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.
Objectives:
The main goal of this book is to bring together academics, practitioners, and decision-makers from many fields to discuss and present the most recent advancements in the field of geospatial applications/ approaches/ tools for water resource management. The goal of the book is to give a thorough review of the most recent methods and uses of geospatial technology in the management of water resources, including resource estimation, quality assessment, and quality control. The book will discuss the advantages and drawbacks of using geospatialapproaches to manage water resources, point out knowledge gaps, and suggest future research avenues.
Scope and Structure:
The book will consist of chapters contributed by leading experts in the field of geospatial water resource management.
Contamination of Indian Groundwater and Associated Health Effects.-
Heavy Metals in Groundwater: Environmental and Health Perspectives.- Heavy
metals pollution in the water, toxicity and remedial measures.- Nature base
sustainable solution for heavy metals toxicity and its impacts on humans.-
Heavy Metals in the Environment: Sources, Fate, and Health Implications .-
Heavy Metal Pollution in Groundwater: Environmental and Health Concerns in
Gujarat, India.- The Importance of Plants for Environmental Health and Water
Quality.- Risks of Groundwater Contamination to the Environment and Human
Health.- History of water pollutants and Emerging pollutants.- Approaches to
evaluate the human health risk of arsenic via drinking groundwater.- A
comprehensive review of conventional methods and some novel materials for
removing arsenic from contaminated water.- Heavy metal concentration along
the Musi River - A case study.- Groundwater quality, pollution by heavy
metals and its implication for human health risk in Onitsha Urban,
southeastern Nigeria.- Source approximation of heavy metals in the
groundwater regime of Wardha valley coalfields, Central India: A geospatial
approach.- Heavy metal contamination and Health Risk Assessment in and around
the Pallikaranai Marshland, Tamil Nadu, India.- Assessing heavy metal
contents in groundwater of South Kamrup region (Assam), India and its impact
on human health and environment using GIS.- 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.- Evaluating Groundwater Pollution Risk Vulnerability and
Mitigation Techniques in a Changing Climate.- Economic Impacts of Geospatial
Groundwater Management in Environmental Health: A Review.- Radiation on
Marine Ecosystems: Impact of Radionuclides and their effect on Life
Underwater.- Ascertainment of Microplastic Pollution Load in the Groundwater
and its Antithetical Effects on Human Health: A Systematic Review.- Dwindling
Depths: Unraveling the Environmental Health Crisis in Declining Groundwater
Quality referencing SDG 3 and 6.- 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.- Evaluation of
water quality for drinking, irrigation, and health indices of Palvayi River
basin, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, South India using geospatial
techniques.- A Geo- Chemical study of water pollution Due to the Tanning
Industry: A case study of Dindigul District, Tamilnadu, India.- Geochemical
Studies on the Groundwater of Gundlapochampally Village, Medchal District,
Telangana State, India.- Groundwater quality in parts of Hyderabad and
Medchal-Malkajgiri districts, Telangana, India: hydrochemical and geospatial
assessment.- Statistical Trend of Water Quality in Bang Pakong River,
Thailand.- Application of Water Quality Index, Hierarchical Cluster Analysis,
Pollution Inex of Groundwater and Geospatial Technologies in evaluating
the water quality: a study from Mangampeta Barytes Mine area, South India.-
Groundwater Quality Assessment of Western Coastal Zone of Kanyakumari
District, Tamil Nadu, India, using Statistical, Water Quality Index and GIS
techniques.- Assessment of flood impact on groundwater quality in the coastal
areas of Thiruvallur District, Tamil Nadu, India.- Land Use Land Cover and
Its Impact on Groundwater Resources in India.- Geospatial Evaluation of SLR
and LULC influence on groundwater Quality in Coastal Watershed of Thiruvallur
District, Tamil Nadu, India.
Prof. Dr. Sunitha Vangala earned a post- Graduate degree in Geology from Sri Venkateswara University, Tiruapti and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from Department of Applied Geochemistry, Osmania University, Hyderabad and in 2007 joined as Assistant Professor in Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India. During her tenure as a Post-Doctoral Fellow from 2016-2017 at Miami University, Oxford, USA worked in the fields of Phospahte sorption on Kyanite aluminium rich minerals and carried Urban pollution studies at Gary Indiana, USA.
Dr.Sunitha is promising Indian women Geology scientist playing a leading role in the development of academic curriculum and research programs. She has contributed significant work on Quality characterization of Groundwater and risk assessment using Geospatial and statistical tools in Southern A.P. Prof. Dr.V.Sunitha is the recipient of Andhra Pradesh Best Teacher award in 2022 from Government of Andhra Pradesh. She is the recipient of Senior Educator Award, 2021on September, 5, 2021, NFED Coimbatore and Outstanding Women Educator & Scholar Award, NFED Coimbatore, 2022. She is the recipient of Best Woman Researcher Award, Narishakthi 2022.She has been awarded with Andhra Pradesh Scientist award 2020 for her contributions in the field of Geology. She is the recipient of Raman Post Doctoral Fellowship from University Grants Commission (UGC) in 2016 and Young Scientist award from department of Science and Technology (DST), India. She is the recipient of Associate Fellow, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh Academy of Sciences, Amaravathi in 2018. She has authored 90 SCI Journal articles. She attended 70-National and International Conferences and workshops in India and abroad. Dr.Sunitha is a member of many International and National Scientific bodies viz., Indian Geological congress (IGC), Geological Society of India (GSI), National Environmental Science academy (NESA), Indian Women Scientists Association, National Foundation for Entrepreneurship Development (NFED), Coimbatore, India, Third world organization for women in science and technology (TWOWS), International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS), UK. She has guided four Ph.D's and 13 M.sc projects and two research projects funded by SERB, DST and UGC. She served as a reviewer for several reputed National and International Journals. Presently she is working as a Professor of Geology, Yogi Vemana University, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh.
