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Engineering » Environmental Engineering

Water Pollution
Edited by Nuray Balkis, ISBN 978-953-307-962-2, 214 pages, Publisher: InTech, Chapters published February 24, 2012 under CC BY 3.0 license
DOI: 10.5772/1418
Edited Volume

Water pollution is a major global problem that requires ongoing evaluation and revision of water resource policy at all levels (from international down to individual
aquifers and wells). It has been suggested that it is the leading worldwide cause of deaths and diseases, and that it accounts for the deaths of more than 14,000 people daily.
In addition to the acute problems of water pollution in developing countries, industrialized countries continue to struggle with pollution problems as well. Water is typically
referred to as polluted when it is impaired by anthropogenic contaminants and either does not support a human use, such as drinking water, and/or undergoes a marked shift
in its ability to support its constituent biotic communities, such as fish. Natural phenomena such as volcanoes, algae blooms, storms, and earthquakes also cause major
changes in water quality and the ecological status of water. Most water pollutants are eventually carried by rivers into the oceans.

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• Chapter 1 Periphyton and Earthworms as Biological Indicators of Metal

Pollution in Streams of Blantyre City, Malawi by C. C. Kaonga and M. Monjerezi
• Chapter 2 Interaction Processes Between Key Actors – Understanding
Implementation Processes of Legislation for Water Pollution Control, the Israeli Case by
Sharon Hophmayer-Tokich
• Chapter 3 Fluorescence Spectroscopy as a Potential Tool for In-Situ
Monitoring of Dissolved Organic Matter in Surface Water Systems by Elfrida M. Carstea
• Chapter 4 Grain Size and Source Apportionment of Heavy Metals in Urban InTech uses cookies to offer you the best online experience. By
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Cardoso, Felipe H. Coutinho, Felipe H. Coutinho, Cynthia B. Silveira, Barbara L. Ignacio,
Ricardo P. Vieira, Gigliola R. Salloto, Maysa M. Clementino, Rodolpho M. Albano, Rodolfo
Paranhos, Orlando B. Martins
• Chapter 6 Mathematical Modeling of the Suspended Sediment Dynamics in
the Riverbeds and Valleys of Lithuanian Rivers and Their Deltas by Alfonsas Rimkus and
Saulius Vaikasas
• Chapter 7 The Vulnerability of the Shingwedzi River, a Non-Perennial River
in a Water Stressed Rural Area of the Limpopo Province, South Africa by P. S. O. Fouché
and W. Vlok
• Chapter 8 Natural Materials for Sustainable Water Pollution Management by
Kenneth Yongabi, David Lewis and Paul Harris
• Chapter 9 The Relationship Between Metal Forms Found in River Bottom
Sediments and Land Development (Review) by Anna Rabajczyk

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