Pollution and the protection of water quality
This book reports on research and development in the study of pollution and methodologies to protect water quality, with emphasis on arid countries. Topics covered include overview of the effects of pollution on natural and human environments; water cycle and groundwater resources in arid countries; salinization; standards and technologies for waste water treatment; uses of recycled water; solid waste disposal; assessment of wastes from industry, agriculture, and shipping; methodologies of quality control; synthetic organic pollutants, including pesticides and PCBs; analytical techniques; quality control; sampling methodologies for organics, metals, and trace elements, including data acquisition techniques and instrumentation; data management; bioindicator organisms; assimilative capacity of receiving waters; application of appropriate water quality standards.
- Research Organization:
- Bodega Bay Inst., Berkeley, CA
- OSTI ID:
- 5009827
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ARID LANDS
WATER POLLUTION
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DATA PROCESSING
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
GROUND WATER
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
PESTICIDES
POLLUTANTS
QUALITY CONTROL
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SALINITY
SAMPLING
SOLID WASTES
STANDARDS
SYNTHETIC MATERIALS
TRACE AMOUNTS
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE WATER
WATER QUALITY
WATER TREATMENT
AROMATICS
CONTROL
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LIQUID WASTES
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ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC WASTES
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