Evaluation of potential sites for soil erosion risk in and around Yamuna River flood plain using RUSLE
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DOI: 10.1007/s12517-020-05646-7
Abstract: In general, agricultural intensification and human intervention lead to the soil erosion problem. Remarkably, marginal alluvial plains of vast Indo-Gangetic plain consistently suffer a great peril of land degradation in and around the Yamuna-Chambal valley.… read more here.
Keywords: around yamuna; erosion risk; yamuna; erosion ... See more keywords
Assessing the Human Role in Changing Floodplain and Channel Belt of the Yamuna River in National Capital Territory of Delhi, India
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DOI: 10.1007/s12524-019-01018-1
Abstract: Ongoing demands for irrigation, drinking water supplies and hydropower generation encourage human beings to construct dams and reservoirs on rivers. Such engineering structures together with embankments may protect downstream areas from flooding, can give short-term… read more here.
Keywords: delhi; human role; channel belt; assessing human ... See more keywords
Metagenomic study focusing on antibiotic resistance genes from the sediments of River Yamuna.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2020.144951
Abstract: Antibiotic resistance is one of the major health concerns of the present century. The direct discharge of urban sewage, hospital effluents, and pharmaceutical wastes increases the concentration of antibiotics in riverine ecosystems. This provides selection… read more here.
Keywords: yamuna river; study; resistance; antibiotic resistance ... See more keywords
Assessment of the intrinsic bioremediation capacity of a complexly contaminated Yamuna River of India: a algae-specific approach.
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DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2023.2200862
Abstract: Nearly 57 million people depend on Yamuna's water for their daily needs and agriculture. This is the first study of assessment of the Yamuna River for five major pollutants - Nitrate, Sulfate, Phosphate, Silicon, and… read more here.
Keywords: phosphate; yamuna river; water; contaminated yamuna ... See more keywords