Groundwater Resource Management Planning Strategies

Geospatial tools to Groundwater Resources explain the most recent methods in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and geostatistics as they apply to groundwater through complete case studies that demonstrate actual remote sensing applications in this field. Due to the rising demand for water, its decreasing quality, and its limited supply, water resource management has grown to be a serious issue. In many places of the world, groundwater is the main supply of fresh water, but certain areas are growing unduly reliant on it, utilising groundwater more quickly than it can be replenished naturally and resulting in an unceasing decrease in water tables. For the efficient use, management, and modelling of this priceless but diminishing natural resource, systematic planning of groundwater consumption using current approaches is crucial. Remote sensing, GIS, GPS (Global Positioning Systems), and geostatistical approaches are among the effective water management methods that have developed with the introduction of powerful and fast personal computers.

Now more than ever, it is possible to analyse with greater accuracy the relationships between environmental elements and human health and wellbeing. Our understanding of the continuum between environment and health consequences on many different sizes, from the global to even the individual, has evolved thanks to a number of transdisciplinary accomplishments.

This book  covers a wide range of geospatial health-related topics and methods, including climate change, healthcare utilisation, health disparities, air quality assessment, asthma, water quality assessment, and machine learning. It also advances scientific understanding, development, and application of geospatial technologies related to water resource management.

Researchers and postgraduate students in Earth and Environmental Sciences, particularly GIS, agriculture, hydrology, natural resources, and soil science, who need to be ableto apply the most recent innovations in groundwater research in a practical way will find Case Studies in Geospatial Applications to Groundwater Resources to be a valuable resource. This edited volume will concentrate on the most recent studies and uses of geospatial methods in water resource management, offering insights into the difficulties and possibilities of applying these methods to solve practical issues.

1. Contamination of Indian Groundwater and Associated Health Effects

   • Shikha Malik, Sufiyan Mirza, Dhananjay Singh Shyamal, Absar Ahmad Kazmi

   Pages 1-37

2. Heavy Metals in Groundwater: Environmental and Health Perspectives

   • Samuel Ukpong Okon, Chiamaka Linda Mgbechidinma, Lynda-Uta Edet Okon, Ita Ewa-Oboho, Unwana Sunday Koffi, Paul Sunday Udom

   Pages 39-69

3. Heavy Metals Pollution in the Water, Toxicity and Remedial Measures

   • Esmaeil Allahkarami, Ebrahim Allahkarami

   Pages 71-108

4. Nature Base Sustainable Solution for Heavy Metals Toxicity and Its Impacts on Humans and Plants Health

   • Ratna Chauhan, Sanjay Sarjerao Kale, Ratan Singh, Dheeraj Rathore, Bernard R. Glick, Indra Jeet Chaudhary

   Pages 109-134

5. Heavy Metals in the Environment: Sources, Fate, and Health Implications

   • Mamilla Vijaya Kumar, Hemadri Prasad Raju

   Pages 135-153

6. Heavy Metal Pollution in Groundwater: Environmental and Health Concerns in Gujarat, India

   • Barathan Balaji Prasath

   Pages 155-172

7. The Importance of Plants for Environmental Health and Water Quality

   • Mangesh Vedpathak, Balbhim Chavan, Indra Jeet Chaudhary

   Pages 173-191

8. Risks of Groundwater Contamination to the Environment and Human Health

   • Alisha Kakkar, Sudesh Kumar

   Pages 193-220

9. History of Water Pollutants and Emerging Pollutants

   • Gagan Matta, Gaurav Pant, Sushil B. Kapoor, Reetesh Sah, Kanchan Deoli Bahukhandi, D. P. Uniyal et al.

   Pages 221-255

10. Approaches to Evaluate the Human Health Risk of Arsenic via Drinking Groundwater

    • Wiyada Nilkarnjanakul, Srilert Chotpantarat

    Pages 257-276

11. A Comprehensive Review of Conventional Methods and Some Novel Materials for Removing Arsenic from Contaminated Water

    • Rupkamal Chetia, Shreemoyee Bordoloi, Surajit Konwer

    Pages 277-310

12. Heavy Metal Concentration Along the Musi River—A Case Study

    • Blessy Ganduri, Udaya Laxmi Gakka, Vidyasagarachary Dasoju

    Pages 311-326

13. Groundwater Quality, Pollution by Heavy Metals and Its Implication for Human Health Risk in Onitsha Urban, Southeastern Nigeria

    • G. N. Anachuna, T. N. Nganje, A. Edet, C. I. Adamu, Lynda-Uta Edet Okon, D. O. Inyang et al.

