After air, water is the most crucial resource for human survival. To achieve water sustainability, we will have to deal with its scarcity and quality, and find ways to reclaim it from various sources. Chemistry and Water: The Science Behind Sustaining the World's Most Crucial Resource applies contemporary and sophisticated separation science and chromatographic methods to address the pressing worldwide concerns of potable water for drinking and safe water for irrigation to raise food for communities around the world.

1. Overview: Sustaining water, the world's most crucial resourceS. Ahuja2. Progress and lessons learned from water-quality monitoring networksD.N. Myers, A.S. Ludtke3. Impact of climate change on water with reference to the Ganges--Brahmaputra--Meghna River BasinM.A. Islam, S.L. Islam, A. Hassan4. Forested watersheds, water resources, and ecosystem services, with examples from United States, Panama, and Puerto RicoM.C. Larsen5. Water quality and sustainability in India: Challenges and opportunitiesR.K. Sharma, M. Yadav, R. Gupta6. Challenges and solutions to water problems in the Middle EastY. Shevah7. Challenges and solutions to water problems in AfricaS.O. Wandiga, S. Ngigi Mbugua, J.W. Macharia, M.A. otieno8. Comparative analysis of existing water resources data in the Western Balkan states of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia J. Markovski, K.D. Hristovski, L.W. Olson9. Ion chromatography instrumentation for water analysisK. Srinivasan10. Use of ion chromatography for monitoring ionic contaminants in waterC. Pohl11. Can inconguent studies effectively characterize long-term water quality?J.R. Peller, R.L. Whitman, J.K. Schoer12. Historical perspectives on water purificationL. Smith13. Evaluation of animal manure composition for protection of sensitive water supplies through nutrient recovery processesU. Shashvatt, H. Aris, L. Blaney14. Effect of upflow velocity on nutrient recovery from swine wastewater by fluidized bed struvite crystallizationR.R.M. Abarca, R.S. Pusta, Jr., R.B. Labad, J.L.A. Andit, C.M. Rejas, M.D.G. de Luna, M.-C. Lu15. Drought-inspired economic use of water in wine productionJ.N. Seiber, K.A. Gibson, V. Iangco, J. Real16. Developing a global hydrohub: Singapore's leadership in water innovationA.M. Dhalla17. Water quality and public health: Role of wastewaterS. Tongesayi, T. Tongesayi18. Challenges to achieving the sustainable development goals: Water treatmentJ. Luh, J. Bartram