Weed control methods for river basin management

Content: Cover
 Title Page
 Copyright Page
 PREFACE
 THE AUTHOR
 Dedication
 Table of Contents
 Part I: Environmental Survey and Assessment
 Chapter 1: Introduction
 Basic Concepts
 Method of Study
 Potential Problems
 Chapter 2: Ecology of Aquatic Weed Control
 Introduction
 Definition of an Ecosystem
 Baseline Studies
 Ecological Effects
 Hydrologic Cycle
 Aquatic Plants
 Chemical Weed Control
 Biological Weed Control
 Chapter 3: Environmental Impacts for Fish and Wildlife Management
 Introduction
 Division of Fisheries Research
 Impacts on Water Management
 Impacts on Aquatic Plant Control Corps of Engineers Impact AssessmentProgram of Impact Assessment
 Environmental Quality
 Division of River Basin Studies
 Environmental Policy
 Fish and Wildlife Coordination
 Water Resource Projects
 National Wildlife Refuges
 Nonfederal Projects
 Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention
 Water Resource Planning
 Fish and Wildlife Resources
 Chapter 4: Hydropower Projects and Their Associated Environmental Impacts
 Introduction
 Power Development in the United States
 Hydropower Development by the Corps of Engineers
 Environmental Considerations
 Geological Resources
 Land Resources Water ResourcesBiological Resources
 Cultural Resources
 Reordering of Priorities
 Ecotactics
 Chapter 5: Environmental Problems of Large Dams
 Introduction
 Environmental Factors
 Resettlement of People
 Health Hazards
 Schistosomiasis (Bilharziasis)
 Malaria
 Onchoceriosis (River Blindness)
 Try panosomiasis
 Filariasis
 Other Health Problems
 Aquatic Plants
 The Fisheries Problem
 Sedimentation
 Water Quality Changes
 Eutrophication
 Human Wastes
 Agricultural Wastes
 Erosion and Forestries
 Industrial Pollution
 Sedimentation
 Climatic Changes
 Seismic Effects
 Archaeological Losses Measures of ControlChemical Methods
 Biological Control
 Chapter 8: Established Irrigation Schemes in India
 Introduction
 Crop Irrigation and Water Resources
 Aquatic Weed Control Problems
 The Tungabhadra Project Dam and High Level Canal
 Project Origin
 Past Irrigation Schemes
 Tungabhadra River Project
 Right Bank High Level Canal
 Salient Features of the Scheme
 Construction
 Development of Fisheries
 The Chambal Command Area Irrigation Scheme
 Operational Plan
 Aquatic Weed Problem Areas
 Economic Considerations
 Present Methods of Aquatic Weed Control
 Project Operation