Ebook: Water Resources Quality: Preserving the Quality of our Water Resources

This monograph results from the 4th International Austrian-Israeli Technion Symposium cum Industrial Forum under the banner of the Austrian Technion Society initiative Technology for Peace - Science for Mankind, which was held in Vienna, 23 - 25 April 200 I, devoted to Preservation of the Quality of our Water Resources. The Symposium was a cooperative effort with the Austrian Federal Ministry of Education and Science and Culture, and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Economy and Labor. The program was structured and managed by a joint Program Committee incorporating the editors of this monograph, who are faculty members from the Stephan and Nancy Grand Water Research Institute at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, and the University of Agricultural Sciences (Bodenkultur) of Vienna. The Symposium attracted participation from universities, research institutes, industries, and national authorities from Austria, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Israel, Jordan, Palestinian Autonomy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Turkey, USA, and Uzbekistan. The Symposium topics were of major international interest, and talks were at a high professional level. Therefore, I have gladly accepted the initiative of the Symposium Program Committee to extend and expand manuscripts of special merit to chapters of this monograph, whose title is identical to that of the Symposium. Out of the 39 papers presented at the Symposium, 24 papers were selected for inclusion in this monograph, according to their scientific merit and quality of contribution to the overall subject. Those selected were expanded and subjected to peer review for inclusion in this Volume.

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Water is vital for the life and health of people and ecosystems, and is a basic condition for the development of countries. Water resources, and the related ecosystems which are sustained by water, are under threat from pollution, unsustainable use, land-use changes, climate changes and many other forces. This book incorporates basic and advanced information on all topics and issues relevant to the preservation of water resources quality. Its main strength lies in covering all aspects of water quality preservation, including: engineering hydrology, environmental and chemical aspects, quantitative (modeling approaches) and qualitative issues.

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Water is vital for the life and health of people and ecosystems, and is a basic condition for the development of countries. Water resources, and the related ecosystems which are sustained by water, are under threat from pollution, unsustainable use, land-use changes, climate changes and many other forces. This book incorporates basic and advanced information on all topics and issues relevant to the preservation of water resources quality. Its main strength lies in covering all aspects of water quality preservation, including: engineering hydrology, environmental and chemical aspects, quantitative (modeling approaches) and qualitative issues.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Evaluation and Modeling of the Impact of Environmentally Friendly Fertilization Techniques....Pages 3-15
Identifying Soil and Transport Properties Using a Model of Infiltration-Redistribution Flow and Transport in the Unsaturated Zone....Pages 16-32
Spatial Modeling of Nitrogen Leaching....Pages 33-53
The Effect of Fractures on the Reclamation of NAPL Contaminated Aquifers....Pages 54-82
Numerical Simulation as a Tool to Improve Subsurface-Flow Constructed Wetlands for Water Treatment....Pages 83-99
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
Water-Quality Monitoring in Russian Rivers: Results of a Case Study on the Pollution Situation of the Rivers Moskva and Oka....Pages 103-125
Water Sources and Quality along the Lower Jordan River, Regional Study....Pages 127-148
Water Resources Issues of the Laurentian Great Lakes....Pages 149-164
Advanced Approach for Synoptic Monitoring of a Lake Ecosystem: Lake Kinneret as a Model....Pages 165-176
Monitoring Lake Kinneret and Its Watershed: Forming the Basis for Management of a Water Supply Lake....Pages 177-190
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) for the Preservation and Improvement of Water Quality in South-Central Kansas....Pages 193-214
Application of the Integrated Water Management Approach to the River Spree....Pages 215-229
Nitrate Water Pollution Risk in the Lower Jordan Valley....Pages 231-244
Introducing Sustainability Issues to the Water Management of the Lower Jordan Valley....Pages 245-254
Groundwater Management Strategies to Improve Surface Water Quality in an Urbanised Area....Pages 255-270
Front Matter....Pages 271-271
Drinking Water Quality for the 21st Century — New Technologies for a New Era....Pages 273-298
Turbidity Removal by Polyelectrolytes as Flocculant Aids in Flocculation with Aluminium Salts....Pages 299-313
The Application of Electrodialysis for Drinking Water Treatment....Pages 315-327
Front Matter....Pages 329-329
Reuse of Industrial Wastewater Effluent in the Petrochemical Industry....Pages 331-345
Isolation and Identification of the Waterborne Protozoan Parasites Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp., and Their Presence on Restricted and Unrestricted Irrigated Vegetables in Israel....Pages 347-358
Front Matter....Pages 329-329
Greywater Recycling: Field Experience....Pages 359-369
Chemical Pretreatment of Sewage -- a Cost-Benefit Method for Upgrading Existing and Constructing New Wastewater Treatment Plants....Pages 371-389
Biological Nitrogen Removal Using Immobilized Bacteria....Pages 391-410
Using Phages for Characterization of Effluent Quality in a Stabilization Pond and Reservoirs System in Arid Regions....Pages 411-425
Back Matter....Pages 427-433

