It is difficult to imagine anything more important to the human population than safe drinking water. Lack of clean drinking water is still the major cause of illness and death in young children in developing countries. In more fortunate communities, where water treatment is practiced, the primary aim of water authorities is to provide water that is free from pathogens and toxins. Most countries now have water quality regulations, or guidelines, which are driving water authorities to produce purer water, with the minimum of contamination from natural or man-made origin. At the same time, consumers are demanding that chemicals added during the treatment of drinking water be kept to a minimum. As a consequence, conventional clarification methods are being challenged to comply with the new regulations and restrictions and our understanding of the mechanisms involved is being tested as never before. Interface Science in Drinking Water Treatment contains a rigorous review of water treatment practices from a fundamental viewpoint. The book includes material from leading experts in the field of water treatment, reviewing their specific fields of expertise against a background of colloid and surface chemistry, and examines each step of the journey from source to consumer tap. It therefore permits the reader to develop a deep understanding of the complex processes taking place and of the necessary treatments which are vital for the provision of safe and palatable drinking water. The book is aimed at researchers, educators and practitioners in science and engineering, particularly those involved in water treatment and colloidal chemistry.Covers all existing water treatment processes, approached from a fundamental surface and colloid science viewpointUnique collection of R&D authors, all experts in water treatment processesComprehensive review of water treatment with a complete list of references

Interface Science in Drinking Water Treatment: Theory and Applications (Volume 10) (Interface Science and Technology, Volume 10)

Science & Math

Dixon, David

Newcombe, Gayle

Chemistry

Academic Press

Specific issues investigated in this project were: Identifying the most effective substrate for optimum biofilm formation, and the range of operating conditions for optimum removals to be achieved; Developing a standard suite of laboratory tests, both simulated filtration tests and genetic tests, to identify the potential of an existing filter to remove cyanobacterial metabolites; Better understanding of the lag period prior to the onset of degradation of several metabolites; The feasibility of artificially inoculating or "seeding" filters to enhance removal of the cyanobacterial metabolites.  This book is co-published with Water Research Australia.

Implementation of Biological Filtration for the Treatment of Cyanobacterial Metabolites

Sawade, Emma

Ho, Lionel

Hoefel, Daniel

Australian Water Quality Centre

Earth Sciences

Iwa Pub

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