Water Remediation [Hardcover]

This book presents the state-of-the-art in the area of water remediation. It covers topics such as decentralized ecological wastewater treatment, applications of remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) in water quality monitoring and remediation, water remediation through nanotechnology, and processes used in water purification. The contents of this volume will prove useful to researchers, students, and policy makers alike.

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1. Carbon Nano-Composites For Water Remediation: A Review.- 2. Remediation Of Industrial Effluents Photocatalysis Through Nanostructured Materials.- 3. Remediation Of Contaminated Urban Streams: A Decentralized Ecological Wastewater Treatment Approach.- 4. Applications Of Remote Sensing and GIS in Water Quality Monitoring and Remediation: A State of the Art Review.- 5. Fluoride Remediation from Drinking Water Bioremediation of Waste Water for Sustainable Energy Product.- 6. New Age of Wastewater Treatment Employing Bio-Electrochemical Systems.- 7. Vermifiltration: A Sustainable Natural Treatment Technology for the Treatment and Reuse of Wastewater.- 8. Treatment Technologies for Emerging Organic Contaminants Removal from Wastewater.- 9. Water Remediation through Natural Filtration.- 10. Microwave Based Treatment of Water and Wastewater.

Shantanu Bhattacharya (PhD) is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Head of Design Program at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Prior to this he completed his MS in Mechanical Engineering from the Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas and a PhD in Bio-engineering from the University of Missouri at Columbia, United States of America. He also completed a post-doctoral training at the Birck Nanotechnology Center at the Purdue University. Dr. Bhattacharyas main research interests are Design and development of micro- nano sensors and actuation platforms, nano-energetic materials,l£"