1. Overview 2. Delineation of a Major Problem of Arsenic-contaminated Groundwater 3. Water Quality Issues in Eastern Africa 4. Effect of Human Development on Water Quality 5. Sampling and Analysis of Arsenic in Groundwater in West Bengal-India and Bangladesh 6. Forensic Water Quality Investigations: Identifying Pollution Sources and Polluters 7. Regulatory Considerations to Ensure Clean and Safe Drinking Water 8. Microbiological Threats to Water Quality 9. Monitoring Inorganic Compounds 10. Radionuclides in Surface Water and Groundwater 11. Volatile and Semivolatile Contaminants 12. Monitoring Disinfectants, Marhaba Taha 13. Review of Reconnaissance Studies of Selected Herbicides and Their Degradation Products in Water 14. Monitoring of Pharmaceutical Residues in Sewage Effluents 15. Monitoring Terrorist-related Contamination 16. Groundwater Arsenic Removal Technologies Based on Sorbents: Field Applications and Sustainability
Satinder Ahuja is a leading expert on water quality improvement. He earned his PhD in analytical chemistry from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. He worked for Novartis Corp. in various leadership positions for over 25 years and taught as an adjunct professor at Pace University for over 10 years. As president of Ahuja Consulting, he advises on water quality issues relating to chemicals and pharmaceuticals. A member of the executive committee of the Rivers of the World Foundation (ROW), Dr. Ahuja has organized numerous global symposia on improving water quality, including presentations for the American Chemical Society and UNESCO. Dr. Ahuja has published numerous papers and more than 25 books. His latest books are Contaminants in Our Water (ACS, 2020); Evaluating Water Quality to Prevent Future Disasters (Elsevier, 2019); Advances in Water Purification Techniques (Elsevier, 2019); and Chemistry and Water (Elsevier, 2017).