India is a large country with vast population. It has many localized areas,
where water pollution creates such a situation which is not only dangerous to
health but also injurious to the economy in many ways with the rapid pace of
industrialisation and increase in human population, effluents from industries
and cities. In India there are 14 major, 44 medium and 55 minor rivers, share
83% of total dangerous drain, contribute 85% of total surface flow and house 80%
of total population. The book deals with the applied Microbiology of water
pollution and its control in connection with public health and hygiene. It
covers a wide range