Water Quality Hazards and Dispersion of Pollutants (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2005)

This book provides timely fundamental research on the impact of pollutants on water quality with a focus on the catastrophic releases of pollutants into water supplies. Twelve invited papers provide comprehensive description and analysis of the recognition, description and modeling of physical, chemical and biological processes governing the fate of pollutants in an aquatic environment.