Publisher: National Academy Press
Publication Year: 2004
Authors: Parry Norling, Frankie Wood-Black, and Tina M. Masciangioli, Editors, Chemical Sciences Roundtable, National Research Council
ISBN-10: 0-309-09200-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-309-09200-5
Size: 106 pages
Table of Contents
Front Matter i-xii
Executive Summary 1-4
Context and Overview 1 Meeting the Global Water Challenge 5-10
2 Green Chemistry: The Impact on Water Quality and Supplies 11-18
3 Methylmercury Contamination of Aquatic Ecosystems: A Widespread Problem with Many Challenges for the Chemical Sciences 19-26
Water Quality and Supply: Analysis and Treatment4 Desalination: Limitations and Challenges 27-39
5 Organic Contaminants in the Environment: Challenges for the Water/Environmental Engineering Commmunity 40-46
6 AquasentinelSM: Biosensors for Rapid Monitoring of Primary-Source Drinking Water 47-52
Business Opportunities and Responsibilities7 Some New Approaches at the Orange County Water District 53-59
8 A Perspective from a Water Company 60-65
9 Sustainable Development: Role of Industrial Water Management 66-74
10 Water Solutions and Strategies in the Chemical Industry 75-80
11 Classifying Drinking Water Contamination for Regulatory Consideration 81-86
Appendix A: Workshop Participants 87-88
Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Workshop Speakers 89-91
Appendix C: Origin of and Information on the Chemical Sciences Roundtable 92-92
Appendix D: For Further Reading 93-94