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Potable Water

Emerging Global Problems and Solutions

  • A comprehensive review
  • Written by experts
  • Richly illustrated
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry (HEC, volume 30)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Global Potable Water: Current Status, Critical Problems, and Future Perspectives

    • Caitlin A. Grady, Shih-Chi Weng, Ernest R. Blatchley III
    Pages 37-59
  3. Coping with Emerging Contaminants in Potable Water Sources

    • Heather E. Gall, Odette Mina
    Pages 61-93
  4. The Effects of Water–Energy Nexus on Potable Water Supplies

    • Sarah Lawson, Qi Zhang, Mimansha Joshi, Tzu-Han Pai
    Pages 125-151
  5. Municipal Wastewater: A Rediscovered Resource for Sustainable Water Reuse

    • Gayathri Ram Mohan, Thomas F. Speth, Daniel Murray, Jay L. Garland
    Pages 153-179
  6. Advances in Desalination Technologies: Solar Desalination

    • Magdy M. Abou Rayan, Berge Djebedjian
    Pages 181-211
  7. Bottled Water: Global Impacts and Potential

    • Tamim Younos
    Pages 213-227
  8. Back Matter

    Pages 229-233

About this book

This volume presents a unique and comprehensive glimpse of current and emerging issues of concern related to potable water. The themes discussed include: (1) historical perspective of the evolution of drinking water science and technology and drinking water standards and regulations; (2) emerging contaminants, water distribution problems and energy demand for water treatment and transportation; and (3) using alternative water sources and methods of water treatment and distribution that could resolve current and emerging global potable problems. This volume will serve as a valuable resource for researchers and environmental engineering students interested in global potable water sustainability and a guide to experts affiliated with international agencies working toward providing safe water to global communities.

Editors and Affiliations

  • The Cabell Brand Center for Global Poverty and Resources Sustainability Studies, Blacksburg, USA

    Tamim Younos

  • Purdue University, Lafayette, USA

    Caitlin A. Grady

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eBook USD 169.00
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Hardcover Book USD 219.99
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