Regional EIA and risk assessment in a fast developing country / Tasneem Abbasi, E.V. Ramasamy, F.I. Khan, S.A. Abbasi.

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REGIONAL EIA AND RISK ASSESSMENT IN A FAST DEVELOPING COUNTRY; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; FOREWORD ; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION ; RISK OF ACCIDENTS ; PART 1 ; Chapter 2 WATER BODIES IN THE STUDY AREA AND THEIR IMPORTANCE ; 2.1. WATER-BODIES IN THE STUDY AREA ; 2.1.1. Ponds ; Usage ; 2.1.2. Dug-Wells and Borewells ; 2.1.3. Rivers and Canals ; 2.2. THE IMPORTANCE OF THE WATER RESOURCES IN THE STUDY AREA ; Chapter 3 SAMPLING SITES AND THE METHODS OF SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS ; 3.1. GENERAL ; 3.2. SURFACE WATER QUALITY SAMPLING STATIONS.

3.2.1. Ponds 3.2.2. Canals ; 3.3. GROUNDWATER QUALITY SAMPLING STATIONS ; Chapter 4 THE STATUS OF WATER QUALITY ; 4.1. GENERAL ; ABSTRACT ; 4.2. MAJOR FINDINGS: SURFACE WATER ; 4.2.1. Pre-Monsoon ; 4.2.2. Monsoon ; 4.2.3. Post-Monsoon ; 4.2.4. Heavy Metals, Arsenic and Boron ; 4.3. MAJOR FINDINGS: GROUND WATER ; 4.3.1. Pre-Monsoon ; 4.3.2. Monsoon ; 4.3.3. Post-Monsoon ; 4.3.4. Heavy Metals, Arsenic and Boron ; 4.4. HOW RELEVANT THE FINDINGS ARE AS ON DATE ; Chapter 5 MODELLING OF BUCKINGHAM CANAL WATER QUALITY ; 5.1. INTRODUCTION ; 5.2. HYDROLOGICAL, INCLUDINGWATER QUALITY DATA.

5.3. MODEL VALIDATION 5.4. IMPORTANT FINDINGS ; Chapter 6 THE AIRSHED AT MANALI INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX ; 6.1. INTRODUCTION ; ABSTRACT ; 6.2. TERRAIN ; 6.3. WIND ROSES ; Chapter 7 SETTLING UP OF AIR QUALITY SAMPLING STATIONS ; 7.1. SAMPLING STATIONS ; 7.2. SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS ; 7.3. EXISTING DATA-BASE: AN OVERVIEW ; Chapter 8 AMBIENT AIR QUALITY ; 8.1. GENERAL ; 8.2. STUDIES ON SO ; 8.2.1. Sox: Pre-Monsoon ; 8.2.2. SO: Monsoon ; 8.2.3. SOX: Post-Monsoon (or 'Winter') ; 8.2.4. SOX: Summer ; 8.3. STUDIES ON NOX ; 8.4. STUDIES ON SPM ; 8.5. OVERALL AIR QUALITY.

8.6. AMMONIA AND CHLORINE 8.6.1. Ammonia ; 8.6.2. Chlorine ; 8.7. OVERALL SEASONAL PATTERN ; Chapter 9 AIR QUALITY MODELLING ; 9.1. INTRODUCTION ; 9.2. AIR QUALITY SIMULATIONS FOR IMPACT FORECASTING ; 9.2.1. Impact of Changes in Source Characteristics (Flow Rate and/or Source Strength) on Ambient Air Quality in Manali Residential Area; Post-Monsoon ; Summer ; Pre-Monsoon ; Monsoon ; 9.2.2. Impact of Changes in Terrain Characteristics on Ambient Air Quality in Manali Residential Area ; Post-Monsoon ; Summer ; Pre-Monsoon ; Monsoon.

9.2.3. Impact of Changes in Atmospheric Conditions on the Ambient Air Quality in Manali Residential Area Post-Monsoon ; Summer ; Pre-Monsoon ; Monsoon ; Chapter 10 NOISE ENVIRONMENT ; 10.1. GENERAL ; 10.2. SAMPLING NETWORKS ; 10.3. IMPORTANT FINDINGS ; 10.3.1. Pre-Monsoon ; 10.3.2. Monsoon ; 10.3.3. Post-Monsoon ; 10.3.4. The Trends ; Chapter 11 LAND ENVIRONMENT ; 11.1. LAND-USE PATTERN ; 11.2. STUDIES ON SOLID WASTES ; 11.2.1. Leachability Studies ; 11.2.2. Dry Data on Solid Wastes ; 11.2.3. Important Findings ; Chapter 12 SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT ; 12.1. GENERAL.

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