Overview
- Illustrates the scientific techniques of measurement, mapping and geospatial modelling of environmental contaminates
- Describes novel control strategies and remediation techniques of environmental pollution with case studies
- Written in reader-friendly, clear language
Part of the book series: Environmental Challenges and Solutions (ECAS)
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This book demonstrates the measurement, monitoring and mapping of environmental contaminants in soil & sediment, surface & groundwater and atmosphere. This book explores state-of-art techniques based on methodological and modeling in modern geospatial techniques specifically focusing on the recent trends in data mining techniques and robust modeling. It also presents modifications of and improvements to existing control technologies for remediation of environmental contaminants. In addition, it includes three separate sections on contaminants, risk assessment and remediation of different existing and emerging pollutants. It covers major topics such as: Radioactive Wastes, Solid and Hazardous Wastes, Heavy Metal Contaminants, Arsenic Contaminants, Microplastic Pollution, Microbiology of Soil and Sediments, Soil Salinity and Sodicity, Aquatic Ecotoxicity Assessment, Fluoride Contamination, Hydrochemistry, Geochemistry, Indoor Pollution and Human Health aspects. The content of this book will be of interest to researchers, professionals, and policymakers whose work involves environmental contaminants and related solutions.
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Table of contents (32 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Soil and Sediment Contaminants, Risk Assessment and Remediation
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Water Contaminants, Risk Assessment and Remediation
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Pravat Kumar Shit is an Assistant Professor at the PG Department of Geography, Raja N. L. Khan Women’s College (Autonomous), West Bengal, India. He received his M.Sc & Ph.D. degrees in Geography from Vidyasagar University and PG Diploma in Remote Sensing & GIS from Sambalpur University. His research interests include applied geomorphology, soil erosion, groundwater, forest resources, wetland ecosystem, environmental contaminants & pollution, and natural resources mapping & modeling. He has published seven books (five books in Springer) and more than 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals. He is currently the editor of the GIScience and Geo-environmental Modelling (GGM) Book Series, Springer-Nature.
Dr. Partha Pratim Adhikary is a Senior Scientist at ICAR-Indian Institute of Water Management, Bhubaneswar, India. He obtained his Ph.D. in Agricultural Physics from ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India. His research interests include solute transport, soil and water conservation and management, pedotransfer functions, and geospatial modeling of natural resources. Dr. Adhikary has published more than 60 research papers in peer reviewed journals and three books. His other publications include book chapters, popular articles, technology brochures, technical bulletins and scientific reports. He is the associate editor of Indian Journal of Soil Conservation. Currently, he is the editor of Springer-Nature book series “GIScience and Geo-environmental Modelling”.
Prof. (Dr.) Debashish Sengupta is working as Professor, Higher Administrative Grade and Former Head of the Department of Geology and Geophysics in Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, West Bengal, India. Prof. Sengupta has more than 30 years of teaching and research experience. He has completed his PhD in 1987 in Applied Geophysics. His areas of interests are nuclear geophysics including petroleum logging using subsurface nuclear data, radioactive methods and geochronology, radon emanometry and its applications, applications of isotopes and radionuclides in earth and environmental geosciences, heat flow and geothermics. Prof. Sengupta has 100 research publications in international journals and more than 60 papers in Conference Proceedings apart from a large number of Invited Talks delivered both in India and abroad. The research work has been seminal and resulted in the formulation of Environmental Regulation policies in various countries both in India and countries like USA, South America and the European Union. Prof. Sengupta had also been a Visiting Professor at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil and as Senior Visiting Professor at the University of Salamanca, Spain, earlier, while on a sabbatical leave from the institute. He has received Society of Geoscientists and Allied Technologists (SGAT’s) Award of Excellence in Earth Sciences forthe year 2003. Prof. Sengupta has published four books.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Spatial Modeling and Assessment of Environmental Contaminants
Book Subtitle: Risk Assessment and Remediation
Editors: Pravat Kumar Shit, Partha Pratim Adhikary, Debashish Sengupta
Series Title: Environmental Challenges and Solutions
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63422-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-63421-6Published: 06 February 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-63424-7Published: 06 February 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-63422-3Published: 05 February 2021
Series ISSN: 2214-2827
Series E-ISSN: 2214-2835
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 720
Number of Illustrations: 40 b/w illustrations, 185 illustrations in colour
Topics: Ecosystems, Monitoring/Environmental Analysis, Environmental Management, Environmental Chemistry, Ecotoxicology, Pollution, general