The growing concerns over availability of clean water have been elucidated in this insightful book. Water pollution is a significant problem globally that requires ongoing investigation and revision of water resource policy at all levels - from international level to individual aquifers and wells. It has been implied that it is the leading worldwide cause of deaths and diseases, and that it accounts for the deaths of more than 14,000 people on a daily basis. In addition to the severe water pollution problems in developing countries, industrialized countries keep struggling with pollution...

This book discusses important issues related to water pollution which holds significant concern globally. Water is an essential natural resource which plays a key role in the ecological system. Human use of water is based upon ambient water quality, and human alterations of the land use adversely affect the water quality. Water is commonly referred to as polluted when its quality is unfavorably affected by contaminants and undergoes a marked shift in its ability to support the biological communities. The book caters to the needs of research scholars, hydrologists and environmentalists and...