Impact of city effluents on water quality of Indus River: assessment of temporal and spatial variations in the southern region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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DOI: 10.1007/s10661-018-6621-7
Abstract: The impact of city effluents on water quality of Indus River was assessed in the southern region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Water samples were collected in dry (DS) and wet (WS) seasons from seven sampling… read more here.
Keywords: indus river; quality; water; quality indus ... See more keywords
Spatio-temporal variations of shallow and deep well groundwater nitrate concentrations along the Indus River floodplain aquifer in Pakistan.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.07.019
Abstract: Excessive use of nitrogenous fertilizers and their improper management in agriculture causes nitrate contamination of surface and groundwater resources. This study was conducted along the seasonally flooded alluvial agricultural area of Indus River Basin to… read more here.
Keywords: indus river; dry season; shallow deep; nitrate concentrations ... See more keywords
Paleofloods records in Himalaya
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.12.011
Abstract: We use paleoflood deposits to reconstruct a record of past floods for the Alaknanda-Mandakini Rivers (Garhwal Himalaya), the Indus River (Ladakh, NW Himalaya) and the Brahmaputra River (NE Himalaya). The deposits are characterized by sand-silt… read more here.
Keywords: indus river; river; paleofloods records; records himalaya ... See more keywords
Oxygen, deuterium, and strontium isotope characteristics of the Indus River water system
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DOI: 10.1016/j.geomorph.2016.12.014
Abstract: Abstract Understanding the sources and compositional characteristics of waters and sediments in the Indus River system is extremely important as its water availability is one of the primary factors for sustenance of the irrigation activities… read more here.
Keywords: indus river; water; system; isotope ... See more keywords
Community dynamics and activity of nirS-harboring denitrifiers in sediments of the Indus River Estuary.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.110971
Abstract: Denitrification is an important pathway for reactive nitrogen removal from aquatic ecosystems. In this study, the biodiversity, abundance, and activity of cytochrome cd1-type nitrate reductase gene (nirS)-harboring denitrifiers in the sediments of the Indus River… read more here.
Keywords: harboring denitrifiers; indus river; nirs harboring; river estuary ... See more keywords
Regional sediment sources versus the Indus River system: The Plio-Pleistocene of the Peshawar Basin (NW-Pakistan)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.sedgeo.2019.05.010
Abstract: Abstract Sedimentary archives within the Peshawar Basin in northwest Pakistan preserve a record of siliciclastic supply patterns during the Plio-Pleistocene epoch. The basin fill consists of fluvial-floodplain clays overlain by thick lacustrine-glaciofluvial rhythmites with deposits… read more here.
Keywords: peshawar basin; indus river; basin; river ... See more keywords
Large observational bias on discharge in the Indus River since 1970s
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-35600-3
Abstract: The discharge of one of the world’s largest river - Indus River was reported to be increasing that was not supported by the Karakoram (KK) glacier expansion. A major hydrometric bias was ignored, which seemed… read more here.
Keywords: indus river; bias; discharge; large observational ... See more keywords
Heavy metal uptake and toxicity in tissues of commercially important freshwater fish (Labeo rohita and Wallago attu) from the Indus river, Pakistan
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DOI: 10.15244/pjoes/66850
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accumulation of heavy metals in the liver, skin, gills, and muscles of two freshwater edible fish species (Labeo rohita and Wallago attu) collected from Taunsa barrage… read more here.
Keywords: rohita wallago; indus river; wallago attu; heavy metal ... See more keywords
Impacts of Stressors on Riparian Health Indicators in the Upper and Lower Indus River Basins in Pakistan
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph192013239
Abstract: Riparian zones along rivers and streams provide ecosystem services that may change over time as disturbances increase and deteriorate these buffer zones globally. The effect of stressors on ecosystem services along the rivers in underdeveloped… read more here.
Keywords: health indicators; health; indus river; riparian health ... See more keywords