1.1 INTRODUCTION.

1.2 WATER QUALITY REGULATIONS.

1.3 COMMON CONTAMINANTS.

1.4 REFERENCES.

2 WATER SOURCES AND DEMAND.

2.1 INTRODUCTION.

2.2 WATER CYCLE.

2.3 WATER SOURCES.

2.4 WATER DEMAND.

2.5 REFERENCES.

3 COAGULATION AND FLOCCULATION.

3.1 INTRODUCTION.

3.2 PROCESS SCIENCE.

3.3 COAGULATION.

3.4 FLOCCULATION.

3.5 APPLICATIONS.

3.6 TEST METHODS.

3.7 REFERENCES.

4 CLARIFICATION PROCESSES.

4.1 INTRODUCTION.

4.2 PROCESS SCIENCE.

4.3 TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS.

4.4 APPLICATIONS.

4.5 REFERENCES.

5 DISSOLVED AIR FLOTATION.

5.1 INTRODUCTION.

5.2 PROCESS SCIENCE.

5.3 TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS.

5.4 APPLICATIONS.

5.5 REFERENCES.

6. FILTRATION PROCESSES.

6.1 INTRODUCTION.

6.2 PROCESS SCIENCE.

6.3 TECHNOLOGY OPTIONS.

6.4 APPLICATIONS.

6.5 REFERENCES.

7 MEMBRANE PROCESSES.

7.1 INTRODUCTION.

7.2 PROCESS SCIENCES.

7.3 MEMBRANE INTEGRITY.

7.4 PROCESS DESCRIPTION.

7.5 REFERENCES.

8 ADSORPTION PROCESSES.

8.1 INTRODUCTION.

8.2 PROCESS SCIENCE.

8.3 ACTIVATED CARBON.

8.4 APPLICATIONS.

8.5 ADSORBERS.

8.6 OZONE/GAC.

8.7 REFERENCES.

9 DISINFECTION.

9.1 INTRODUCTION.

9.2 PROCESS SCIENCE.

9.3 CHLORINE.

9.4 CHLORAMINATION.

9.5 OZONE.

9.6 CHLORINE DIOXIDE.

9.7 ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT.

9.8 DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS.

9.9 REFERENCES.

10 ORGANICS REMOVAL.

10.1 INTRODUCTION.

10.2 DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCTS.

10.3 MICROPOLLUTANTS.

10.4 ALGAE.

10.5 TASTE AND ODOUR.

10.6 REFERENCES.

11 INORGANICS REMOVAL.

11.1 INTRODUCTION.

11.2 NITRATE.

11.3 BROMATE.

11.4 ARSENIC.

11.5 IRON AND MANGANESE.

11.6 FLUORIDE.

11.7 LEAD.

11.8 REFERENCES.

12 SLUDGE TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL.

12.1 INTRODUCTION.

12.2 SLUDGE CHARACTERISATION.

12.3 SLUDGE TREATMENT.

12.4 SLUDGE DISPOSAL.

12.5 REFERENCES.

Index