Contamination Of Water
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Author |
: National Research Council |
Publisher |
: National Academies Press |
Total Pages |
: 338 |
Release |
: 2009-09-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780309136990 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0309136997 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis Contaminated Water Supplies at Camp Lejeune by : National Research Council
In the early 1980s, two water-supply systems on the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina were found to be contaminated with the industrial solvents trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE). The water systems were supplied by the Tarawa Terrace and Hadnot Point watertreatment plants, which served enlisted-family housing, barracks for unmarried service personnel, base administrative offices, schools, and recreational areas. The Hadnot Point water system also served the base hospital and an industrial area and supplied water to housing on the Holcomb Boulevard water system (full-time until 1972 and periodically thereafter). This book examines what is known about the contamination of the water supplies at Camp Lejeune and whether the contamination can be linked to any adverse health outcomes in former residents and workers at the base.
Author |
: National Research Council |
Publisher |
: National Academies Press |
Total Pages |
: 161 |
Release |
: 2000-04-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780309172202 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0309172209 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (02 Downloads) |
Synopsis Copper in Drinking Water by : National Research Council
The safety of the nation's drinking water must be maintained to ensure the health of the public. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for regulating the levels of substances in the drinking water supply. Copper can leach into drinking water from the pipes in the distribution system, and the allowable levels are regulated by the EPA. The regulation of copper, however, is complicated by the fact that it is both necessary to the normal functioning of the body and toxic to the body at too high a level. The National Research Council was requested to form a committee to review the scientific validity of the EPA's maximum contaminant level goal for copper in drinking water. Copper in Drinking Water outlines the findings of the committee's review. The book provides a review of the toxicity of copper as well as a discussion of the essential nature of this metal. The risks posed by both short-term and long-term exposure to copper are characterized, and the implications for public health are discussed. This book is a valuable reference for individuals involved in the regulation of water supplies and individuals interested in issues surrounding this metal.
Author |
: John Gray |
Publisher |
: Royal Society of Chemistry |
Total Pages |
: 186 |
Release |
: 2007-10-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781847552358 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1847552358 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis Water Contamination Emergencies by : John Gray
Contamination of water supplies, whether by chemical, biological or radioactive agents, requires a rapid and effective response in order to reduce or avoid impact on the environment or consumers. Using seven major incident case studies (including the Milwaukee Cryptosporidium incident, Chernobyl and the UK Foot and Mouth outbreak), Water Contamination Emergencies: Can We Cope? looks at the complete handling of emergency incidents relating to water contamination emergencies. With contributions from experts involved in real life international incidents, the book also looks at: monitoring requirements; trying to prove the absence of contamination; novel approaches to screening analysis; health risks; the importance of efficient communication; the perception of the public; and the international height of alert situation with respect to potential terrorist acts. Anyone involved in water contamination emergencies, whether researchers and professionals in the water or health industries, or government agencies, should welcome this title as a review of lessons learnt in the past and as an identification of ways in which to improve response in the future.
Author |
: Marcel van der Perk |
Publisher |
: CRC Press |
Total Pages |
: 419 |
Release |
: 2017-10-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780203768891 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0203768892 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (91 Downloads) |
Synopsis Soil and Water Contamination by : Marcel van der Perk
Soil and Water Contamination, Second Edition gives a structured overview of transport and fate processes of environmental contaminants. Providing a structured overview of transport and fate processes of environmental contaminants, this textbook approaches the environmental issues of soil and water contamination from a spatial and earth science point of view. The new edition contains new material on pesticides and pharmaceutical contaminants and a greater number of exercises, case studies, and examples. It covers topics essential to understanding and predicting contaminant patterns in soil, groundwater, and surface water and contributes to the formation of a solid basis for adequate management and control of soil and water pollution and integrated catchment.
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: |
Publisher |
: Elsevier |
Total Pages |
: 1537 |
Release |
: 2013-09-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780123821836 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0123821835 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Synopsis Comprehensive Water Quality and Purification by :
Comprehensive Water Quality and Purification, Four Volume Set provides a rich source of methods for analyzing water to assure its safety from natural and deliberate contaminants, including those that are added because of carelessness of human endeavors. Human development has great impact on water quality, and new contaminants are emerging every day. The issues of sampling for water analysis, regulatory considerations, and forensics in water quality and purity investigations are covered in detail. Microbial as well as chemical contaminations from inorganic compounds, radionuclides, volatile and semivolatile compounds, disinfectants, herbicides, and pharmaceuticals, including endocrine disruptors, are treated extensively. Researchers must be aware of all sources of contamination and know how to prescribe techniques for removing them from our water supply. Unlike other works published to date that concentrate on issues of water supply, water resource management, hydrology, and water use by industry, this work is more tightly focused on the monitoring and improvement of the quality of existing water supplies and the recovery of wastewater via new and standard separation techniques Using analytical chemistry methods, offers remediation advice on pollutants and contaminants in addition to providing the critical identification perspective The players in the global boom of water purification are numerous and varied. Having worked extensively in academia and industry, the Editor-in-Chief has been careful about constructing a work for a shared audience and cause
Author |
: Rhoda G.M. Wang |
Publisher |
: CRC Press |
Total Pages |
: 548 |
Release |
: 2020-08-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781000148152 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1000148157 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (52 Downloads) |
Synopsis Water Contamination and Health by : Rhoda G.M. Wang
This volume examines every potential means of exposure to water contaminants, provides in-depth discussions on toxicology, and explains up-to-date techniques for evaluating human health risk. It develops a methodology for assessing the cumulative absorbed dose of contaminants through all routes of exposure, including ingestion, inhalation and dermal. Federal and state efforts to monitor and treat water are examined.
