Ecological Significance of River Ecosystems

Challenges and Management Strategies

1st Edition - January 12, 2022
Editors: Sughosh Madhav, Shyam Kanhaiya, Arun Lal Srivastav, Virendra Bahadur Singh, Pardeep Singh
Language: English
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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.

River ecosystems have tremendous potential to store CO2, however, with changing climatic and anthropogenic activities, these habitats are under threat, and river ecosystems are losing the very vital service of storing carbon. Unlike well documented terrestrial biodiversity, the biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems is still unrecognized to some extent.

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Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
Contributors
Chapter 1 An overview of human health risk from opium alkaloids and related pharmaceutical products pollution in aquatic ecosystems
Abstract
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Opium and alkaloid-based industries
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
1.7 Concluding remarks
Conflict of Interest
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 2 Impact of pharmaceuticals and antibiotics waste on the river ecosystem: a growing threat
Abstract
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
2.6 Approaches for remediation of pharmaceuticals and antibiotics
2.7 Preventing future pharmaceutical waste contamination
2.8 Conclusion
References
Chapter 3 Heavy metal contamination in the river ecosystem
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Heavy metals contamination in the rivers
3.3 Preventive strategies to deal with heavy metal contamination in water
3.4 Conclusion
References
Chapter 4 Factors influencing the alteration of microbial and heavy metal characteristics of river systems in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria
Abstract
4.1 Introduction
4.2 River systems in the Niger Delta
4.3 Characteristics of river systems in the Niger Delta
4.4 Factors influencing the alteration of rivers system quality in the Niger Delta
4.5 Conclusion and the way forward
References
Chapter 5 Impact of climate change on the river ecosystem
Abstract
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
References
Chapter 6 Geospatial technology for sustainable management of water resources
Abstract
6.1 Introduction
6.2 River ecosystem management
6.3 Remote Sensing for delineation of river systems
6.4 Monitoring water budget components: remote sensing-based observations
6.5 Remote sensing in water quality monitoring
6.6 Synthetic aperture radar data in river monitoring
6.7 Future scope of water quality
6.8 Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 7 Chemical and isotopic variability of Bhagirathi river water (Upper Ganga), Uttarakhand, India
Abstract
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
References
Chapter 8 Occurrence and distribution of perfluoroalkyl acids in rivers: Impact and risk assessment
Abstract
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Naming conventions and uses
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
8.8 Remediation techniques
8.9 Conclusion
References
Chapter 9 Socio-economic perspective of river health: A case study of river Ami, Uttar Pradesh, India
Abstract
9.1 The framework
9.2 Methodology
9.3 Impact and vulnerabilities
9.4 Result and discussion
9.5 Conclusions
References
Chapter 10 Sources of ions in the river ecosystem
Abstract
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Source of ions in the water body
10.3 Determinant water quality parameters
10.4 Effective measures for maintaining and restoring the river water quality
10.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 11 Nutrients contamination and eutrophication in the river ecosystem
Abstract
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Sources of nutrients
11.3 Importance of aquatic plants
11.4 Aquatic biodiversity
11.5 Pollution of water and its effect on aquatic food chain
11.6 Effects of contaminants on aquatic ecosystem
11.7 Factors affecting the aquatic pollution process
11.8 Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 12 Current status of available techniques for removal of heavy metal contamination in the river ecosystem
Abstract
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Heavy metal accumulation in Indian river system
12.3 Water quality criteria
12.4 Sources of heavy metal and its impacts
12.5 Heavy metal detection techniques
12.6 Techniques for removal of heavy metal contamination
References
Chapter 13 Riverine biodiversity and importance: Potential threat and conservational challenges
Abstract
13.1 Introduction
13.2 River biodiversity
13.3 Emerging threats
13.4 Challenges
13.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 14 Alteration of freshwater ecosystems and its assessment: In the light of nematode community structure
Abstract
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Brief history
14.3 Methods for sample collection and processing
14.4 Trophic groups
14.5 Ecological parameters
14.6 Effect of contaminants on nematode community
14.7 Concluding remarks
References
Chapter 15 Human-induced stresses on the rivers beyond their assimilation and regeneration capacity
Abstract
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Role of rivers and their significance
15.3 Human impact on river and anthropogenic stressors
15.4 Few case studies
15.5 River ecosystem restoration: a way forward
15.6 Why restoration is important
15.7 River restoration initiatives in some countries
15.8 River restoration initiatives in India
15.9 Scenario of the Ganga river
15.10 Restoration activities in urban rivers
15.11 Control measures
15.12 Recommendations
15.13 Conclusion
References
Chapter 16 Impact of anthropogenic stresses on riparian ecosystem and their management perspectives
Abstract
Keywords
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Challenges for riparian ecosystems
16.3 Emerging challenges to the riparian ecosystems
16.4 Ecological engineering approaches for the riparian ecosystem
16.5 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 17 Territorial long-term forecasting of hydrological characteristics of spring floods of lowland rivers
Abstract
Keywords
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Methodology
17.3 Conclusions
References
Chapter 18 Engineer substantiation of estimated characteristics of maximum rivers runoff during floods under climate change
Abstract
Keywords
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Mathematical models for estimation of rivers maximum surface runoff
18.3 Methods recommended by regulatory documents for determination of maximum rivers runoff in Ukraine (SNiP 2.01.14-83, DBN-2015)
18.4 The operator’s models of forming of surface runoff for the rating of estimated characteristics of floods
18.5 Regional methods for determination of maximum runoff of Ukrainian rivers
18.6 Conclusions
References
Chapter 19 Palaeoclimatic imprint on fluvial sediments: examples from Indian Phanerozoic successions
Abstract
Keywords
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Fluvial deposits as palaeoclimatic indicators
19.3 Methods
19.4 Applications: examples from Indian Phanerozoic basins
19.5 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 20 Sustainability Assessment of Jumar River in Ranchi District of Jharkhand using River Sustainability Bayesian Network (RSBN) model Approach
Abstract
Keywords
20.1 Introduction
20.2 Study area: Jumar watershed
20.3 Summary and conclusions
References
Chapter 21 Prospects of microbes in mitigations of environmental degradation in the river ecosystem
Abstract
Keywords
21.1 Introduction
21.2 Conclusions
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 22 Sustainable fisheries/aquaculture of hilsa, Tenualosa ilisha in changing and dynamic riverine ecosystem of India and its neighborhood
Abstract
Keywords
22.1 Introduction
22.2 Taxonomic position and biology
22.3 Capture fisheries and livelihood/food security
22.4 Riverine system and hilsa migration
22.5 Regulation and conservation measures for sustainable hilsa fishery management
22.6 Biological conservation/conservational endocrinology
22.7 Researchable issues (research gap) and way forward
22.8 Conclusion
Acknowledgment
Conflicts of Interest
References
Chapter 23 Water quality status in Bagmati river of Kathmandu valley, Nepal
Abstract
Keywords
23.1 Introduction
23.2 Bagmati River Basin
23.3 Physicochemical condition
23.4 Heavy metals
23.5 Conclusions
References
Index

