Preface ....................................................... vii
Expert Commentary ............................................... 1
Effects of Nutrient Conditions and Solids Retention
Time on Molecular Composition of Activated Sludge -
A Study of FTIR ...................................... 3
B.Q. Liao
Short Communication ............................................ 13
Runoff Forecasting Using an Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy
Approach ............................................ 15
S.M. Bateni, S.M. Mortazavi and D.S. Jeng
Research and Review Studies .................................... 29
Chapter 1. Ozone/Activated Carbon: a New Advanced Oxidation
Process to Remove Pollutants from Water ............. 31
J. Rivera-Utrilla and M. Sánchez-Polo
Chapter 2. Changes of Coastal Groundwater Systems in Response
to Large-Scale Land Reclamation ..................... 79
Haipeng Guo and Jiu J. Jiao
Chapter 3. Activated Carbon in Landfill Leachate Treatment .... 137
Joana M. Dias, Maria C.M. Alvim-Ferraz,
Manuel F. Almeida, José Rivera-Utrilla
and Manuel Sánchez-Polo
Chapter 4. Computational Methods Supporting Rainwater
Harvesting Technology .............................. 167
Koichi Unami, Toshihiko Kawachi, Shigeya
Maeda and Junichiro Takeuchi
Chapter 5. Monitoring Water Resources for Threats to Water
Security ........................................... 195
Chris G. Campbell and Adam H. Love
Chapter 6. Optimal Geometric Description in One-Dimensional
Hydraulic Models ................................... 235
Attilio Castellarin, Giuliano Di Baldassarre,
Paul D. Bates and Armando Brath
Chapter 7. Measuring Medium Scale Rain Rate ................... 259
Jacques Lavergnat, Peter Golé and Jean-Yves
Delahaye
Chapter 8. Unveiled Evaporation Mechanism of Forest Canopy
Interception ....................................... 279
Shigeki Murakami
Chapter 9. Removal of Suspended Substances by Coagulation
and Foam Separation Using Poly Aluminum Chloride
and Milk Casein: The Role of Casein ................ 297
Yoshihiro Suzuki and Toshiroh Maruyama
Chapter 10.Flow Forecasting Using Artificial Neural Network
and a Distributed Hydrological Model, MIKE SHE ..... 315
Goloka Behari Sahoo and Chittaranjan Ray
Chapter 11.Improving the Spatial Coverage of Stable Isotope
Data ............................................... 335
A.A. Argiriou and S.P. Lykoudis
Chapter 12.Assessing Cycles of Severe/Extreme Drought
Events Using Spectral Analysis of Precipitation
Time Series ........................................ 349
Elsa Moreira, João Tiago Mexia and
Lués Santos Pereira
Chapter 13.Computing Aquifer Characteristics Using Data
from a Single Well Push-Pull Test .................. 363
M. Boger and I. Ravina
Index ......................................................... 383
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