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Water encyclopedia
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Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Interscience, 2005
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Summary

Summary

Leading experts in water-related fields have come together to make Water Encyclopedia a one-stop, comprehensive reference about the world s most important natural resource. It covers designated topics in a clear concise and authoritative manner. The treatment is practical in orientation, keeping in mind the needs of the users. Theory is included only where required for an understanding of the topic.


Author Notes

Jay Lehr is Senior Scientist at the Heartland Institute and Senior Scientist at Bennett & Williams, Inc. He has written 14 books and over 500 articles on environmental science. He received the nation's first Ph.D. in Ground Water Science form the university of Arizona in 1962. For 25 years he headed the Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers. In addition, Dr. Lehr has experience as an academic researcher in environmental science and helped the federal government develop several levels of environmental regulations, including the areas of surface water and ground water.

Jack Keeley is the former Chief of Groundwater Research at the USEPA Kerr Water Resource Research Laboratory in Ada, Oklahoma.


Table of Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Contributors
Domestic Water Supply
The Arsenic Drinking Water Crisis in Bangladesh
Bottled Water
Corrosion Control in Drinking Water Systems
Economics of Residential Water Demands
Gray Water Reuse in Households
Water and Human Health
Nitrate Health Effects
Domestic Water Supply-Public-Private Partnership
Methods of Reducing Radon in Drinking Water
Water Reuse
Roof Drainage Hydraulics
Septic Tank Systems
Domestic Solar Water Heaters
Household Drinking Water Treatment and Safe Storage
Virus Transport in the Subsurface
Windmills
Municipal Water Supply
Mixing and Agitation in Water Treatment Systems
Arsenic in Natural Waters
Evaluation of Microbial Components of Biofouling
Threat Agents and Water Biosecurity
Granular Activated Carbon
Competitive Adsorption of Several Organics and Heavy Metals on Activated Carbon in Water
A Real-Time Hydrological Information System for Cities
Chlorine and Chlorine Residuals
Modeling Chlorine Residuals in Urban Water Distribution Systems
Particulate Matter Removal by Coagulation
Selective Coagulant Recovery from Water Treatment Plant Residuals Using the Domain Membrane Process
Physical Water Conditioning
Consumer Confidence Reports
Water Conservation Measures
Preventing Well Contamination
Corrosion Control
Cross Connection and Backflow Prevention
Molecular-Based Detection of Cryptosporidium Parvum in Water
Cryptosporidium
Measuring Cryptosporidium Parvum Oocyst Inactivation Following Disinfection With Ultraviolet Light
Dechlorination
Desalination
Diatomaceous Earth Filtration for Drinking Water
Emerging Waterborne Infectious Diseases
Improving Waterborne Disease Surveillance
Disinfectants
Disinfection
Water Distribution System Operation
Water Quality in Distribution Systems
Design of Water Distribution Systems
What is in Our Drinking Water?
The Economics of Water Resources Allocation
Answering the Challenge
Key Causes of Drinking Water Quality Failure in a Rural Small Water Supply of South Africa
Filtration
Water Filtration
Filtration With Granular Media
Slow Sand Filtration and the Impact of Schmutzdecke
Multistage Drinking Water Filtration
Multistage Filtration: An Innovative Water Treatment Technology
Particulate Matter Removal by Filtration and Sedimentation
Filtration Water Treatment
Synthetic and Natural Organic Removal by Biological Filtration
Granular Bed and Precoat Filtration
Flocculation
Fluoridation
Giardiasis
Gravity Separation/Sedimentation
Water Hammer
Health Effects of Commonly Occurring Disinfection Byproducts in Municipal Water Supplies
Health Effects of Microbial Contaminants and Biotoxins in Drinking Water
Drinking Water and Public Health Protection
1962 U.S. Public Health Service Standards
Ion Exchange and Demineralization
The State of the Water Industry-2004
Iron and Manganese Removal
Extraterritorial Land Use Control to Protect Water Supplies
Leak Detection and Water Loss Control
Lime-Soda Ash Processes
Lime Softening
Ion Exchange-Use of Magnetic Ion Exchange Resin For DOC Removal
Membrane Filtration
Water Meters
Microbiological Concerns of Drinking Water Distribution Systems
Nitrification of Potable Water Using Trickling Filters
Organic Removal
Ozone
Ozone With Activated Carbon for Drinking Water Treatment
Ozone-Bromide Interactions
Municipal Water Supply: Ozonation
Review of Parasite Fate and Transport in Karstic Aquifers
Particulate Removal
Pharmaceuticals in Water Systems
Point-of-Use/Point-of-Entry Systems (POU/POE)
Assessing the Bact