Front Cover -- Environmental Water: Advances in Treatment, Remediation and Recycling -- Copyright -- Dedications -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- 1 - Introduction -- 1.1 The Environment -- 1.2 Water Resources -- 1.3 Environmental Pollutants -- 1.4 Types of Pollutants -- 1.5 Methods of Water Treatment -- References -- 2 - Water Treatment for Inorganic Pollutants by Adsorption Technology -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Adsorption Essentials -- 2.3 Design of Batch and Column Adsorption Experiments -- 2.4 Activated Carbon Adsorbents -- 2.5 Development of Low-Cost Adsorbents -- Conclusions -- References -- 3 - Water Treatment for Organic Pollutants by Adsorption Technology -- 3.1 Organic Precursor Adsorbents -- 3.2 Coconut Husk -- 3.3 Fruits Waste -- 3.4 Bark and Other Tannin Materials -- 3.5 Waste Tyres -- 3.6 Saw Dust and Other Wood Materials -- 3.7 Rice Husk -- 3.8 Miscellaneous Agricultural Wastes -- 3.9 Fertilizer Industry Wastes -- 3.10 Seafood Wastes -- 3.11 Petroleum Industry Wastes -- 3.12 Sea Weed and Algae -- 3.13 Peat Moss -- 3.14 Inorganic Precursor Adsorbents -- Conclusions -- References -- 4 - Water Treatment by Reverse Osmosis Method -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 RO Membrane -- 4.3 Membrane Flux -- 4.4 Fouling and Clogging of Membranes -- 4.5 Precautions and Cleaning of the Membranes -- 4.6 Factors Controlling Filtration -- 4.7 Applications of RO -- Conclusions -- References -- 5 - Water Treatment by Membrane Filtration Techniques -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Features of Membranes -- 5.3 Types of Membranes -- 5.4 Membrane Filtration, Fouling, and Cleaning -- 5.5 Membrane Management -- 5.6 Membrane Materials -- 5.7 Principles of Membrane Filtration System Design and Operation -- 5.8 Applications -- 5.9 Future Perspectives -- Conclusions -- References -- 6 - Water Treatment by Electrical Technologies.

6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Electroflotation -- 6.3 Electrocoagulation -- 6.4 Electrooxidation -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 - Wastewater Treatment by Biological Methods -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Stages of Biological Treatment of Wastewater -- 7.3 Methods of Biological Wastewater Treatment -- 7.4 Wastewater Effluent Quality and Regulatory Standards -- 7.5 Efficiency of Biological Wastewater Treatment -- 7.6 Consequences of Inadequate Wastewater Treatment -- 7.7 Recent Developments in Biological Wastewater Treatment Methodologies -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 - Perspectives of Water Treatment, Remediation and Recycling -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Water Recycling -- 8.3 Water Recycling Considerations -- 8.4 Water Recycling and Health -- 8.5 Water Recycling Techniques -- 8.6 Future Perspectives of Water Recycling -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.