The drinking water handbook (2^nd Ed.)

The Drinking Water Handbook is a systematic explanation of the many processes employed to make water safe to drink. It clarifies the laws that set the standards for quality and investigates the physical, chemical and microbiological parameters that must be modified to produce potable and good-tasting water. Careful attention is paid to present and emerging technologies that result in high-quality drinking water: purification, filtration, disinfection, distribution, and more. The book discusses the relation of water reuse to the hydrologic cycle and explains what is being done to mitigate growing concerns about disinfection by-products.

Introduction

Setting the Stage

All about Water: Basic Concepts

Earth’s Blood

Introduction

The Water Cycle

Water Supply: The Q and Q Factors

Drinking Water Q and Q Vocabulary

Clean, Fresh, and Palatable: A Historical Perspective

Drinking Water Regulations

Regulation Nation

Why Regulate?

Clean Water Reform Is Born

Clean Water Act

Safe Drinking Water Act

Drinking Water Supplies

Introduction

Water Sources

Drinking Water Conveyance and Distribution

Introduction

Surface Water and Groundwater Distribution Systems

Microbiological Drinking Water Parameters

Introduction

Microbiology: What Is It?

Waterborne Diseases

Bacteria

Viruses

Protozoa

Helminths

Physical Drinking Water Parameters

Introduction

Taste and Odor

Color

Temperature

Turbidity

Solids

pH

Alkalinity

Hardness

Solubility

Chemical Drinking Water Parameters

Introduction

Organic Chemicals

Total Dissolved Solids

Fluorides

Heavy Metals

Nutrients

Water Pollution

Introduction

Sources of Contaminants

Radionuclides

The Chemical Cocktail

Groundwater Contamination

Drinking Water Monitoring

Introduction

Is the Water Good or Bad?

Designing a Water Quality Monitoring Program

General Preparation and Sampling Considerations

Test Methods

Dissolved Oxygen and Biochemical Oxygen Demand

Temperature

Hardness

pH

Turbidity

Orthophosphate

Nitrates

Total Solids

Conductivity

Total Alkalinity

Fecal Bacteria

Apparent Color

Odor

Water Treatment

Introduction

Screening

Coagulation

Flocculation

Sedimentation

Filtration

Hardness Treatment

Disinfection

Nonconventional Water Treatment Technologies

Fluoridation

Water Treatment of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants

Upgrading Security

Introduction

Consequences of 9/11

Security Hardware and Devices

SCADA

The Bottom Line on Security

Glossary

Index