| Main Title |
Drinking Water Treatment Focusing on Appropriate Technology and Sustainability / [electronic resource] : |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| Author |
Ray, Chittaranjan.
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| Other Authors |
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| Publisher |
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, |
| Year Published |
2011 |
| Call Number |
TD195.B58 |
| ISBN |
9789400711044 |
| Subjects |
Environmental sciences ;
Geology ;
Hydraulic engineering ;
Civil engineering ;
Physical geography ;
Biotechnology
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| Internet Access |
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| Collation |
XVI, 264 p. online resource. |
| Notes |
Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only |
| Contents Notes |
Sustainable technologies for water supply are urgently needed if water has to be supplied to billions of less fortunate people with inadequate access to water. These technologies must be simple, less expensive, less energy intensive, and easy to maintain for their adaptation among the poor masses. Four appropriate technologies are discussed here: solar pasteurization, membrane desalination, natural filtration (riverbank filtration), and solar distillation. Solar pasteurization can be a useful means of producing water at remote, but sunny locations where fuel may not be easily available for boiling water. Membrane desalination will remain as a viable means of drinking water production for individual households to large communities. Various membrane filtration techniques as well as the means to "democratize" membrane filtration have been presented. Riverbank filtration is a "natural" filtration technique where drinking water is produced by placing wells on the banks of rivers. The riverbed/bank material and the underlying aquifer act as natural filters to remove pollutants from river water. Solar distillation can be a viable method of drinking water production for individual households to small communities without the input of external energy. Sustainability framework and technology transfer are discussed through transdisciplinary analysis. |
| Place Published |
Dordrecht |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
SpringerLink (Online service) |
| Title Ser Add Ent |
Strategies for Sustainability |
| Host Item Entry |
Springer eBooks |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2011 |
| Series Title Untraced |
Strategies for Sustainability |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
computer |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
online resource |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20130808201122 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
SPRINGER |
| Type |
EBOOK |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
03270nam a22005775i 45 |
