Ebook: Water Pollution: Drinking Water and Drinking Water Treatment

The concern over the entry of agrochemicals and other xenobiotics into drinking water resources and over the general quality of drinking water is increasing. The topic of water quality and water supply will continue to be of great interest during the next two decades in developed as well as in developing countries. The new volume discusses in an authoritative way the key issues of drinking water and its often necessary treatment.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-IX
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Statutory and Regulatory Basis for Control of Drinking Water Quality....Pages 3-30
Transformation of Organic Micropollutants by Biological Processes....Pages 31-60
Fundamentals and Application of Biofilm Processes in Drinking-Water Treatment....Pages 61-87
Significance and Assessment of the Biological Stability of Drinking Water....Pages 89-102
Removal of Organic Micropollutants by Activated Carbon....Pages 103-128
Models and Predictability of the Micropollutant Removal by Adsorption on Activated Carbon....Pages 129-138
Origin and Elimination of Tastes and Odors in Water Treatment Systems....Pages 139-157
Back Matter....Pages 159-163

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-IX
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Statutory and Regulatory Basis for Control of Drinking Water Quality....Pages 3-30
Transformation of Organic Micropollutants by Biological Processes....Pages 31-60
Fundamentals and Application of Biofilm Processes in Drinking-Water Treatment....Pages 61-87
Significance and Assessment of the Biological Stability of Drinking Water....Pages 89-102
Removal of Organic Micropollutants by Activated Carbon....Pages 103-128
Models and Predictability of the Micropollutant Removal by Adsorption on Activated Carbon....Pages 129-138
Origin and Elimination of Tastes and Odors in Water Treatment Systems....Pages 139-157
Back Matter....Pages 159-163
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