"The Drinking Water Handbook is a systematic explanation of the many processes employed to make water safe to drink. It clarifies the laws that set the standards for quality and investigates the physical, chemical and microbiological parameters that must be modified to produce potable and good-tasting water. Careful attention is paid to present and emerging technologies that result in high-quality drinking water: purification, filtration, disinfection, distribution, and more. The book discusses the relation of water reuse to the hydrologic cycle and explains what is being done to mitigate growing concerns about disinfection by-products"--"An industry-wide best-seller hailed on its first publication as a masterly account written in an engaging, highly readable style, The Drinking Water Handbook, 2nd ed., continues where the first edition began; that is, stressing that notwithstanding our absolute need to breathe untainted air, nothing is more important to us than the quality of the water we drink, though of course, we need clean water for other uses as well. Written with the practitioner, novice and the sophisticated consumer in mind, this new edition of The Drinking Water Handbook has been thoroughly revised and updated, including a comprehensive discussion of security requirements for waterworks and ancillary processes. "-- Read more... Content: Introduction Setting the Stage All about Water: Basic Concepts Earth's Blood Introduction The Water Cycle Water Supply: The Q and Q Factors Drinking Water Q and Q Vocabulary Clean, Fresh, and Palatable: A Historical Perspective Drinking Water Regulations Regulation Nation Why Regulate? Clean Water Reform Is Born Clean Water Act Safe Drinking Water Act Drinking Water Supplies Introduction Water Sources Drinking Water Conveyance and Distribution Introduction Surface Water and Groundwater Distribution Systems Microbiological Drinking Water Parameters Introduction Microbiology: What Is It? Waterborne Diseases Bacteria Viruses Protozoa Helminths Physical Drinking Water Parameters Introduction Taste and Odor Color Temperature Turbidity Solids pH Alkalinity Hardness Solubility Chemical Drinking Water Parameters Introduction Organic Chemicals Total Dissolved Solids Fluorides Heavy Metals Nutrients Water Pollution Introduction Sources of Contaminants Radionuclides The Chemical Cocktail Groundwater Contamination Drinking Water Monitoring Introduction Is the Water Good or Bad? Designing a Water Quality Monitoring Program General Preparation and Sampling Considerations Test Methods Dissolved Oxygen and Biochemical Oxygen Demand Temperature Hardness pH Turbidity Orthophosphate Nitrates Total Solids Conductivity Total Alkalinity Fecal Bacteria Apparent Color Odor Water Treatment Introduction Screening Coagulation Flocculation Sedimentation Filtration Hardness Treatment Disinfection Nonconventional Water Treatment Technologies Fluoridation Water Treatment of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants Upgrading Security Introduction Consequences of 9/11 Security Hardware and Devices SCADA The Bottom Line on Security Glossary Index All chapters include references and recommended reading, and most chapters include a summary. Abstract: "The Drinking Water Handbook is a systematic explanation of the many processes employed to make water safe to drink. It clarifies the laws that set the standards for quality and investigates the physical, chemical and microbiological parameters that must be modified to produce potable and good-tasting water. Careful attention is paid to present and emerging technologies that result in high-quality drinking water: purification, filtration, disinfection, distribution, and more. The book discusses the relation of water reuse to the hydrologic cycle and explains what is being done to mitigate growing concerns about disinfection by-products"--"An industry-wide best-seller hailed on its first publication as a masterly account written in an engaging, highly readable style, The Drinking Water Handbook, 2nd ed., continues where the first edition began; that is, stressing that notwithstanding our absolute need to breathe untainted air, nothing is more important to us than the quality of the water we drink, though of course, we need clean water for other uses as well. Written with the practitioner, novice and the sophisticated consumer in mind, this new edition of The Drinking Water Handbook has been thoroughly revised and updated, including a comprehensive discussion of security requirements for waterworks and ancillary processes. "