Water Quality: Assessment of the Current Situation in Asia

References

• Abbas , A. , Khan , S. , Hussain , N. , Hanjra , M. A. and Akbar , S. 2011 . Characterizing soil salinity in irrigated agriculture using a remote sensing approach . Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C , DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2010.12.004
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• AIT-UNEP RRC.AP (Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific) . 2001 . Surface water . State of the Environment in Vietnam 2001 , Available at: http://www.rrcap.unep.org/pub/soe/vietnam/issues/pressure/inland_water.htm#Surface%20water1 (accessed 6 February 2012)
   Google Scholar
• Angel , D. and Rock , M. T. 2009 . Environmental rationalities and the development state in East Asia: prospects for a sustainability transition . Technological Forecasting and Social Change , 76 : 229 – 240 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Asian Development Bank [ADB] . 1997 . Emerging Asia: Changes and Challenges , Mandaluyong City, Philippines : Asian Development Bank .
   Google Scholar
• Asian Development Bank [ADB] . 2008a . Islamic Republic of Pakistan Country Environment Analysis , Mandaluyong City, Philippines : Asian Development Bank .
   Google Scholar
• Asian Development Bank [ADB] . 2008b . Managing Asian cities: Sustainable and Inclusive Urban Solutions , Mandaluyong City, Philippines : Asian Development Bank .
   Google Scholar
• Ballance, R. & Pant, B. D. (2003) Environment Statistics in Central Asia: Progress and Prospects. ERD Working Paper Series, No. 36 (Economics and Research Department, Asian Development Bank). Available at: http://www.adb.org/Documents/ERD/Working_Papers/wp036.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Biswas , A. K. and Seetharam , K. E. 2008 . Achieving water security for Asia . International Journal of Water Resources Development , 24 ( 1 ) : 145 – 176 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Carr , G. M. and Neary , J. P. 2008 . “ United Nations Environment Programme Global Environment Monitoring System (GEMS)/Water Programme ” . In Water Quality for Ecosystem and Human Health , 2nd ed. Available at: http://www.unep.org/gemswater/Portals/24154/publications/pdfs/water_quality_human_health.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Centre for Science and Environment [CSE] . 1999 . Perpetual thirst: faucets of the problem . Down to Earth , 7 ( 19 ) February 28
   Google Scholar
• Chhabra , A. , Manjunath , K. R. and Panigrahy , S. 2010 . Non-point source pollution in Indian agriculture: estimation of nitrogen losses from rice crop using remote sensing and GIS . International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation , 12 : 190 – 200 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chinese Academy of Science [CAS] . 2007 . China Sustainable Development Strategy Report 2007: Water Governance and Innovation , Beijing : Scientific Press .
   Google Scholar
• Chowdary , V. M. , Rao , N. H. and Sarma , P. B. S. 2005 . Decision support framework for assessment of non-point-source pollution of groundwater in large irrigation projects . Agricultural Water Management , 75 : 194 – 225 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Central Pollution Control Board [CPCB] (2010) Status of Water Quality in India: 2009, Monitoring of Indian Aquatic Resources Series: MINARS 2009-10 (Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India)
   Google Scholar
• Corcoran , E. , Nellemann , C. , Baker , E. , Bos , R. D. and Osborn , H. S. , eds. 2010 . Sick Water? The Central Role of Wastewater Management in Sustainable Development: A Rapid Response Assessment , United Nations Environment Programme, UN-Habitat, GRID-Arendal .
   Google Scholar
• Department of Environment . 2004 . Malaysia Environment Quality Report 2004 , Department of Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Government of Malaysia .
   Google Scholar
• Department of Environment . 2006 . Malaysia Environment Quality Report 2006 , Department of Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Government of Malaysia .
   Google Scholar
• Duc Hanh, H. & The Dong, N. (2008) The current state of river basins in Vietnam: pollution and solution, Paper presented at 3rd WEPA International Forum, 23–24 October 2008, Putrajaya, Malaysia. Available at http://www.wepa-db.net/activities_200810forum.htm
   Google Scholar
• Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific [ESCAP] . 1999 . ESCAP Population Data Sheet, Population and Development Indicators for Asia and the Pacific, 1999 , Bangkok : United Nations ESCAP .
   Google Scholar
• Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific [ESCAP] . 2000 . State of the Environment in Asia and the Pacific , Bangkok : United Nations ESCAP .
   Google Scholar
• Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific [ESCAP] . 2005 . State of the Environment in Asia and the Pacific , Bangkok : United Nations ESCAP .
