Coronavirus lockdown helped the environment to bounce back

S Arora, KD Bhaukhandi, PK Mishra - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
As the transmission of novel corona virus (COVID-19) increases rapidly, the whole world
adopted the curfew/lockdown activity with restriction of human mobility. The imposition of …

Extent of anthropogenic influence on groundwater quality and human health-related risks: an integrated assessment based on selected physicochemical …

JC Egbueri, JC Agbasi, DA Ayejoto, MI Khan… - Geocarto …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The majority of people living on earth rely on groundwater as their primary supply of water
for daily needs. However, human activities continuously threaten this natural resource. In an …

Sustenance of Himalayan springs in an emerging water crisis

R Verma, P Jamwal - Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2022 - Springer
Springs are a significant source of high quality and perennial freshwater supply for remote
communities and sustain rich biodiversity and ecosystems in the Himalayas. About 60–70 …

[HTML][HTML] Hydrochemical and quality assessment of irrigation water at the trans-himalayan high-altitude regions of Leh, Ladakh, India

A Giri, VK Bharti, S Kalia, K Kumar, M Khansu - Applied Water Science, 2022 - Springer
A total of seventy irrigation water samples were collected from Leh, Ladakh, India, to
determine their hydrochemistry profile and water quality for irrigation purposes. Water quality …

Multivariate analysis and geochemical signatures of groundwater in the agricultural dominated taluks of Jalandhar district, Punjab, India

G Singh, MS Rishi, R Herojeet, L Kaur… - Journal of geochemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study is focused on the agriculturally dominated taluks of Nakodar, Shahkot and
Phillaur in Jalandhar district, Punjab. Integrated multivariate technique along with …

A multivariate statistical approach to evaluate the hydro-geochemistry of groundwater quality in the middle Ganga river basin, Patna, India

MA Sulaiman, MM Zafar, R Prabhakar, R Kumar… - Acta Geophysica, 2024 - Springer
The study of groundwater samples from Patna, which is in the middle Ganga River basin in
the state of Bihar, was done to evaluate the hydrogeochemical nature of groundwater and …

Appraisal of health risks associated with exposure of fluoride and nitrate contaminated springs in the Doda Kishtwar Ramban (DKR) region of Jammu and Kashmir …

AK Taloor, S Sharma, RA Pir, K Kumar - Journal of Geochemical …, 2024 - Elsevier
The dearth of drinking water has become a bitter reality and the gap between demand and
supply of water has been growing year by year. By keeping the significance of spring water …

[HTML][HTML] Application of multivariate statistical analysis and water quality index for quality characterization of Parbati River, Northwestern Himalaya, India

G Sharma, R Lata, N Thakur, V Bajala, JC Kuniyal… - Discover Water, 2021 - Springer
The present study is an attempt to accomplish the understanding of the factors impacting
Parbati river water quality in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh. The main objective is to …

Groundwater geochemical facie: implications of rock-water interaction at the Chamba city (HP), northwest Himalaya, India

P Kumar, AK Mahajan, A Kumar - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
The present study describes geochemical facie and implications of rock-water interaction at
the groundwater of Chamba city. The influence of rock dominance at the groundwater may …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the impact of land use and land cover dynamics on water quality of Dal Lake, NW Himalaya, India

IA Rather, AQ Dar - Applied Water Science, 2020 - Springer
A dynamic process like land use, if anthropogenically unsustainable, adversely affects the
well-being of the land system. Worldwide, water bodies are facing imminent threat due to …