Drinking water quality
By: N.F. Gray
Contributors: Knovel (Firm)
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 520
ISBN-13: 9780511390449
Copyright date: 2008
Subjects: Agua Potable; Calidad del Agua; Drinking water; Water quality; Water; Pollution
Notes: On cover: "Problems and solutions."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Norwich, N.Y. : Knovel, 2011. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via the World Wide Web. Access restricted to users at licensed institutions. Includes interactive index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Introduction to water supply. 1. The water business; title: 2. Drinking water standards and risk; title: 3. A quick guide to the problems; title: Part II. Problems with the Resource. 4. Sources of water; title: 5. Nitrate and nitrite; title: 6. Pesticides and organic micro-pollutants; title: 7. Endocrine disrupting compounds and PPCPs; title: 8. Odour and taste; title: 9. Metals; title: 10. Hardness and total dissolved solids; title: 11. Algae and algal toxins; title: 12. Radon and radioactivity; title: 13. Pathogens; title: Part III. Problems Arising from Water Treatment. 14. Water treatment; title: 15. Aluminium and acrylamide; title: 16. Odour and taste; title: 17. Fluoridation; title: 18. Disinfection by-products; title: 19. Monitoring and removal of pathogens; title: Part IV. Problems Arising in the Distribution System. 20. The distribution network; title: 21. Aesthetic quality; title: 22. Asbestos; title: 23. Coal tar linings and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; title: 24. Animals on tap; title: 25. Pathogens in the distribution system; title: Part V. Problems in Household Plumbing. 26. Household plumbing systems; title: 27. Corrosion and metal contamination from pipework and fittings; title: 28. Micro-organisms, fibres and taste; title: Part VI. The Water We Drink. 29. Alternatives to tap water; title: 30. Water security in the twenty-first century; title: 31. Final analysis.