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- Fills knowledge gaps about water treatment technologies and their costs, risk assessment methods, adverse health effects of chemical contamination, and management protocols
- Suggests improvements for the management of risks and financial viability of the treatment infrastructure, for a better and more healthy drinking water supply for all
- Offers a comparative classification of water treatment technologies and what contaminants they can remove
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Water (SPWA)
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Waterborne Diseases and Watershed Protection
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Drinking Water Treatment Technology and Pricing
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Incorporating Risk in Decision-Making
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A European Case Study
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About this book
Source-water protection, water treatment technology, and the water distribution network are critically reviewed and discussed. The book suggests improvements for the management of risks and financial viability of the treatment infrastructure, as well as ways toward an optimal management of the distribution network through the risk-based management of all infrastructure assets.
Authors and Affiliations
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Department of Economics, Climate Change Lab Brock University, St Catharines, Canada
Mohammed H. Dore
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Global Drinking Water Management and Conservation
Book Subtitle: Optimal Decision-Making
Authors: Mohammed H. Dore
Series Title: Springer Water
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11032-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-11031-8Published: 10 October 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35708-9Published: 10 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-11032-5Published: 22 September 2014
Series ISSN: 2364-6934
Series E-ISSN: 2364-8198
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 303
Number of Illustrations: 15 b/w illustrations, 73 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Management, Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management, Environmental Economics, Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution, Water Quality/Water Pollution, Water and Health