Covering hydrology and water resources, water pollution, water treatment methods and freshwater ecosystems, this book is of interest to professionals and academics involved in hydraulic engineering and related fields.

Preface; Distribution and potential ecological risk of Cu, Cd, Pb and Zn in surface water and sediment from Tianjin coastal areas of Bohai Bay, China; Preliminary study on UVC photocatalysis on cysts of red tide algae; Groundwater circulation by hydrochemistry and isotope method; Hydrochemical characteristics of pressurized brine in Mahai potash area in Qinghai province; Evaluation and variation trend analysis of eutrophication in Dongping Lake, China; Study on the features of backward-facing step flow; Research on treatment of zinc containing wastewater with fly ash zeolite; The mechanical characteristics of Yellow River crossing tunnel composite linings in the south-north water diversion project; The study of irrigation surface and ground water conjunctive use based on coupled model; Correlation between species distribution and leaching properties of Pb in contaminated sediment; Water pressure test in the design of the tunnel in Yellow River crossing project of the mid-route of South-to-north water transfer project; Study of the groundwater depth temporal and spatial variation in the urban area of Xi'an city, China; Global water business: Focusing on the business process model of Veolia Water; Impacts of runoff and tides on offshore water level in south of Chongming Island; Evaluation of hydrological uncertainty by the GLUE method under the impact of choosing a cutoff threshold value; Treatment of vehicle-washing wastewater with three-dimensional fluidized bed electrode method of activated carbon; Hydraulic model study of pump station for plain reservoir; Evaluation and analysis of water resources carrying capacity in arid zone-A case of Manas basin; Equal proportion flood retention strategy for the leading multireservoir system in upper Yangtze River; Study on the optimum digestion system for Cadmium, Lead and Thallium in yellow red soil by microwave digestion; Study on the degradation of dye solution using Ti/IrO2-RuO2 electrode; Evaluating the effects of lagged ENSO and SAM as potential predictors for long-term rainfall forecasting; A method for lake water table and volume estimation using Landsat TM/ETM+ images; Does pollution overrun anti-pollution?: Pollution efficiency and environmental management in Bangladesh; Flood disaster risk assessment in the east of Sichuan, China; Study on successful degree evaluation of river course flood control planning; Evaluation and ecological risk assessment of estrogenic contaminant in water of Sansha Bay, China; Two dimensional numerical simulation study of salinity in Modaomen estuary; Microwave/ultraviolet-assisted regeneration of granular activated carbon and the dechlorination of adsorbed chloramphenicol; Pilot study for upgrading petroleum refinery effluent biological treatment facility and recovery after ultra-high load shock; Assessment of eco-environment vulnerability in the Songhuaba watershed; Non-equilibrium sediment transport simulation in Danjiangkou Reservoir; The heavy metal distributions and a potential risk assessment of the Three Gorges Reservoir after the 175-m-impoundment stage; Effect of gravity on flocculation of cohesive fine sediment in still water; Overburden failure height and fissure evolution characteristics of deep buried, extra thick coal seam and fully-mechanized caving mining of China; Prediction of fecal coliform concentrations from wastewater discharges in the Halifax Harbour; Catalytic wet peroxide oxidation of coking wastewater with Fe-Al pillared montmorillonite catalysts; Effect of photocatalysis on the hybrid membrane system for Humic Acid removal and membrane fouling properties.../Part Contents