Publisher's Synopsis
Selected Proceedings of the 1st International Specialised Conference on Water Quality and its Management, held in New Dehli, India, 2-6 March 1998. Water resources development should not only ensure water supply in the right quantity at the right time but also ensure that the water is of the right quality. While drinking water must meet stringent quality standards, water quality is also important for agricultural, industrial and other uses. Increasing pollution, urbanisation and industrialisation has lead to a growing threat to water quality in rivers and lakes. Groundwater quality can also be affected as a result of the use of agrochemicals, wastewater irrigation, and salinity and landfill leachate intrusion. Such problems are often most acute in developing countries where water is short to begin with. This was the subject matter of Water Quality and its Management. From over 200 original submissions, 67 were orally presented, many of direct and practical regional relevance. After peer review, a further selection was made, of high-quality papers of significant interest to the worldwide readership of Water Science & Technology. Twenty-four of these papers are included here, categorized into the six major sub-themes of the conference: Impact of Industry and Agriculture on Water Quality Surface Water Quality Management Groundwater Contamination Issues Drinking Water Quality Management Use of Low-quality Waters and Wastewaters Water Quality Improvement Methods, Techniques and Technologies