   Google Scholar
• Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific [ESCAP] . 2011 . Statistical Yearbook for Asia and the Pacific 2011 , Bangkok : United Nations ESCAP . Available at http://www.unescap.org/stat/data/syb2011/II-Environment/Water-availability-and-use.asp (accessed 6 March 2012)
   Google Scholar
• Eurostat . 2006 . News release, 21 March: 90% of EU25 population connected to waste water collection systems , Luxembourg : Eurostat Press Office . Available at http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_PUBLIC/8-21032006-AP/EN/8-21032006-AP-EN.PDF (accessed 6 March 2012)
   Google Scholar
• Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [FAO] . 2003 . Selected Indicators for Food and Agricultural Development in Asia and the Pacific 1992–2002 , Bangkok : FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific .
   Google Scholar
• FAO AQUASTAT (N.d.) FAO's information system on water and agriculture (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), Available at http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/main/index.stm (accessed 7 June 2011)
   Google Scholar
• FAOSTAT (N.d.) Time-series and cross sectional data relating to food and agriculture for some 200 countries (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations), Available at http://faostat.fao.org (accessed 15 November 2005)
   Google Scholar
• Goldar , B. and Banerjee , N. 2004 . Impact of informal regulation of pollution on water quality in rivers in India . Journal of Environmental Management , 73 : 117 – 130 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Government of Punjab . 2007 . Surface Water Quality Monitoring Plan (Revised), September 2007 , Lahore, Pakistan : Irrigation and Power Department, Government of the Punjab .
   Google Scholar
• Hanjra , M. A. , Blackwell , J. , Carr , G. , Zhang , F. and Jackson , T. M. 2011 . Wastewater irrigation and environmental health: implications for water governance and public policy . International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health , DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2011.10.003
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• Hanjra , M. A. and Qureshi , M. E. 2010 . Global water crisis and future food security in an era of climate change . Food Policy , 35 ( 5 ) : 365 – 377 . DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.05.006
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Howarth, S., Ismael, A. E., Tharme, R., Abeysekera, T., Clemett, A., Lashin, I., Jinapala, K., Mei, M., Meilhac, C., Murphy, S. E., Someratne, P. G., Terry, G., Turner, S. & Thomas, C. M. (2007) Diffuse Agricultural Pollution: Impacts and Options for Mitigation. Final Report, Department for International Development Knowledge and Research Services Contract R8337, unpublished report
   Google Scholar
• India Water Portal (2011) Polluted River Stretches in India: Criteria and Status – A Report by Central Pollution Control Board, Available at http://www.indiawaterportal.org/node/20590 (accessed 5 March 2012)
   Google Scholar
• Jiang , Y. 2009 . China's water scarcity . Journal of Environmental Management , 90 ( 11 ) : 3185 – 3196 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Jiang , Y. , Jin , L. and Lin , T. 2011 . Higher water tariffs for less river pollution: evidence from the Min River and Fuzhou City in China . China Economic Review , 22 : 183 – 195 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• JMP (N.d.) WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation, Available at: http://www.wssinfo.org (accessed 6 March 2012)
   Google Scholar
• Kathuria , V. and Sterner , T. 2006 . Monitoring and enforcement: is two-tier regulation robust? A case study of Ankleshwar, India . Ecological Economics , 57 : 477 – 493 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Khan , S. and Hanjra , M. A. 2009 . Footprints of water and energy inputs in food production: global perspectives . Food Policy , 34 : 130 – 140 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Komany, S. (2008) Water quality monitoring and management in Lao PDR: the case study of Nam Ngum River basin, Paper presented at 3rd WEPA International Forum, 23–24 October 2008, Putrajaya, Malaysia. Available at: http://www.wepa-db.net/activities_200810forum.htm
   Google Scholar
• Li , G. B. , Yin , C. Q. and Zhou , H. D. 2001 . Three-lake water problem of China and its countermeasures and management . Water Problem Forum , 3 : 36 – 39 . [in Chinese]
   Google Scholar
• Li , P. , Feng , X. B. , Qiu , G. L. , Shang , L. H. and Li , Z. G. 2009 . Mercury pollution in Asia: a review of the contaminated sites . Journal of Hazardous Materials , 168 : 591 – 601 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liu , J. and Diamond , J. 2005 . China's environment in a globalizing world . Nature , 435 : 1179 – 1186 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liu , W. and Qiu , R. L. 2007 . Water eutrophication in China and the combating strategies . Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology , 82 : 781 – 786 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lumb , A. , Sharma , T. C. and Bibeault , J. F. 2011 . A review of genesis and evolution of water quality index (WQI) and some future directions . Water Quality, Exposure and Health , 3 : 11 – 24 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mekong River Commission (2004) Annual Technical Meeting, Nov. 15–16, Vientiane, Lao PDR. Available at: http://www.mrcmekong.org/assets/Publications/conference/Proceedings-ATM1-EP-2004.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Mekong River Commission (2007) Environment programme, Annual Technical Meeting, 16–17 January, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Available at: http://www.mrcmekong.org/assets/Publications/conference/Proceedings-ATM3-EP-2006.pdf
   Google Scholar
• Ministry of Environment and Forest [MoEF] . 2009 . State of Environment Report, India 2009 Government of India
   Google Scholar
• Ministry of Environmental Protection [MEP] . various years . Report on the State of the Environment in China , Beijing : MEP . Available at: http://english.mep.gov.cn/standards_reports/soe/ (accessed 10 August 2010)
   Google Scholar
• Ministry of Environmental Protection [MEP] . 2009 . Report on the State of the Environment in China 2008 , Beijing : MEP .
