Water Pollution and Water Quality: Technologies and Processes
- 1st Edition - September 1, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Didem Saloglu, Angelo Basile, Alfredo Cassano
- Language: English
Water Pollution and Water Quality: Technologies and Processes offers a comprehensive and accessible overview of water pollution and water quality. The book covers a wide range… Read more
Description
Description
Water Pollution and Water Quality: Technologies and Processes offers a comprehensive and accessible overview of water pollution and water quality. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the sources, effects, and impacts of water pollution, water chemistry, microorganisms in water, guidelines and standards for water quality and health, objectives and methods of wastewater treatment, and advanced wastewater treatment processes. It also explores the impacts of water pollution on human health, natural ecosystems, and biodiversity, as well as policymaking to control water pollution, water footprint, and future scenarios for water pollution.
Sections also highlight innovative approaches, new technologies, and solution strategies in addressing water pollution and water quality issues, and discusses the global problems and new developments in recent years. Readers will find basic information on water pollution and water quality, making it suitable for graduate and post-graduate students, researchers, and professionals in in chemical engineering, environmental engineering, chemistry, industrial engineering, and disaster science and engineering.
Sections also highlight innovative approaches, new technologies, and solution strategies in addressing water pollution and water quality issues, and discusses the global problems and new developments in recent years. Readers will find basic information on water pollution and water quality, making it suitable for graduate and post-graduate students, researchers, and professionals in in chemical engineering, environmental engineering, chemistry, industrial engineering, and disaster science and engineering.
Key features
Key features
- Covers a broad overview of water pollution, including water chemistry
- Provides a foundational understanding of issues related to water pollution
- Includes information on water quality and wastewater treatment, covering objectives, methods, and implementation considerations
- Highlights the importance of considering the environmental and sustainability aspects of water pollution and its future scenarios
Readership
Readership
Post-graduate students, researchers, and professors in chemical engineering, environmental engineering, chemistry, industrial engineering, and disaster science and engineering
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Overview Of Water Pollution: Sources, Effects, And Impacts
General information about water pollution, the causes of water pollution, the negative consequences of water pollution, and the general effects of water pollution.
2. Chemical And Physical Parameters Of Water
General properties of water, chemical basis of the solubility of water, bond structure of water, surface tension, adhesion, cohesion etc., effect of bonds on water, chemical parameters in water, inorganics and organics molecules in water, the physical parameters of water: color, taste, odor, temperature, turbidity, solids, and electrical conductivity.
3. Microorganisms In Water
Overview of water microbiology, waterborne pathogens, microbiological water analysis, analysis methods, analysis standards.
4. Water Quality: Guidelines, Standards And Health
Definition of water quality, parameters, hardness of water, chemical and biological monitoring of water quality, legal assessment of water quality, water quality classification, effects of quality water on health.
5. Wastewater And Drinking Water Treatment Objectives, Methods, And Implementation Considerations
Overview of wastewater and drinking water treatment methods: physical, chemical and biological treatment methods and applications in wastewater and drinking water treatment, the case studies on real-life wastewater and/or drinking water treatment plants and packaged treatment systems.
6. Wastewater And Drinking Water Treatment Processes In Industrial Applications
Process water, wastewater, drinking water, and water reuse – integrated solutions for these tasks, modern processes and process combinations, the case studies on industrial application of wastewater and/or drinking water treatment plants.
7. Advanced Wastewater And Drinking Water Treatment Processes
Polishing ponds, post aeration, microstraining, filtration, adsorption, phosphorous removal, nitrification/denitrification, advanced biological systems, anaerobic systems and applications, blending strategies for wastewater and drinking water system integration, the case studies on advanced wastewater and/or drinking water treatment systems.
8. Impacts Of Water Pollution On Biodiversity And Nature And Policies For Controlling Water Pollution
Human and water pollution impacts on biodiversity and nature, minimizing strategies of humans on nature and biodiversity, water pollution management strategies, the policy frameworks and regulations to control water pollution, increase water quality, and its impacts on human health, biodiversity, and nature, integrated structure of strategies and policies.
9. Water Footprint
Water sustainability, water footprint network, definition and measures, calculation methods of water footprint.
10. The Future Scenarios For Water Pollution
The potential future trends in water quality and how society can adapt to and mitigate these changes.
General information about water pollution, the causes of water pollution, the negative consequences of water pollution, and the general effects of water pollution.
