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Contaminants in Agriculture and Environment Health Risks and Remediation Contaminants in Agriculture Health Risks an Contaminants in Agricultur Contaminants in Agriculture and Environment Health Risks and Remediation Contaminants in Agriculture This book is a forge guide to the students and researchers working in the field of Mr. Jogendra Singh agricultural pollution and seeking to get relevant material to understand the d Rem and Environment Dr. Vinod Kumar current trends of generation, impacts and remediation of pollutants affecting Dr. Vinod Kumar (M.Sc., Ph.D., F.A.N.S.F.) is Mr. Jogendra Singh, is a renowned agricultural systems. The book provides the collection of most pertinent material ediation | V Health Risks and Remediation w o rk i ng a s A s s i s t a n t P ro fe s s o r o f researcher working in the fields of water Environmental Science in the Department of pollution, wastewater management, phyto- about themes to the readers. The book is helpful in understanding the basic Zoology and Environmental Science, remediation, agro-ecology, and bioenergy concepts of agricultural pollution as well as the sources of pollutants in agriculture Gurukula Kangri University, Haridwar production. He received his master degree in (Uttarakhand), India. He has an academic the subject of Environmental Science from system. The enhancement of agricultural productivity by various environmental Volume 1 experience of about 8 years and research Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, friendly methods and their limitations is also implemented. Furthermore, the book experience of about 12 years. His interests of Haridwar, India in the year of 2013. He has r e s e a r c h a r e a a r e A g r o - e c o l o g y , qualified Indian Council of Agricultural comprises the information about impact of pollutants on growth and productivity o E n v i r o n m e n t a l P o l l u t i o n a n d Research (ICAR-NET) National Eligibility lum of agricultural crops followed by various diseases and impacts of agricultural Bioremediation Research and Wastewater Test in the year of 2014. He has also awarded Management. He has published more than Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship (RGNF) pollutants on human health as well as to other components of ecosystem. The case e 1 e an 85 research papers in national and f u n d e d b y t h e U n i v e r s i t y G r a n t s studies of some countries showing impacts on its population which is caused by international journals of repute. He is the Commission (UGC), New Delhi, India. He has founder President of Agriculture and been working as Editorial secretary of the such pollutants. The current status of generation of agricultural wastes and its best Environmental Science Academy and i n t e r n a t i o n a l j o u r n a l A r c h i v e s o f d Envir utilization by means of environmental friendly approaches is the emergence need Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Archives of Agricultural and Environmental Science Agriculture and Environmental Science. He and Journal of Applied and Natural Science, in this book. is serving as Editorial Board member and Haridwar India. He has published 20 reviewer of about 10 reputed international research articles in the national and journals. The Google citation: 768; h-index: international peer-reviewed journals. 14; Scopus Citation: 177; h-index: 7 is in his onm credit. ent ISBN (Print) 978-93-5321-003-8 ISBN (Online) Prof. Rohitashw Mr. Pankaj Kumar 978-81-942017-0-0 Kumar Mr. Pankaj Kumar is a young researcher, Dr. Rohitashw Kumar (B.E., M.E., Ph.D.) is working in the field of environmental working as Professor at College of pollution, bioremediation and bioenergy. He Price for print version Agricultural Engineering and Technology, has expertise in kinetic and mathematical ₹ 1550.00 (Inside India) She-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural modeling approaches of environmental Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, research. Mr. Kumar received his masters $ 100.00 (Outside India) Srinagar, India. In addition he is honored degree in Environmental Science from Professor Water Chair (Sheikh Nuruddin), Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya in the Constituted by Ministry of Water Resources, year of 2018 with gold medal. He has Read online at: www.aesacademy.org/book Editors Govt of India at NIT, Srinagar. He obtained published 8 research papers in national and his Ph.D. degree in the Water Resources international peer reviewed journals. He has Engineering from NIT, Hamirpur and Master been working as Editorial secretary of the an of Engineering Degree in Irrigation Water i n t e r n a t i o n a l j o u r n a l A r c h i v e s o f Vinod Kumar | Rohitashw Kumar Management Engineering from MPUAT, Agricultural and Environmental Science. Published by Udaipur. He has published over 80 papers in Agro