Hidden Threats: Contaminants in Water and Impacts on Human Health

This contributed volume offers background and cases that aim to provide the reader a thorough, multidisciplinary knowledge of water pollution, including its causes, effects on human health, difficulties in detection and monitoring, and remediation and regulation strategies. In addition to focusing on microbiological dangers including salmonella, shigella, campylobacter, and escherichia coli, the material covers a wide variety of important pollutants including lead, fluoride, selenium, mercury, pesticides, and disinfection byproducts.