Water, the Environment, and the Sustainable Development Goals

1st Edition - November 14, 2023

Editors: Mohammad Hadi Dehghani, Rama Rao Karri, Inderjeet Tyagi, Miklas Scholz

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Water, the Environment and the Sustainable Development Goals details the availability of water resources on Earth in the context of sustainable resource management, how these water resources are utilized and the latest sustainable techniques in water resource management. Along with the latest techniques, each chapter discusses future challenges and opportunities in sustainability and provides detailed case studies. Sections cover water quality, water pollution, water borne diseases, water purification, transboundary waters, water and energy, water and the green economy, water cooperation, water scarcity, and the relationship between water environments and sustainable development goals.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Dedication
List of contributors
About the editors
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Scientometrics and overview of water, environment, and sustainable development goals
Abstract
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Scientometrics analysis of the influence of water on important features
1.3 Linkage of water and various sustainable development goals
1.4 Water quality and its importance to human health and the environment
1.5 Waterborne diseases
1.6 Sanitation and its importance to human health and the environment
1.7 Water conservation and its importance for sustainable development
1.8 Wastewater management and its importance for sustainable development
1.9 Green economy and its importance to the sustainable development
1.10 Conclusions and future prospects
References
Chapter 2. Water pollution—sources and health implications of the environmental contaminants on the aquatic ecosystem and humans: approach toward sustainable development goals
Abstract
List of abbreviations
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Sources of water pollution
2.3 Health implication of noxious environmental contaminants
2.4 Correlation with Sustainable Development Goals
2.5 Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter 3. Water and access to sanitation and hygiene
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Physicochemical characteristics of water
3.3 Boiling
3.4 Solar disinfection
3.5 Chemical treatment
3.6 Ozonation
3.7 Cavitation
3.8 Electrochemical disinfection
3.9 Adsorption
3.10 Household slow sand filter
3.11 Reverse osmosis
3.12 Sewage water treatment
3.13 Eco toilet
3.14 Effect of COVID on SDG-6
3.15 Conclusion
References
Chapter 4. Water conservation for environmental sustainability
Abstract
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Water conservation
4.3 Goals of water conservation
4.4 Importance of water conservation
4.5 Concept of sustainable management
4.6 Projects and initiatives on water conservation in India
4.7 Indian NGOs promoting water conservation
4.8 Methods of water conservation at the household level
4.9 Daily routine water-saving tips
4.10 Water conservation practices in India
4.11 Water conservation practices in other parts of India
4.12 Covid-19 and sustainable development goals
4.13 Conclusion
References
Chapter 5. Water recycling, reuse, and sustainable development goals
Abstract
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Water reuse and recycling objectives
5.3 Water reuse, recycling, and sustainable development goals
5.4 Categories of water reuse applications
5.5 Treatment technologies for reuse applications
5.6 Global regulations and standards in water reuse applications
5.7 Global experiences in water reuse
5.8 Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 6. Sustainable water management in food and agriculture industries: preventive practices, sensory aspects, emerging concerns, and nonthermal strategies
Abstract
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Sustainable water management in the food industry
6.3 Acceptability aspects of drinking water: taste, odor, and appearance
6.4 Natural and artificial radionuclides in water
6.5 Non-thermal technologies for water and wastewater management
6.6 Conclusion and future aspects
References
Chapter 7. Water resource management to meet SDG13 on climate change
Abstract
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Relation between water depletion and climate change
7.3 Water contamination associated with weathering effects
7.4 Main pathways of the water cycle
7.5 Water sources and usage
7.6 Critical decision-making approaches for curbing climate change crises
7.7 Risk assessment of potential hazards related to proposed climate change projects
7.8 Determinants of human exposure and vulnerability to climate change-related risks
7.9 Flood mitigation strategies
7.10 Water pollution threat and current sustainable intervention linked to climate change
7.11 Water quality parameters and wastewater treatment solutions
7.12 Possible economic prospects achieved by wastewater management
