Advances in Water Treatment and Pollution Prevention [Hardcover]

Advances in Water Treatment and Pollution Prevention explores the most up-to-date studies in the field of water pollution. More specifically, this book examines the causes and effects of this threatening phenomenon and identifies the preventive measures that can be taken to contain, and even to defeat, water pollution worldwide.

The papers gathered in this volume pinpoint the need to implement greener water treatments to prevent water pollution from impacting ecosystems, human well-being and economies any further. They also successfully outline the processes that have been studied, optimized and developed so far to sustain our environment.

Advances in Water Treatment and Pollution Prevention will represent a valuable resource to academic researchers, students, institutions, environmentalists, and anyone interested in environmental policies aimed at safeguarding both the quality and the quantity of water.

This book collects research papers on the causes and effects of water pollution, and measures to contain and even defeat water pollution worldwide. Outlines the need for greener water treatments, to reduce impact on ecosystems, human well-being and economies.GREEN PRACTICES TO SAVE OUR PRECIOUS WATER RESOURCE (Sanjay K. Sharma, Rashmi Sanghi and Ackmez Mudhoo).- WATER PATHWAYS THROUGH THE AGES: FROM EARLY AQUEDUCTS TO NEXT GENERATION OF? WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS (Giusy Lofrano, Jeanette Brown and Giovanni De Feo).- THE REMOVAL OF ILLICIT DRUGS AND METABOLITES DURING WASTEWATER AND DRINKING WATER TREATMENT (Alexander L.N. van Nuijs and Adrian Covaci).- REMOVAL OF DYES AND PIGMENTS FROM INDUSTRIAL EFFLUENTS (Tjoon Tow Teng, Ling Wei Low).- HEAVY METAL REMOVAL THROUGH BIOSORPTIVE PATHWAYS (Jinsheng sun, Yulan Ji, Fang Cai, Jing Li).- MESOPOROUS-ASSEMBLED NANOCRYSTAL PHOTOCATALYSTS FOR DEGRADATION OF AZO DYES (Thammanoon Sreethawong) MICROWAVEASSISTED ORGANIC PlC"