   Google Scholar
• Ministry of Environmental Protection [MEP] . 2010 . Report on the State of the Environment in China 2009 , Beijing : MEP . Available at: http://english.mep.gov.cn/standards_reports/soe/soe2009/201104/t20110411_208976.htm (accessed 6 February 2012)
   Google Scholar
• Ministry of Forestry and Environment [MOFE] . 2001 . State of the Environment, Sri Lanka , Battaramulla, Sri Lanka : Ministry of Forestry and Environment .
   Google Scholar
• National Bureau of Statistics of China [NBSC] . 2004 . China Urban Statistical Yearbook 2004 , Beijing : National Bureau of Statistics Press .
   Google Scholar
• Ongley , E. D. 2004 . Non-point source water pollution in China: current status and future prospects . Water International , 29 : 299 – 306 .
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency [Pak-EPA] (2005) State of the Environment Report. Commissioned by Pak-EPA, Ministry of Environment, Government of Pakistan. Available at: http://www.environment.gov.pk/Publications.htm%20
   Google Scholar
• Park , J. H. , Duan , L. , Kim , B. , Mitchell , M. J. and Shibata , H. 2010 . Potential effects of climate change and variability on watershed biogeochemical processes and water quality in Northeast Asia . Environment International , 36 : 212 – 225 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• State Environmental Protection Administration [SEPA] . 2010 . China Environmental Bulletins 2010 , Beijing : State Environmental Protection Administration .
   Google Scholar
• State Environmental Protection Administration [SEPA] . 1991–2007 . China Environmental Bulletins 1990–2006 , Beijing : State Environmental Protection Administration .
   Google Scholar
• Statistics Division (2011) Environmental Indicators: Inland Water Resources (United Nations Statistics Division), Available at: http://unstats.un.org/unsd/environment/wastewater.htm (accessed 6 March 2012)
   Google Scholar
• UNECE & UNESCAP (2004) Strengthening Cooperation for Rational and Efficient Use of Water and Energy Resources in Central Asia. (New York; United Nations) Available at: http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/env/water/damsafety/effuse_en.pdf
   Google Scholar
• United Nations Environment Programme [UNEP] . 2008 . Vital Water Graphics: An Overview of the State of the World's Fresh and Marine Waters , 2nd ed , UNEP, GRID Arendal . Available at: http://www.unep.org/dewa/vitalwater/index.html (accessed 6 March 2012)
   Google Scholar
• UN (2009) World Urbanization Prospects, the 2009 Revision (United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division), Available at: http://esa.un.org/unpd/wup/index.htm (accessed 6 March 2012)
   Google Scholar
• Wang , X. Y. 2006 . Management of agricultural non-point source pollution in China: current status and challenge . Water Science and Technology , 53 : 1 – 9 .
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Water and Power Development Authority [WAPDA] . 2004 . Effect of Different Environmental Pollutants on Drainage System of Pakistan: Interim Report , Pakistan : WAPDA .
   Google Scholar
• Water Environment Partnership in Asia [WEPA] (2011) State of Water Environmental Issues: Indonesia, Available at: http://www.wepa-db.net/policies/state/indonesia/indonesia.htm (accessed 23 November 2011)
   Google Scholar
• WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation (2010) Progress on Sanitation and Drinking-water: 2010 Update. Geneva and New York. Available at: http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/publications/9789241563956/en/index.html
   Google Scholar
• WHO . 2004 . “ Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization ” . Available at: http://apps.who.int/ghodata/?vid=10012# (accessed 12 January 2012)
   Google Scholar
• World Bank . 2001 . China: Air, Land and Water , Washington, DC : World Bank .
   Google Scholar
• World Bank . 2006 . China: Water Quality Management. Policy and Institutional Considerations , Washington, DC : World Bank .
   Google Scholar
• World Bank . 2007 . Cost of Pollution in China: Economic Estimates of Physical Damages , Washington, DC : World Bank .
   Google Scholar
• World Water Assessment Programme [WWAP] . 2009 . The United Nations World Water Development Report 3: Water in a Changing World , Paris : UNESCO; London: Earthscan .
   Google Scholar
• Xie , J. 2009 . Addressing China's Water Scarcity: Recommendations for Selected Water Resource Management Issues , Washington, DC : World Bank .
   Google Scholar