{"product_id":"weathering-and-erosion-processes-in-the-natural-environment-isbn-9781394157334","title":"Weathering and Erosion Processes in the Natural Environment","description":"\u003cb\u003eWeathering and Erosion Processes in the Natural Environment\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn indispensable introduction to the key environmental processes of weathering and erosion\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatural and human-induced weathering processes can have a great impact on soil and groundwater quality. With climate change and other environmental challenges placing increased emphasis on these resources, it has never been more important for researchers and environmental professionals to attain detailed knowledge of weathering and erosion processes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeathering and Erosion Processes in the Natural Environment\u003c\/i\u003e meets this need with a rigorous, systematic overview. Beginning with a description of different forces and processes that contribute to weathering, it then discusses the different kinds of landforms that can be produced by weathering and erosion processes, as well as the potential impacts of hydrogeological processes on both surface water and groundwater. The result is a volume that balances qualitative and quantitative understanding of this crucial subject. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeathering and Erosion Processes in the Natural Environment\u003c\/i\u003e readers will also find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDocumented examples in which weathering and erosion processes have led to heavy metals and other trace elements in groundwater\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDetailed discussion of climate change impacts, including extreme weather events and rising carbon dioxide levels\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eModeling approaches throughout to enable quantitative assessment and predictions of future impact\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeathering and Erosion Processes in the Natural Environment\u003c\/i\u003e is ideal for researchers and advanced students in geology, geochemistry, hydrogeochemistry and environmental science, as well as professionals dealing with water and soil management. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Contributors xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Heavy Metals in the Sediment of River Ganga: A Review 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnupma Kumari, Mohammed A. Sulaiman, and Mohammad M. Zafar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Source of Heavy Metals 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Effects on Human Health 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Status of Heavy Metal in the Sediment of River Ganga 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Comparative Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Sediment 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.6 Mitigation Strategies 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.7 Conclusion 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Synergistic Process of Weathering and Erosion: Techniques of Measurement and Their Significance 27\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAshutosh Kumar and Pooja Rani\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Method of Measuring Rock Surface Change 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Contact Methods 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Noncontact Methods 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Techniques of Measuring Subsurface Changes in Rock 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Techniques Based on Microscope for Measuring Rate of Weathering 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Techniques Based on Infrared Microscopic Techniques 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Techniques Based on Electron Microscopic Techniques 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 Techniques Based on Force Microscopy 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.10 Technique Based on 3D X-Ray Microscopy Computed Tomography (CT) 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.11 Conclusion 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Comparison of Major Hydrogeochemical Processes in Coastal Sedimentary and Hard Rock Aquifers of South India 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmjad Al-Rashidi, Bedour Alsabti, Thilagavathi Rajendiran, Singaraja Chelladurai, and Chidambaram Sabarathinam\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Introduction 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Study Area 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Material and Methods 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Results and Discussion 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Conclusion 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Textural and Mineralogical Signatures of Fluvial Sediments in Mountain Streams of Contrasting Climates in the Southern Western Ghats (India) 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJobin Thomas, Sabu Joseph, and Thrivikramji Kythavilakom Pillai\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Study Area 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Methodological Framework 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Results and Discussion 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Summary and Conclusion 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Crucial Interplay of Microbial Communities in Controlling the Geogenic Processes 107\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAseem Kerketta, Joystu Dutta, Shristy S. Swarnkar, Amrita K. Panda, and Ashish Kumar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Mechanical\/Physical Weathering 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Chemical Weathering 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Biological Weathering 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Weathering by Plants 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Weathering by Animals 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7 Microbial Weathering 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8 Mechanisms of Microbial Weathering 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.9 Conclusion 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Evolution of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Vulnerability of Western Himalayan Lake Sukhna, India 125\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrabhat Semwal, Suhas Damodar Khobragade, and Neeraj Pant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Introduction 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Study Area 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Data Used and Methodology 127\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Results and Discussion 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Summary and Conclusions 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Geochemical Characterization and Baseline Determination of Trace Elements in Stream Waters from a Part of the Carajás Mineral Province, Brazil 145\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGessica da Silva, Leandro S. Quaresma, Prafulla K. Sahoo, Gabriel N. Salomão, and Roberto Dall’Agnol\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Introduction 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Materials and Methods 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Results 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Discussion 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Conclusions 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Identifying the Footprints of Meteorological, Tectonic, and Anthropogenic Parameters on Sediment Transport in the Indus River System: A Review 193\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePrem Kumar, Jaya Rai, and Chandra S. Dubey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Study Area 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Geological and Tectonic Settings 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Hydrologic Regime of the IRB 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Climate Settings of the IRB 