Review
"An excellent compilation of fact, case study, policy analysis,
opinion and good old-fashioned common sense."
Shawna Bourne, Certified Inspector of Public Health, Ontario Ministry of the
Environment
"... an excellent job compiling an overview of drinking water quality, water
pollution, water protection, and living with the risk of polluted water ..."
Dr. Stu F. Asay, P.E. in Drinking Water & Backflow Prevention, December 2005
Book Description
In todays chemically dependent society, environmental studies
demonstrate that drinking water in developed countries contains numerous
industrial chemicals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and chemicals from water
treatment processes. This poses a real threat. As a result of the ever-expanding
list of chemical and biochemical products industry, current drinking water
standards that serve to preserve our drinking water quality are grossly out of
date.
Environmental Science of Drinking Water demonstrates why we need to make a
fundamental change in our approach toward protecting our drinking water. Factual
and circumstantial evidence showing the failure of current drinking water
standards to adequately protect human health is presented along with analysis of
the extent of pollution in our water resources and drinking water. The authors
also present detail of the currently available state-of-the-art technologies
which, if fully employed, can move us toward a healthier future.
* Addresses the international problems of outdated standards and the
overwhelming onslaught of new contaminants.
* Includes new monitoring data on non-regulated chemicals in water sources and
drinking water.
* Includes a summary of different bottled waters as well as consumer water
purification technologies.
Product Details
Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann (July 15, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0750678763
ISBN-13: 978-0750678766
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
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