sharma

      Pages 65-75

   8. Study of Air and Noise Pollution in Mega Cities of India

      • Amrit Kumar, Pradeep Kumar, Rajeev Kumar Mishra, Ankita Shukla

      Pages 77-84

3. Pollution Indicators

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85

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   2. A Critical Review on Air Quality Index

      • Shweta Kumari, Manish Kumar Jain

      Pages 87-102

   3. Aquatic Insects as Pollution Indicator—A Study in Cachar, Assam, Northeast India

      • Arpita Dalal, Susmita Gupta

      Pages 103-124

   4. Monitoring of Air Pollution in Different Regions Along Road Network, Jharia Coalfield, Dhanbad, India

      • Shiv Kumar Yadav, Manish Kumar Jain, Dinesh Kumar Patel

      Pages 125-134

   5. Spatial Distribution and Baseline Concentration of Heavy Metals in Swell–Shrink Soils of Madhya Pradesh, India

      • S. Rajendiran, T. Basanta Singh, J. K. Saha, M. Vassanda Coumar, M. L. Dotaniya, S. Kundu et al.

      Pages 135-145

   6. Associative Study of Aerosol Pollution, Precipitation and Vegetation in Indian Region (2000–2013)

      • Manu Mehta, Shivali Dubey, Prabhishini, Vineet

      Pages 147-152

   7. Fuzzy Logic Based Performance Evaluation of EIA Reports for Hydroelectric Projects

      • Purbashree Sarmah, Arvind K. Nema

      Pages 153-165

   8. Assessment and Prediction of Environmental Noise Generated by Road Traffic in Nagpur City, India

      • Sameer S. Pathak, Satish K. Lokhande, P. A. Kokate, Ghanshyam L. Bodhe

      Pages 167-180

   9. Time-Dependent Study of Electromagnetic Field and Indoor Meteorological Parameters in Individual Working Environment

      • A. K. Mishra, P. A. Kokate, S. K. Lokhande, A. Middey, G. L. Bodhe

      Pages 181-191

   10. Fish Biodiversity and Its Periodic Reduction: A Case Study of River Narmada in Central India

       • Muslim Ahmad Shah, Vipin Vyas, Shalini Yadav

       Pages 193-206

   11. Effects of Anthropogenic Activities on the Fresh Water Ecosystem—A Case Study of Kappithodu in Kerala

       • Sherly P Anand, D Meera

       Pages 207-215

This book comprises select proceedings of the International Conference on Water, Environment, Energy and Society. The book is divided into five parts. The first part deals with some aspects of environmental pollution such as socio-economic environment assessment for sustainable development, environmental issues due to fire in coal Mines and its impact and suggestions for implementing precautionary and control measures, redevelopment of urban slum dwellings: issues & challenges, air and noise pollution in mega cities, importance of indoor environmental quality in green buildings. Part II discusses pollution indicators such as assessment and prediction of environmental noise, fuzzy logic based performance evaluation, fish biodiversity and its periodic reduction, effects of anthropogenic activities on fresh water ecosystems, and monitoring of air pollution. Part III focuses on generation of pollution namely biomedical waste generation and management, heavy metal leaching, etc. Water quality assessment is described in Part IV. The Part V presents water quality modeling. The book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners in the field of water resources, hydrology, environmental resources, agricultural engineering, watershed management, earth sciences, as well as those engaged in natural resources planning and management. Graduate students and those wishing to conduct further research in water and environment and their development and management will also find the book to be of value.

• ICWEES-2016
• Environmental pollution
• Pollution indicators
• Generation of pollution
• Water quality assessment
• Water quality modelling
• water quality and water pollution

• Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, and Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, USA

  Vijay P Singh

• Department of Civil Engineering, AISECT University, Bhopal, India

  Shalini Yadav

• AISECT University, Hazaribag, India

  Ram Narayan Yadava

Vijay P. Singh is a University Distinguished Professor, a Regents Professor, and the inaugural holder of the Caroline and William N. Lehrer Distinguished Chair in Water Engineering at Texas A&M University, USA. He received his B.S., M.S., Ph.D., and D.Sc. degrees in Engineering. He is a P.E., P.H., and an Hon. D. WRE. He has published more than 910 journal articles; 25 textbooks; 60 edited reference books, including the massive Encyclopedia of Snow, Ice and Glaciers and Handbook of Applied Hydrology; He has received more than 90 national and international awards including Arid Lands Hydraulic Engineering Award, Chow Award, Torrens Award, Norman Medal, and EWRI Lifetime Achievement Award, given by ASCE, Ray K. Linsley Award and Founder’s Award, given by AIH; Crystal Drop Award, given by IWRA; and Outstanding Distinguished Scientist Award given by Sigma Xi, and three honorary doctorates. He is a Distinguished Member of the ASCE, a fellow of EWRI, AWRA, IWRS, ISAE, IASWC, and IE. He has served as the President and Senior Vice President of the AIH. Currently, he is the editor-in-chief of two book series and three journals.

Shalini Yadav is a Professor and Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, AISECT University, Bhopal, India. Her research interests include Solid and Hazardous Waste Management, Construction Management, Environmental Quality, and Water Resources. She has executed a variety of research projects/consultancy in Environmental and Water Science and Technology and has got rich experience in planning, formulating, organizing, executing, and management of R&D Programs, Seminars, and Conferences at National and International level. She has got to her credit guiding an appreciable number of M.Tech and Ph.D. students. She has published more than 10 journal articles and 30 technical reports. Professor Shalini Yadav got her M.E. and Ph.D. Degree in Civil Engineering with specialization in Environmental Engineering. She is a recipient of national fellowships/awards and she is a reviewer in many International journals. She has been recognized for one and half decades of leadership in research, teaching, and service to the Environmental Engineering Profession.

Ram Narayan Yadava holds the position of Vice Chancellor of the AISECT University, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. His research interests include Environmental Quality and Water Resources, Hydrologic Modeling, Environmental Sciences, R&D Planning and Management. He executed a variety of research/consultancy projects in the area of Water Resources Planning and Management, Environment, Remote Sensing, Mathematical Modeling, etc. Dr. Yadava has been recognized for three and half decades of leadership in research and service to the hydrologic and water resources profession. Dr. Yadava’s contribution to the state of the art has been significant in many different specialty areas, including water resources management, environmental sciences, irrigation science, soil and water conservation engineering, and mathematical modeling. He has published more than 90 journal articles; 4 textbooks; 7 edited reference books. He earned his M.Sc. from the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) Varanasi and Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay), India. Also, he is the recipient of Raman Research Fellowship and other awards.

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