A Practical Approach to Water Conservation for Commercial and Industrial Facilities - Hardcover

Seneviratne, Mohan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1856174891 ISBN 13: 9781856174893

Publisher: Elsevier Science, 2007

Synopsis

Industry and commerce use vast amounts of water and in some parts of the world water is becoming a scarce commodity. We need to take more care in our future use of water, and this book is a 'best practice' manual for industrial and commercial users world-wide. It offers a practical account of the measures which can be taken to re-educate industrial and commercial users in the techniques of water saving and re-use anywhere in the world. The principles are covered in detail and supported by examples from specific industries and commercial operations. Author Mohan Seneviratne is Manager of Sydney Water's 'Every Drop Counts Business Program', which won the prestigious 2006 Stockholm Industry Water Award in recognition of how the utility is working in partnership with business, industry and government to help ensure the long-term sustainability of Sydney’s water supply.

* The first book to cover water conservation for industrial users from processing plants to pubs and clubs* Provides practical advice on implementing water conservation for users in various industry sectors* Written by a practicing water conservation consultant

About this title

About the Author

Mohan Seneviratne, is the Director of Water Efficiency and Substitution, at the Queensland Water Commission, Australia and was the Manager of Sydney Water's ‘Every Drop Counts Business Program’, which won the prestigious 2006 Stockholm Industry Water Award.

From the Back Cover

Industry and commerce use vast amounts of water, and in some parts of the world water is becoming a scarce commodity. This book is a 'best practice' manual for water conservation for industrial and commercial users world-wide. It offers a practical account of the measures which can be taken to re-educate industrial and commercial users in the techniques of water saving and re-use – anywhere in the world.Written by a practising water consultant, the principles of water management and conservation are covered in detail and are supported by examples from various industries and commercial operations from processing plants to pubs and clubs.

Edition details

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1856174891
• ISBN 13: 9781856174893
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400