Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water

Auteur

Harold Walker is the Alena and David M. Schwaber Professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, & Architectural Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Before coming to WPI, Dr. Walker was the Founding Chair of the Department of Civil Engineering at Stony Brook University. While at Stony Brook, he co-founded and co-directed the New York State Center for Clean Water Technology. Dr. Walker began his academic career as a professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering at Ohio State University. He also served as the director of the Ohio Water Resources Center, the federally authorized and state-designated Water Resources Research Institute for the state of Ohio. Dr. Walker served on the Board of Directors for the National Institutes for Water Resources as well as the New York State Drinking Water Quality Council. Dr. Walker is a registered professional engineer. He has a BS in Environmental Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and MS and PhD degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Irvine.

Texte du rabat

Provides students with a holistic, systems-based perspective of Harmful Algal Blooms, or HABs and HAB toxins while explaining details on occurrence, health effects, and treatment processes for the removal of HAB cells and toxins from drinking water. It's also useful for professionals interested in HABs and HAB toxins in drinking water.

Contenu

1. introduction. 2. Occurrence and Ecology of Harmful Algal Blooms. 3. Toxin Properties, Health Effects, and Risk. 4. Regulation of HABs and HAB Toxins in Surface and Drinking Water. 5. Source Water Control of Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms and Toxins. 6. Future Directions.