Note: Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Part I: Wastewater Treatment and Monitoring: Physico-Chemical Treatment -- Chapter 1: RSM and ANN-GA Experimental Design Optimization for Electrocoagulation Removal of Chromium -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Experimental Setup and Procedure -- 2.2 Analytical Techniques -- 2.3 Electrocoagulation Process -- 2.4 Experimental Design -- 2.4.1 Response Surface Methodology -- 2.4.2 Artificial Neural Network-Genetic Algorithm -- 2.5 Path Analysis -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 RSM Modelling and Optimization -- 3.2 Centre Composite Design -- 3.3 ANN-GA Modelling and Optimization -- 3.4 Path Analysis -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2: Sunlight-Assisted Photo-Fenton Process for Removal of Insecticide from Agricultural Wastewater -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Chemicals Used -- 2.2 Experimental Procedure -- 2.3 Analytical Methods -- 3 Result and Discussions -- 3.1 Effect of pH -- 3.2 Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide Concentration -- 3.3 Effect of Ferrous Sulphate Dosing Concentration -- 3.4 Effect of Initial Concentration of Insecticide -- 3.5 Rate Equation and Kinetics -- 3.6 FTIR Spectra Analysis -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Catalytic Reduction of Water Contaminant `4-Nitrophenol´ over Manganese Oxide Supported Ni Nanoparticles -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Materials -- 2.2 Synthesis -- 2.3 Characterizations -- 2.4 Catalytic Reduction -- 2.5 Computational Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Computational Studies -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: Simulation of Nitrate Removal in a Batch Flow Electrocoagulation-Flotation (ECF) Process by Response Surface Method... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 ECF Reactor -- 2.2 Experimental Procedure. , 2.3 Experimental Design and Data Analysis -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Development of Regression Model Equation -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Part II: Wastewater Treatment and Monitoring: Biological Treatment -- Chapter 5: Decolourization Studies of a Novel Textile Dye Degrading Bacterium -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Source of Sample -- 2.2 Isolation of Dye-Decolourizing Bacteria -- 2.3 Screening of Dye Decolourizing Bacteria and Decolourization Activity -- 2.4 Optimization of Different Parameters for Maximum Decolourization -- 2.5 Decolourization Analysis with Optimized Condition -- 2.6 Decolourization of Different Dyes -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Isolation and Screening of Dye Decolourizing Bacteria -- 3.2 Dye Decolourization Activity -- 3.3 Optimization for Maximum Decolourization -- 3.4 Decolourization Activity with Different Dyes -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: Preliminary Study of Rapid Enhanced Effective Micro-organisms (REEM) in Oil and Grease Trap from Canteen Wastewater -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Wastewater Characteristics -- 2.2 Characteristics of Rapid Effective Enhancements Micro-organisms (REEM) -- 2.3 Experimental Set-up -- 2.4 REEM Batch Experiments -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Effects of REEM on Oil and Grease Removal -- 3.2 Effects of REEM on BOD Removal -- 3.3 Effect of REEM on SS Removal -- 3.4 Oil and Grease Removal in Batch Experiment -- 4 Conclusions -- 5 Recommendation -- References -- Chapter 7: Step-Feed Technology in SBR to Enhance the Treatment of Landfill Leachate -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Experimental Lab-Scale Reactor -- 2.2 Leachate Composition and Seed Sludge -- 2.3 Operating Strategy of Conventional SBR Cycle -- 2.4 Operating Strategy of Step-Feed SBR Cycle -- 2.5 Analytical Method -- 3 Results and Discussion. , 3.1 Overview of System Performance -- 3.2 Performance of Conventional SBR Cycle -- 3.3 Evaluation of Conventional SBR Cycle -- 3.4 Performance of Modified SBR Cycle (Step-Feed Process) -- 3.5 Evaluation of Modified SBR Cycle -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8: Response Surface Optimization of Phosphate Removal from Aqueous Solution Using a Natural Adsorbent -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Adsorbent -- 2.2 Adsorbate -- 2.3 Analytical Methods -- 2.4 Adsorption Experiments -- 2.5 RSM-Based Experimental Design, Modelling and Statistical Analysis -- 2.6 Equilibrium Kinetics and Isotherms Studies -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Characterization of Adsorbent and Adsorption Process -- 3.2 RSM Model Fitting and ANOVA Analysis -- 3.3 Interaction of Variables and the Effect on Response -- 3.4 Process Optimization and Experimental Validation -- 3.5 Equilibrium Kinetics and Isotherms Studies -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9: Removal of Pharmaceuticals from Water Using Adsorption -- 1 Background -- 2 Adverse Effects of ECs -- 3 Treatment Technologies -- 4 Clay as Adsorbent -- 5 Experimental Studies on Organo Clay in Adsorbing Ciprofloxacin from Water -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Part III: Hydrological and Quality Issues: Surface Water -- Chapter 10: Hydrological Regimes and Zooplankton Ecology at Tempe Floodplains, Indonesia: Preliminary Study Before the Operati... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Environmental Variables -- 3.2 Zooplankton -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11: Organics and Heavy Metals Content in River Receiving the Effluent of Municipal Landfill Leachate Treatment -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Part IV: Hydrological and Quality Issues: Groundwater Contamination. , Chapter 12: Tracing the Significance of River for Arsenic Enrichment and Mobilization -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Study Area -- 2.2 Groundwater Sampling -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 13: Evaluation of Groundwater Quality in 14 Districts in Sri Lanka: A Collaboration Research Between Sri Lanka and Jap... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 14: Arsenic Contamination in Groundwater Affecting Holocene Aquifers of India: A Review -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Bengal Delta (West Bengal) -- 3.2 Middle Ganga Plain -- 3.3 Ghaghara Valley -- 3.4 Terai Plain of Nepal and West Bengal -- 3.5 Brahmaputra Valley -- 3.6 Barak Valley -- 3.7 Manipur Valley -- 4 Source and Release of Arsenic to Groundwater -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 15: Water Quality Evaluation in a Rural Stretch of Tezpur, Assam (India) Using Water Quality Index and Correlation Mat... -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Material and Methods -- 2.1 Sampling Area -- 2.2 Sampling and Analysis -- 2.3 Ground Water Quality Index -- 2.4 Statistical Analysis -- 3 Results and Discussions -- 3.1 Water Quality Parameters -- 3.2 Ground Water Quality Index -- 3.3 Statistical Analysis -- 3.3.1 Basic Statistics -- 3.3.2 Correlation Coefficient -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Part V: Hydrological and Quality Issues: Water Resource in Changing Paradigm -- Chapter 16: Meltwater Quality and Quantity Assessment in the Himalayan Glaciers -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Assessment of Meltwater Quality -- 2.1 Chemical Weathering and Hydrogeochemical Processes -- 2.2 Input from Atmospheric Precipitation and Anthropogenic Activities -- 3 Assessment of Meltwater Quantity -- 3.1 Meltwater Runoff -- 3.2 Suspended Sediment Transport. , 4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 17: Delineation of Point Sources of Recharge in Karst Settings -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Spring Hydrology -- 3.2 Hydrogeochemistry -- 3.3 Water Isotopes in Catchment Waters -- 3.4 Field Investigations -- 3.5 Tracer Test -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 18: Identify the Major Reasons to Cause Vulnerability to Mekong Delta Under the Impacts of Drought and Climate Change -- 1 Mekong Delta -- 2 Assessment Method of Drought Impacts to Eco-social Sectors -- 3 Identification of Drought Impact Types and Causes -- 3.1 The Identification of Drought Impact Types to Each Sector in Mekong Delta -- 3.2 Major Drought Impacts to Each Sector in Mekong Delta -- 3.3 The Causes of Major Drought Impact Types -- 3.4 The Sectors Vulnerable Caused by Drought Impacts in Mekong Delta -- 3.5 Importance of Identification of Major Drought Impact Types and Vulnerable Sector -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 19: Multi-pathway Risk Assessment of Trihalomethanes Exposure in Drinking Water Supplies -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Analysis of THMs -- 2.2 Cancer Risk Estimation -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Concentration Range of THMs in Drinking Water Supplies -- 3.2 Risk Assessment -- 3.2.1 Cancer Risk Through Oral Ingestion -- 3.2.2 Cancer Risk from Dermal Absorption -- 3.2.3 Cancer Risk from Inhalation Route -- 3.2.4 Non-cancer Risk Assessment -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 20: The Study of Water Losses Using Knowledge Based System Approach -- 1 Water-Issues and Objectives -- 1.1 The Study Area -- 1.2 Water Balance -- 2 Materials and Methods -- 2.1 Visual Basic Development -- 3 Results and Discussion -- 3.1 Knowledge Base -- 3.2 User Interface -- 3.3 Non-revenue Water Expert System (NRWES) -- 3.4 NRW Detections. , 3.5 Non-revenue Water Estimation.

