Recent Trends in Hydrogeochemistry

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Study of quality and quantity of water is essential for the survival of human beings and aquatic life. Management of the water quality is a matter of urgency for day-to-day life and for the biological productivity of aquatic systems, agricultural activities, domestic-industrial use, recreation, navigation, etc. The present water quality problems in surface and subsurface environments in many countries are due to accelerated anthropogenic stress and results in environmental degradation. Thus the water quality study has gained its importance as the only solution to tackle the global fresh water crisis, to better understand the surface and subsurface water quality and their present and future status. Keeping this in mind, several experts were invited to contribute to this book on water quality problems of the surface and subsurface environments to reflect the status of water quality in their respective countries. Water quality of various aquatic systems in Germany, France, Kenya, Australia and in the Indian subcontinent and ground water quality in Sri Lanka, Sweden and Indian subcontinent have been covered in this book. Contributors represent nine countries namely, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Germany, England, Japan, Sweden, Australia, Kenya and France. The editorial committee to make the book more readable has suitably edited all the invited papers. This book is intended to be a standard reference for the hydrogeochemists, water supply and water resource managers, ground water specialist, hydrologist, geochemist, ecologists, hydrobiologist, coastal-marine scientists and those interested in the water quality studies in aquatic systems of surface environments and ground waters.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR R. Ramesh

Dr. R. Ramesh is a Professor at the Institute for Ocean Management, Anna University, Chennai, India. He received his MPhil and Phd in Environmental Sciences from the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India and another doctorate in Earth and Planetary Sciences from McGill University, Montreal, Canada. His current reseaerch interests include coastal ecosystem management, global climate change and biogeochemical cycles in coastal and riverine ecosystems. He is recipient of the Department of Science and Technology's (DST) BOYSCAST Award and the Indian National Science Academy's (INSA) Exchange Award to conduct advanced research on globalclimate change at Harvard University, USA in 1994 and at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany during 1996-97 respectively. he has to his credit more than 50 research papers published in leading international journals. He has authored a book and edited five others relating to coastal environment and water resources management. Prof. Ramesh has been operating several research projects sponsored by Government of India as well as international funding agencies.

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Title
Recent Trends in Hydrogeochemistry
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Edition
1st ed.
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ISBN
8185589127
Length
xii+296p., Figs.; Tables.
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