TY - BOOK AU - Goel, P. K. TI - Water pollution: Causes, effects and control. SN - 9788122418392 AV - TD420.G64 PY - 2006/// CY - New Delhi PB - New Age International Limited N1 - Includes appendix and index; Contents: General -- History of water pollution and legislation in India -- Structure, properties and use of water -- Hydrological cycle and water resources -- Physical and biological structure of aquatic systems -- Water quality standards -- Origin and sources of water pollutants -- Effects of water pollution on aquatic systems -- Bioaccumulation, biomagnification and long term effects of water pollution -- Eutrophication -- Organic pollution -- Pesticidal pollution -- Heavy metal pollution -- Oil pollution -- Thermal pollution -- Radioactive pollution -- Polychlorinated biphenyls and other toxic organics -- Toxic inorganics and other constituents affecting water quality -- Water-borne pathogens and other nuisance aquatic organisms -- Index organisms for faecal contamination of water and bacteriological examination -- Biological surveillance of water pollution -- Toxicity testing and interaction of toxicities of pollutants in combination -- Transport, entry and fate of pollutants in water bodies and pollution cycles -- Monitoring and control of pollutants in lakes, rivers, estuaries and coastal waters -- Drinking water treatment and water softening -- Flow measurement and characterization of wastewaters in industries -- General methods of treatment, disposal and recycling of wastewaters -- Treatment of sewage and wastewaters from some specific industries ER -