Edited by:
Professor Ashwani Kumar Tiwari, PhD, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Abhay Kumar Singh, PhD, Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Dhanbad, India
Submission Status: Closed
This collection is no longer accepting submissions.
Geochemical Transactions is calling for submissions to our Collection on Geochemistry of Water Resources. Globally, in the present scenario, water resources are vital for the existence of all living beings as well as the development of the country. Geogenic, anthropogenic, and climate factors are responsible for water quality deterioration and depletion worldwide. The Sustainable Development Goals (6, 2022) aim to increase the global population's safe drinking water supply percentage by 2030. Therefore, understanding geochemical processes and sources of contaminants using water quality data play a vital role in the sustainable and effective management of water resources. Geochemical approaches are a powerful tool for studying changes in water resources. Thus, the present Collection calls for Water Resources Geochemistry, specifically focusing on the geogenic and anthropogenic processes changing the water resources chemistry.
Dr. Ashwani Kumar Tiwari is working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Environmental Sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. His teaching and research areas are water resources management and GIS, hydro-geochemistry, pollution of water resources by geogenic and anthropogenic activities, groundwater-seawater interaction and aquifer vulnerability. He was a Post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Environment, Land and Infrastructure Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy for around four years. He has done M.Sc. and M.Phil. in Environmental Science and completed his Ph.D. degree in Environmental Science from Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, India. He was awarded Erasmus Mundus and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Scholarships. He is a Core Committee Member and University Co-ordinator of the IWA YWP (International Water Association Young Water Professionals) India Chapter. He has edited two Books and published several research articles in various reputed international and national journals and his works on respective fields are very well appreciated by many workers across the world. He has served as a guest editor of some journals and a reviewer for many international journals.
Dr. Abhay Kumar Singh is presently working as a Chief Scientist in the Environmental Management Group of the Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research, Dhanbad, India. He has obtained B.Sc. (Hons) and M.Sc. Degree in Geology from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi and M.Phil. and Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He has made a good contribution towards the understanding of the earth surface processes and impacts of mining and industrial activities on natural resources and its management. He has successfully completed a number of S&T and industry-sponsored projects related to rainwater chemistry, groundwater chemistry, groundwater management, mine water environment and EIA/EMP study of coal and non-coal mines. He has published more than 100 research papers in National and International Journals/Seminar/Symposia, have with total citations of over 4400. Dr. Singh has travelled Nepal, United Kingdom, Singapore, Malaysia, Italy and Mauritius in academic-related pursuits. He is the recipient of the Indian Science Congress Young Science Award (1999), INSA Visiting Fellowship (2005), Commonwealth Academic Fellowship (2012) and the prestigious National Geoscience Award (2013).