Water and Sanitation

Sanitation was the theme for World Water Day 2008, celebrated March 22.  “Today some 1.2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water and 2.6 billion lack proper sanitation (adequate sewage disposal)” (Christian Science Monitor).

Works that focus on water supply technology are classed in 628.1 Water supply, a subdivision of 628 Sanitary and municipal engineering    Environmental protection engineering.  Works that emphasize processing water to make it safe for drinking are classed in 628.162 Treatment, which has the notes: “Class here treatment of sewage effluent for reuse; comprehensive engineering works on treatment of water supply and sewage” and “For sewage treatment, see 628.3.”  Examples of works classed in 628.162 are Advances in Water and Wastewater Treatment and Introduction to Potable Water Treatment Processes.

Works that focus on technology of sewage treatment are classed in 628.3 Sewage treatment and disposal. For example, Acclimation of Nitrifiers for Activated Sludge Treatment: A Bench-scale Evaluation is classed in 628.354 Activated sludge process.

Interdisciplinary works on supply of safe drinking water, including public utility aspects, are classed in 363.61 Water supply, a subdivision of 363.6 Public utilities and related services.  An example of a work classed in 363.61 is Social policies and Private Sector Participation in Water Supply: Beyond Regulation.