Chemistry and Water

Satinder Ahuja is a leading expert on water quality improvement. He earned his PhD in analytical chemistry from the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. He worked for Novartis Corp. in various leadership positions for over 25 years and taught as an adjunct professor at Pace University for over 10 years. As president of Ahuja Consulting, he advises on water quality issues relating to chemicals and pharmaceuticals. A member of the executive committee of the Rivers of the World Foundation (ROW), Dr. Ahuja has organized numerous global symposia on improving water quality, including presentations for the American Chemical Society and UNESCO. Dr. Ahuja has published numerous papers and more than 25 books. His latest books are Contaminants in Our Water (ACS, 2020); Evaluating Water Quality to Prevent Future Disasters (Elsevier, 2019); Advances in Water Purification Techniques (Elsevier, 2019); and Chemistry and Water (Elsevier, 2017).

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