Drinking Water : Source Treatment and Distribution
Contents: Preface. 1. Water resources management and riverbank filtration/T. Grischek, D. Schoenheinz and C. Sandhu. 2. River bank filtration in India: existing efforts and future prospects/H.P. Uniyal. 3. Bank filtreation as an instrument of water supply: experience in the phase of planning/W. Arnold. 4. Geomorphology: source sustainability of water quality/R.K. Mazari, P.K. Mukherji and B.R. Arora. 5. Bank filtration as an effective purification step for drinking water supply/L. Richters. 6. Advanced technical drinking water treatment: dueseldorf process/S. Kamphausen. 7. Change of bacterial water quality in drinking water distribution systems/B. Wricke. 8. Identification of recharge areas and sources of springs in mountainous region using environmental isotopes/Bhishm Kumar, S.P. Rai, Gopal Krishan and Y.S. Rawat. 9. Science and technology interventions in decentralised drinking water treatment in India/Sanjay Bajpai. 10. Riverbank filtration prospects in India/C. Sandhu, T. Grischek, C. Ray and A.K. Thakur. 11. Effects of pollution in river Krishni on hand pump water Quality/Korra Dhakyanaik, Medalson Ronghang, Pradeep Kumar and Indu Mehrotra. 12. Sanitary surveillance an important component in rapid drinking water quality assessment for rural population/R.K. Rawlley. 13. Riverbank filtration as an alternative to pre chlorination: a case study at Mathura/Nisha Luckins, Indu Mehrotra, Pradeep Kumar and T. Grischek.
The worlds freshwater resources are facing tremendous pressure both quantitatively and qualitatively. More than one billion people do not have consistent access to potable water and more than twice that number lack access to sanitation. Unsustainable groundwater abstractions deterioration of the quality of surface and groundwater and extremely reduced flow of rivers are just a few amongst the multitude of water problems being facing today.
The solutions to current problems besides technological breakthroughs would necessarily require a major rethinking on the current water usage and management practices.
With contribution of a multidisciplinary group of researchers from India Germany and USA the book addresses the three main themes of drinking water source treatment and distribution. The topics covered would be beneficial for the researchers working in both the plain and mountain region.
The book would be useful to the policy planners as well as to the researchers. (jacket)
