Industrial Wastewater Reuse: Applications, Prospects and Challenges

This book identifies emerging technologies that allow the reuse  and regeneration of industrial wastewater with innovative and applied  approaches throughout the wastewater treatment cycle. Today, it is  increasingly clear that treated urban wastewater, whose reuse has become  an important component of long-term water management worldwide, is a  key source of chemical pollutants and emerging biological concerns.  Current water-quality guidelines for reclaimed wastewater predominantly  address the risks associated with the presence of microbial organisms  and chemical parameters such as biological oxygen demand, chemical  oxygen demand, E. coli  and worms, and in some cases heavy metals; however, they are  insufficient for the full evaluation of risks. The global growth of  population is concentrated in urban areas; therefore, most of the  challenges and solutions related to wastewater reside in urban treatment  plants. Unless wastewater management and wastewater governance  processes are significantly improved within a decade, it is likely that  our societies will face severe and prolonged water insecurity and urban  floods.

The application of sustainable technologies  can eliminate or minimize micro-contaminants in wastewater. Several  organizations focus on the potential impacts to humans and their  environments by wastewater reuse. This book gathers new research and  reviews work from researchers and scientists to identify the main  barriers and limitations that will need to be overcome, so that  wastewater reuse strategies gain more momentum and will be adopted more  efficiently worldwide.

The book is designed for  engineers, scientists, and other professionals who are seeking an  excellent introduction to and basic knowledge of the principles of  environmental bioremediation technologies.