Soil and Groundwater Pollution from Agricultural Activities
		ISBN 81-85589-46-1 Rs. 695.00 $.30.95 Author: T.V. Ramachandra

Contents:

Agricultural Activities and Environmental Impacts * Major Agricultural Practices * Classification of Crops * Nutrients * Crop Diseases and Control * Agricultural Situa­tion in India * Soil- Processes and Properties * Introduction to Soil * Soil Formation * Soil Degradation * Classificati09 of Soil * Characteristics of Soil * Constituents of Soil * Types of Soil in India * Groundwater Hydrology * Groundwater: An Introduc­tion * Occurrence and Distribution of Groundwater * Groundwater Movement * Groundwater Yield * Groundwater Recharge * Soil and Groundwater Pollution * Soil Pollution * Groundwater Pollution* Environmental Influences and Groundwater Level * Groundwater Quality and Analyses * Soil Quality and Analyses * Case Study: Groundwater Quality in India * Irrigation and Drainage: Impacts and Remedial Measures * Irrigation Effects * Drainage: Merits and Demerits * Remedial Measures * Example of Leaching Requirements * Case Study: Impacts of Irrigation and Drainage in India * Environmental Impacts ofFertilisers * Inorganic Fertilisers * Organic Fer­tiliser * Fate Pathways and Effects of Fertilisers * Mode, time and Quantity of Ferti­liser Application * Pesticides and Environmental Impacts * Properties of Pesticides * Movement of Pesticide * Types of Pesticides * Commonly used Pesticides in India and their Properties * Environmental Impacts of Pesticides * Appropriate use of Pest:­cides * Monitoring of Soil and Groundwater Pollution * Objectives and Scales of Monitoring * Monitoring Strategy * Groundwater Monitoring Plans * Monitoring by Sampling in Unsaturated/vadose zone * Monitoring the Saturated zone * Data Acquistion and Processing * Soil and Groundwater Treatment * Control of Point and Non point Sources of Pollution * Treatment Methods * Soil Remediation * Groundwater Treatment * Conservation and Management of Soil and Groundwater * Soil Conser­vation *Groundwater Management * Sustainable Agriculture * Eco-watershed Man­agement