Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Overview of global water challenges and solutions / Satinder (Sut) Ahuja -- Raising awareness of water issues : the education connection, the educational potential / Shelby Maurice and Mark A. Benvenuto -- The effects of climate change on water resources of small developing countries--a case study of the Republic of Macedonia / Trajc̆e Mitev, Tomas Custodio, Kiril D. Hristovski, and Jon W. Ulrich -- Drinking water and sanitation in Central America : challenges, perspectives, and alternative water treatment / Irwing M. Ramírez-Sánchez, Susan Doll, and Erick R. Bandala -- Water challenges and solutions for Brazil and South America / Gisele O. da Rocha, Jeancarlo P. dos Anjos, and Jailson B. De Andrade -- Critical water issues in Africa / Shem I. Wandiga -- Organochlorine pesticide contamination in the Kaveri (Cauvery) Ricer, India : a review on distribution profile, status, and trends / Nikhil Nishikant Patil, Krishna Kumar Selvaraj, Vimalkumar Krishnamoorthy, Arun Elaiyarajam and Babu Rajendran Ramaswamy -- Ganges River contamination : a review / Ravindra Kumar Sinha and Bommanna G. Loganathan -- Water challenges in India and their technological solutions / Sanjay Bajpai, Neelima Alam, and Vineet Saini -- Water resources, water scarcity challenges, and perspectives / Yehuda Shevah -- Contamination profiles of perfluorinated chemicals in the inland and coastal waters of Japan following the use of fire-fighting foams / S. Taniyasu, N. Yamashita, E. Yamazaki, P. Rostkowski, L.W.Y.Yeung, S. K. Kurunthachalam, K. Kannan, and B.G. Loganathan -- Overcoming the water treatment challenges and barriers in small, rural, and impoverished communities in developing countries / Kiril D. Hristovski -- Building a sustainable water management system in the Republic of Serbia : challenges and issues / Jasmina S. Markovski, Kiril D. Hristovski, Vladana N. Rajaković-Ognhanović, and Aleksandar D. Marinković -- Sustainable water cleaning system for point-of-use household application in developing countries to remove contaminants form drinking water / Bluyé DeMessie -- Potential uses of immobilized bacteria, fungi, algae, and their aggregates for treatment of organic and inorganic pollutants in wastewater / Manab Das and Alok Adholeya -- Improving the water holding capacity of soils of Northeast Brazil by biochar augmentation / A.S. Mangrich, E.M.C. Cardoso, M.E. Doumer, L.P.C Roma̋o, M. Vidal, A. Rigol, and E. H. Novotny -- Reclaimed water systems : biodiversity friend or foe? / Wei Zhang, Christopher Saint, Philip Weinstein, and David Slaney -- Nanotechnology solutions for global water challenges / Niall B. McGuinness, Mary Garvey, Aine Whelan, Honey John, Chun Zhao, Geshan Zhang, Dionysiou, J. Anthony Byrne, and Suresh C. Pillai -- Sustaining water resources : a global imperative / Hessy L. Taft.

Water is the most crucial material for human survival, after air. Without water, life would not be possible. It is important to know how much water is available to us and how much water is polluted. We need to monitor pollutants vigorously, both at point and nonpoint sources, using advanced analytical techniques that can monitor ultra-trace amounts of contaminants. Water reclamation is an absolute necessity today because we have contaminated our surface water, and even groundwater in some cases, to a point that it is not clean enough for drinking or cooking. Most importantly, water must be used judiciously, and equal treatment must be paid to the reclamation and treatment of contaminated water. This book provides information on various global water challenges and solutions. We face many water challenges in terms of availability, quality, and sustainability. There is an urgent need to find ways to make water more sustainable. To achieve this objective, we will have to address scientific, technical, economic, and social issues.

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