Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgment
Author
PART I
Water resources and ecology
1 Water resources and demand
2 Factors determining the distribution of animals and plants in freshwaters
3 Basic aquatic ecosystems
4 Microorganisms in pollution control
5 Water pollution
PART II
Water quality management and assessment
6 Water basin management
7 Water quality and regulation
8 Water quality assessment
PART III
Pollution control
9 Nature of wastewater
10 Introduction to wastewater treatment
11 Activated sludge
12 Fixed-film systems
13 Natural treatment systems
14 Anaerobic processes
15 Sludge treatment and disposal
16 On-site and small-scale treatment systems
PART IV
Drinking water treatment and supply
17 Water treatment and distribution
18 Physico-chemical treatment processes
19 Drinking water contamination
20 Pathogens and their removal
PART V
Sustainability
21 Sustainability principles in water management
Index