Advances in Remediation Techniques for Polluted Soils and Groundwater

1st Edition - December 2, 2021
Editors: Pankaj Kumar Gupta, Basant Yadav, Sushil Kumar Himanshu
Language: English
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Advances in Remediation Techniques for Polluted Soils and Groundwater focuses on the thematic areas for assessment, mitigation, and management of polluted sites. This book covers advances in modelling approaches, including Machine Learning (ML)/ Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications; GIS and remote sensing; sensors; impacts of climate change on geogenic contaminants; and socio-economic impacts in the poor rural and urban areas, which are lacking in a more comprehensive manner in the previous titles. This book encompasses updated information as well as future directions for researchers working in the field of management and remediation of polluted sites.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
List of contributors
About the editors
Chapter 1. Flow and movement of gaseous pollutants in the subsurface: CO2 dynamics at a carbon capture and storage site
Abstract
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Worldwide CO2 storage projects
1.3 Gaseous CO2 in the subsurface
1.4 Factors affecting CO2 migration in the subsurface
1.5 CO2–brine–rock interaction in the subsurface
1.6 Potential risk associated with CO2 leakage
1.7 Numerical modeling for investigating CO2 dynamics
1.8 Modeling of CO2 in subsurface: a case study
1.9 Conclusions and future prospective
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 2. Column adsorption studies for the removal of chemical oxygen demand from fish pond wastewater using waste alum sludge
Abstract
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Materials and methods
2.3 Results and discussion
2.4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 3. Farm management practices for water quality improvement: economic risk analysis of winter wheat production in the Southern High Plains
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Data
3.3 Methods
3.4 Results and discussion
3.5 Conclusion
Appendix A
References
Chapter 4. Bioremediation of contaminated soils by bacterial biosurfactants
Abstract
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Bacterial biosurfactants and their classification
4.3 Role of bacterial biosurfactants in the bioremediation of contaminated soils
4.4 Conclusion and future prospectus
References
Chapter 5. Evaluation of machine learning-based modeling approaches in groundwater quantity and quality prediction
Abstract
5.1 Overview
5.2 Popular Ml techniques used in groundwater modeling
5.3 Efficacy of ML-based modeling
5.4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 6. Microbial consortium for bioremediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons polluted sites
Abstract
6.1 Introduction
6.2 PAHs pollutants: source, toxicity, and metabolic pathways
6.3 Bioremediation of PAHs
6.4 Plant–microbes interactions
6.5 Microbes and their consortium to degrade PAHs
6.6 Microbial degradation kinetics models
6.7 Conclusion and future recommendations
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 7. Fate, transport, and bioremediation of PAHs in experimental domain: an overview of current status and future prospects
Abstract
7.1 Introduction
7.2 PAHs fate and transport mechanisms
7.3 Studies investigated PAHs behaviors in laboratory domain
7.4 Polishing PAH-polluted site using subsurface-constructed wetlands
7.5 Conclusive remark and future prospects
References
Chapter 8. Mathematical modeling of contaminant transport in the subsurface environment
Abstract
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Contaminant transport models for saturated porous media
8.3 Categorization of mathematical modeling studies related to Indian groundwater and soil systems
8.4 Contaminant transport modeling in the subsurface environment using mobile–immobile model
8.5 Conclusion and future directions
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 9. Impacts of climatic variability on subsurface water resources
Abstract
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Impacts on atmospheric boundary
9.3 Impacts on water storage and flow pattern
9.4 Impacts on ground–surface water interactions
9.5 Impacts on subsurface water quality
9.6 Methodological framework for evaluating climate change impacts on subsurface
9.7 Conclusion and recommendations
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 10. Microplastic in the subsurface system: Extraction and characterization from sediments of River Ganga near Patna, Bihar
Abstract
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Materials and method
10.3 Results and discussion
10.4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 11. Assessment of long-term groundwater variation in India using GLDAS reanalysis
Abstract
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Data used and methodology
11.3 Results and discussion
11.4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 12. Emerging contaminants in subsurface: sources, remediation, and challenges
Abstract
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Sources of emerging contaminants in groundwater
12.3 Detection and analysis
12.4 Types of emerging contaminants
12.5 Fate of emerging contaminants in groundwater
12.6 Potential risks associated with emerging contaminants
12.7 Remediation of emerging contaminants
12.8 Challenges and scope
12.9 Discussion and conclusion
References
Chapter 13. Selenium and naturally occurring radioactive contaminants in soil–water systems
Abstract
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Selenium: distribution in Indian soil–water systems
13.3 Naturally occurring radioactive material: distribution in Indian soil–water systems
13.4 Remedial measures
13.5 Field scale implications and future research
References
Chapter 14. Understanding and modeling the process of seawater intrusion: a review
Abstract
14.1 Background
14.2 Seawater intrusion process
14.3 Measurement and monitoring of seawater intrusion
14.4 Seawater intrusion modeling and prediction
14.5 Management of seawater intrusion
14.6 Seawater intrusion, climate change, and sea level rise
14.7 Conclusion
References
Chapter 15. Prioritization of erosion prone areas based on a sediment yield index for conservation treatments: A case study of the upper Tapi River basin
Abstract
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Study area
15.3 Data used
15.4 Methodology
15.5 Results and discussion
15.6 Summary and conclusions
References
Chapter 16. Advances in hydrocarbon bioremediation products: natural solutions
Abstract
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Engineered constructed wetlands
16.3 Native and specialized microbial communities
16.4 Biodiesels as biostimulators
16.5 Phycoremediation
References
Chapter 17. Nitrate-N movement revealed by a controlled in situ solute injection experiment in the middle Gangetic plains of India
Abstract
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Study site
17.3 Methodology
17.4 Results and discussion
17.5 Conclusion
CRediT authorship contribution statement
Conflicts of interest
Acknowledgment
Data availability
References
Chapter 18. Integrated water resources management in Sikta irrigation system, Nepal
Abstract
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Study area
18.3 Methodology/philosophy
18.4 Groundwater modeling
18.5 Result and discussion
18.6 Conclusion and recommendations
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 19. Hydrocarbon pollution assessment and analysis using GC–MS
Abstract
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Previous works
19.3 GC–MS system: specification
19.4 Method of toluene analysis
19.5 Calibration
References
Index