7.13 Conclusions and recommendations
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 8. Impact of COVID-19 on water quality and emerging unconventional detection method from water bodies
Abstract
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Effect of COVID-19 on various sites of water quality
8.3 COVID-19 effect on river water quality
8.4 Studies of the COVID-19 consequences on different water bodies
8.5 Impact of water contamination on the environment and future prospective
8.6 Conclusion
References
Chapter 9. Cost analysis in terms of wastewater treatment and sustainable development
Abstract
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Materials and methods
9.3 Ozonation water treatment cost analysis
9.4 Chemical oxidation water treatment cost analysis
9.5 Discussion
9.6 Water is an essential source of sustainable development
9.7 Relationship between cost analysis, wastewater treatment, and sustainable development
9.8 Conclusion
References
Chapter 10. Water and wastewater safety plan in sub-Saharan Africa
Abstract
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Study area
10.3 Development of water and wastewater safety plan framework
10.4 Steering water and wastewater safety plan
10.5 Statutory regulations and policies on water reuse
10.6 Water: a key component in sustainable development
10.7 Conclusion
References
Chapter 11. Heterogeneous catalytic ozonation for achieving sustainable development goals
Abstract
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Ozonation and its limitations
11.3 Catalytic ozonation
11.4 Mechanisms of catalytic ozonation using typical catalyst systems
11.5 Identification of reaction pathways for intermediates oxidation
11.6 Analytical techniques used in catalytic ozonation
11.7 Effect of operating variables in catalytic ozonation
11.8 Stability and reusability of metal catalysts
11.9 Conclusions and future perspective
References
Chapter 12. Sustainable electrochemical wastewater treatment techniques
Abstract
List of abbreviations
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Fundamentals of electrochemistry
12.3 Electrochemical methods of wastewater treatment
12.4 Sustainable outlook
12.5 Conclusion
References
Chapter 13. Desalination of seawater and related technologies: a step towards achieving sustainable development goals
Abstract
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Historical developments
13.3 Electrodialysis
13.4 Nanofiltration
13.5 Distillation
13.6 Gas hydrate production
13.7 Capacitive deionization for desalination of seawater
13.8 Comparative assessment of desalination technologies
13.9 Desalination of seawater—a step towards sustainable development
13.10 Conclusions and future scope
References
Chapter 14. Nanotechnology-based sustainable approaches for remediation of organic and inorganic pollutants from aqueous medium
Abstract
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Nanotechnology for wastewater treatment and sustainable development
14.3 Adsorption: an alternative approach for pollutants remediation
14.4 Remediation of organic pollutants
14.5 Remediation of inorganic pollutants
14.6 Overall mechanism
14.7 Conclusions and future scope
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 15. Phenothiazine dyes removal from water by activated carbon developed from hydrothermally treated Phyllanthus emblica fruit stones
Abstract
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Materials and methods
15.3 Results and discussion
15.4 Conclusions
References
Chapter 16. Phycoremediation and water reuse in bioenergy production from algae and cyanobacteria in relevance to sustainable development goals
Abstract
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Water requirements in algal/cyanobacterial biomass production
16.3 Integrated phytoremediation and biomass production for bioenergy
16.4 Water requirement in bioenergy production
16.5 Water reuse in a biorefinery
16.6 Bioenergy and sustainable development goals
16.7 Conclusion and future prospects
References
Chapter 17. Biochar from microalgae: a biotechnology approach for water treatment systems
Abstract
17.1 Introduction
17.2 Methods for water treatment
17.3 Microalgae technology
17.4 Biochar from microalgae
17.5 Microalgal biochar production
17.6 Biochar applications for water treatment
17.7 An overview of microalgae role in sustainable development goals
17.8 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter 18. Microencapsulated thermal storage materials for solar desalination process: an advanced technique for hygienic water production
Abstract
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Working mechanism of phase change materials
18.3 Enhancement of solar desalination productivity with PCM
18.4 PCM incorporated in different solar still system
18.5 Potential of PCM on the environment
18.6 Sustainable goals of PCM for solar desalination system
18.7 The relation between solar desalination and sustainable development
18.8 Conclusions
References
Index

