Pathways for Sustainable Sanitation
The report is a product arising from the work of the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance which was initiated prior to the International Year of Sanitation in 2008 in an attempt to inject sustainable...
Sediment and Contaminant Transport in Surface Waters
Sediment and Contaminant Transport in Surface Waters:
- Presents models of the resuspension, erosion, deposition, flocculation, and transport of sediments
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Advanced Water Treatment of Estuarine Water Supplies
Estuarine waters are an important source of drinking water for people living along the coasts. These waters tend to exhibit high concentrations of natural organic matter (NOM), bromide, salts,...
Cryptosporidium and Cryptosporidiosis
From the microscopic observation of infection to the wide-spread application of molecular techniques in taxonomy and epidemiology, to the genome sequencing of two major species,and advances in...
Scientific Review of Cyanide Ecotoxicology and Evaluation of Ambient Water Quality Criteria
The U.S. EPA’s current ambient water quality criteria (AWQC) for cyanide were developed in 1984. However, since 1984 new scientific information on cyanide toxicity and chemistry has been published...
Human Pharmaceuticals, Hormones and Fragrances
The observed concentrations of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in raw wastewater confirm that municipal wastewater represents the main disposal pathway for the PPCPs consumed in...
Watershed Management
Watershed management is an integrated approach that evaluates system-wide implications of natural resource problems. It has received considerable attention among communities and resource managers...
Protecting Groundwater for Health
Protecting drinking-water resources is the first barrier against pathogens and substances hazardous to health. Practitioners in drinking-water supply or surveillance - from the local and technical...
Fluoride in Drinking-water
Fluoride is known to occur at elevated concentrations in a number of parts of the world where it can be a significant cause of disease. The primary focus of Fluoride in Drinking Water...
Workshop on Microbial Source Tracking in Water: Protecting Human Health
The drinking water and wastewater industries are interested in developing a better understanding of sources of fecal contamination. Microbial source tracking (MST) offers the potential to...