Note: Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Section 1: Sustainable Water Environment and Aquatic Resource Management -- Least-cost policy options for nutrient pollution reduction in Taal Lake, Philippines -- Landfill development causes transition of flood prone area: a case study in Laguna Plain, Metro-Manila, the Philippines -- Assessment of environmental health risks during monsoon in Nepal -- Population's views on the water environment: the case of the Nam Pong watershed -- Importance of microhabitats for benthic faunal production in intertidal mangrove forests -- Water environmental conservation for improved livelihood in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam -- Strategies for sustainable management of fishery resources in the Pasak Jolasid Reservoir, Thailand -- Role and Impact of Small-scale Fishing in Cambodia -Household Survey in Kompong Thom Province- -- Analysis of reforestation as a watershed management policy for soil erosion control: a case study in the upstream Phong River, Thailand -- Participatory irrigation management practices in Vietnam: a pathway in progress towards effective and sustainable use of agricultural water -- Adaptation of rice farming to the changes in water regime due to dukes and sluice gates built against salinity intrusion in Mekong Delta -- Assessment of urban and industrial pollution on water quality: Kelani River Sri Lanka -- Pollution of some toxic metals in canal water leached out from acid sulphate soils in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam -- Water pollution in inner-city canals in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam -- Optical model for remote sensing in turbid waters based on the ship observations conducted in the upper Gulf of Thailand -- Macroinvertebrate pilot study for ecological health monitoring in the lower Mekong Basin. , Effect of heavy metals on oxygen utilization rate of nitrifying mixed culture and its application to the biosensing of toxicity -- Metallothionein, a biomarker for copper toxicity in mussel -- Relief of inhibitors for the PCR based Monitoring of occurrence and fate of Cryptosporidium in wastewater and surface water -- The application of fecal sterols and their ratios as fecal contamination indicators in water environment around Bangkok -- Section 2: Groundwater: Pollution and Management -- Groundwater protection zoning by groundwater vulnerability mapping in the lower central plain, Thailand -- Tracing nitrate transport in groundwater aquifers by isotope techniques -a case study in the Western Kofu Basin, Japan -- Groundwater arsenic pollution: impacts and sustainable solutions for Bangladesh -- Natural occurrence of arsenic in the organic-rich aquifer in Hanoi City: sources and mobilization processes -- Severity of arsenic concentration in soil and arsenic-rich sludge of Bangladesh and potential of their biological removal: a novel approach for tropical region -- Ground water shortage in aquifer of Dhaka City and land subsidence: a major concern in potable water supply in Dhaka Metropolis in 2030 -- Arsenic removal by iron coated sponge in drinking water treatment -- Section 3: Appropriate Technologies for Water Supply and Wastewater -- Spatial planning for surface water ported area: a case Study of the Pong River, Northeast Thailand -- Reactivity and sensitivity of DOM fractions to form THMs in raw water supply and in treated wastewater used for reclaimed water of the northern-region Industrial Estate, Thailand -- Decentralized wastewater treatment systems for small-scale communities -- Selection of appropriate decentralized sanitation alternatives in Vietnam -- Life cycle assessments of wastewater treatment systems in Bangkok City. , A survey of wastewater management in the concentrated latex industry in Southern Thailand -- Development of an Integrated decentralized sanitation system using aerobic membrane bioreacter -- Performance evaluation of free water surface constructed wetlands at high cadmium loading -- Constructed wetlands for reactive dye and nitrogen removal -- Microbial community structures of a constructed wetland: A biogeochemical approach based on the Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization technique -- Multiple evaluation of soil aquifer treatment for water reclamation using instrumental analysis and bioassay -- Water-soluble organic micro-pollutants in municipal wastewater and their removal during advanced treatment -- Minimization and stabilization of leachate through internal storage and re-circulation operation in tropical landfill -- Application of cleaner technology and photosynthetic wastewater treatment system in noodle processing factory -- Effect of water content and loading on the treatment of waste metal working fluids by thermophilic contact oxidization process -- Keyword index.

Note: Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface: History and future vision of the International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment -- Introduction: Water environment in Southeast Asia: Where do we stand today? -- Chapter 1: Health -- Evaluation of detection methods targeting host-specific Bacteroides Spp. as a microbial source tracking marker -- Groundwater quality problems and issues in the dry-zone of Sri Lanka with special reference to fluoride contamination and Chronic Kidney Disease -- Investigation of nitrate concentration in tap water of Arak City, Iran -- Arsenic contamination in groundwater and Skin manifestations in three VDC of Kailali district in Terai, Nepal -- Comparison of tube-well and dug-well groundwater in the arsenic polluted areas in Cambodia -- Pathogenic pollution of surface water under dry and wet weather condition in Hanoi downtown -- DALYs lost due to diarrhoea: Household level drinking water treatment -- Chapter 2: Industrial Wastewater Treatment -- Enhanced anaerobic digestion of linoleic acid containing piggery wastewater -- Effect of process parameters on adsorptive and bio-removal of cyanide compounds from contaminated water -- Comparison of biohydrogen production process by extreme-thermophilic and mesophilic anaerobic bacteria -- Effect of salinity in nitrification and denitrification with high ammonia concentration -- Study on pre-treatment of dyeing wastewater by Wet Air Catalytic Oxidation and Fenton Oxidation -- Quantity and quality control to increase the efficiency of water utilization in the condom industry -- Decolourisation of secondary treated tannery effluent by adsorption using activated carbon derived from coconut shell -- Electricity generation from Tapioca wastewater using a Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) -- Evaluation of isopropyl alcohol degrading bacteria isolated from a MBR sludge. , Performance evaluation of a pilot-scale Submerged Membrane Bioreactor (SMBR) for potential reuse of department store wastewater -- Chapter 3: Physical and Chemical Processes -- Production of natural coagulant from Moringa oleifera seed for drinking water treatment -- Arsenic removal from ground water by chemical oxidation and adsorption on in-situ formed ferrihydroxide -- Preparation and characterization of powdered activated carbon from empty fruit bunch -- Removal of microbes from highly turbid surface water in Southeast Asia using ceramic membrane filters -- Silica fouling of ultra-low-pressure reverse osmosis membrane in fluoride removal -- Chapter 4: Water Environmental Management -- Management of effluent from STR20 industry in Southern Thailand -- Components constituting Tropical Water Index: For assessment of water supply and the environment -- Engaging household sector for improved market-based incentive system in Laguna de Bay, Philippines -- Capacity development in Adaptive Water Management: Experiences and lessons learned at Farmers' Water School in Northern Philippines -- Chapter 5: Monitoring -- Modeling a peri-urban combined sewer system to assess drainage improvements: A case study of Rattanakosin Village, Thailand -- Heavy metal pollution and its long-term trends in Southeast Asian sediments -- Quality of water in Buriganga river and self-purification capacity from a point source -- Application of Yeast Estrogen Screen (YES) assay to monitor endocrine disruptors in surface water in Cantho City, Vietnam -- Storm and dry weather water quality characteristics in the Phnom Penh combined sewer system -- Index.

