An industry-wide best-seller hailed on its first publication as a masterly account written in an engaging, highly readable style, The Drinking Water Handbook, 2nd ed., continues where the first edition began; that is, stressing that notwithstanding our absolute need to breathe untainted air, nothing is more important to us than the quality of the water we drink, though of course, we need clean water for other uses as well. Written with the practitioner, novice and the sophisticated consumer in mind, this new edition of The Drinking Water Handbook has been thoroughly revised and updated, including a comprehensive discussion of security requirements for waterworks and ancillary processes. -- Provided by publisher.