TY - BOOK ID - 30667079 TI - The environmental science of drinking water AU - Sullivan, Patrick J. AU - Agardy, Franklin J. AU - Clark, James J. J. PY - 2005 SN - 1280629452 9786610629459 008045772X 0750678763 9780750678766 9780080457727 9781280629457 6610629455 PB - Burlington, MA : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, DB - UniCat KW - Water-supply. KW - Drinking water. KW - Water KW - Water quality management. KW - Pollution. KW - Water quality KW - Water quality control KW - Aquatic pollution KW - Fresh water KW - Fresh water pollution KW - Freshwater pollution KW - Inland water pollution KW - Lake pollution KW - Lakes KW - Reservoirs KW - River pollution KW - Rivers KW - Stream pollution KW - Water contamination KW - Water pollutants KW - Water pollution KW - Potable water KW - Tap water KW - Availability, Water KW - Water availability KW - Water resources KW - Management KW - Pollution KW - Sewage disposal KW - Water conservation KW - Water-supply KW - Waste disposal in rivers, lakes, etc. KW - Beverages KW - Natural resources KW - Public utilities KW - Water resources development KW - Water utilities UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:30667079 AB - In today's chemically dependent society, environmental studies demonstrate that drinking water in developed countries contains numerous industrial chemicals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and chemicals from water treatment processes. This poses a real threat. As a result of the ever-expanding list of chemical and biochemical products industry, current drinking water standards that serve to preserve our drinking water quality are grossly out of date. Environmental Science of Drinking Water demonstrates why we need to make a fundamental change in our approach toward protecting ou ER -