Textbook covering problems with supply of drinking water, ideal for environmental sciences students and professionals.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Nick Gray is a Professor at the Centre for the Environment at Trinity College, Dublin. He was worked in the area of water technology for 30 years, and is internationally known as a lecturer and author in water quality and pollution control. His research specializes in the operational problems associated with supplying drinking water and treating wastewaters.
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Preface Glossary Part I. Introduction to Water Supply: 1. The water business 2. Drinking water standards and risk 3. A quick guide to the problems Part II. Problems with the Resource: 4. Sources of water 5. Nitrate and nitrite 6. Pesticides and organic micro-pollutants 7. Endocrine disrupting compounds and PPCPs 8. Odour and taste 9. Metals 10. Hardness and total dissolved solids 11. Algae and algal toxins 12. Radon and radioactivity 13. Pathogens Part III. Problems Arising from Water Treatment: 14. Water treatment 15. Aluminium and acrylamide 16. Odour and taste 17. Fluoridation 18. Disinfection by-products 19. Monitoring and removal of pathogens Part IV. Problems Arising in the Distribution System: 20. The distribution network 21. Aesthetic quality 22. Asbestos 23. Coal tar linings and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 24. Animals on tap 25. Pathogens in the distribution system Part V. Problems in Household Plumbing: 26. Household plumbing systems 27. Corrosion and metal contamination from pipework and fittings 28. Micro-organisms, fibres and taste Part VI. The Water We Drink: 29. Alternatives to tap water 30. Water security in the twenty-first century 31. Final analysis Appendices Index.
Preface Glossary Part I. Introduction to Water Supply: 1. The water business 2. Drinking water standards and risk 3. A quick guide to the problems Part II. Problems with the Resource: 4. Sources of water 5. Nitrate and nitrite 6. Pesticides and organic micro-pollutants 7. Endocrine disrupting compounds and PPCPs 8. Odour and taste 9. Metals 10. Hardness and total dissolved solids 11. Algae and algal toxins 12. Radon and radioactivity 13. Pathogens Part III. Problems Arising from Water Treatment: 14. Water treatment 15. Aluminium and acrylamide 16. Odour and taste 17. Fluoridation 18. Disinfection by-products 19. Monitoring and removal of pathogens Part IV. Problems Arising in the Distribution System: 20. The distribution network 21. Aesthetic quality 22. Asbestos 23. Coal tar linings and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons 24. Animals on tap 25. Pathogens in the distribution system Part V. Problems in Household Plumbing: 26. Household plumbing systems 27. Corrosion and metal contamination from pipework and fittings 28. Micro-organisms, fibres and taste Part VI. The Water We Drink: 29. Alternatives to tap water 30. Water security in the twenty-first century 31. Final analysis Appendices Index.
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