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Seawater intrusion in the coastal aquifers of India - A review

Massive withdrawal of groundwater resources due to population growth and rapid industrialization has led to seawater intrusion into the coastal aquifers across the globe. The problem is an emerging...

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Application of SWAT hydrological model for assessing water availability at the Sherigu catchment of Ghana and Southern Burkina Faso

Water is an important resource needed in every aspect of life, e.g. human habitats, economic prosperity, food security, etc. There is a need to simulate and quantify the availability of water using...

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Application of System Thinking Causal Loop Modelling in understanding water Crisis in India: A case for sustainable Integrated Water resources management across sectors

India is one among the high risk countries susceptible to water stress and as a result of exponential population growth, industrialization and rapid urbanization the per capita water availability is...

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The pharmaceutical disposal practices and environmental contamination: A review in East African countries

The aim of this review was to analyze the available information on methods used in disposing of unused or expired pharmaceuticals in East African countries and the possibility of environmental contamination....

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GIS-based multi-criteria analysis for identification of potential groundwater recharge zones - a case study from Ponnaniyaru watershed, Tamil Nadu, India

Groundwater is one of the most vital natural resources; spatially varying in quality and quantity. Increased urbanisation and population creates tremendous pressure on the quality and quantity of the...

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Surface runoff estimation of Sind river basin using integrated SCS-CN and GIS techniques

Rainfall and runoff are the significant hydrologic component in the water resources assessment. Numerous methods are available to estimate runoff from rainfall; however, the SCS-CN method remains the...

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Arsenic in groundwater from Southwest Bangladesh: Sources, water quality, and potential health concern

Arsenic (As) poisoning in groundwater has become one of the greatest environmental concerns around the world. In this study, As concentration in the groundwater samples (depth: 52–70 m) of southwestern...

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Dynamics of surface water and groundwater quality using water quality indices and GIS in river Tamsa (Tons), Jalalpur, India

Water samples were collected along the Tamsa river and adjacent groundwater in 2019 and 2020, and analyzed for pHh, temperature, TDS, EC, TH, major ions, and trace elements. Statistical and spatial...

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Simulation of monthly streamflow using the SWAT model of the Ib River watershed, India

The objective of the study is simulating the streamflow and predicting water balance components using Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model for Ib River watershed in Mahanadi River basin. Tropical...

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Examining the impacts of climate variabilities and land use change on hydrological responses of Awash River basin, Ethiopia

Environment and climate changes have been posing pressure on the quality and quantity of water resources. The research examined the hydrological response of upper Awash River basin under the influences...

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Impact of urban wastewater reuse for irrigation on hydro-agro-ecological systems and human health risks: A case study from Musi river basin, South India

Use of wastewater for irrigation remains a disagreement among policymakers and researchers. However, it is fact that wastewater may contains many contaminants including heavy metals that can negatively...

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Identification of suitable sites and structures for artificial groundwater recharge for sustainable water resources management in Vamanapuram River Basin, South India

Sustainable groundwater management by artificial recharge of aquifers has become a possible resolution for increasing depletion and deterioration of groundwater in several river basins across the word....

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Human-induced land use land cover change and its impact on hydrology

The LULC change vis-à-vis climate change inherently encompassing human dimensions consequently impact hydrological processes. A slight change in it may affect the water yield, as both are explicitly...

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A combined GIS, remote sensing and MCDM approach to find potential location for rainwater harvesting structure in northwestern part of Bangladesh

There has been a fresh water shortage in the Northwestern portion of Bangladesh. Rainwater is one of the finest boons of the nature which can reduce this problem. To utilize the rainwater properly,...

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Exploring the relative water scarcity across the Indian million-plus urban agglomerations: An application of the Water Poverty Index

Indian cities are rapidly expanding and with increase in migration the country is expected to witness unprecedented urbanization in the coming decade. In this context, it is important to take a holistic...

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Identification of groundwater potential zones in Mandavi River basin, Andhra Pradesh, India using remote sensing, GIS and MIF techniques

Identification of groundwater potential zones (GWPZ) in a crystalline rock terrain is a crucial task for sustainable groundwater resource management, through scientific knowledge and modern geospatial...

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Rainfall and temperature dynamics in four Indian states: A comprehensive spatial and temporal trend analysis

Climate change poses a significant global challenge, impacting rainfall and temperature patterns worldwide. To assess regional and temporal changes, we conducted a trend analysis on mean monsoon rainfall...

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Quality assessment of groundwater sourced from nearby abandoned landfills from Industrial City in Nigeria: Water pollution indices approach

The study assessed the quality of groundwater sourced from nearby abandoned landfills in an industrial city in Nigeria. Nine (9) groundwater samples were collected from three (3) abandoned landfills...

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Research progress on the effects of droughts and floods on phosphorus in soil-plant ecosystems based on knowledge graph

Based on the VOSviewer software and bibliometric visualization analysis, with 4636 published papers from 2000 to 2021 included in the Web of Science (WOS) Core Collection and China National Knowledge...

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Use of the Hydrochemical Facies Diagram (HFE-D) for the evaluation of salinization by seawater intrusion in the coastal Oropesa Plain: Comparative analysis with the coastal Vinaroz Plain, Spain

The present analysis aims to recognize and understand the temporal and spatial evolution of seawater intrusion into the Oropesa detrital aquifer on Spain's eastern coast through the early 1990s. In...

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Variations of groundwater turbidity in the Bandung regency, Indonesia: From community-used water quality monitoring data

One of the physical parameters used as an indicator of groundwater quality is turbidity. The high level of turbidity in community groundwater is a problem in Bandung Regency. The turbidity concentration...

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Delineation of groundwater potential zones in semi-arid region of Jilledubanderu river basin, Anantapur District, Andhra Pradesh, India using fuzzy logic, AHP and integrated fuzzy-AHP approaches

Increasing urbanization and the population's demand for water shortages in urban and rural areas leads to a decline in groundwater resources, to the need to plan artificial groundwater recharge. This...

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Climate change impact on water availability in the Himalaya: Insights from Sunkoshi River basin, Nepal

Changing streamflow is one of the most visible consequences of climate change. In this study, the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model was used to investigate the significant effects of climate...

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Hydrologic response to land use land cover change in the Upper Gidabo Watershed, Rift Valley Lakes Basin, Ethiopia

The purpose of the study was to assess land use and land cover changes (LULCC) effects on stream flow of the upper Gidabo Watershed, Ethiopia. The data subjected to analyses were satellite imageries...

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Groundwater quality evaluation and pollution source apportionment using multivariate statistical analyses in Chuadanga municipality, Bangladesh

This is the first study to report the groundwater (GW) quality indices for drinking and irrigation purposes in Chuadanga Municipality, Bangladesh. GW samples were collected from 32 locations across...

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