Modern Tools And Methods Of Water Treatment For Improving Living Standards

by Omelchenko, Alexander; Pivovarov, Alexander A.; Swindall, W. Jim

• ISBN13: 9781402031144
• ISBN10: 1402031149
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-30
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

Water is a paramount determinant of quality of life. The WHO experts believe that the sickness and death rates of the world population could be reduced by 75% by maintaining good quality of drinking water. That is why thirty-one leading scientists and specialists from fifteen countries gathered in November 2003 at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) on "Modern Tools and Methods of Water Treatment for Improving Living Standards" in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, to discuss the scientific concepts and practical means for the solution of the complex social, economic and ecological problems associated with water purification, consumption, conservation, and protection. All this is covered in this book of proceedings of the NATO ARW. This book contains four parts. In Part 1, the readers will find recent advances in drinking water treatment in the United States, biological control in water-cooling towers, analytical control of drinking water quality, and the use of radionuclides for monitoring global contamination. In Part 2, some innovative methods and tools, such as electrochemically-stimulated sorption and sorption-membrane methods, a bubble-extraction method, fibroid sorbents, in-situ oxygen curtain technology, use of ion-exchange membranes, electrochemically-generated silver and copper ions and colloidal gold for water purification and post-purification are presented. In Part 3, recent studies into the treatment of wastewaters could be found. Among them: water reclamation and recycling in Danish industry, biocide polymers as a new opportunity in water treatment, optimization of galvanic wastewater treatment processes, efficiency of nitrification and denitrification processes in wastewater treatment plants, electrochemical processes for wastewater purification employing fluidized beds of particles, cold plasma as a new tool for purification of wastewater from chemical contaminants, bacteria and viruses. In Part 4, examples of management of water resources in the United Kingdom, Bulgaria, Poland, Croatia, and Romania using a variety of case studies are presented. Also, the important issue of industry-university cooperation for postgraduate education and training in the water treatment area is discussed. We believe that this book will be helpful to the international community of scientists, specialists and students dealing with water treatment, purification, conservation and protection.

Table of Contents

Preface

Recent Advances in Purification and Special Treatment of Water and Water Quality

Monitoring Advances in Drinking Water in the United States

Depositional Characteristics of Lake Sediments in Canada as Determined by Pb-210 and Cs-137

Biosensors for Water Quality Monitoring

Rapid Detection of Bacteria in Drinking Water

Utilization of Mobile Analytical Tests in Wastewater Treatment Plant

An Evaluation of the Efficacy of the Mixed-Oxidant Solutions Produced from "Activated Water" in Cooling Tower Biological Control

Development of Modern Technologies of Special Water Treatment for Use in Various Areas of Science, Industry and Public Health

Fibroid Sorbents for Water Purification

Use of In-Situ Oxygen Curtain Technology in Enhanced Bioremediation of Groundwater

Electrochemically-Stimulated Sorption and Sorption-Membrane Methods for Removal of Ionic Impurities from Water

Innovative Water Purification Method and Devices

Potentialities of membrane operations in water treatments

Water Disinfection Using Silver and Copper Ions and Colloidal Gold

Tools and Methods for Achievement of High Technological Parameters of Water Purification and Wastewater Treatment

Water Savings and Reuse in the Textile Industry

Biocide Polymers - New Opportunities in Water Treatment

Optimization of Galvanic Wastewater Treatment Processes

Efficiency of Nitrification and Denitrification Processes in Wastewater Treatment Plants

Electrochemical Processes for Wastewater Purification Utilizing Fluidised Beds of Particles with Different Conductivity

Cold Plasma as a New Tool for Purification of Wastewater

Purification of Industrial Waters from Organic Compounds and Bacteria

Management of Water Resources, Planning, Training and Education in Water Treatment

Industry University Cooperation for Postgraduate Education and Training in the Water Treatment Area

Westcountry Rivers Trust United Kingdom: A Pioneering Programme for Restoration and Regeneration of Major River Basins

Recent Developments in Wastewater Treatment in Constructed Wetland in Poland

Water and Public Health: Legislation as a Tool for Improving Living Standards

The National Programme for Construction of Urban Wastewater Treatment Plants in the Republic of Bulgaria

Water Pollution Prevention Actions in Romanian Industry

Surface Lipid Composition of Two Emergent Water Plants Used in Constructed Wetlands

Subject Index

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