The Handbook of AI for Clean Water Innovations in Treatment and Monitoring

PART 1: UNDERSTANDING THE WATER CRISIS AND AI INTEGRATION

1. Introduction to the Global Water Crisis 

Manoj Chandra Garg, Sheetal Kumari, Jyoti Chowdhry, Smriti Agarwal

2. Role of AI in Mitigating the Water Crisis

Charu Saxena

PART 2: AI APPLICATIONS IN WATER QUALITY MONITORING

3. Synergy of AI and Internet of Things (IoT) in Water Monitoring

Preeti Karki, Priyanjali Chowdhury, Joel Benny, Alakto Choudhury, Abhishek Sengupta, Priyanka Narad 

4. Detecting Chemical Contaminants using AI

Dibyarupa Pal, Partha Sarathi Mandal, Ritam Paul, Avishek Kumar Kaser, Pranabi Maji

5. Artificial Intelligence Applications in Water Monitoring and Risk Management

Minh-Ky Nguyen

6. Advanced Dynamic Water Quality Assessment Using Machine Learning Algorithms

Elif Esra Altuner, Hasan Ulusb, Halil Burak Kaybalc, Fatih Send

PART 3: PREDICTIVE MODELING FOR EFFECTIVE WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

7. AI-Driven Predictive Maintenance and Downtime Optimization in Water Treatment Plants

P. Balakrishnan, S. Marimuthu

8. Future Prospects : AI Innovations for Enhanced Water Management

Sundram Singh, Swati Sangolgi, Tapas Ranjan Das

9. AI and the Future of Water Scarcity: Machine Learning for Efficient Resource Management

Manjunathareddy G R, Raveesha H R

PART 4: AI REVOLUTIONIZING WATER TREATMENT

10. Automation and Process Optimization in Water Treatment

Neha Raghuwanshi, Shagun Sharma, Chaitanya Vijay Kale

11. Energy Optimization and Environmental Impact Reduction through AI

Ayoub Belcaid, Ayoub Ouarga

PART 5: AI COMBATTING CONTAMINANTS FOR SAFE DRINKING WATER

12. Detection and Mitigation of Microbial Threats using AI

Shubhrajit Sarkar, Ankita Mazumder

13. AI-Powered Decision Support Systems for Sustainable Wastewater Management: Addressing Nutrient Cycling and Heavy Metal Contamination

Qudrat Ullah, Muhammad Waqar, Vasanthkumar SS, Thanet Khomphet

PART 6: AI AND DESALINATION: A PATH TO WATER SECURITY

14. AI-Driven Optimization in Seawater Desalination

Sumeda Bandara, Thilini Bandara  

PART 7: AI-INTEGRATED WATER POLICY AND GOVERNANCE

15. AI-Enabled Water Policy Formulation and Decision Making

M Kavitha and M Satthiyaraju 

16. Investigation on Some Aspects of Data-Driven Insights for Effective Water Governance

Abhijit Bora, Lima Hazarika, Bamdeb Dey 

17. Leveraging Data-Driven Approaches: A Case Study on Enhancing Water Governance in Africa

Basil Osayin Daudu, Salisu Ameh Amodu, Peace Ojochenemi Yakubu, Esther Besty Anaiye 

PART 8: AI AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR WATER SUSTAINABILITY

18. Community-Centric Water Conservation using AI

Surya Pratap Singh, Sudarshana Banerjee, Diwesh Kumar, Shailesh Kumar Sarangi

PART 9: CHALLENGES AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES

19. Ethical and Privacy Challenges in AI-Driven Water Management

Naveen Kumar, Devesh Singh, Piyush Sharma, Pankaj Kumar Chaurasia, Sunita Singh, Ajay

20. Environmental Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Water Management

Surya Konappan, Cheran Easwaran, Sathya Priya Ramalingam, Krishnan Ramanujam

21. Understanding Water Scarcity: The Role of AI in Sustainable Solutions

Elif Esra Altuner, Halil Burak Kaybal, Hasan Ulus, Fatih Sen

Biography

Smriti Agarwal is an accomplished academician and researcher with over 17 years of experience in teaching and research. She specializes in machine learning, AI‑driven optimization techniques, microwave and millimeter wave radar imaging, antenna design, and microwave absorbers. Currently, she serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology (MNNIT), Allahabad, a premier Indian institution of national importance.

Manoj Chandra Garg is an assistant professor at the Amity Institute of Environmental Sciences, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, with over 10 years of teaching and research experience. He earned his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee, focusing on solar photovoltaic‑assisted nanofiltration and reverse osmosis systems for water treatment. He also holds an M.Tech. in Environmental Science and Technology from Thapar University, where he was awarded a Gold Medal.