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Water is vital for the life and health of people and ecosystems, and is a basic condition for the development of countries. Water resources, and the related ecosystems which are sustained by water, are under threat from pollution, unsustainable use, land-use changes, climate changes and many other forces. This book incorporates basic and advanced information on all topics and issues relevant to the preservation of water resources quality. Its main strength lies in covering all aspects of water quality preservation, including: engineering hydrology, environmental and chemical aspects, quantitative (modeling approaches) and qualitative issues.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIX
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Evaluation and Modeling of the Impact of Environmentally Friendly Fertilization Techniques....Pages 3-15
Identifying Soil and Transport Properties Using a Model of Infiltration-Redistribution Flow and Transport in the Unsaturated Zone....Pages 16-32
Spatial Modeling of Nitrogen Leaching....Pages 33-53
The Effect of Fractures on the Reclamation of NAPL Contaminated Aquifers....Pages 54-82
Numerical Simulation as a Tool to Improve Subsurface-Flow Constructed Wetlands for Water Treatment....Pages 83-99
Front Matter....Pages 101-101
Water-Quality Monitoring in Russian Rivers: Results of a Case Study on the Pollution Situation of the Rivers Moskva and Oka....Pages 103-125
Water Sources and Quality along the Lower Jordan River, Regional Study....Pages 127-148
Water Resources Issues of the Laurentian Great Lakes....Pages 149-164
Advanced Approach for Synoptic Monitoring of a Lake Ecosystem: Lake Kinneret as a Model....Pages 165-176
Monitoring Lake Kinneret and Its Watershed: Forming the Basis for Management of a Water Supply Lake....Pages 177-190
Front Matter....Pages 191-191
Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) for the Preservation and Improvement of Water Quality in South-Central Kansas....Pages 193-214
Application of the Integrated Water Management Approach to the River Spree....Pages 215-229
Nitrate Water Pollution Risk in the Lower Jordan Valley....Pages 231-244
Introducing Sustainability Issues to the Water Management of the Lower Jordan Valley....Pages 245-254
Groundwater Management Strategies to Improve Surface Water Quality in an Urbanised Area....Pages 255-270
Front Matter....Pages 271-271
Drinking Water Quality for the 21st Century — New Technologies for a New Era....Pages 273-298
Turbidity Removal by Polyelectrolytes as Flocculant Aids in Flocculation with Aluminium Salts....Pages 299-313
The Application of Electrodialysis for Drinking Water Treatment....Pages 315-327
Front Matter....Pages 329-329
Reuse of Industrial Wastewater Effluent in the Petrochemical Industry....Pages 331-345
Isolation and Identification of the Waterborne Protozoan Parasites Cryptosporidium spp. and Giardia spp., and Their Presence on Restricted and Unrestricted Irrigated Vegetables in Israel....Pages 347-358
Front Matter....Pages 329-329
Greywater Recycling: Field Experience....Pages 359-369
Chemical Pretreatment of Sewage -- a Cost-Benefit Method for Upgrading Existing and Constructing New Wastewater Treatment Plants....Pages 371-389
Biological Nitrogen Removal Using Immobilized Bacteria....Pages 391-410
Using Phages for Characterization of Effluent Quality in a Stabilization Pond and Reservoirs System in Arid Regions....Pages 411-425
Back Matter....Pages 427-433
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