Warming and thawing in the Mt. Everest region: A review of climate and environmental changes

S Kang, Q Zhang, Y Zhang, W Guo, Z Ji, M Shen… - Earth-science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Mt. Everest (Qomolangma or Sagarmatha), the highest mount on Earth and located
in the central Himalayas between China and Nepal, is characterized by highly concentrated …

Hydrochemical characterization and irrigation suitability of the Ganges Brahmaputra River System: Review and assessment

K Bishwakarma, G Wang, F Zhang, S Adhikari… - Journal of mountain …, 2022 - Springer
The hydrochemical characterization and irrigation suitability assessment of the Ganges-
Brahmaputra River System (GBRS) has immense importance for the livelihoods of people …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of characteristics, water quality and health risk assessment of trace elements in surface water and groundwater in China

S Tong, H Li, M Tudi, X Yuan, L Yang - Ecotoxicology and Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Water quality is closely associated with human health and socio-economic sustainable
development. With the increasingly intensive anthropogenic activities, pollutants especially …

Spatiotemporal variations of hydrogeochemistry and its controlling factors in the Gandaki River Basin, Central Himalaya Nepal

RR Pant, F Zhang, FU Rehman, G Wang, M Ye… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
The characterization and assessment of water quality in the head water region of Himalaya
is necessary, given the immense importance of this region in sustaining livelihoods of …

Heavy metals in surface sediments in the trans-Himalayan Koshi River catchment: Distribution, source identification and pollution assessment

M Li, Q Zhang, X Sun, K Karki, C Zeng, A Pandey… - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Rivers flowing across the Himalayas are important water resources and deliver large
amounts of sediment to regional and downstream ecosystems. However, the geochemistry …

Preliminary health risk assessment of potentially toxic metals in surface water of the Himalayan Rivers, Nepal

L Tripathee, S Kang, CM Sharma, D Rupakheti… - Bulletin of environmental …, 2016 - Springer
This study investigates the contamination levels and risk assessments of 14 elements (Ba,
Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Pb, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Sb, Sr, V and Zn) in three sub-basins of Himalayan rivers …

Hydro-chemical characteristics of Biring and Tangting Rivers (Nepal) and evaluation of water quality for drinking and irrigation purposes

N Basnet, S Sitaula, R Bohara, S Bhattarai… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Although river water is vital for drinking, irrigation and domestic needs, it faces threats from
natural processes and human activities. Small and medium-sized rivers, especially in Nepal …

Spatial interpolation of water quality index based on Ordinary kriging and Universal kriging

M Khan, MMA Almazah, A EIlahi, R Niaz… - … , Natural Hazards and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Water is a very vital needed substance in order to maintain the important activities of
humans. However, contaminated water can transmit diseases such as typhoid, dysentery …

Major ions and irrigation water quality assessment of the Nepalese Himalayan rivers

CM Sharma, S Kang, L Tripathee, R Paudyal… - Environment …, 2021 - Springer
Water quality analysis of the Himalayan rivers for irrigation was carried out in 2013 that
include the Dudh Koshi, Indrawati, Gandaki and Bagmati rivers from Nepal. Former three …

Spatiotemporal characterization of dissolved trace elements in the Gandaki River, Central Himalaya Nepal

RR Pant, F Zhang, FU Rehman, M Koirala… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
A comprehensive investigation was conducted on trace elements (TEs) in the glacier-fed
Gandaki River Basin, Central Himalayas Nepal. A total of 93 water samples were collected …