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In the twenty-first century, population explosion and anthropogenic pressure are vital problems on the global scale and have reflected crucial effects on our environment as well as river ecosystem and health. Anthropogenic activities have broken the original ecological balances and affected the natural structure and functions of the innate river ecosystem and, consequently, gradually degraded the river health system, functions, and ecosystem services. Nowadays, a burning issue is how to restore and scope the damaged river ecosystem back to a healthy status. Important effective ecological restoration measures are urgently needed to be implemented in our society. This chapter summarises the various aspects of river health, human interferences, remediation, and pollution management strategies based on the present approach and provides a research assessment for future research and advancement.
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Patra, B.C., Shit, P.K., Bhunia, G.S., Bhattacharya, M. (2022). River Health and Ecology: Perspective View and Approach. In: Patra, B.C., Shit, P.K., Bhunia, G.S., Bhattacharya, M. (eds) River Health and Ecology in South Asia. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83553-8_1
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