The Drinking Water Dictionary

With comprehensive definitions of thousands of essential terms of today's water engineering and sciences, this is—

The Best Water Quality Dictionary You Can Own—

*15,000 up-to-date entries fully define the language of water quality
*Authoritative and accurate—definitions supplied by leading experts in each field as part of the 23-member AWWA Technical Advisory Committee
*Encyclopedic—covers all disciplines—supply, treatment, regulation, chemistry, health effects, microbiology, stormwater, wastewater, hydrology, distribution, management, and 34 other topic areas
*Abbreviations, acronyms, hydraulic equations, chemical formulas, and mathematical models
*Conversion factors tables
*Units of measure in both customary and SI units

This comprehensive, indispensable reference puts accurate information at your fingertips. Whether you are a professional, a student, or a general reader with interest in a critical environmental subject, The Drinking Water Dictionary defines the current language of water quality and gives you a better understanding of the ideas and concepts you need to know.

Contents

• Chapter 1: The Drinking Water Dictionary.
• Chapter 2: Units of Measure.
• Chapter 3: Table of Conversion Factors.
• Chapter 4: Sources of Information.
• Chapter 5: Illustration Credits.
• Chapter 6: Suggestion Form.