Synopsis
Modeling the fate of chemical constituents such as cations and anions, organic and inorganic ligands, etc., is essential to understand the long-term utility of groundwater for various purposes. The chemical modeling helps to describe the chemical characteristic of an aqueous system to solve a simultaneous set of equations, which explains the equilibrium reactions and mass balance on dissolved element for the output consists of theoretical distribution of aqueous species for dissolved elements. The book in total includes ten papers dealing with the instrumentation techniques for the analysis of various major, minor ions and trace elements and focuses on the geochemical modeling to get a prime idea about the different concepts adopted in modeling and the evolution of different geochemical models. The chapters cover the speciation of different ions, case studies by using inverse and forward modeling in different Indian scenarios, application of GIS and biogeochemical modeling to get a comprehensive overview of the applications of the geochemical models in water research.
Contents:
1. Approaches and Advancements of Analytical Techniques in Hydrogeochemistry
2. Basics of Hydrogeochemical Modeling
3. An Overview on NETPATH Geochemical Modeling- A Case Study from Coastal Aquifer of Pondicherry
4. Speciation of Ions in Groundwater and its Applications
5. Understanding the Groundwater and Surface Water Interactions Through Hydrogeochemical and Multivariate Statistical Modeling Approach
6. Statistical Methods for Characterization of Water Quality Variables in Hydrogeochemical Studies
7. Applications of Overlay Analysis Using Geographical Information System in Water Research
8. Biogeochemical Modeling Of the Aquatic Ecosystems
9. Contaminant Transport Modeling in Groundwater Management
10. Rock Water Interaction in Groundwater and Using Geochemical Modelling
Shelving: Earth and Environmental Science
Audience: Teachers, Researchers and Management of Water
About the Author
AL. Ramanathan is a Professor in the School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, and New Delhi, India. His research area is in the field of Hydro geochemistry from inland and coastal surface and ground water and their resource management. He has got 18 yrs of teaching experience (PG) and research experience in this subject. He has taught in numerous universities in India and abroad. He has guided quite a number of PhD research students on ground water quality and modeling aspects. He has widely travelled all over the world for the advanced research work in ground water. He is also a recipient of various international and national scholarship and had collaborations with institutes and universities reputed in ground water research in India and abroad. He has published two dozen articles in reputed refereed journals and authored five books in these aspects. He has completed and continuing his research work on ground water got from Indian and international agencies. S. Chidambaram, is gold medalist in both B.Sc and M.Sc Geology. He obtained his Ph.D. in Applied Geology from Annamalai University in the field of hydrogeochemistry. Currently working as Reader in the Department of Earth Sciences, Annamalai University, he is an expert in the field of hydrogeochemistry, hydrogeochemical modeling and application of stable isotope techniques in groundwater. He has developed a computer program 'WATCLAST' in C++ for the classification and thermodynamic studies of water during 2003. He has completed few projects and running several project funded by various government organizations in India like, UGC, DST, BRNS, MoEn&F and AERB. He has developed collaborations with CWRDM Kozhikode, JNU, New Delhi, BARC Mumbai, IGCAR Kalpakkam and also an international collaboration with Russian Academy of Sciences. He has published research papers in several national and international journals and edited 3 books in the field of groundwater chemistry. K. Srinivasamoorthy, is Reader in the Department of Earth Sciences, Annamalai University, Tamilnadu. He obtained his Ph.D. in Applied Geology from Annamalai University in the field of hydrogeochemistry. He has been operating few research projects funded by various government organization of India. He is working in the field of groundwater vulnerability assessment. He was awarded visiting fellowship by INSA and worked at NGRI, Hyderabad on electrical resistivity tomogography for groundwater pollution studies. His research interests include groundwater geochemistry and he has published more than 30 research articles in prestigious international/national journals and seminar proceedings. He has co-edited 3 books published by various publishers. He is also regional editor for international journals. He is the member of IAH, IMEA, IGC and ISG. R. Manivannan, is Lecturer in the Department of Earth Sciences, Annamalai University, Tamilnadu. He obtained his M.Phil. degree in Geology from Annamalai University. He was awarded research fellow for the MOEn&F project. He has developed efficient and versatile techniques for estimation of water quality parameters considering realistic field conditions. His fields of interests are surface and groundwater chemistry. He has published few research papers in referred international/national journals. P. Anandhan, is Lecturer in the Department of Earth Sciences, Annamalai University, Tamilnadu. He obtained his PhD. in Applied Geology from Annamalai University. He was awarded JRF for the MOEn&F project during 1996 and undergone training in (Map info) GIS software. He is working in the field of groundwater quality and environmental impact assessment. He has also developed expertise in the field of instrumentation and analytical techniques. He has published around 15 research papers in referred international/national journals. M. Bala Krishna Prasad is working in Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20740-3823, USA. He has done his Ph.D. in Biogeochemistry, School of Environmental Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. He is at present a Research Associate, in University of Maryland, USA. He has worked earlier as Lecturer in Environmental Science, University of Hyderabad, India and Postdoc fellow in School of Environmental Science, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. Manish Kumar has got his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering from Univ. of Tokyo, Japan. He is now working as Post Doc in the advanced Geo-Environment Research Team in the Department of Environmental Engineering, Kunsan National University, Korea. He is also a prestigious JSPS fellow of Japan. He has to his credit more than two dozen papers in groundwater hydrogeochemistry and isotope hydrogeology and published in reputed journals like Hydrological Sciences, Hydrogeology, Environmental Geology, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, Environmental Health, etc.
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