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This book focuses on world-wide research on contamination, toxicity and treatment of drinking water. Water of sufficient quality to serve as drinking water is termed potable water whether it is used as such or not. Although many sources are utilised by humans, some contain disease vectors or pathogens and cause long-term health problems if they do not meet certain water quality guidelines. Water that is not harmful for human beings is sometimes called safe water, water which is not contaminated to the extent of being unhealthy. The available supply of drinking water is an important criterion of carrying capacity, the population level that can be supported by planet Earth. Typically water supply networks deliver single or multiple qualities of water, whether it is to be used for drinking, washing or landscape irrigation; one counterexample is urban China, where drinking water can be optionally delivered by a separate tap.

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Author:   Mathis H Lefebvre ,  Matheo M Roux
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.770kg
ISBN:  

9781604567489

ISBN 10:   1604567481
Pages:   290
Publication Date:   01 October 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface; Carbone Paste Electrodes for the Determination of Detrimental Substances in Drinking Water; The Use of Composite Electrodes in the Analysis of Drinking Water; Volammetric and Amperometric Determination of Organic Pollutants in Drinking Water Using Boron Doped Diamond Film Electrodes; Amalgam Electrodes as Sensors in the Analysis of Aquatic Systems; Polarographic and Voltammetric Determination of Genotoxic Substances in Drinking Water Using Mercury Electrodes; Groundwater Toxcity Due to Natural Dissolved Rasionuclides Belonging to the U and Th Decay Series; Harmonising Internal Quality Tasks (Method Validation, Quality Control and Sample Uncertainty) in Analytical Laboratories -- Case Studies: Water Analysis Methods; Solar Disinfection of Drinking Water; Lessons From Field Studies in India; Impact of Low Turbidities in the Sanitary Quality of Exploited Water; Index.

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