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Intro -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Coastal Ecosystems of India and Their Conservation and Management Policies: A Review -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Coastal States, Union Territories and Islands of India -- 2.1 Gujarat -- 2.2 Maharashtra -- 2.3 Goa -- 2.4 Karnataka -- 2.5 Kerala -- 2.6 Andhra Pradesh -- 2.7 Tamil Nadu -- 2.8 Odisha -- 2.9 West Bengal -- 2.10 Union Territories of India: Coastal Regions -- 2.10.1 Puducherry -- 2.10.2 Daman and Diu -- 2.10.3 Andaman and Nicobar Islands (ANI) -- 2.10.4 Lakshadweep Islands -- 3 India's Coastal Ecosystems -- 3.1 Mangroves -- 3.1.1 Sundarbans Mangroves (West Bengal) -- 3.1.2 Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Goa Mangroves -- 3.1.3 Mangroves Pichavaram and Muthupet (Tamil Nadu) -- 3.1.4 Andaman and Nicobar Mangrove (ANI) -- 3.1.5 Mahanadi and Bhitarkanika (Odisha) -- 3.2 Salt Marshes -- 3.3 Seagrasses -- 3.4 Coral Reefs -- 3.5 Lagoons -- 4 India's Coastal Policies -- 4.1 Global Conventions and Coastline Protection Treaties -- 4.1.1 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) -- 4.1.2 The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) -- 4.1.3 The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Wildlife (CITES) -- 4.1.4 Ramsar Convention on International Important Wetlands -- 4.1.5 Biosphere Reserves -- 4.1.6 Biodiversity Act, 2002 -- 4.1.7 Indian Coastal Zone Regulations -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Sources and Distribution of Fecal Coliforms in the Coastal Environment: A Case Study from Chilika Lagoon, Odisha, India -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Microbial Indicators of Bacteriological Quality of Water -- 1.2 Monitoring and Assessment of FC -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Water Sampling -- 2.3 Detection of FC Bacteria -- 2.4 Molecular Identification and Phylogenetic Analysis -- 2.5 Antibiotic Susceptibility Profiling and MAR Index.

1-Chemical characterization of municipal and industrial wastewater -- 2- Adsorptive remediation of wastewater -- 3-Enzymatic degradation of organic matter in wastewater -- 4-Microbial degradation of wastewater -- 5-Phytoremediation of wastewater -- 6- Advance oxidation techniques for wastewater remediation -- 7-Application of nanomaterials for the remediation of wastewater -- 8-Membrane-based remediation of wastewater -- 9- Gravity separation/sedimentation of wastewater -- 10-Sandbank filtration techniques for wastewater treatment -- 11- Constructed wetlands for the remediation of wastewater -- 12- Sterilization techniques of the wastewater. - 13-Recent advancement in nutrients removal from wastewater -- 14-Recovery and reuse of metals from wastewater -- 15-Legislation and industrial responsibilities for discharge of wastewater in the environment.

Water Disinfection: Background, Current Trends, Challenges and Gaps -- Drinking water chlorination and disinfection by-products: formation, history and regulations -- Recent Advancements in Chlorine Applications for Water Quality Control -- Disinfection processes and formation of disinfection by-products (DBPs) in drinking water -- Various disinfection processes and formation of disinfection by-products in drinking water -- Disinfection by-products (DBPs) and their toxicological risk on human wellbeing: A public health -- Assessment of Toxicological and Human Health Impacts of Disinfection By-Products -- Detection and measurement of disinfection by-products in drinking water -- Recent trends in controlling the disinfection by-products before their formation in drinking water: A Review -- Removal of disinfection by-products by Physico-chemical treatment methods -- Removal of Disinfection By-products from Drinking Water:Influencing Factors and Physico-chemical Treatment Processes -- Availability and Minimization of Nitrogenous Disinfectant By-products in Drinking Water -- GIS-based trends analysis of THMs compounds in Indian Drinking Water Supplies -- Recent development in nanotechnology for the removal of disinfection by-products.

Front cover -- Half title -- Full title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1 - An overview of human health risk from opium alkaloids and related pharmaceutical products pollution in aquati ... -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Opium and alkaloid-based industries -- 1.2.1 Health effects of opium -- 1.2.1.1 Oxidative stress -- 1.2.1.2 Increased plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 -- 1.2.1.3 Decreased plasma adiponectin -- 1.2.1.4 Deficiency of testosterone and estrogen -- 1.2.1.5 Hyperprolactinemia -- 1.2.1.6 Insulin resistance -- 1.2.2 Addiction due to psychoactive drugs -- 1.2.3 Extraction of opium from poppy -- 1.2.4 Characteristics of opium alkaloid wastewater -- 1.2.5 Government opium and alkaloid factories -- 1.2.5.1 Products of the factory -- 1.3 Active pharmaceutical ingredients -- 1.4 Impacts of pharmaceutical products on aquatic ecosystem -- 1.5 Effects of various opium alkaloids on human health -- 1.6 Treatment approach -- 1.6.1 Physicochemical treatment -- 1.6.2 Biological treatment -- 1.6.2.1 Aerobic treatment -- 1.6.2.2 Anaerobic treatment -- 1.6.3 Membrane separation -- 1.6.4 Fenton's oxidation -- 1.7 Concluding remarks -- Conflict of Interest -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Chapter 2 - Impact of pharmaceuticals and antibiotics waste on the river ecosystem: a growing threat -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Pharmaceuticals and antibiotics waste -- 2.3 Rules and regulations for surveillance of pharmaceuticals and antibiotics in water ecosystem -- 2.4 Sources of pharmaceuticals and antibiotics in water ecosystem -- 2.5 Impact of pharmaceuticals and antibiotics on aquatic ecosystem -- 2.5.1 Impact on freshwater system -- 2.5.2 Probable environmental impact of pharmaceuticals via behavioral changes -- 2.5.3 Bioaccumulation -- 2.5.4 Chronic effects on human health.