This textbook provides students with a more 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 includes significant content on basic concepts, and system design, and includes thought-provoking problems and questions to inspire further studying, making it suitable for senior undergraduate and graduate-level students. It also serves as a useful resource for professionals and academics in technical activities related to HABs and HAB toxins in drinking water.
Features
- Provides answers to the complex problem of HABs and HAB toxins in drinking water, as well as an up-to-date review of the literature.
- Covers solutions to HABs and HAB toxins in drinking water in the context of a changing climate.
- Explains key concepts and terms, detailed analysis, and design examples, in an easy-to-understand language for students and professionals interested in HABs.
- Includes worked example problems and numerous questions to better illustrate the concepts and solutions to HABs and HAB toxins in drinking water. A "Solutions Manual" is provided.
- Offers comprehensive coverage of HABs and HAB toxins in drinking water, from occurrence to in situ treatment to treatment in treatment facilities.
- Features case studies from different countries that have proposed regulations for HABs and related toxins in drinking water.
This is an excellent resource for use in courses that take an interdisciplinary approach to water treatment, such as environmental, marine, and atmospheric sciences. It can be used also for continuing education in water-treatment-related fields, and a reference for technical activities related to HABs and HAB toxins in drinking water.
Harold W. 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 also 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.
Dr. Walker's research focuses on understanding surface chemical processes in natural and engineered systems, with an emphasis on clean water. Areas of research include the fate and transport of manufactured nanomaterials, cyanotoxins, and other "emerging" contaminants in groundwater, lakes, oceans, and water-treatment plants; advanced wastewater treatment; and developing novel membrane treatment systems and membrane cleaning approaches. Dr. Walker has secured external funds to support his research from a number of sources, such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), United States Geological Survey (USGS), Department of Energy (DOE), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (through Sea Grant), and a variety of state agencies, industries, and other sources.
