Water Quality: An Introduction

✍ Scribed by Claude E. Boyd

Publisher: Springer
Year: 2020
Tongue: English
Leaves: 441
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

This volume is of great importance to humans and other living organisms. The study of water quality draws information from a variety of disciplines including chemistry, biology, mathematics, physics, engineering, and resource management. University training in water quality is often limited to specialized courses in engineering, ecology, and fisheries curricula. This book also offers a basic understanding of water quality to professionals who are not formally trained in the subject. The revised third edition updates and expands the discussion, and incorporates additional figures and illustrative problems. Improvements include a new chapter on basic chemistry, a more comprehensive chapter on hydrology, and an updated chapter on regulations and standards. Because it employs only first-year college-level chemistry and very basic physics, the book is well-suited as the foundation for a general introductory course in water quality. It is equally useful as a guide for self-study and an in-depth resource for general readers.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-xi
Physical Properties of Water (Claude E. Boyd)....Pages 1-19
Solar Radiation and Water Temperature (Claude E. Boyd)....Pages 21-39
An Overview of Hydrology and Water Supply (Claude E. Boyd)....Pages 41-63
Solubility and Chemical Equilibrium (Claude E. Boyd)....Pages 65-82
Dissolved Solids (Claude E. Boyd)....Pages 83-118
Suspended Solids, Color, Turbidity, and Light (Claude E. Boyd)....Pages 119-133
Dissolved Oxygen and Other Gases (Claude E. Boyd)....Pages 135-162
Redox Potential (Claude E. Boyd)....Pages 163-176
Carbon Dioxide, pH, and Alkalinity (Claude E. Boyd)....Pages 177-203
Total Hardness (Claude E. Boyd)....Pages 205-214
Acidity (Claude E. Boyd)....Pages 215-231
Microorganisms and Water Quality (Claude E. Boyd)....Pages 233-267
Nitrogen (Claude E. Boyd)....Pages 269-290
Phosphorus (Claude E. Boyd)....Pages 291-309
Eutrophication (Claude E. Boyd)....Pages 311-322
Sulfur (Claude E. Boyd)....Pages 323-333
Micronutrients and Other Trace Elements (Claude E. Boyd)....Pages 335-378
Water Quality Protection (Claude E. Boyd)....Pages 379-409
Back Matter ....Pages 411-440

✦ Subjects

Marine & Freshwater Sciences, Water Quality

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