One of the most pervasive problems afflicting peoplethroughoutthe world is
inadequate access to clean water.Addressing theseproblems calls out for a
tremendous amount ofresearch to beconducted to identify robust new methods
ofpurifying water at lowercost and with less energy, while at thesame time
minimizing the useof chemicals and impact on theenvironment. Green and
sustainablewater remediation is a rapidlygrowing field of interest to
allstakeholder groups includinggovernmental agencies, corporations,academia,
environmentalconsultants and public interest groups. Thisbook presents afocused
set of articles covering a range of topicsin the field ofgreen materials for
water remediation including thesynthesis ofnew materials, modification of
natural materials anduse of cleantechnologies for water purification.