• ISBN13: 9780124114654
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Engineering
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Publisher Imprint: But-Hein
• Publication Date: May 16, 2014
• Pages: 224
• Original Price: USD 59.95
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 300 grams

About the Book Natural disasters, tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods are occurring with increasing frequency. In emergencies, pure drinking water is quickly the most important item. Low Cost Emergency Water Purification Technologies provides the tips and techniques for supplying potable drinking water at low cost in the direst circumstances. Succinct and readable, this manual describes the various options for correcting unsanitary or unsatisfactory drinking water. Several treatment methods for contaminated water are reviewed and the pros and cons of each are discussed.

Jain, Ravi: - Ravi Jain is Dean and Professor of the School of Engineering and Computer Science, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Civil Engineering from California State University, and a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Texas Tech. He studied public administration and public policy at Harvard, earning an M.P.A. degree and did additional graduate studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).