Monitoring Water Quality - Pollution Assessment, Analysis, and Remediation

Informationen zum Autor Satinder Ahuja is a leading expert on water quality improvement. He earned his PhD in analytical chemistry from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. He worked for Novartis Corp. in various leadership positions for over 25 years and taught as an adjunct professor at Pace University for over 10 years. As president of Ahuja Consulting, he advises on water quality issues relating to chemicals and pharmaceuticals. A member of the executive committee of the Rivers of the World Foundation (ROW), Dr. Ahuja has organized numerous global symposia on improving water quality, including presentations for the American Chemical Society and UNESCO. Dr. Ahuja has published numerous papers and more than 25 books. His latest books are Contaminants in Our Water (ACS, 2020); Evaluating Water Quality to Prevent Future Disasters (Elsevier, 2019); Advances in Water Purification Techniques (Elsevier, 2019); and Chemistry and Water (Elsevier, 2017). Klappentext Water is the second most important essential material for human survival. Even though Earth is composed largely of water, fresh water comprises only 3% of the total water available to us. Of that, only 0.06% is easily accessible. To ensure sustainability of water that is safe for drinking, fish, wildlife, industry, irrigation, and recreation, it is critical to explore water quality in greater detail. Over the last 10 years, improved laboratory techniques have led to the discovery of microbial and viral contaminants, pharmaceuticals, and endocrine disruptors in our water that were not monitored previously. This book covers at length the following topics: water quality issue (natural and human-related), monitoring contaminants (including pharmaceutical and endocrine disruptors) and remediation of water contamination. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Overview of Sustainability of Water Quality 2 Water Quality and Trends in US 3 Rivers in Africa Are in Jeopardy 4 Multiple Water Quality Problems with Septic Systems in Coastal Environment 5 Monitoring Water Contaminants Including Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disruptors 6 Risk Assessment and Remediation 7 Analytical measurements to improve nonpoint pollution assessments in Indiana's Lake Michigan Watershed 8 Real-time and Near Real-time Monitoring Options for Water Quality 9 Removing Chemical  Contaminants Including Pharmaceuticals  from Water Using Radical Reactions 10 Horseradish Peroxidase Mediated Stabilization of 2,4-Diclorophenol in a Model SOM-free Soil 11 Mechanistic Studies on the Interaction  of Cactus Mucilages with Arsenic 12 Arsenic Sorption Dynamics on Composite Iron Matrix for Efficient Arsenic Water Filter Design 13 First Community-based Sustainable Arsenical Removal System in Cambodia 14 Arsenic Removal from Drinking Water and Ion-Exchange Brine Using Polysaccharide-Bridged Iron-based Nanoparticles 15 Transforming Arsenic Crises into an Economic Enterprise 16 Monitoring Water from Source to Tap: The New Paradigm for Insuring Water Security and Quality Evaluation 17 Evaluation of Environmentally Sustainable Strategies to Address Challenges Associated with Water Quality and Shortage ...

List of contents

1 Overview of Sustainability of Water Quality
2 Water Quality and Trends in US
3 Rivers in Africa Are in Jeopardy
4 Multiple Water Quality Problems with Septic Systems in Coastal Environment
5 Monitoring Water Contaminants Including Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disruptors
6 Risk Assessment and Remediation
7 Analytical measurements to improve nonpoint pollution assessments in Indiana's Lake Michigan Watershed
8 Real-time and Near Real-time Monitoring Options for Water Quality
9 Removing Chemical Contaminants Including Pharmaceuticals from Water Using Radical Reactions
10 Horseradish Peroxidase Mediated Stabilization of 2,4-Diclorophenol in a Model SOM-free Soil
11 Mechanistic Studies on the Interaction of Cactus Mucilages with Arsenic
12 Arsenic Sorption Dynamics on Composite Iron Matrix for Efficient Arsenic Water Filter Design
13 First Community-based Sustainable Arsenical Removal System in Cambodia
14 Arsenic Removal from Drinking Water and Ion-Exchange Brine Using Polysaccharide-Bridged Iron-based Nanoparticles
15 Transforming Arsenic Crises into an Economic Enterprise
16 Monitoring Water from Source to Tap: The New Paradigm for Insuring Water Security and Quality Evaluation
17 Evaluation of Environmentally Sustainable Strategies to Address Challenges Associated with Water Quality and Shortage

Report

"This title offers in-depth coverage of water quality issues, monitoring of contaminants and remediation of water contamination.a vital text for students and professionals in environmental science, civil engineering, chemistry; for anyone concerned with issues of water analysis and sustainability assessment." --Water Conditioning and Purification, September 2013
"This book presents 15 contributions (including an overview by the editor) for an audience of scientists, regulators, and, perhaps, students." --Reference and Research Book News, October 2013

Product details

• Authors: Satinder Ahuja, Satinder (President Ahuja
• Assisted by: Satinder Ahuja (Editor)
• Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.01.2013
• EAN: 9780444593955
• ISBN: 978-0-444-59395-5
• No. of pages: 400
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Structural and environmental engineering; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Water Supply, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Pollution Control, Water supply & treatment, Pollution control, Water supply and treatment