Treatment and Purification
Know about the water you consume - quality parameters, diseases and water treatment
Posted on 21 May, 2009 10:17 AMThis document by the Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage (TWAD) Board describes the details about the water used for consumption in terms of :
Spatial modelling approach to water pollution monitoring in the sugar belt of Maharashtra along the Krishna river
Posted on 20 May, 2009 12:49 PMThis paper on the GIS Development site highlights the findings of a study taken up for the monitoring, identification and suggesting preliminary measures of water pollution cont
Arsenic contamination in groundwater- an article by wikipedia
Posted on 19 May, 2009 12:23 PMThis article on wikipedia provides the details of the phenomenon of arsenic contamination of groundwater and provides information on the following lines:
Water disinfection - a manual by World Health Organisation (2003)
Posted on 19 May, 2009 11:34 AMThis manual by the Pan American Center for Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Sciences (CEPIS/PAHO), under the aegis of the World Health Organisation (WHO), provides extensive information on various m
Improving health through clean water innovations- a presentation by Aquaya Institute, Indonesia
Posted on 18 May, 2009 04:29 PMSome new technologies and approaches for improving health through clean water - the work of the Aquaya Institute.
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Stakeholders come together to halt pollution in Khari river, Ahmedabad - a paper in Economic and Political Weekly (2006)
Posted on 18 May, 2009 03:55 PMThis paper published in the Economic and Political Weekly describes the case of river Khari in Gujarat, which faced increasing amount of pollution due to the discharge of industrial effluents in the river and the efforts made to solve the pollution problem.
The phenomenon of pollution started in the 1970s when Naroda, Odhav, Vatva and Narol on the eastern periphery of Ahmedabad city were promoted by the government. While there were zones for industries according to the type of waste generated, environmental considerations were overlooked and no provision was made for the safe disposal of industrial effluents. Most of the factories in the industrial estates were water intensive and all of them discharged effluents into the nearby Kharicut canal, which flows into the Khari river, a tributary of the Sabarmati. As the canal remained dry throughout the year, the government ignored its (mis)use.
Study of Tirupur textile industry cluster - effluent load, disposal practices and possible options
Posted on 16 May, 2009 02:55 PMThe objectives of the case study by TIDE supported by Arghyam on the Tirupur textile industry cluster included:
Tutorials on wastewater treatment and management
Posted on 16 May, 2009 01:15 PMBasic and advanced tutorial on wastewater management by Shiv Shankar Ranganathan
Sewage canal - how to clean the Yamuna - a presentation by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE)
Posted on 16 May, 2009 01:10 PMThis presentation provides an introduction to the book by the Centre for Science and Environment(CSE) titled Sewage Canal: How to Clean the Yamuna”. As per the presentation, several crore rupees have been sunk into plans to clean up the Yamuna.
Root Zone technology for the treatment of industrial and domestic waste water - A handbook from Central Pollution Control Board
Posted on 16 May, 2009 12:47 PMRoot Zone Treatment System are planted filter-beds consisting of sand/gravel/soil. The system uses a natural way to effectively treat domestic & industrial effluents.
This handbook on root zone technology for the treatment of industrial and domestic waste water is divided into following sections: