Contamination in Soil Environment

by Gautam, Ashutosh & Chakresh Pathak

ISBN: 9789390259250
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Imprint : Daya Publishing House
Year : 2021
Price : Rs. 7995.00
Biblio : 2019, viii+171p., figs., tbls., 25cm

Author Profile

Dr Ashutosh Gautam obtained his Master Degree from Garhwal University, Srinagar (Garhwal) in 1985 and Doctor of Philosophy from the H.N.B. Garhwal University in 1989. Dr Gautam is a fellow member of several environmental organizations & academic bodies. He has more than three dozen research papers/ articles & radio talks to his credit. Dr Gautam has authored/edited more than 12 books related to Environment & Sustainable Development. Dr Gautam is the editor of an international journal – Environment Conservation Journal & member of editorial board of several international journals – Journal of Environment & Pollution, Indian Journal of Environmental Sciences & Indian Journal of Environment & Eco-Planning. Dr Gautam was awarded 11th JEB prize (a young scientist award) by the Academy of Environmental Biology, India. Dr Gautam also received Bharat Jyoti Award from India International friendship society, India in year 2001 and several other awards from various other Academic Societies and NGOs. Dr Chakresh Pathak is a young researcher working in the field of Environmental Chemistry, Environmental Pollution, Environmental Impact Assessment & Environmental Toxicology. He earned M.Sc. (2007) & Ph.D. (2012) from Gurukula Kangri University, Haridwar. He has received research fellowship under the scheme of BSR (UGC) for meritorious Research Students. He has authored/edited three books. He has published more then a dozen research paper in National/International Journals. Attended more than Fifteen National and International conferences. He is on the Advisory board of the Journal of Applied and Natural Science & BIOINFO Environment and Pollution. He is fellow member of Applied and Natural Science Foundation. Dr. Pathak was awarded special Appreciation award in Ist WCMANU-2011.

About The Book

Soil is a complex structure and encompasses five major components i.e. mineral matter, water, air, organic matter and living organisms. Soil pollution with heavy metals has become a critical environmental concern due to its potential adverse ecological impacts. The rapid industrialization and intensive agricultural activities over the last few decades have resulted in accumulation of various pollutants in the environment, which are distributed over wide areas by means of air and water. This type of contamination typically arises from the application of pesticides, percolation of contaminated surface water to subsurface strata, oil and fuel dumping, leaching of wastes from landfills or direct discharge of industrial wastes on land. During the past decades, the prevention of soil pollution and cleanup of contaminated soils have become a world-wide environmental priority. The goal of soil bioremediation is not only limited to enhance the timely degradation, transformation, remediation, or detoxification of these pollutants by biological means, but also to protect soil quality. The present book is an attempt to introduce several approaches by various scientist and researchers for soil remediation and risk assessment, including advances in phytoremediation and implementation of metabolomics in soil sciences.

Table of Contents

Contents Preface v 1. Effects of Contaminated Environment on Human Being, Animals and Plants Farzana Khan Perveen 1 2. Assessment of PGPR Bioinoculation in Heavy Metal Contaminated Agriculture Soils and their Impact on Morphological, Physiological, and Yield Behaviors of Crop Plants Poonam Gusain ,Vir Singh, D.P. Uniya and B.S. Bhandari 21 3. A Review on Contamination of Soil through Heavy Metals Veethika Tilwankar, Swapnil Rai and S. P. Bajpai 31 4. Contamination of Heavy Metals in Agricultural Soils: Sources, Ecological Consequences, and Remediation Measures Vinod Kumar, A. K. Chopra, Roushan K. Thakur and Jogendra Singh 39 5. An Efficient Approach Towards the Bioremediation of Heavy Metal Pollution from Soil and Aquatic Environment: An Overview Vikas Kumar, Anjali Tiwari and Amar Prakash Garg 57 6. Role of Earthworms in Managing Soil Contamination Payal Garg and Geetanjali Kaushik 75 7. Heavy Metal Contamination of Soil and Groundwater due to E-Waste Handling in Mandoli Industrial Area of Delhi, India Sirajuddin Ahmed, Rashmi Makkar Panwar and Anubhav Sharma 93 8. Riparian Vegetation Functions and Ecological Services: Interlinking Soil Environment Perspectives M.K. Jhariya* and D.K. Yadav 105 9. Impact of Textile Effluents on Soil Fertility in Pali District of Rajasthan Meenu Srivastava and Vinita Koka 127 10. An Introduction to Soil Contamination Preeti Sharma, Geetanjly, AnkitaVerma and Anchala Nautiyal 137 11. Study of Genetic Variability, Correlation and Path Analysis in Finger Millet (Eleusine Coracana Gaertn) D.D.Kadam 153 12. 161