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Names: Stefanakis, Alexandros I., 1982- editor.
Title: Constructed wetlands for industrial wastewater treatment / edited by Dr. Alexandros I. Stefanakis.
Description: Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, 2018. | Series: Challenges in water management series | Includes bibliographical references and index. | Identifiers: LCCN 2018008634 (print) | LCCN 2018013538 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119268413 (pdf) | ISBN 9781119268413 (epub) | ISBN 9781119268345 (cloth)
Subjects: LCSH: Constructed wetlands. | Sewage-Purification.
Classification: LCC TD756.5 (ebook) | LCC TD756.5 .C655 2018 (print) | DDC 628/.742-dc23
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Cover Image: Treatment Wetland Bed at Nimr Water Treatment Plant, Oman.
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The World Bank in 2014 noted:
Water is one of the most basic human needs. With impacts on agriculture, education, energy, health, gender equity, and livelihood, water management underlies the most basic development challenges. Water is under unprecedented pressures as growing populations and economies demand more of it. Practically every development challenge of the twenty-first century – food security, managing rapid urbanization, energy security, environmental protection, adapting to climate change – requires urgent attention to water resources management.
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However, it has become accepted that water management has to be seen from a holistic viewpoint and managed in an integrated manner. Our current key challenges include:
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