Edited by a senior manager of many years' experience within the bottled waters sector and a consultant to the food and beverage industry, this volume considers the market development of bottled waters, categories of bottled water, the hydrogeology, water treatments, packaging, microbiology and quality assurance. Contributors have been drawn from respected companies and research laboratories around the world. This is a book for beverage and packaging technologists, analytical chemists, microbiologists and health and safety personnel.
With an increasing population, use of new and diverse chemicals that can enter the water supply, and emergence of new microbial pathogens, the U.S. federal government is faced with a regulatory dilemma: Where should it focus its attention and limited resources to ensure safe drinking water supplies for the future? Identifying Future Drinking Water Contaminants is based on a 1998 workshop on emerging drinking water contaminants. It includes a dozen papers that were presented on new and emerging microbiological and chemical drinking water contaminants, associated analytical and water treatment methods for their detection and removal, and existing and proposed environmental databases to assist in their proactive identification and regulation. The papers are preceded by a conceptual approach and related recommendations to EPA for the periodic creation of future Drinking Water Contaminant Candidate Lists (CCLsâ€"produced every five yearsâ€"include currently unregulated chemical and microbiological substances that are known or anticipated to occur in public water systems and that may pose health risks).
The fully revised third edition of this unique and comprehensive overview of the science and technology of the bottled waters industry contains brand new chapters which address these new developments. As well as an updated introductory chapter reviewing the market, the degree to which the global legislative and regulatory picture has changed is examined, and new and increasingly-used quality standards are assessed. The book provides a definitive source of reference for all those involved in bottled water production: beverage technologists, packaging technologists, analytical chemists, microbiologists and health and safety personnel.
Microbiology of Drinking Water Production and Distribution addresses the public health aspects of drinking water treatment and distribution. It explains the different water treatment processes, such as pretreatment, coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, filtration, disinfection, and their impacts on waterborne microbial pathogens and parasites. Drinking water quality may be degraded in water distribution systems—microorganisms form biofilms within distribution systems that allow them to flourish. Various methodologies have been proposed to assess the bacterial growth potential in water distribution systems. Microbiology of Drinking Water Production and Distribution also places drinking water quality and public health issues in context; it addresses the effect of bioterrorism on drinking water safety, particularly safeguards that are in place to protect consumers against the microbial agents involved. In addition, the text delves into research on drinking water quality in developing countries and the low-cost treatment technologies that could save lives. The text also examines the microbiological water quality of bottled water, often misunderstood by the public at large.
Without water, as is known, there is no life. A person uses about 75 tons of water for the whole life. Thereby, about 80% of diseases come with water people drink because it is simply dirty, according to Louis Pasteur. The fact is that consuming tap water leads to 85 known diseases that result in twenty-five million deaths each year. In addition, dirty water consumption accelerates the aging process by 30%. Tap water is drinkable, but not necessarily beneficial. The fact that the dirty water flows out of the tap means that the water contains a large quantity of chemical and mechanical impurities as well as a variety of viruses and bacteria. For example, if a person drinks water with high content of iron for a long time, the possibility of getting liver disease is high. The tap water quality that has always been consumed by people from Zhezkazgan, Republic of Kazakhstan violates even the required standards for tap water. Therefore, any kind of water business is encouraged in that area. The most viable way to help this problem is bottled water production. The great number of papers and materials was used, analyzed and delivered in this report. In addition, a Russian company, Ecodar LLP, was contacted to acquire information about the most advanced technology in water treatment field. This report provides general description of water treatment technology to start a bottled water production business in Zhezkazgan.
In today’s chemically dependent society, environmental studies demonstrate that drinking water in developed countries contains numerous industrial chemicals, pesticides, pharmaceuticals and chemicals from water treatment processes. This poses a real threat. As a result of the ever-expanding list of chemical and biochemical products industry, current drinking water standards that serve to preserve our drinking water quality are grossly out of date. Environmental Science of Drinking Water demonstrates why we need to make a fundamental change in our approach toward protecting our drinking water. Factual and circumstantial evidence showing the failure of current drinking water standards to adequately protect human health is presented along with analysis of the extent of pollution in our water resources and drinking water. The authors also present detail of the currently available state-of-the-art technologies which, if fully employed, can move us toward a healthier future. * Addresses the international problems of outdated standards and the overwhelming onslaught of new contaminants. * Includes new monitoring data on non-regulated chemicals in water sources and drinking water.* Includes a summary of different bottled waters as well as consumer water purification technologies.
The bottled waters industry has become a vital and vigorous sectorof the beverage world, in developed and developing countriesworldwide. Since publication of the first edition in 1998, theindustry has undergone a remarkable expansion, and this has servedto underline the need for an accessible source of technicalguidance. This book is unique in providing an overview of the science andtechnology of the bottled waters industry. The second edition hasbeen strengthened by bringing in a US co-Editor, and the coveragehas been thoroughly revised and considerably extended. A newchapter is included on cleaning and disinfection. The book provides a definitive source of reference for beveragetechnologists, packaging technologists, analytical chemists,microbiologists and health and safety personnel.
Teaching the fundamentals of drinking-water treatment processes, this text covers such topics as preliminary treatment, coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, clarification, filtration, disinfection, fluoridation, membranes, UV, and ozone. Part two of a five-book series.
The Drinking Water Book takes a level-headed look at the serious issues surrounding America's drinking water supply. In the completely revised comprehensive guide to making tap and bottled water safer, you'll find unbiased reporting on what's in your water and how to drink safely. Featuring the latest scientific research, Ingram evaluates the different kinds of filters and bottled waters and rates specific products on the market. The Drinking Water Book: · Honestly and thoroughly tackles a subject vital to ongoing environmental, health, and safety concerns · Shows how to avoid bogus safety tests, scams, and unnecessary expenditures · Explains the toxins in our water, how to test for them, and how to get rid of them · Details which toxins aren't regulated by federal and state water standards
