Environmental Studies and Climate Change

Currently, anthropogenic activities have caused unprecedented destruction of the environment at alarming rates, leading to undesirable alterations in air, land, and water. The process of environment degradation has been accelerated by industrial processes, which result in waste as well as over-consumption of natural resources. The ecological balance has been disturbed, and resources have shrunk. All this has resulted in climate change, which has emerged as a major concern in the 21st century. Changes in the environment are driven by demand for energy, water, and food to raise the standard of living. These are alsoresponsible for climate change, with contributions from deforestation andCO2emissions from fossil fuels such as coal and petroleum. The present volume discusses some of the main issues regardingenvironmental degradation and the causes as well as the impact of climate change, which is impacting the ecosystem. Theeffects of various pollutants, causes of climate change with case studies on geochemistry and glaciers, etc., andmeasures to reduce the impact on biodiversity, health, etc. are discussed in detail in its chapters. In a nutshell, this volumediscusses in detail the following issues: • Anthropogenic and natural factors in environmental degradation • Climate change history, causes, and threats to abiotic and biotic systems • Case studies on the impact of climate change and living systems • Mitigation and preparedness for the future

Environment Management and Monitoring Environment Studies and Climate Change: A Bibliometric Analysis Monika Aggarwal, Keshav Malhotra, and R.C. Sobti Environmental Implication of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Sushil Kumar Bharti, Awadhesh Kumar Yadav, and Narendra Kumar DNA Barcoding and Metabarcoding: A Potential Tool for Environmental Biodiversity Monitoring Phuntsog Dolma, Anuragini Kadwalia, Ahmad Ali, R.C. Sobti, and Archana Chauhan Effect of Flow Alterationon River Ecology: State of the Art Kashifa Iqbal and Venkatesh Dutta Elemental Mobility in the Near-Surface Environment: A Study from Bhowali-Bhimtal and Berinag Regions of Kumaun Lesser Himalaya, India Abhishek Pandey and Santosh Kumar Ecological Restoration: Ecosystem Services and Conservation of Natural Heritage Akshat Uniyal, Isha Sharma, Priyanka Uniyal, and N.S Bisht Utilization of Sustainable Resources to Combat Challenges in Environment and Climate Change Jyoti Rawat, Pooja Pant, and Veena Pande Palaeoclimate Studies and Computational Analysis of Climate Change Mammalian Dental Enamel: An Archive for Palaeoecology and Palaeoclimate Studies Rajeev Patnaik Statistical Modeling of Climate Data Minakshi Mishra and Pushpraj Knowledge Discovery Paradigms for Climate Change: Comparative Evaluation Anu Gupta and Indu Chhabra Optimization of Process Variables Using Central Composite Design for Heterotrophic Biological Denitrification Archna Narula, R.C. Sobti, andSravanthi Veluturla Effectiveness of Major Plant Components, Cellulose and Lignin, for Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Industrial Wastewater: A Comparative Analysis Manpreet Kaur, Gaurav Rattan, Sonal Singhal, and Anupama Kaushik Climate Change: Challenges and Management Strategies Emerging Issues of Climate Change: Global Perspective, Ecosystem, and Health U.R. Zargar and M.I. Rather Climate Change and Agriculture Shaista Mehraj, M.R Mir Mehreen Manzoor, R.K. Sharma, Aadil Hussain Mir, Irfan Latief Khan, andSameena Maqbool Climate Change: Mitigation and Adaptation Seema Singh and Ruchi Saxena Climate Change and Its Impact on Poultry Production Tufail Banday, Shaista S. Nissa, Syed Shanaz, and Shahana Riyaz Tramboo Climate Change and Renewable Energy: Improvements and Interpretations for Sustainable Development Richa Kothari, Gagandeep Kour, Har Mohan Singh, Shubham Raina, Arjun Tyagi, Anita Singh, S. Dhar, D.Pathania, and V.V. Tyagi Technology and Innovation to