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Water is typically referred to as polluted when it is impaired by anthropogenic contaminants and either does not support a human use, such as drinking water, andor undergoes a marked shift in its ability to support its constituent biotic communities, such as fish. This is a book about environmental engineering for nontechnical students. This book begins with a discussion of the basics of the hydrological cycle and a description of the natural aquatic environment including the normal composition of surface waters. Water pollution is not the only serious problem facing mankind. One could claim that air pollution started when humans began burning fuels. Causes, effects and control is a book providing comprehensive information on the fundamentals and latest developments in the field of water pollution. Now we will discuss the different types of pollution. Everyone needs to help protect the water that we all need.
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No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any. In fact, the effects of water pollution are said to be the leading cause of death for humans across the globe, moreover, water pollution affects our oceans, lakes, rivers, and drinking water, making it a widespread and global concern scipeeps, 2009. You have completed the weber watershed stormwater activity book. Further chapters detail the sources of water pollution and the affects of water pollution including biological treatment of. Environmental science part 1 water, air, noise, soil. Water pollution control a guide to the use of water quality management principles. Be sure to tell your parents, friends, and neighbors what you have learned. Petroleum products, such as oil and gasoline, enter the water from ships and marine terminals, offshore oil rigs, runoff from. Water pollution is not the only serious problem facing. The effects of pollution on human beings and aquatic communities are many and varied. Some of thecommon methods used for wastewater treatment, including sewage treatment anddrinking water purification, have also been discussed in this book. Water pollution control wiley online books wiley online library. It has been suggested that it is the leading worldwide cause of deaths and diseases, and that it accounts for the deaths of more than 14,000 people daily.
Water pollution control is clearly one of the most critical of those challenges. Published by the director, national book trust, india. Laws include the federal water pollution control act 1948, the clean water act 1972, the marine protection, research, and sanctuaries act 1972, the safe drinking water act 1974, and the federal insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide act, as amended in 1988. The effects of pollution are greater in shallow, enclosed or slow flowing streams.
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