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Assessing Wastewater Management in India
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Title
Assessing Wastewater Management in India [electronic resource] / by M. Dinesh Kumar, Cecilia Tortajada.
ISBN
9789811523960
Edition
1st ed. 2020.
Publication
Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2020.
Physical Description
1 online resource (XIV, 86 p).
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Summary
This book highlights the institutional, legal, and policy measures to manage water pollution in India, and discusses how effective they have been in improving the overall quality of the country’s surface and groundwater resources. It also reviews the status of wastewater generation, collection and treatment in urban areas to provide insights into the gaps in wastewater treatment. Further, it offers a detailed analysis of the wastewater treatment systems available and examines the human health impacts of water pollution in the country, as well as the future trajectory of investment in wastewater treatment systems and potential sectors for reuse and recycling of wastewater, briefly assessing the market demand for treated wastewater. Lastly, it investigates the factors influencing the environmental sustainability and economic viability of wastewater treatment as well as future areas of research in the field.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 06, 2020
Series
SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology,
Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction
Chapter 2 - The Legal, Institutional and Policy Regime for the Control of Water Pollution in India
Chapter 3 - Status of Water Quality in India and Compliance with Pollution Control Norms
Chapter 4 - Effectiveness of Wastewater Collection and Treatment Systems
Chapter 5 - Health Impacts of Water Pollution and Contamination
Chapter 6 - Reuse of Treated Wastewater: Present Scenario
Chapter 7 - Wastewater Treatment Technologies and Costs
Chapter 8 - Case Studies on Performance of Wastewater Treatment Systems
Chapter 9 - Environmental Sustainability and Economic Viability
Chapter 10 - Growth of Treatment Plants and Reuse of Treated Wastewater
Chapter 11 - Market for Treated Wastewater in India
Chapter 12 - Conclusions and Areas for Future Research. .
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