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Subject(s)

• Environmental degradation [Browse]
• Climatic changes [Browse]
• Environmental risk assessment [Browse]

Editor

• Sobti, R. C. [Browse]

Series

• Translating animal science research [More in this series]
• Translating Animal Science Research

Summary note

"Concurrently, the anthropogenic activities have caused unprecedented destruction of environment at alarming rates leading to undesirable alterations in air, land, and water. The process of environment degradation was accelerated by the industrial processes that result in waste as well as over consumption of natural resources. The ecological balance has been disturbed and e resources have been shrunk. All these have resulted in the climate change which has emerged as a major concern in the 21st century. The changes in environment are driven by demand for energy, water, and food for raising the standard of life have also contribute. These in turn are responsible for climate change which has contributions from deforestation and CO2 emissions from fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum. The present volume discusses some of the main issues about environment degradation and causes, as well as impact of climate which is impacting the ecosystem" Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Language note

In English.

Contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Information
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Contributors
• Part I Environment Management and Monitoring
• 1 Environment Studies and Climate Change: a Bibliometric Analysis
• 1.1 Introduction: Environment and Climate Change
• 1.2 Research Methodology
• 1.4 Bibliometric Analysis
• 1.4.1 Author's Keywords Co-occurrence Analysis
• 1.4.2 Citation Analysis by Country (on the Basis of First 2000 Documents)
• 1.6 Conclusion
• References
• 2 Environmental Implications of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Discovery and Prohibition of Persistent Organic Pollutants
• 2.3 Types and Classification of Intentional and Unintentional Persistent Organic Pollutants
• 2.4 Properties and Sources of Intentionally Produced POPs
• 2.5 Properties and Sources of Unintentionally Produced POPs
• 2.6 Risk Associated with Intentionally and Unintentionally Produced POPs
• 2.7 Transport and Fate of POPs
• 2.8 Impacts of Intentionally and Unintentionally Produced POPs on Climate Change
• 2.8.1 Consequences of Elevated Temperature for the Dispersal of POPs
• 2.8.2 Role of Rainfall in the Dispersal of POPs
• 2.8.3 Sea-level and Dispersal of POPs
• 2.8.4 Role of CO2 Rise in the Dispersal of POPs
• 2.9 Conclusion
• 3 DNA Barcoding and Metabarcoding: A Potential Tool for Environmental Biodiversity Monitoring
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Methods for Biodiversity Monitoring
• 3.3 DNA Barcoding
• 3.4 Metabarcoding
• 3.5 Estimating Biodiversity by Metabarcoding
• 3.5.1 Applications of DNA Barcoding and Metabarcoding
• 3.5.2 Limitations of DNA Barcoding and Metabarcoding
• 3.6 Conclusion
• 4 Effect of Flow Alteration on River Ecology: State of the Art
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Salient Features of Natural Flow Regime in Rivers.
• 4.3 Natural Flows: Provisioning Aspect for a Healthier Life
• 4.4 Natural Flows: Regulating and Security Aspect
• 4.5 Natural Flows: Spiritual Aspect
• 4.6 Consequences of an Altered Flow Regime of a River
• 4.7 State of the Art in Environmental Flow Assessment
• 4.7.1 Hydrobiological or Holistic Technique
