Drinking water quality and contaminants guidebook / Joseph Cotruvo.

Author/creator Cotruvo, Joseph A.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBoca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2019]
Descriptionxxvii, 185 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks
Subjects

Contents Inorganic chemicals in drinking water -- Arsenic -- Barium -- Boron and borates -- Bromate -- Cadmium -- Calcium and calcium salts -- Chromium and chromium vi in drinking water -- Copper -- Fluoride and drinking water fluoridation -- Iodine, iodide, iodate -- Lead in drinking water, and flint, michigan -- Mercury -- Nitrate and nitrite -- Perchlorate in drinking water -- Selenium -- Sodium -- Organic chemicals in drinking water -- Benzene -- Bisphenol a -- 1,4-dioxane -- Glyphosate -- Microcystin algal toxins in drinking water -- Selected microbial contaminants -- Coliforms, e. coli and fecal bacteria -- Legionella, legionellosis, and regrowth microorganisms -- Radioactivity in drinking water -- Radionuclides in drinking water -- Radium- 226, radium-228, radon-222, and alpha particles -- Disinfection and disinfectants -- Chlorination and chlorination disinfection by-products -- Chloramines -- Water quality parameters -- Aesthetic water quality factors -- Hard water -- Drinking water salinity -- Silica and silicates -- Special topics -- Boil water notices -- Bottled water -- Consumers' perceptions of drinking water quality and safety -- Desalination -- Drinking water distribution systems -- Foodborne and waterborne disease -- Fracking and drinking water issues -- Drinking water consumption, regulatory default assumptions and health -- Recycled wastewater and potable water reuse.
Abstract "The Annenberg IOD Collaborative is composed of: Matthew Levendusky, Josh Pasek, R. Lance Holbert, Bruce Hardy, Kate Kenski, Yotam Ophir, Andrew Renninger, Dan Romer, Dror Walter, Ken Winneg, and Kathleen Hall Jamieson."
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2018018629
ISBN9780815363057 (hardback : acid-free paper)
ISBNebook

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