[HTML][HTML] Surface water quality profiling using the water quality index, pollution index and statistical methods: A critical review

MMM Syeed, MS Hossain, MR Karim, MF Uddin… - Environmental and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Surface water is heavily exposed to contamination as this is the ubiquitous source for most
of the water needs. This situation is exaggerated by the excessive population, heavy …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of health risk of heavy metals and water quality indices for irrigation and drinking suitability of waters: a case study of Jamalpur Sadar area …

HM Zakir, S Sharmin, A Akter, MS Rahman - Environmental advances, 2020 - Elsevier
Surface and groundwater samples of the Jamalpur Sadar area of Bangladesh were
evaluated for their suitability for irrigation and drinking purposes by different water quality …

Multivariate statistical evaluation of dissolved trace elements and a water quality assessment in the middle reaches of Huaihe River, Anhui, China

J Wang, G Liu, H Liu, PKS Lam - Science of the total environment, 2017 - Elsevier
A total of 211 water samples were collected from 53 key sampling points from 5–10th July
2013 at four different depths (0 m, 2 m, 4 m, 8 m) and at different sites in the Huaihe River …

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 …

Microplastics in the Koshi River, a remote alpine river crossing the Himalayas from China to Nepal

L Yang, W Luo, P Zhao, Y Zhang, S Kang… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Studies of microplastics (MPs) in remote, trans-boundary and alpine rivers are currently
lacking. To understand the sinks and transport mechanisms of MPs, this study investigated …

Health risk assessment and spatial variations of dissolved heavy metals and metalloids in a tropical river basin system

S Shil, UK Singh - Ecological Indicators, 2019 - Elsevier
River water is too much vulnerable to pollution as it is exposed to a large number of
pollutants through natural and anthropogenic activities. Mahananda River is an important …

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 …

Quality assessment of freshwaters from a coastal city of southern Bangladesh: irrigation feasibility and preliminary health risks appraisal

MAB Siddique, R Khan, ARMT Islam, MK Alam… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study was conducted for the first time to appraise the water quality, irrigation
feasibility, and human health risk of surface water in heavy industrial and urban …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of drinking water quality and identifying pollution sources in a chromite mining region

A Mohammadpour, E Gharehchahi… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Water sources near mining regions are often susceptible to contamination from toxic
elements. This study employs machine learning (ML) techniques to evaluate drinking water …