Sustainable Water: Issues in Environmental Science and Technology
By Ron E. Hester and R.M. Harrison
Call No. TD353 .S88 2011

Focusing on the sustainability of water supplies to the growing populations throughout the world, this volume consists of articles contributed by experts drawn from around the globe. Issues covered include: policy making in the European Union; rural watersupplies in Africa; chemical monitoring and analytical methods; water use in agriculture; social justice in supplying water; potable water recycling, and sustainable water treatment. The book will be useful to those working in the water industry, policy makers and planners, researchers and environmental consultants, and students in environmental science, technology, engineering, and management. There is also much here to interest all concerned with major environmental issues such as climate change and the many other factors which influence the sustainability of water supplies.