Format:
1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9781788017626
,
1788017625
,
9781788012935
Content:
Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Dedication; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; 1.1 Drinking Water: Availability and Need; 1.2 Efforts Towards Providing Clean Drinking Water; 1.3 Water Pollutants and Health Hazards; 1.3.1 Physical Pollutants; 1.3.2 Chemical Pollutants; 1.3.3 Microbial Pollutants; 1.3.4 Emerging Contaminants; 1.4 Water Quality Guidelines; 1.5 Need for Water Treatment; 1.6 Objective of This Book; References; Chapter 2 Treatment Techniques for Developing Countries; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Treatment Methods; 2.2.1 Solar Disinfection (SODIS)
Content:
2.2.2 Chlorine Disinfection2.2.3 Filtration; 2.2.4 Herbal Approaches; 2.2.5 Desalination; 2.2.6 Emerging Novel Methods; 2.3 Conclusions; 2.4 Further Research and Recommendations; References; Chapter 3 Rain Water Harvesting in Developing Countries; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Definition; 3.3 History; 3.4 Basic Design of RWH Systems; 3.5 A Little More on Each Component; 3.5.1 Catchment; 3.5.2 Gutter; 3.5.3 Storage Vessel; 3.5.4 First Flush Device; 3.5.5 Quality of Harvested Rain Water and Health; 3.6 Treatment of Harvested Rain Water; 3.6.1 Chemical Disinfection; 3.6.2 Filtration
Content:
3.6.3 Ultraviolet Irradiation3.6.4 Solar Disinfection; 3.7 Merits and Demerits; 3.8 Some Attempts in Rain Water Harvesting in India; 3.8.1 Work Initiated by Dr Pol (Satara, Maharashtra); 3.8.2 Work Initiated by Lakshman Singh (Jaipur); 3.8.3 Work Initiated by Prof A. G. Chachadi (Goa); 3.8.4 Work Initiated by a Farmers Community (Mewat); 3.9 Conclusions; 3.10 Further Research and Recommendations; Appendix; Costing of Rain Water Harvesting System; References; Chapter 4 Waste Water Reuse in Developing Countries; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Waste Water Terminology; 4.3 Waste Water Reuse Guidelines
Content:
4.3.1 Groundwater Recharged by Spreading into Potable Aquifers4.3.2 Groundwater Recharged by Injecting into Potable Aquifers; 4.3.3 Augmentation of Surface Supplies; 4.4 Contaminants Generally Found in Waste Water; 4.4.1 Microbiological Contaminants; 4.4.2 Chemical Contaminants; 4.5 Treatment Methods; 4.5.1 Indirect Potable Reuse; 4.5.2 Direct Potable Reuse; 4.6 Economic Considerations; 4.7 Merits and Demerits; 4.8 Conclusions; 4.9 Further Research and Recommendations; References; Chapter 5 Case Studies; 5.1 Case Study 1 -- Arsenic: A Looming Danger. Can We Do Something?
Content:
5.1.1 Arsenic in Drinking Water and the Magnitude of the Problem5.1.2 Health Risks; 5.1.3 Treatment Methods; 5.1.4 Arsenic Removal by Subterranean Arsenic Removal (SAR) Technology in West Bengal, India; 5.1.5 Merits and Demerits of SAR Technology; 5.1.6 Conclusions; 5.2 Case Study 2 -- Moringa oleifera -- A Natural Way to Safe and Clean Drinking Water; 5.2.1 Nature's Bounty for Water Treatment; 5.2.2 Toxicity Studies of Moringa oleifera; 5.2.3 Moringa oleifera as Coagulant for Water Treatment in Malawi, Africa; 5.3 Case Study 3 -- Rain Water Harvesting: A Natural Way to Water Conservation
Content:
This book shines a light on drinking water treatment methods and scale of operation specifically for the developing countries. With case studies connecting theory to real world matters, this book is ideal for graduate and postgraduate level course use in engineering departments or for self-study and research
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781788010191
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe PANDIT, ANIRUDDHA. KUMAR, JYOTI DRINKING WATER TREATMENT FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES [Place of publication not identified], ROYAL Society OF CHEMISTR, 2019 ISBN 1788010191
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1039/9781788012935
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