Mohammad Hadi Dehghani

Prof. Dr Mohammad Hadi Dehghani is a Full Professor at the Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of. His scientific research interests include Environmental Science. He is the author of various research studies published in national and international journals, conference proceedings, and Head of several research projects at the TUMS. He has authored 16 books and more than 230 full papers published in peer-reviewed journals. He is an editorial board member, Guest editor, and reviewer in many internal and international journals and is a member of several international science committees around the world. He also has the distinction of being listed in the top 2% of the world’s most influential scientists in the area of environmental sciences and chemicals for the years 2021 & 2022. He is a supervisor and advisor for many Ph.D. and M.Sc. theses at the TUMS. He is currently also a member of the Iranian Association of Environmental Health (IAEH) and member of the Institute for Environmental Research (IER) at the TUMS. He is an editor for seven edited books:1) Soft computing techniques in solid waste and wastewater management, 2) Environmental and health management of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), 3) Green technologies for the defluoridation of water, 4) Pesticide remediation technologies from water and wastewater, 5) COVID-19 and sustainable development goals, 6) Industrial wastewater treatment using emerging technologies for sustainability, 7) Sustainable materials for sensing and remediation of noxious pollutants.

Affiliations and expertise

Full Professor, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Tehran, Iran

Rama Rao Karri

Dr. Rama Rao Karri is a Professor (Sr. Asst.) in the Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Brunei, Brunei. He has over 18 years of experience in academia, industry, and research. He has published more than 170 research articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings with over 3200 citations. He is an editorial board member and peer reviewer for a number of reputed international journals.

Affiliations and expertise

Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Technology of Brunei, India

Inderjeet Tyagi

Dr. Inderjeet Tyagi is working as a Scientist at ZSI, Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, Kolkata, India. To his expertise, Dr. Tyagi is working in the field of Wastewater treatment, Water Quality, Environmental Metagenomics, and Environmental Management for the past several years. To his credit, Dr. Tyagi had published 120+ SCI papers with Citation~8600 and an h-index of 51 with a cumulative impact factor >550. More to this, he is leading Five (5) national and international projects related to wastewater and water quality assessment in heavily polluted areas in India. Further, he is also on the reviewer panel of more than 40 international journals belonging to well-known publishers like Elsevier, Nature, Springer Nature, Taylor Francis, ACS, etc. Recently, he was awarded the “India Prime Education Quality Award 2021” for his outstanding contribution to the field of wastewater treatment and Environmental Management. He is a lifetime member of the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) and a Member of the International Society of Wetland Scientists (International Chapter). He is the Editor of One Elsevier edited book entitled “Sustainable Materials for Sensing and Remediation of Noxious Pollutants”

Affiliations and expertise

Scientist, ZSI, Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change, Kolkata, India

Miklas Scholz

DProf. Prof. Miklas Scholz, cand ing, BEng (equiv), PgC, MSc, PhD, DSc, CWEM, CEnv, CSci, CEng, FHEA, FIEMA, FCIWEM, FICE, Fellow of IWA, Fellow of IETI is a Senior Expert in Water Management at atene KOM, Germany and a Distinguished Professor at Johannesburg University, South Africa. Miklas holds the Chair in Civil Engineering as a Professor at The University of Salford, United Kingdom, and is a Senior Researcher at the South Ural State University, The Russian Federation. He is also a Technical Specialist for Nexus by Sweden and a Hydraulic Engineer at Kunststoff-Technik Adams, Germany. He has published 8 books and 314 journal articles. Prof. Scholz has total citations of about 13718 (8569 citations since 2018), resulting in an h-index of 57 and an i10-Index of 227. He belongs to the top 2% academics regarding the i10-index in the past five years. Miklas also belongs to the World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University. A bibliometric analysis of all constructed wetland-related publications and corresponding authors with a minimum number of 20 publications and 100 citations indicates that Miklas is on place 5 in the world of about 70 authors (including those who have sadly passed away). In 2019, Prof. Scholz was awarded EURO 7M for the EU H2020 REA project Water Retention and Nutrient Recycling in Soils and Streams for Improved Agricultural Production (WATERAGRI). He received EURO 1.52M for the JPI Water 2018 project Research-based Assessment of Integrated approaches to Nature-based SOLUTIONS (RAINSOLUTIONS).

Author's expertise:

Sustainability; civil engineering; environmental engineering; agricultural engineering; environmental science; water resources engineering; agricultural water management; nature-based solution; pollution control; biological filtration; wastewater treatment; decision support system; treatment wetland; integrated constructed wetland; engineering hydrology; storm water management; sustainable flood retention basin; dam risk failure; sustainable drainage system; climate change adaptation; permeable pavement system; pond; capillary suction time.

Affiliations and expertise

Senior Expert, atene KOM, Berlin, Germany. Distinguished Professor, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. Professor, The University of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom. Hydraulic Engineer, Kunststoff-Technik Adams, Elsfleth, Germany. Technical Specialist, Nexus by Sweden, Västerås, Sweden. Senior Researcher, South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, The Russian Federation.