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Precipitation in the IRB 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Evaluation of Projections of Hydrometeorological Trends of the IRB 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Conclusion 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 An Implication of Enhanced Rock Weathering on the Groundwater Quality: A Case Study from Wardha Valley Coalfields, Central India 215\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePriyadarshan S. Ganvir and Rajeeva Guhey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Introduction 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Study Area 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Geology 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Methodology 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Characterization of the Groundwater 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Spatial Source Approximation 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Temporal Approximation 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Conclusion 234\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Soil Loss Rates in Trans-Himalayan Region: Case Study of Shyok Suture Zone, Ladakh, India 243\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRohit Kumar, Rahul Devrani, Shailendra Pundir, Ihsan U. Lone, Vikas Adlakha, Kiran Sathunuri, Benidhar Deshmukh, and Anil Kumar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Introduction 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Study Area 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Data and Methodology 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Result and Discussion 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Conclusion 255\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Microbial Weathering of Rocks in Natural Habitat: Genetic Basis and Omics-Based Exploration 265\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMansi Podia, Prerna Yadav, Sunila Hooda, Prerna Diwan, and Rakesh K. Gupta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 265\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Microbial Diversity of Extreme Habitats 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Factors Affecting Bio-Weathering 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Genes and Microbial Pathways 278\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Microbial Interactions in Bio-Weathering 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Importance of Bio-Weathering 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.7 Omics to Explore Microbial Weathering of Rocks 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.8 Conclusion and Future Directions 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Occurrence of Arsenic (As) in the Aquatic Environment Due to Weathering and Erosion 303\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShailesh K. Yadav, Alagappan Ramanathan, and Rakesh K. Ranjan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 History and Extent of Arsenic Poisoning in an Aquatic System 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Chemistry of Arsenic (Inorganic and Organic) 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Source, Occurrence, and Distribution of Arsenic 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Geochemistry and Arsenic Mobilization 314\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Variation in As with the Groundwater Depth 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Role of Geomorphology and Geo-stratigraphy in As Mobilization 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.8 Role of Clay Minerals on As Mobilization 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.9 Conclusion 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Atmospheric CO2 Consumption Associated With Chemical Weathering in the Riverine Ecosystem 331\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSushil Kumar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 Introduction 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 Weathering and Ecosystem 332\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Drivers of Chemical Weathering in the Riverine Ecosystem 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Human-Induced Drivers of Weathering Agents in the Riverine Environment 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.5 Atmospheric CO2, Carbonate, and Silicate Weathering 336\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.6 Chemical Weathering and Its Factor Affecting 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.7 Conclusion 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Geoscientific Factors Affecting Weathering and Erosion of Surface Exposure and Rock Types 343\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVamsi K. Kudapa, Uday Bhan, Nirlipta P. Nayak, Lalit Goswami, Somenath Ganguly, and Susheel Kumar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.1 Introduction 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.2 Mechanical Weathering 344\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.3 Erosion 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.4 Case Study – A Mighty River, Kali Gandaki in Nepal 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.5 Erosion Rates Comparison Between Glaciated and Non-Glaciated Basins 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14.6 Conclusion 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Impacts of Climate Change on Weathering and Erosion of Rock Types Exposed on Earths Surface 359\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNirlipta P. Nayak, Vamsi K. Kudapa, Uday Bhan, Lalit Goswami, Susheel Kumar, and Anamika Kushwaha\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.1 Introduction 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.2 Type of Weathering Mechanism 364\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.3 Impact of Climate on Weathering and Erosion 368\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.4 Impact of Weathering on Climate 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15.5 Conclusion 369\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 375\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVirendra Bahadur Singh, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Studies, Ram Lal Anand College, University of Delhi, India. His research focuses on weathering and erosion processes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSughosh Madhav, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003e is Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Civil Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. He has published extensively on environmental topics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNaresh Chandra Pant, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e, is a Senior Professor in the Department of Geology, University of Delhi, India. His research concerns minerology, petrology, weathering, and hydrogeochemistry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRavi Shekhar, PhD, \u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Centre for the Study of Regional Development, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. His research concerns environmental geography.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn indispensable introduction to the key environmental processes of weathering and erosion\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNatural and human-induced weathering processes can have a great impact on soil and groundwater quality. With climate change and other environmental challenges placing increased emphasis on these resources, it has never been more important for researchers and environmental professionals to attain detailed knowledge of weathering and erosion processes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWeathering and Erosion Processes in the Natural Environment\u003c\/i\u003e meets this need with a rigorous, systematic overview. Beginning with a description of different forces and processes that contribute to weathering, it then discusses the different kinds of landforms that can be produced by weathering and erosion processes, as well as the potential impacts of hydrogeological processes on both surface water and groundwater. 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