Environ Media, Publication Cell Jogendra Singh | Pankaj Kumar peer-reviewed journals articles, 4 practical Agriculture and Environmental Science Academy manual and 16 book chapters. Haridwar (Uttarakhand), India Contaminants in Agriculture and Environment Health Risks and Remediation Volume 1 Editor(s) Vinod Kumar Rohitashw Kumar Jogendra Singh Pankaj Kumar 2019 AGRO ENVIRON MEDIA IMPRINTS No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronically, mechanically, by photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the owner. Trade or brand names used in this book is solely for the purpose of providing specific information. Mention of a trade name, propriety product, or specific equipment does not constitute a guarantee or warranty by the author(s) and editor(s) and does not imply approval of the named product to the exclusion of other similar products. The views published in the articles are those of authors and not of the editors or publisher. COVER IMAGE(s) CREDIT AESA and www.pexels.com PUBLISHED BY Agro Environ Media, Publication Cell Agriculture and Environmental Science Academy (AESA), 86, Gurubaksh Vihar (East), Kankhal, Haridwar-249408, (Uttarakhand), INDIA Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.aesacademy.org ISBN: 978-93-5321-003-8 (Print) ISBN: 978-81-942017-0-0 (Online) DOI: 10.26832/AESA-2019-CAE This eBook is published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Copyright © 2019 All rights reserved by AEM - AESA II Contaminants in Agriculture and Environment Health Risks and Remediation Volume 1 Editor(s) Dr. Vinod Kumar Assistant Professor (Senior Grade) Department of Zoology and Environmental Science, Gurukula Kangri University, Haridwar, India Prof. Rohitashw Kumar College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar Campus, Srinagar (J&K), India Mr. Jogendra Singh Department of Zoology and Environmental Science, Gurukula Kangri University, Haridwar, India Mr. Pankaj Kumar Department of Zoology and Environmental Science, Gurukula Kangri University, Haridwar, India © 2019 | Agro Environ Media | AESA III IV Contributors Amar Singh Avian Diversity and Bioacoustics Laboratory, Department of Zoology and Environmental Science, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar-249404 (Uttarakhand), INDIA Amit Sharma Aquatic Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Zoology and Environmental Science Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar- 249404 (Uttarakhand), INDIA Arvinder Kaur Department of Zoology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005 (Punjab), INDIA Ashish Kumar Arya Avian Diversity and Bioacoustics Laboratory, Department of Zoology and Environmental Science, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar-249404 (Uttarakhand), INDIA Asifa Qureshi Environmental Biotechnology and Genomics Division (EBGD), CSIR- National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur-440010, INDIA Basuki Wasis Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB University). Jl. Lingkar Kampus, Kampus IPB Darmaga, Bogor 16680, West Java, INDONESIA D.S. Malik Department of Zoology and Environmental Science, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar-249404 (Uttarakhand), INDIA Dalip Kumar Mansotra Department of Zoology and Environmental Science, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar-249404 (Uttarakhand), INDIA Dinesh Bhatt Avian Diversity and Bioacoustics Laboratory, Department of Zoology and Environmental Science, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar-249404 (Uttarakhand), INDIA Dinesh Kumar Department of Biotechnology, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh), INDIA Faheem Ahamad Limnology and Ecological Modelling Lab, Department of Zoology and Environmental Sciences, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar-249404 (Uttarakhand), INDIA Fasuil Farooq Insect Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Zoology, D.S.B. Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital- 263002, Uttarakhand, INDIA Hemant J. Purohit Environmental Biotechnology and Genomics Division (EBGD), CSIR- National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI), Nagpur-440010, INDIA Ifra Ashraf College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, SKUAST-K, Shalimar, INDIA Jogendra Singh Agro-ecology and Pollution Research Laboratory, Department of Zoology and Environmental Science, Gurukula Kangri Vishwavidyalaya, Haridwar-249404 (Uttarakhand), INDIA Kevin Assamsi Department of Silviculture, Faculty of Forestry, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB University). Jl. Lingkar Kampus, Kampus IPB Darmaga, Bogor 16680, West Java, INDONESIA. Kirandeep Kaur Department of Zoology, Khalsa College, Amritsar-143005 (Punjab), INDIA Mahesh Chand Singh Department of Soil & Water Engineering, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, Punjab,
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