• 4.7.2 Building Block Technique (BB)
• 4.7.3 Ecological Limits of Hydrological Abstractions (ELOHA)
• 4.7.4 Hydraulic Geometry or Wetted Perimeter (WP) Techniques
• 4.7.5 Habitat Simulation Techniques
• 4.7.6 Hydrological Methods
• 4.7.7 Tennant Method
• 4.7.8 Flow Duration Curve Based Methods
• 4.7.9 Range of Variability Technique
• 4.7.10 Shortcomings of the Existing E-flows Assessment Methods
• 4.7.11 Development and Management Strategies to Improve Environmental Flows
• 4.7.12 Effect of the Altered Flow Regime on Macrophytes Living in a Riverine Environment
• 4.7.13 Effect of the Altered Flow Regime on the Ichthyofaunal and Other Aquatic Diversity
• 4.8 Conclusion
• 5 Elemental Mobility in the Near-surface Environment: A Study from Bhowali-Bhimtal and Berinag Regions of Kumaun Lesser …
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Geological Framework
• 5.2.1 Geological Characteristics of Bhowali-Bhimtal and Adjoining Region
• 5.2.2 Geological Characteristics of Berinag Region
• 5.3 Methods of Study
• 5.3.1 Sampling Method
• 5.3.2 Sample Preparation
• 5.3.3 Analytical Methods
• 5.4 Results and Interpretation
• 5.4.1 Bedrock and Status of Weathering
• 5.4.2 Microscopic Evidence of Mineral Alteration
• 5.4.3 Geochemistry of Bedrock and Weathered Crust Profiles
• 5.4.3.1 Major Element Geochemistry
• 5.4.3.2 Trace Element Geochemistry
• 5.4.3.3 Rare Earth Element Geochemistry
• 5.4.3.4 Implications for Paleoclimatic Conditions
• 5.5 Conclusions
• References.
• 6 Ecological Restoration: Ecosystem Services and Conservation of Natural Heritage
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.1.1 Origin and Meaning of Ecological Restoration
• 6.1.2 Why Restore the Ecosystem?
• 6.1.3 Categories of Ecosystem Services
• 6.1.4 Forest Ecosystem: Threats and Restoration Strategies
• 6.1.5 Pedological Aspects
• 6.1.6 Forest Soil Management
• 6.1.7 Management and Restoration
• 6.1.8 Ecological Assessment of Interaction Among Populations
• 6.1.9 Advancements in Restoration Techniques
• 6.1.10 Biotic and Abiotic Disturbance
• 6.1.11 Soil Restoration in Agro-ecological System
• 6.1.12 Soil Quality Index
• 6.1.13 Conservation Agriculture and Soil Quality
• 6.2 Aquatic Restoration
• 6.2.1 Restoration Strategies
• 6.2.1.1 Control in External Loading
• 6.2.1.2 Pre-Capture from Water
• 6.2.1.3 Bioremediation Methods
• 6.3 Climate Change and Ecological Reconstruction Approaches
• 6.3.1 Threats of Climate Change: A Challenge to Ecosystem Management
• 6.3.2 Opportunities to Improve Ecological Restoration
• 6.3.3 Microclimate: A Recent Adaptation Strategy
• 6.4 Conclusion
• 7 Utilization of Sustainable Resources to Combat Challenges in Environment and Climate Change
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 Factors Responsible for Climate Change and Environmental Pollution
• 7.2.1 Depletion of Fossil Fuels
• 7.2.2 Greenhouse Gas Emission and Global Warming
• 7.2.3 Ozone Layer Destruction
• 7.2.4 Environmental Pollution
• 7.2.5 Human Interference
• 7.3 Challenges Due to Climate Change and Environmental Effects That the World Must Negotiate
• 7.3.1 Impact on Human Health
• 7.3.2 Increased Risk of Tick-borne Diseases
• 7.3.3 Food and Water Scarcity
• 7.3.4 Loss of Biodiversity
• 7.4 Sustainable Resource Management to Tackle Challenges on the Path
• 7.4.1 Green Technology
• 7.4.2 Biofuel Production.
• 7.4.3 Ecosystem Restoration
• 7.5 Current Policies on Environment and Climate Protection
• 7.6 Concluding Remarks
• Part II Palaeoclimate Studies and Computational Analysis of Climate Change
