Water is typically referred to as polluted when it is impaired by anthropogenic contaminants and either does not support a human use, such as drinking water, or undergoes a marked …
Our ancient religious texts and epics give a good insight into the water storage and conservation systems that prevailed in those days. Water management is the management of water …
Water Resources Engineering focuses on the use and management of land and water resources in rural and urban watersheds. Earth’s water resources, including rivers, lakes, oceans, …
Water is needed in all aspects of our lives. To ensure ongoing sustainability of this essential resource, a more holistic, integrated strategy needs to be adopted. The ideal …
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), water security has been described as “when all people at all times have both physical and economic access to sufficient water to …
Groundwater is a major source of water supply for drinking, irrigation and animal husbandry in many countries, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. It is also a vital element …
This timely book brings together original contributions and some relevant publications in order to provide state-of-art information on the use of wastewater. It illustrates the …
The intent of this book is to provide the reader a basic knowledge over some principles in the field of hydroinformatics. Each chapter provides some insight over common concepts in …
Water is the main component of human food, being also of extreme need for household and industrial. However, the water is mankind’s most important resource after the air. Economic …
Aiming to provide comprehensive, state-of-the-art coverage of the safety and security of water supply systems, this book identifies advances in detection, monitoring and modeling, …
