Sulfides and volatile organic sulfur compounds (VOSc) in water are not only malodorous but also toxic to humans and aquatic organisms. They cause serious deterioration in the ecological environment and pollute drinking water sources. In the present study, a source water reservoir--Zhoucun Reservoir in East China--was selected as the study site. Through a combination of field monitoring and in s...

Pollution charges exist in various forms, as described in Box 1. They can be imposed on emissions or products; they can be levied as a fee for service or as a fine for noncompliance; and they can be collected as separate payment or as part of a broader levy, such as a locally defined water use tariff or national energy tax. Pollution charges can be levied on actual source emissions (direct emis...

Real-time control (RTC) of urban drainage systems has been proven useful as a means to reduce pollution by combined sewer overflow discharges. So far, RTC has been investigated mainly with a sole focus on water quantity aspects. However, as measurement techniques for pollution of wastewater are advancing, pollution-based RTC might be of increasing interest. For example, turbidity data sets from...