    Pages 327-365

14. Source Approximation of Heavy Metals in the Groundwater Regime of Wardha Valley Coalfields, Central India: A Geospatial Approach

    • Priyadarshan S. Ganvir, Rajeeva Guhey

    Pages 367-390

15. Heavy Metal Contamination and Health Risk Assessment in and Around the Pallikaranai Marshland, Tamil Nadu, India

    • N. M. Swetha, S. Maniyarasan, A. Ramachandran, M. L. Anusha, R. R. Krishnamurthy

    Pages 391-404

16. Assessing Heavy Metal Contents in Groundwater of South Kamrup Region (Assam), India and Its Impact on Human Health and Environment Using GIS

    • Jayakrishna Bhuyan, Snehasish Choudhury, Dharitri Choudhury

    Pages 405-419

17. Assessment of Various Types of Potable Water Quality and Analyses the Impact of Coal Mining on It Around Raniganj Coalfield, West Bengal in India: Challenges and Strategies

    • Dibyendu Saha, Md. Nazir, Kushal Roy, Ayan Saha

    Pages 421-455

18. Evaluating Groundwater Pollution Risk Vulnerability and Mitigation Techniques in a Changing Climate

    • K. Nagamani, Mohammad Suhail Meer, Badapalli Pradeep Kumar

    Pages 457-475

19. Economic Impacts of Geospatial Groundwater Management in Environmental Health: A Review

    • Harshit Mishra, Supriya, Sandeep Gautam, Diksha Bohra, Divyanshi Mishra

    Pages 477-510

20. Radiation on Marine Ecosystems: Impact of Radionuclides and Their Effect on Life Underwater

    • Wasswa Shafik

    Pages 511-540

21. Ascertainment of Microplastic Pollution Load in the Groundwater and Its Antithetical Effects on Human Health: A Systematic Review

    • Swagata Chakraborty, P. Vignesh, Anas Bin Firoz, M. Govindaraju

    Pages 541-563

22. Dwindling Depths: Unraveling the Environmental Health Crisis in Declining Groundwater Quality Referencing SDG 3 and 6

    • Gagan Matta, Rama Pal, Amit Kumar, Rajesh A. Bobdey, Pawan Kumar, Anjali Nayak et al.

    Pages 565-606

23. Human Health Risk Assessment of Fluoride and Nitrate Using Pollution Index of Groundwater and Water Quality Index in Parts of Semi-arid Regions, Anantapur District, A.P. India

    • P. Ravi Kumar, S. Srinivasa Gowd, C. Krupavathi, B. N. Anusha

    Pages 607-626

24. Evaluation of Water Quality for Drinking, Irrigation, and Health Indices of Palvayi River Basin, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, South India Using Geospatial Techniques

    • U. Suresh, G. Shoba Rani, B. C. Sundara Raja Reddy, G. Veeraswamy, Etikala Balaji

    Pages 627-649

25. A Geo-Chemical Study of Water Pollution Due to the Tanning Industry: A Case Study of Dindigul District, Tamilnadu, India

    • V. Saravanabavan, C. Vinothini, R. S. Suja Rose, D. Balaji

    Pages 651-683

26. Geochemical Studies on the Groundwater of Gundlapochampally Village, Medchal District, Telangana State, India

    • Musini Venkatesharlu, B. Prasad, Ch. Rajendra Prasad, Padamata Yeswanth Babu, Dosilla Jashuva, Y. S. Reddy

    Pages 685-703

27. Groundwater Quality in Parts of Hyderabad and Medchal-Malkajgiri Districts, Telangana, India: Hydrochemical and Geospatial Assessment

    • Ramesh Chandra Phani Pothuri, Chinmay Dongare, Rajendra Prasad Kanchi, Rajesh Kanchi

    Pages 705-726

28. Statistical Trend of Water Quality in Bang Pakong River, Thailand

    • Pawee Klongvessa, Srilert Chotpantarat

    Pages 727-743

29. Application of Water Quality Index, Hierarchical Cluster Analysis, Pollution Index of Groundwater and Geospatial Technologies in Evaluating the Water Quality: A Study from Mangampeta Barytes Mine Area, South India

    • Mannala Prasad, Vangala Sunitha, Etikala Balaji, Bandi Muralidhara Reddy, Yenugu Sudharshan Reddy, Badapalli Pradeep Kumar

    Pages 745-774

30. Groundwater Quality Assessment of Western Coastal Zone of Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu, India, Using Statistical, Water Quality Index and GIS Techniques

    • Annmaria K. George, M. Suresh Gandhi, Anju Maria Joseph

    Pages 775-793

31. Assessment of Flood Impact on Groundwater Quality in the Coastal Areas of Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu, India

    • R. Nishan Raja, P. Nila Rekha, Albin Sunny, Soumyabrata Sarkar, S. Aravind Kumar

    Pages 795-808

32. Land Use Land Cover and Its Impact on Groundwater Resources in India

    • Y. Shobha Laxmi Kumari, Musini Venkateshwarlu, Babita Mishra

    Pages 809-823

33. Geospatial Evaluation of SLR and LULC Influence on Groundwater Quality in Coastal Watershed of Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu, India

    • P. Nila Rekha, R. Nishan Raja, Albin Sunny, Soumyabrata Sarkar, S. Aravind Kumar, C. P. Balasubramanian

    Pages 825-836