Description
Monitoring Water Quality is a practical assessment of one of the most pressing growth and sustainability issues in the developed and developing worlds: water quality. Over the last 10 years, improved laboratory techniques have led to the discovery of microbial and viral contaminants, pharmaceuticals, and endocrine disruptors in our fresh water supplies that were not monitored previously.This book offers in-depth coverage of water quality issues (natural and human-related), monitoring of contaminants, and remediation of water contamination. In particular, readers will learn about arsenic removal techniques, real-time monitoring, and risk assessment. Monitoring Water Quality is a vital text for students and professionals in environmental science, civil engineering, chemistry — anyone concerned with issues of water analysis and sustainability assessment.- Covers in depth the scope of sustainable water problems on a worldwide scale- Provides a rich source of sophisticated methods for analyzing water to assure its safety- Describes the monitoring of contaminants, including pharmaceutical and endocrine disruptors- Helps to quickly identify the sources and fates of contaminants and sources of pollutants and their loading
Table of Contents
1 Overview of Sustainability of Water Quality2 Water Quality and Trends in US3 Rivers in Africa Are in Jeopardy4 Multiple Water Quality Problems with Septic Systems in Coastal Environment5 Monitoring Water Contaminants Including Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disruptors6 Risk Assessment and Remediation7 Analytical measurements to improve nonpoint pollution assessments in Indiana's Lake Michigan Watershed8 Real-time and Near Real-time Monitoring Options for Water Quality9 Removing Chemical Contaminants Including Pharmaceuticals from Water Using Radical Reactions10 Horseradish Peroxidase Mediated Stabilization of 2,4-Diclorophenol in a Model SOM-free Soil11 Mechanistic Studies on the Interaction of Cactus Mucilages with Arsenic12 Arsenic Sorption Dynamics on Composite Iron Matrix for Efficient Arsenic Water Filter Design13 First Community-based Sustainable Arsenical Removal System in Cambodia14 Arsenic Removal from Drinking Water and Ion-Exchange Brine Using Polysaccharide-Bridged Iron-based Nanoparticles15 Transforming Arsenic Crises into an Economic Enterprise16 Monitoring Water from Source to Tap: The New Paradigm for Insuring Water Security and Quality Evaluation17 Evaluation of Environmentally Sustainable Strategies to Address Challenges Associated with Water Quality and Shortage