Tackle Climate Challenges Reshu Chaudhary and R.S. Sengar Role of Bioenergy in Climate Change, Food, Energy and Rural Development Omkar Verma, Ashu Khosla, M. Prashanth, and Nisha Changotra A Review of Fluoride Contamination in Groundwater and Its Removal by Adsorption Process Chandra Bhan andJiwan Singh Himalaya ina Rapidly Changing World: Climate Change Impacts and Conservation Implications on the Montane Freshwater Fauna Aashna Sharma, Vineet Kumar Dubey, Jeyaraj Antony Johnson, Yogesh Kumar Rawal, and Kuppusamy Sivakumar A Solution to Healthy Living in Relation to Vector-Borne Encephalitis Goutam Chandra and Sunanda Burman Environment and Health impacts Environment Contaminants and Male Reproductive Health: Past, Present and Future Latchoumycandane Calivarathan, Pranitha Janardhanan, Meenu Maniradhan, and Premendu Prakash Mathur Bioaerosol Health Effects from Molecular to Global Scales Sneha Gautam, Alok Sagar Gautam, Anjani R.K. Gollakota, and Chi-Min Shu Pollution Indicator, Opportunistic, and Pathogenic Bacteria Prevalence in Farmed and Wild Fish of Kashmir Himalaya Rasy Fayaz Cho, Umer Aziz Mir, Ibraq Khurshid, and Fayaz Ahmad Using Monogenoids (Phylum Platyhelminthes) as Indicators of Aquatic Ecosystem Health Amit Tripathi Hematological Parameters and Cell Morphology of Cyprinus carpio var. communis and specularis from Dal Lake Kashmir, Himalayan Region Imtiaz Ahmed, Zubair Ahmad Sheikh, Aamina Hussan, Kousar Jan, Francesco Fazio, and Rana Samad Use of Nematode Community as Bioindicator in Responses to Wastewater Irrigation in Agro-Ecosystems Near the Yamuna in Haryana, India Shikha Ahalavat, Nibedita Borgohin, Puneet Kumar, and Ashok Kumar Chaubey Algae and Macrophytes as Bioindicators of Freshwater Ecosystem Divya Dubey, Saroj Kumar, and Venkatesh Dutta Parasite Diversity Strategies under the Influence of Pollutants Reshu, Anita Yadav, Rashmi Srivastava, Neerja Kapoor, Sandeep K. Malhotra, Kamal Jaiswal, and Neeshma Jaiswal Snow Cover Variability as Climate Change Indicator: A Case Study from Higher Himalaya in Garhwal, Uttarakhand Ashutosh Misra Agrofuels Can Beat the Heat for a Sustainable Environment Amit Kumar, R.S. Sengar, and Rajeev Kumar Holistic Management of Air Pollution Using Modern Technology Sachin Agarwal, DineshK. Saxena, and Boyina Rupini Reducing Air Pollution Can Control Future Pandemics Amit Krishna De Integration of Constructed Wetland Technology as Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Facility and Water Reuse in Agriculture Saroj Kumar, Bhanu Pratap, Divya Dubey, and Venkatesh Dutta

Ranbir Chander Sobti, former Vice-Chancellor Panjab University, Chandigarh &Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (Central University), Lucknow is a scientist, an able administrator and dynamic institution builder. He has published more than 300 papers in the journals of national and international repute such as Mutation Research, Carcinogenesis. Achieves of Toxicology, Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics, Molecular Cell Biochemistry, PLOS I to name a few. He has also published more than 50 books by international publishers such as Springers, Academic Press, CRC, Elsevier, and others. He is a Fellow of the Third World Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences India, Indian National Science Academy, National Academy of Medical Sciences, National Academy of Agricultural Sciences Canadian Academy of Cardiovascular Diseases and few others. He was the General President of Indian Science Congress for the 102nd session held at University of Jammu in 2013. Dr.Sobti is the recipient of many prestigious awards like, the INSA Young Scientist Medal, UGC Career Award, Punjab Rattan Award, JC Bose Oration and Sriram Oration Awards and of Life Time Achievement Awards of the Punjab Academy of Sciences, Zoological Society of India, and the Environment Academy of India, besides many other medals and awards of national and International levels.