"Water Quality: Science, Assessments and Policy" ed. by J. Kevin Summers

This volume examines many of the scientific issues; national, regional and local assessment practices and results; and national policy issues related to water quality.

Chapters focus on three areas: water quality parameters, water quality treatments, and water quality assessments. This book provides a basic understanding of water quality issues and practical examples of their solution.


Contents
1.Water Quality Parameters
2.Sense of Place and Water Quality: Applying Sense of Place Metrics to Better Understand Community Impacts of Changes in Water Quality
3.Natural Wastewater Treatment Systems for Prevention and Control of Soil-Transmitted Helminths
4.Association of Polyethylene Glycol Solubility with Emerging Membrane Technologies, Wastewater Treatment, and Desalination
5.Water Quality Ecological Risk Assessment with Sedimentological Approach
6.Jewels across the Landscape: Monitoring and Assessing the Quality of Lakes and Reservoirs in the United States
7.Rivers and Streams: Upgrading Monitoring of the Nation’s Freshwater Resources - Meeting the Spirit of the Clean Water Act
8.Lessons Learned from 30 Years of Assessing U.S. Coastal Water
9.Wetland Assessment: Beyond the Traditional Water Quality Perspective