2. Chemical And Physical Parameters Of Water
General properties of water, chemical basis of the solubility of water, bond structure of water, surface tension, adhesion, cohesion etc., effect of bonds on water, chemical parameters in water, inorganics and organics molecules in water, the physical parameters of water: color, taste, odor, temperature, turbidity, solids, and electrical conductivity.
3. Microorganisms In Water
Overview of water microbiology, waterborne pathogens, microbiological water analysis, analysis methods, analysis standards.
4. Water Quality: Guidelines, Standards And Health
Definition of water quality, parameters, hardness of water, chemical and biological monitoring of water quality, legal assessment of water quality, water quality classification, effects of quality water on health.
5. Wastewater And Drinking Water Treatment Objectives, Methods, And Implementation Considerations
Overview of wastewater and drinking water treatment methods: physical, chemical and biological treatment methods and applications in wastewater and drinking water treatment, the case studies on real-life wastewater and/or drinking water treatment plants and packaged treatment systems.
6. Wastewater And Drinking Water Treatment Processes In Industrial Applications
Process water, wastewater, drinking water, and water reuse – integrated solutions for these tasks, modern processes and process combinations, the case studies on industrial application of wastewater and/or drinking water treatment plants.
7. Advanced Wastewater And Drinking Water Treatment Processes
Polishing ponds, post aeration, microstraining, filtration, adsorption, phosphorous removal, nitrification/denitrification, advanced biological systems, anaerobic systems and applications, blending strategies for wastewater and drinking water system integration, the case studies on advanced wastewater and/or drinking water treatment systems.
8. Impacts Of Water Pollution On Biodiversity And Nature And Policies For Controlling Water Pollution
Human and water pollution impacts on biodiversity and nature, minimizing strategies of humans on nature and biodiversity, water pollution management strategies, the policy frameworks and regulations to control water pollution, increase water quality, and its impacts on human health, biodiversity, and nature, integrated structure of strategies and policies.
9. Water Footprint
Water sustainability, water footprint network, definition and measures, calculation methods of water footprint.
10. The Future Scenarios For Water Pollution
The potential future trends in water quality and how society can adapt to and mitigate these changes.
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: September 1, 2026
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Didem Saloglu
Didem Saloglu, a Chemical Engineer, is an Assoc. Prof. Dr. at Istanbul Technical University and Vice Director of Disaster Management Institute. She has a long experience in the field of general chemical engineering, adsorption, extraction, purification, biotechnology, composite materials, industrial pollution, explosion, emissions, wastewater treatment, and microwave assisted extraction. Dr. Saloglu has more than 35 scientific contributions as international peer reviewed articles, with a total 186 citations. She has 8 scientific papers in national peer reviewed articles, 2 international and 4 national book chapters, and 58 papers in national and international congresses. She is a reviewer for 45 national and international journals. Dr. Saloglu is also editor of the Water Science and Technology. She is involved as scientific responsible or main investigator in different national projects with The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, Scientific Research Projects Units of Universities, and private companies and also international projects funded by European Union.
Affiliations and expertise
Istanbul Technical University, Disaster Management Institute, Department of Disaster and Emergency Management, TurkeyAB
Angelo Basile
Angelo Basile is a Full Professor and a leading authority in membrane science and technology. Since 2014, he has served as Full Professor in Systems, Methods and Technologies of Chemical Engineering Processes at CNR-ITM in Rende, Italy. His work covers hydrogen purification and production using membrane reactors, CO₂ capture, process intensification, and the treatment of industrial effluents with advanced membrane operations. Basile has edited many scientific books and authored numerous book chapters, bridging complex research with clear knowledge for engineers and scientists. Motivated by the role of AI/ML in accelerating membrane process design and automation, he supports integrating data-driven methods for smart plants and reaction–separation optimisation.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Researcher, ITM-CNR, University of Calabria, ItalyAC
Alfredo Cassano
Alfredo Cassano has worked as a Researcher at CNR-ITM in Italy since 2000. Trained in Biology, he specializes in membrane science and technology, including conventional membrane processes, membrane contactors, and integrated membrane operations used for wastewater treatment and agro-food applications. He has led or directed research through numerous national MIUR-funded projects, as well as European Union international projects and industry collaborations. Cassano contributes to the scientific community through editorial-board roles and has co-authored several books, numerous journal articles, and chapters, alongside conference and invited work, and two national patents. His interests include recovering bioactive compounds from by-products, membrane distillation, osmotic distillation, and wastewater remediation, motivated by bridging membrane technology with practical AI/ML and real-time monitoring to advance circular economy resource recovery.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Researcher, Institute on Membrane Technology of the Italian National Research Council, ITM-CNR, University of Calbria, Rende, Italy