Author |
: Patrick Sullivan |
Publisher |
: Elsevier |
Total Pages |
: 383 |
Release |
: 2005-08-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780080457727 |
ISBN-13 |
: 008045772X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Environmental Science of Drinking Water by : Patrick Sullivan
In today's chemically dependent society, environmental studies demonstrate that drinking water in developed countries contains numerous industrial chemicals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and chemicals from water treatment processes. This poses a real threat. As a result of the ever-expanding list of chemical and biochemical products industry, current drinking water standards that serve to preserve our drinking water quality are grossly out of date. Environmental Science of Drinking Water demonstrates why we need to make a fundamental change in our approach toward protecting our drinking water. Factual and circumstantial evidence showing the failure of current drinking water standards to adequately protect human health is presented along with analysis of the extent of pollution in our water resources and drinking water. The authors also present detail of the currently available state-of-the-art technologies which, if fully employed, can move us toward a healthier future.* Addresses the international problems of outdated standards and the overwhelming onslaught of new contaminants. * Includes new monitoring data on non-regulated chemicals in water sources and drinking water.* Includes a summary of different bottled waters as well as consumer water purification technologies.
Author |
: IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans |
Publisher |
: IARC |
Total Pages |
: 540 |
Release |
: 2004 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9283212843 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9789283212843 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Synopsis Some Drinking-water Disinfectants and Contaminants, Including Arsenic by : IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans
A working group of 23 experts from 13 countries met in Lyon to evaluate the evidence for carcinogenicity of arsenic (mostly naturally occurring) as a contaminant of drinking-water, and of the water-disinfectant chloramine. The working group also evaluated or re-evaluated four chlorination by-products found in drinking-water, namely chloral hydrate, di- and trichloroacetic acids, and 3-chloro-4-(dichloromethyl)-5-hydroxy-2(5H)-furanone (also known as MX). High-level exposure to arsenic in drinking-water occurs in some regions such as China, Latin America, Bangladesh and West Bengal. The Working Group reviewed epidemiological studies of human cancer (mainly ecological studies in Taiwan and Chile, and several case-control and cohort studies) in relation to arsenic in drinking-water. Arsenic in drinking-water (primarily inorganic, as arsenate and to a lesser extent arsenite) was evaluated as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1) on the basis of sufficient evidence for an increased risk for cancer of the urinary bladder, lung and skin. Studies on inorganic arsenic in experimental animals provided limited evidence for its carcinogenicity, but sufficient evidence was found in experimental animals for the carcinogenicity of dimethylarsinic acid (an organic form of arsenic), which produced urinary bladder tumours in rats and lung tumours in mice after oral administration.
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: |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 8 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCR:31210018659258 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate List by :
Author |
: Arif Ahamad |
Publisher |
: Elsevier |
Total Pages |
: 614 |
Release |
: 2021-08-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780128240595 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0128240598 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Synopsis Contamination of Water by : Arif Ahamad
Water containing significant amounts of inorganic and organic contaminants can have serious environmental consequences and serious health implications when ingested. Contamination of Water: Health Risk Assessment and Treatment Strategies takes an interconnected look at the various pollutants, the source of contamination, the effects of contamination on aquatic ecosystems and human health, and what the potential mitigation strategies are. This book is organized into three sections. The first section examines the sources of potential contamination. This includes considering the current scenario of heavy metal and pesticide contamination in water as well as the regions impacted due to industrialization, mining, or urbanization. The second section goes on to discuss water contamination and health risks caused by toxic elements, radiological contaminants, microplastics and nanoparticles, and pharmaceutical and personal care products. This book concludes with a section exploring efficient low-cost treatment technologies and remediation strategies that remove toxic pollutants from water. Contamination of Water incorporates both theoretical and practical information that will be useful for researchers, professors, graduate students, and professionals working on water contamination, environmental and health impacts, and the management and treatment of water resources. - Provides practical case studies of various types and sources of contamination - Discusses inorganic and organic contaminants and their impact on human health - Evaluates effective water treatment and remediation technologies to remove toxins from water and minimize risk