Intro
Contents
About the Editors
1 Identification of the Parameters to Estimate the Capillary Rise from Shallow Groundwater Table Using Field Crop Experiments
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Models Used for the Investigation
1.3 Study Area
1.4 Field Crop Experiments
1.5 Performance Evaluation Indicator for Models
1.6 Results and Discussions
1.7 Conclusion
References
2 Study of Groundwater Table Fluctuations in the Command Area of Bhagwanpur Distributary of the Eastern Gandak Project
2.1 Introduction
2.2 The Study Area
2.3 Methodology

2.4 Results and Discussion
2.5 Conclusions
Appendices
References
3 Assessment of Heavy Metals in Sediments from Exploratory Wells for Riverbank Filtration Sites Impacted by Extreme Environmental Conditions Using Principal Component Analysis
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Materials and Methods
3.2.1 Study Area
3.2.2 Soil and Sediment Sampling and Analysis
3.2.3 Water Sampling and Analysis
3.2.4 Principal Component Analysis
3.3 Results and Discussion
3.3.1 Heavy Metal Concentrations in Soil and Aquifer Sediments of Exploratory Well Mathura

3.3.2 PCA of Heavy Metals in Soil and Aquifer Sediments of Exploratory Well Mathura
3.3.3 Heavy Metal Concentrations in Water Samples from Exploratory Well Mathura
3.3.4 Heavy Metal Concentrations in Soil and Aquifer Sediments of Exploratory Well Agra
3.3.5 PCA of Heavy Metals in Soil and Aquifer Sediments of Exploratory Well in Agra
3.3.6 Heavy Metal Concentrations in Water Samples from Exploratory Well Agra
3.3.7 Synthesis of PCA and Vertical Distribution of Heavy Metals in Exploratory Well Sediments
3.4 Summary and Conclusions
References

4 Simulation of Re-Aeration Coefficient Using Anfis and Arima Models
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Study Area and Database
4.2.1 Study Area
4.2.2 Data Collection and Analysis
4.3 Methodology
4.3.1 Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System
4.3.2 Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average
4.3.3 Evaluation of ANFIS and ARIMA Models
4.4 Results and Discussion
4.4.1 Model Input
4.4.2 Selection of Best ANFIS Model
4.4.3 Hybrid ANFIS-ARIMA
4.5 Conclusion
References

5 Identification of Unknown Number of Clandestine Groundwater Contamination Source Locations and Their Release Flux History
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Methodology Development
5.2.1 Illustration of the Study Area
5.3 Results and Discussion
5.4 Conclusions
References
6 Development of Multiple Linear Regression Model for Heavy Metal Prediction Around Eklahare Thermal Power Plant, Nashik, Maharashtra
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Study Area
6.3 Materials and Methods
6.3.1 Data Analysis and Model Development
6.4 Results and Discussion
6.4.1 Correlation Analysis