Note: Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Monitoring and Modeling of Water Environment -- Quantifying the impacts of water environment and conservation for sustainability in Northern Philippines -- Water quality assessment in the Saigon River by mathematical model -- Application study of Landsat images to support the water quality management on polluted reservoirs in Java Island -- Pollution of Cd, Fe and Ni in canal water in Acid Sulphate Soils as affected by soil acidification and available metal concentrations in soils -- Heavy metals level in Hyposarcus Pardalis as biomarker in upstream Citarum River, West Java, Indonesia -- Water quality biomonitoring using macroinvertebrates in Way Besai, Sumberjaya, West Lampung -- Analysis of urban water problems in Medan City, Indonesia -- Modeling Andaman Tsunami runup through Penang mangrove forest -- Chapter 2: Water Contaminants and Health Risks -- Critical review: Arsenic in water-soil-food chain in Bangladesh -- Health risks due to contamination of groundwater with heavy metals and pathogenic microorganisms at an arsenic-affected village in Cambodia -- Arsenic contamination in groundwater resources in Kathmandu Valley -- Assessment of fluoride intake, excretion, and health effects in Chiang Mai Basin, Thailand -- Chemical characteristics of groundwater of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal -- Noroviruses and Faecal Contamination in Saigon River and Urban Canals in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam -- Analysis of rainfall variation and waterborne risks in Nepal -- Chapter 3: Water Environmental Management -- SWOT analysis and decision-making flowsheet for the selection of appropriate sanitation alternatives in Haiphong City, Vietnam -- Role and prospects of fish traders in Cambodian small-scale fishing: The case of Chhnok Tru village, Kampong Chhnang province. , Capacity Building, Institutional Role and Community Participation in Water conservation for enhancing the crop productivity in South India -- Households' willingness to Pay for improved Watershed Management: Evidence from the Philippines -- Kanchan™ Arsenic Filter (KAF): a technology for drinking water quality improvement at household and its promotion in Terai, Nepal -- Performance evaluation of septic tanks as onsite sanitation system -- An assessment of community wastewater management performance -- Contribution to environmental burdens from sanitation systems in abatement of health impacts - case study in low-income community of Dhaka, Bangladesh -- Chapter 4: Water and Wastewater Treatment by Biological Methods -- In situ phylogenetic diversity study of estrone degrading microbial community in activated sludge using microautoradiography-fluorescent in situ hybridization -- Chemical classes and prominent pyrolysis fragments of dissolved organic matter in wastewater treated by stabilization ponds -- Performance of a recirculating tank-based system utilizing floating and submerged filters with a denitrification column for the culture of barramundi (Lates calcarifer) -- Sequential microaerophilic-aerobic treatment of textile wastewater -- Effect of alkalinity on performance of simulated bioreactor of fruit and vegetable wastes -- Chapter 5: Water and Wastewater Treatment by Physico-chemical Methods -- Primary treatment by air flotation in rubber trap of concentrated latex industry -- Preparation parameters affecting natural organic matter adsorption by iron oxide-coated sands -- Treatment of cyanide bearing aqueous solutions by plain and biologically activated carbon -- Fluorescent excitation-emission matrix peak intensity applied for evaluating DOC and THMFP reductions of reservoir waters by alum coagulation. , Simultaneous oxidation and removal of arsenite (III) from drinking water using manganese oxide coated alumina -- Keyword index.

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