Handbook of Water Purity and Quality

Handbook of Water Purity and Quality, Second Edition provides those involved in water purification research and administration with a comprehensive resource of methods for analyzing water to assure its safety from contaminants, both natural and human caused. The book includes an overview of the subject and discusses major water-related issues in developing and developed countries. Issues covered include sampling for water analysis, regulatory considerations, and forensics in water quality and purity investigations. Microbial as well as chemical contaminations from inorganic compounds, radionuclides, disinfectants, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals, including endocrine disruptors, are discussed at length.

1. Overview2. Delineation of a Major Problem of Arsenic-contaminated Groundwater3. Water Quality Issues in Eastern Africa4. Effect of Human Development on Water Quality5. Sampling and Analysis of Arsenic in Groundwater in West Bengal-India and Bangladesh6. Forensic Water Quality Investigations: Identifying Pollution Sources and Polluters7. Regulatory Considerations to Ensure Clean and Safe Drinking Water8. Microbiological Threats to Water Quality9. Monitoring Inorganic Compounds10. Radionuclides in Surface Water and Groundwater11. Volatile and Semivolatile Contaminants12. Monitoring Disinfectants, Marhaba Taha13. Review of Reconnaissance Studies of Selected Herbicides and Their Degradation Products in Water14. Monitoring of Pharmaceutical Residues in Sewage Effluents15. Monitoring Terrorist-related Contamination16. Groundwater Arsenic Removal Technologies Based on Sorbents: Field Applications and Sustainability