Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
1. Introduction
1.1. Context
1.2. Objectives of the Study
1.3. Methodology
2. The Legal, Institutional and Policy Regime for the Control of Water Pollution in India
2.1. Introduction
2.2. Water Quality Monitoring in India
2.3. Legal and Institutional Regime for Water Quality Management
2.4. Issues Related to Pollution Control
3. Status of Water Quality in India and Compliance with Pollution Control Norms
3.1. An Overview of Water Quality Status in India
3.2. Compliance with Pollution Control Norms
3.3. Findings and Conclusions
4. Effectiveness of Wastewater Collection and Treatment Systems
4.1. Wastewater Generation and Collection in India's Urban Area
4.2. Sewage Treatment Capacity
4.3. Sanitation Access in Urban India
4.4. Findings and Conclusion
5. Health Impacts of Water Pollution and Contamination
5.1. Overview of Public Health Impacts of Water Contamination in India
5.2. Case Studies on Water Pollution and Impacts on Public Health
5.3. Findings and Conclusions
6. Reuse of Treated Wastewater: Present Scenario
6.1. Introduction
6.2. Cases of Reuse of Treated Wastewater
6.3. Concluding Remarks
7. Wastewater Treatment Technologies and Costs
7.1. The Context
7.2. Conventional or Centralized Wastewater Treatment
7.3. Treatment Technologies Used in Sewage Treatment Plants: Performance and Costs
7.4. Decentralized Systems for wastewater treatment: Performance and Costs
7.5. Findings and Conclusion
8. Case Studies on Performance of Wastewater Treatment Systems
8.1. Introduction
8.2. General Profile of the Plants and Locations
8.3. Working of the Wastewater Treatment Plants
8.4. Findings and Conclusion
9. Environmental Sustainability and Economic Viability
9.1. Introduction
9.2. Environmental Sustainability vs Economic Viability
9.3. Findings and Conclusion
10. Growth of Treatment Plants and Reuse of Treated Wastewater
10.1. Introduction
10.2. Future Growth of Treatment Plants and Wastewater R
Synopsis
This book highlights the institutional, legal, and policy measures to manage water pollution in India, and discusses how effective they have been in improving the overall quality of the country's surface and groundwater resources. It also reviews the status of wastewater generation, collection and treatment in urban areas to provide insights into the gaps in wastewater treatment. Further, it offers a detailed analysis of the wastewater treatment systems available and examines the human health impacts of water pollution in the country, as well as the future trajectory of investment in wastewater treatment systems and potential sectors for reuse and recycling of wastewater, briefly assessing the market demand for treated wastewater. Lastly, it investigates the factors influencing the environmental sustainability and economic viability of wastewater treatment as well as future areas of research in the field.