• 8 Mammalian Dental Enamel: an Archive for Palaeoecology and Palaeoclimate Studies
• 8.1 Introduction
• 8.2 Stable Isotope Fractionation
• 8.2.1 Carbon Isotopes
• 8.2.2 Oxygen Isotopes
• 8.3 Sampling for Stable Isotope Analyses
• 8.3.1 Micro-Drilling
• 8.3.2 Laser Ablation
• 8.4 Dental Microwear Analyses
• 8.5 Conclusion
• 9 Statistical Modeling for Climate Data
• 9.1 Introduction
• 9.2 Historical Developments
• 9.3 Linear Regression
• 9.3.1 Simple Linear Regression
• 9.3.2 Multiple Linear Regression
• 9.4 Artificial Neural Network
• 9.5 Time Series Modeling
• 9.5.1 Autoregressive Models
• 9.5.2 Moving Average Models
• 9.5.3 Autoregressive Moving Average Models
• 9.6 Conclusion
• 9.7 Appendix
• R - Commands
• 10 Knowledge Discovery Paradigms for Climate Change: Comparative Evaluation
• 10.1 Introduction
• 10.2 Literature Survey
• 10.3 Parametric Framework
• 10.4 Strategic Roadmap
• 10.5 Implementation
• 10.5.1 Association Rule Framing-go-Together Parameter Sets
• 10.5.2 Frequency (Support) and Accuracy (Confidence) of Rules
• 10.6 Results and Observations
• 10.6.1 Mba Analysis
• 10.6.2 Decision Tree Induction Implementation
• 10.7 Comparative Analysis - Performance Evaluation of MBA and DTI
• 10.8 Discussion
• 10.9 Conclusion and Recommendations for Data Analysis
• 11 Optimization of Process Variables Using Central Composite Design for Heterotrophic Biological Denitrification
• 11.1 Introduction
• 11.2 Historical Developments
• 11.2.1 Chemical Denitrification
• 11.2.2 Reverse Osmosis for Denitrification.
• 11.2.3 Electrodialysis for Denitrification
• 11.2.4 Catalytic Denitrification
• 11.2.5 Electro Catalytic Reduction for Denitrification
• 11.2.6 Ion Exchange Process
• 11.2.7 Denitrification Using a Membrane Bioreactor
• 11.2.7.1 Denitrification Using Nanofiltration
• 11.2.7.2 Biological Denitrification
• 11.3 Materials and Methods
• 11.3.1 Organism
• 11.3.2 Denitrification Process
• 11.3.3 Optimization Using CCD
• 11.4 Results and Discussion
• 11.4.1 Optimization Study
• 11.5 Comparison with Literature
• 11.6 Conclusion
• 12 Effectiveness of Major Plant Components, Cellulose and Lignin, for Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Industrial Wastewater...
• 12.1 Introduction
• 12.2 Conventional Methods
• 12.2.1 Chemical Precipitation
• 12.2.2 Ion Exchange
• 12.2.3 Membrane Process
• 12.2.4 Electrochemical Methods
• 12.2.5 Chemical Coagulation or Flocculation
• 12.2.6 Adsorption
• 12.3 Agricultural Waste as an Efficient Adsorbent
• 12.3.1 Isolation of Cellulose, Hemicellulose and Lignin from Agricultural Waste
• 12.3.1.1 Physical Pretreatment
• 12.3.1.2 Chemical Pretreatments
• 12.4 Cellulose
• 12.4.1 Structure and Adsorption Characteristics of Cellulose
• 12.4.2 Cellulose Surface Modification
• 12.5 Lignin
• 12.5.1 Structure of Lignin
• 12.5.2 Adsorption Capacity of Lignin
• 12.5.3 Surface Modification of Lignin
• 12.6 Conclusion
• Part III Climate Change: Challenges and Management Strategies
• 13 Emerging Issues of Climate Change: Global Perspective, Ecosystem, and Health
• 13.1 Introduction
• 13.2 Paris Agreement and Climate Change
• 13.3 Climate Change and Himalayan Region - Recent Trends
• 13.3.1 Climate Change and North-western Himalaya
• 13.3.1.1 Climate Change and Forests
• 13.3.1.2 Climate Change and Wetlands
• 13.3.1.3 Climate Change and Agriculture.
• 13.3.1.4 Climate Change and Water Resources.

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ISBN

• 1-00-322082-7
• 1-000-78255-7
• 1-003-22082-7
• 1-000-78261-1

Doi

• 10.1201/9781003220824

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