Pankaj Kumar Gupta

Dr. Pankaj Kumar Gupta is a post-doctoral fellow in the faculty of environment, University of Waterloo since Dec., 2018. His current research is focussed on investigating the behavior of pollutants in peatlands (Canada) and mineral aquifers (India) under dynamically fluctuating groundwater table conditions. Majority of his works focus on two areas: (1) understanding the occurrence of bio-geo-chemical interactions when pollutants migrate into groundwater systems; and (2) developing remediation strategies. He received Ph.D. from Department of Hydrology, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee on title “Fate and Transport of LNAPL under varying subsurface conditions”. He has been qualified National Eligibility Test (NET-Dec 2013) with Junior research fellowship conducted by University Grant Commission (UGC), Government of India. He has also qualified Agricultural Scientist Recruitments Boards NET in Environmental Sciences (2014). He is an awardee of AGU Student Travel Grant (2017), JPGU Travel Grant (2018), EXCEED-SWINDON & DAAD Germany Grant (2018). He serves as an editorial board member for SN Applied Sciences. He has published ~10 research papers, ~15 book chapters, 2 popular science articles. He reviewed several research articles for reputed journals including RSC Advances, Groundwater for Sustainable Development, ASCE JEE, ASCE Irrigation and Drainage, Env. Sc, Pollution Research, Ecohydrology, J. of Contaminant Hydrology etc. He will be serving as a convener for the session “GH027-Water is life: Understanding Geogenic Groundwater Contamination and Improving Public Health through Assessment, Water Quality Modeling, and Water Supply Management” in forthcoming AGU Fall Meeting 2019. He has performed many site restoration and remediation consultancy projects at industrial polluted sites in India.

Affiliations and expertise

Post-Doctoral Fellow, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo, Waterloo-ON, Canada

Basant Yadav

Dr Basant Yadav Ph.D. (Civil Engineering), is a postdoctoral fellow in Water Science Institute of Cranfield University (UK), working on groundwater quality and quantity management. Specific focus of Dr Yadav’s research includes flow and transport processes in ground water and in the vadose zone; hydroinformatics; managed aquifer recharge. Dr. Yadav's research emphasizes the Integration of Experimental, Numerical and data based modeling approaches for the better and efficient management of the groundwater quantity and quality. His work uses a range of numerical, statistical, and stochastic modeling approaches and experimental work to analyze the fate and transport of contaminant in saturated and unsaturated zones. Dr. Yadav is an agricultural engineer and received his M.Tech in hydrology jointly from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (India) and Technical University Stuttgart (Germany). He did his PhD from Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (India) on ‘Application of soft computing techniques in water quality and quantity modeling’. He was awarded prestigious National Postdoctoral fellowship (NPDF) in 2017 to work on his postdoctoral project in Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India. He has received scholarships like DAAD (Germany), MHRD (India) for his masters and PhD work. He has authored/co-authored more than fifteen research publications in high impact journals such as journal of Hydrology, Hydrological Science, Journal of Environmental Engineering, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, and Measurement Journal. Dr. Yadav has presented his work in highly reputed meeting like AGU (December- 2014, USA), AOGS (August-2017, Singapore), JpGU (June-2018, Japan). He is a member of the American Geophysical Union (AGU), Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) and Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU). He is the reviewer of high repute journals like Science of Total Environment, Hydrological processes, Journal of Hydrology, Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, Water Resources Management, ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering and Journal of Hydroinformatics.

Affiliations and expertise

School of Water Energy and Environment, Cranfield University, UK

Sushil Kumar Himanshu

Dr. Sushil Kumar Himanshu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Food, Agriculture and Bioresources, School of Environment, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathum Thani (Thailand). Dr. Himanshu’s scientific and professional interests are in the areas of Precision Farming, Climate-resilient Agriculture Systems, On-farm Irrigation Water Management, Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Agriculture, Applications of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and Wireless Sensors in Agricultural Applications, Big Data Analysis and Applications, Machine Learning Applications in Agriculture, and Hydrologic/Cropping System Modelling.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, The School of Environent, Resources and Development, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand