Implementing the Water-Energy-Food- Ecosystems Nexus and Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals
The book’s primary intention is to serve as a roadmap for professionals working in developing countries interested in the Nexus Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) approach. The book shows a multi...
Membrane based Point-of-Use Drinking Water Treatment System
Membrane based PoU water treatment systems are preferred due to shortcomings of other water treatment technologies. This system works without the addition of chemicals, with relatively low energy...
Pathways to Water Sector Decarbonisation, Carbon Capture and Utilisation
The water sector is in the middle of a paradigm shift from focusing on treatment and meeting discharge permit limits to integrated operation that also enables a circular water economy via water...
Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) Desalination
High-energy consumption is a critical issue associated with seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination, although the SWRO has been regarded as one of the most energy-efficient processes for...
Making Water Smart
This chapters in this book highlight the breadth of smart water technologies and applications. From the use of classical machine learning and data transformation methods for process improvement,...
Sources and Sustainable Technologies for Efficient Rare Earth Elements Recovery
The book will cover a wide range of subjects related to rare earth elements, including the sources, detection and applications of rare earths, environmental and ecological issues related to rare...
Integrated Management of Rivers and Reservoirs
Climate change has altered hydrologic conditions, which directly affects water resources. In addition, increasing human activities have an impact on water resources, water environment and water...
Nature Based Solutions for Wastewater Treatment
There are 2.4 billion people without improved sanitation and another 2.1 billion with inadequate sanitation (i.e. wastewater drains directly into surface waters), and despite improvements over the...
Environmental Technologies to Treat Selenium Pollution: Principles and Engineering
Selenium contamination of air, aquatic environments, soils and sediments is a serious environmental concern of increasing importance. Selenium has a paradoxical feature in bringing about health...
Water Resources: Future Perspectives, Challenges, Concepts and Necessities
Nowadays, novel water resources management strategies have been developed and applied by borrowing new concepts to overcome the water shortage crisis and balance the distribution of water...