"Many books have been written about granular activated carbon. Some focus on the theory of performance and removal mechanisms while others focus on design features. This book focuses on solutions. It describes the challenges facing water providers to provide safe water that is a…
Fluoride is known to occur at elevated concentration in a number of parts of the world where it can be a significant cause of disease. The primary focus of this book is the prevention of adverse health effects from excessive levels of fluoride in drinking-water. The book provide…
The author, a professor at Duke University and an environmental policy expert shows how drinking water highlights the most pressing issues of our time, from globalization and social justice to terrorism and climate change, and how humans have been wrestling with these problems f…
"This book is proposed because it offers a comprehensive coverage of most of the topics pertaining to drinking water microbiology. It concerns the public health aspects of drinking water treatment and distribution and describes the different water treatment processes (pretreatme…
"This book is proposed because it offers a comprehensive coverage of most of the topics pertaining to drinking water microbiology. It concerns the public health aspects of drinking water treatment and distribution and describes the different water treatment processes (pretreatme…
"From the heroic pediatrician who rallied a community and brought the fight for justice to national attention comes a powerful firsthand account of the Flint water crisis ... a dramatic story of failed democracy and inspiring citizen advocacy and action. In the heart of the worl…
This book provides an overview of facts, theories and methods from hydrology, geology, geophysics, law, ethics, economics, ecology, engineering, sociology, diplomacy and many other disciplines with relevance for concepts and practice of water resources management. It provides co…
Water -- Elements of the hydrologic cycle -- Properties of aquifers -- Principles of groundwater flow -- Groundwater flow to wells -- Soil moisture and groundwater recharge -- Regional groundwater flow -- Geology of groundwater occurrence -- Water chemistry -- Water quality and …
Introduction. Why water? Why now? -- Situating water in the 21st century -- Historical urban development in Niamey -- Accessing water in Niamey -- Water delivery vendors in Niamey -- "Pure water" in Niamey -- Fluid materialism in Niamey -- Conclusion. "Water, Life, and Profit o…
