Water and Environmental Management in Europe and North America: A Comparison of Methods and Practices (Ellis Horworth Series in Environmental Manage)

Protection of the environment is becoming an ever-increasing area of concern, and this set of papers has been put together to provide the first book to combine a comparison of methods and practices used for the protection of water and the environment in Europe and North America. Main topics covered are legislation and practice, drinking water quality, water supply, management of rivers and coastal waters, wastewater treatment, sludge treatment, and landfill.Contributions from distinguished experts give an international perspective on the topics, and the information on procedures is up-to-date, providing an excellent source of reference for standards used in these areas.Readership: Consulting engineers, scientists and planners in the water industry. Academics involved in public health engineering, water supply and planning. Manufacturers of plant and equipment for use in these fields.