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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823834703321

Titolo

Water and sustainable development : opportunities for the chemical sciences : a workshop report to the chemical sciences roundtable / / Parry Norling, Frankie Wood-Black, and Tina M. Masciangioli, editors ; Chemical Sciences Roundtable ; Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology ; Division on Earth and Life Studies ; National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2004

ISBN

0-309-16607-1

1-280-17616-4

9786610176168

0-309-53173-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (106 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

NorlingParry

Wood-BlackFrankie K. <1963->

MasciangioliTina M <1969-> (Tina Marie)

Disciplina

363.6/1

Soggetti

Water-supply - Management

Population - Environmental aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Introduction and Summary -- Context and Overview -- 1 Meeting the Global Water Challenge -- 2 Green Chemistry: The Impact on Water Quality and Supplies -- 3 Methylmercury Contamination of Aquatic Ecosystems: A Widespread Problem with Many Challenges for the Chemical Sciences -- Water Quality and Supply: Analysis and Treatment -- 4 Desalination: Limitations and Challenges -- 5 Organic Contaminants in the Environment: Challenges for the Water/Environmental Engineering Community -- 6 AquaSentinelSM: Biosensors for Rapid Monitoring of Primary-Source Drinking Water -- Business Opportunities and Responsibilities -- 7 Some New Approaches at the Orange County Water District -- 8 A Perspective from a Water Company -- 9 Sustainable Development: Role of



Industrial Water Management -- 10 Water Solutions and Strategies in the Chemical Industry -- 11 Classifying Drinking Water Contamination for Regulatory Consideration -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Workshop Participants -- Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers -- Appendix C Origin of and Information on the Chemical Sciences Roundtable -- Appendix D For Further Reading.