Water Resource Management Issues: Basic Principles and Applications

ISBN-13: 9780367183851 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 426 str.

Louis Theodore; R. Ryan DuPont

Opis

This new book examines the technical and scientific, as well as regulatory, issues regarding safe drinking water and related topics in order to cope with environmental pollution. It presents the latest water treatment technologies and processes, including separate chapters on evaporation, crystallization, and nanotechnology approaches.

Spis treści

SECTION I Overview Chapter 1 Glossary of Terms Chapter 2 Historical Perspective Chapter 3 Water Properties Chapter 4 Water Chemistry Chapter 5 Environmental Regulatory Framework Chapter 6 The Clean Water Act Chapter 7 The Safe Drinking Water Act Chapter 8 Water Monitoring and Analysis SECTION II Water Resources Chapter 9 Water Resources of the United States Chapter 10 Global Water Resources SECTION III Water Treatment Technologies Chapter 11 Drinking Water Treatment Chapter 12 Municipal Wastewater Treatment Chapter 13 Industrial Wastewater Treatment Chapter 14 Evaporation Chapter 15 Membrane Separation Processes Chapter 16 Crystallization Chapter 17 Nanotechnology SECTION IV The Future Chapter 18 New Options for Water Desalination Chapter 19 Terrorism Considerations Chapter 20 The Pollution Prevention Approach Chapter 21 Sustainability Chapter 22 The Role of Optimization Chapter 23 Ethical Considerations Chapter 24 Future U.S. Water Security