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Weathering and Erosion Processes in the Natural Environment

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Produktdetails

Einband

Gebundene Ausgabe

Erscheinungsdatum

03.01.2024

Herausgeber

Virendra Bahadur Singh + weitere

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons Inc

Seitenzahl

416

Maße (L/B/H)

25/18,8/2,6 cm

Gewicht

964 g

Auflage

1. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-394-15733-4

Beschreibung

Produktdetails

Einband

Gebundene Ausgabe

Erscheinungsdatum

03.01.2024

Herausgeber

Verlag

John Wiley & Sons Inc

Seitenzahl

416

Maße (L/B/H)

25/18,8/2,6 cm

Gewicht

964 g

Auflage

1. Auflage

Sprache

Englisch

ISBN

978-1-394-15733-4

Herstelleradresse

Libri GmbH
Europaallee 1
36244 Bad Hersfeld
DE

Email: gpsr@libri.de

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  • Produktbild: Weathering and Erosion Processes in the Natural Environment
  • List of Contributors xvii
     
    Preface xxi
     
    1 Heavy Metals in the Sediment of River Ganga: A Review 1
    Anupma Kumari, Mohammed A. Sulaiman, and Mohammad M. Zafar
     
    1.1 Introduction 1
     
    1.2 Source of Heavy Metals 3
     
    1.3 Effects on Human Health 5
     
    1.4 Status of Heavy Metal in the Sediment of River Ganga 7
     
    1.5 Comparative Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Sediment 13
     
    1.6 Mitigation Strategies 16
     
    1.7 Conclusion 16
     
    2 Synergistic Process of Weathering and Erosion: Techniques of Measurement and Their Significance 27
    Ashutosh Kumar and Pooja Rani
     
    2.1 Introduction 27
     
    2.2 Method of Measuring Rock Surface Change 28
     
    2.3 Contact Methods 29
     
    2.4 Noncontact Methods 29
     
    2.5 Techniques of Measuring Subsurface Changes in Rock 33
     
    2.6 Techniques Based on Microscope for Measuring Rate of Weathering 37
     
    2.7 Techniques Based on Infrared Microscopic Techniques 38
     
    2.8 Techniques Based on Electron Microscopic Techniques 38
     
    2.9 Techniques Based on Force Microscopy 40
     
    2.10 Technique Based on 3D X-Ray Microscopy Computed Tomography (CT) 40
     
    2.11 Conclusion 40
     
    3 Comparison of Major Hydrogeochemical Processes in Coastal Sedimentary and Hard Rock Aquifers of South India 51
    Amjad Al-Rashidi, Bedour Alsabti, Thilagavathi Rajendiran, Singaraja Chelladurai, and Chidambaram Sabarathinam
     
    3.1 Introduction 51
     
    3.2 Study Area 53
     
    3.3 Material and Methods 56
     
    3.4 Results and Discussion 56
     
    3.5 Conclusion 77
     
    4 Textural and Mineralogical Signatures of Fluvial Sediments in Mountain Streams of Contrasting Climates in the Southern Western Ghats (India) 83
    Jobin Thomas, Sabu Joseph, and Thrivikramji Kythavilakom Pillai
     
    4.1 Introduction 83
     
    4.2 Study Area 85
     
    4.3 Methodological Framework 88
     
    4.4 Results and Discussion 88
     
    4.5 Summary and Conclusion 98
     
    5 Crucial Interplay of Microbial Communities in Controlling the Geogenic Processes 107
    Aseem Kerketta, Joystu Dutta, Shristy S. Swarnkar, Amrita K. Panda, and Ashish Kumar
     
    5.1 Introduction 107
     
    5.2 Mechanical/Physical Weathering 108
     
    5.3 Chemical Weathering 109
     
    5.4 Biological Weathering 110
     
    5.5 Weathering by Plants 110
     
    5.6 Weathering by Animals 111
     
    5.7 Microbial Weathering 111
     
    5.8 Mechanisms of Microbial Weathering 112
     
    5.9 Conclusion 117
     
    6 Evolution of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Vulnerability of Western Himalayan Lake Sukhna, India 125
    Prabhat Semwal, Suhas Damodar Khobragade, and Neeraj Pant
     
    6.1 Introduction 125
     
    6.2 Study Area 126
     
    6.3 Data Used and Methodology 127
     
    6.4 Results and Discussion 131
     
    6.5 Summary and Conclusions 141
     
    7 Geochemical Characterization and Baseline Determination of Trace Elements in Stream Waters from a Part of the Carajás Mineral Province, Brazil 145
    Gessica da Silva, Leandro S. Quaresma, Prafulla K. Sahoo, Gabriel N. Salomão, and Roberto Dall'Agnol
     
    7.1 Introduction 145
     
    7.2 Materials and Methods 147
     
    7.3 Results 155
     
    7.4 Discussion 176
     
    7.5 Conclusions 185
     
    8 Identifying the Footprints of Meteorological, Tectonic, and Anthropogenic Parameters on Sediment Transport in the Indus River System: A Review 193
    Prem Kumar, Jaya Rai, and Chandra S. Dubey
     
    8.1 Introduction 193
     
    8.2 Study Area 194
     
    8.3 Geological and Tectonic Settings 195
     
    8.4 Hydrologic Regime of the IRB 198
     
    8.5 Climate Settings of the IRB 198
     
    8.6 Precipitatio