Handbook of Drinking Water Quality [Hardcover]

Well-written and informative.
--Richard Lewis, Lewis Information Systems

This [book] combines information which could possibly haverequired as many as four reference sources in the past.
--Steven C. Messer

In its first edition, John De Zuane's popular reference drewwide praise for being an insightful theoretical resource. Now, inthe second edition of Handbook of Drinking Water Quality, DeZuane builds on that legacy with the same practical and conceptualemphases, adding a wealth of new information that providesimmediate access to the data and guidelines needed to
* understand the impact of drinking water parameters on publichealth
* help build and operate water supply facilities
* conduct reliable drinking water sampling, monitoring, andanalytical evaluation
* implement potability standards from the source to the treatmentfacility, to storage, to the tap
* write new standards and expand/modify existing standards asquickly as needed

Preventing contamination of drinking water requires amultidisciplinary perspective, one that incorporates elements ofbacteriology, chemistry, physics, engineering, public health,preventive medicine, and control and evaluation management. In aconcise, easy-to-use format, Handbook of Drinking WaterQuality, Second Edition, describes
* Data and guidelines from the World Health Organization and theEuropean Community used to develop drinking water standards
* U.S. drinking water standards--their physical, chemical,microbiological, and radionuclide parameters and monitoringrequirements
* EPA-approved analytical methods and the most effectivetreatment technologies for each contaminant
* Critical concepts of water quality control as applied in watertreatment in conventional or chemical treatment plants
* Disinfection and fluoridation requirements
* Common lS.