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Water a critical resource
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Water a threatened human resource
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The water consumption cycle
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Outlook Box 17.1 Water a key question for the global environment
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The use of water in society
Waste disposal and water pollution
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The origin of wastewater management
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Water-borne diseases
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Wastewater management and marine pollution
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Case Box 17.2 A history of wastewater treatment in Sweden
Wastewater treatment practices
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Wastewater management
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Collection and transport systems
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How nature handles wastewater
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Engineering tasks
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Wastewater treatment steps
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Sludge handling
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Ecological methods
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Methods Box 17.3 Removal of nutrients from wastewater
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Methods Box 17.4 Removal of pollutants from industrial wastewater
Implementation of water and wastewater handling practices
New developments
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Improvements in wastewater handling
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Local and small-scale methods for water and toilet waste
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Integrated water management
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