Potable Water: Emerging Global Problems and Solutions

In: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry Ser. v.30

Abstract

Intro -- Emerging Global Problems and Solutions -- The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry Also Available Electronically -- Aims and Scope -- Series Preface -- Volume Preface -- Contents -- Potable Water Quality Standards and Regulations: A Historical and World Overview -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Drinking Water in the Ancient World -- 3 The Impact of Human Activities on Drinking Water Sources -- 4 The Evolution of Municipal Drinking Water Treatment Systems -- 4.1 Early Water Treatment Methods -- 4.2 The European Experience -- 4.3 The North American Experience -- 4.4 Modern Water Treatment Methods -- 5 The Evolution of Methods for Water Analysis -- 5.1 Chemical Analyses -- 5.2 Early Attempts at Measuring Contaminants -- 5.3 Linking Human Disease to Bacteria -- 5.4 Standardization of Analyses -- 6 The Evolution of Drinking Water Standards and Regulations -- 6.1 Potable Water as a Government Responsibility -- 6.2 Guidelines, Standards, and Regulations: An Introduction -- 6.3 Regulatory Framework: The United States -- 7 Current Drinking Water Standards and Guidelines: A Global Overview -- 7.1 World Health Organization -- 7.2 United States -- 7.3 The European Union -- 7.4 China -- 7.5 Australia -- 7.6 Kenya -- 7.7 India -- 7.8 Israel -- 8 Emerging Standards and Regulatory Challenges -- 8.1 Disinfection By-Products -- 8.2 Pharmaceuticals -- 8.3 Emerging Pathogens -- 9 Global Drinking Water Quality Goals -- 10 Conclusions -- References -- Global Potable Water: Current Status, Critical Problems, and Future Perspectives -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Anthropogenic Impacts on Drinking Water Sources -- 2.1 Agricultural Impacts -- 2.2 Industrial and Mining Impacts -- 2.3 Urbanization Impacts -- 3 Water and Health -- 3.1 Acute Diseases -- 3.2 Chronic Diseases -- 4 Technical Limitations -- 4.1 Emerging Countries -- 4.1.1 Design Phase Limitations.