Sughosh Madhav

Dr. Sughosh Madhav works as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Department of Civil Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. He has obtained his master’s degree from the Department of Environmental Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He earned his doctorate from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. The area of his doctoral research is the environmental impact of textile effluents on groundwater and soil quality. He has published various research papers and book chapters in environmental geochemistry, water pollution, and wastewater remediation. He also edited 4 books related to water resource management in Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley publications.

Affiliations and expertise

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Civil Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India

Shyam Kanhaiya

Dr. Shyam Kanahiya Singh is currently an Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Professor Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) Institute of Physical Sciences for Study and Research, Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. He obtained his Ph. D. from the Department of Geology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. His area of interest is the geochemistry of earth surface processes: river processes geochemistry, chemical weathering of rocks, sediment geochemistry, and paleoclimatology and provenance studies besides fluvial sedimentology of the Ganga plain. He has published more than fifteen research papers in various international Journals.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Professor Rajendra Singh (Rajju Bhaiya) Institute of Physical Sciences for Study and Research, Veer Bahadur Singh Purvanchal University, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Arun Lal Srivastav

Arun Lal Srivastav is working as an Assistant Professor at Chitkara University, in India. He is currently involved in the teaching of Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering and Disaster Management to the undergraduate engineering students. His research interests include water treatment, river ecosystem, climate change, soil health maintenance, phytoremediation, and waste management. He has published around 50 research papers in various peer-reviewed, national and international journals, conferences, and books. He has also filed 12 patents.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh, India

Virendra Bahadur Singh

Dr. Virendra Bahadur Singh is presently working as Dr. D. S. Kothari Postdoctoral Fellow (DSKPDF) in the Department of Geology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India. He has also worked as National Postdoctoral Fellow (NPDF) in the Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Delhi, New Delhi, India. Dr. Singh has obtained a doctoral degree from School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India in 2016. His research work is mainly focussed on hydrology, sediment dynamics, hydrogeochemistry, biogeochemistry etc. He has published 28 papers in various peer-reviewed national and international journals. Dr. Singh has awarded Commonwealth Split-site Scholarship tenable at University of Bristol, UK.

Affiliations and expertise

Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Geology, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India

Pardeep Singh

Dr. Pardeep Singh is presently working as an Assistant professor (Department of Environmental Science, PGDAV College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India). He obtained his master's degree from the Department of Environmental Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi India in 2011. He obtained his doctorate from the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi in the year 2017. The area of his doctoral research is the degradation of organic pollutants through various indigenous isolated microbes and by using various types of photocatalytic. He has published more than 65 papers in the international journals in the fields of waste management.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science, PGDAV College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India