River Ganga is considered sacred by people of India for providing life sustenance to
environment and ecology. Anthropogenic activities have generated important …

The countrywide COVID-19 pandemic lockdown accomplished what aggressive plans could
not do throughout the long-term cleaning of the Ganga River. Here, we illustrated Hooghly …

Abstract The 125 km 2 East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) is not only the world's largest
wastewater fed aquaculture site but also a Ramsar recognized eco-diversity zone. The EKW …

In this study, the heavy metal exposure risk model was employed to assess the exposure
risk to a predominantly herbivore waterfowl, Northern Pintail, wintering in two wetland …

Some wetland plant species are adapted to growing in the areas of higher metal
concentrations. Use of such vegetation in remediation of soil and water contaminated with …

Kolkata wetlands are the largest sewage fed wetlands in the world. They have been used for
aquaculture since 1960. Geochemical distribution of heavy metals (Cr, Cu, Mn, Fe, Zn, Pb …

Use of specific plant species in remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soil and water was
a promising eco-friendly technology. The present study indicated the possibilities of …

Heavy metal pollution due to anthropogenic activities like mining, smelting, untreated waste
disposal and dumping, and pesticides and fertilizers application is becoming a major global …

Objectives The present study analyzes metal contamination in sediment of the East Kolkata
Wetlands, a Ramsar site, which is receiving a huge amount of domestic and industrial …

Pisciculture by using composite effluent of Kolkata city is a common indigenous practice in
East Calcutta Wetlands (ECW), a Ramsar site in India. Apprehension over the …