Dear Patron, Greetings from Water Today! I am working on the November 2016 issue and would like to invite you to contribute technical articles, case studies, research papers on “Water & Wastewater Treatment Chemicals ” and facilitate a comprehensive perspective on the same. Please find below the theme note and do let us know if you could send us your article. Theme Note With the economic development and rapid urbanization, the demand for water is increasing across countries. While the demand for water in industrial sector is driven from cooling, washing, and processing in different applications including power generation, steel, chemicals, pulp & paper, and petroleum refining, in agriculture sector it is driven by irrigation. Besides, the increasing population and industrial activities are driving the demand for clean and fresh water. The current supply of water is unlikely to sustain the intensifying demand. The constant deterioration of water resources has created growth potential for water treatment chemicals. Water treatment chemicals are chemical compounds used to remove the impurities from water. Water treatment chemicals are also used to treat municipal water including drinking and cleaning water. The consumption of water treatment chemicals depends on the source of water; which can be sea, ground or municipal drinking water. The quality of water depends on various defined parameters such as TDS, hardness, pH, and alkalinity. The demand is also influenced by water availability, its usage pattern, presence of pollutants, government policies, and trade-offs among various chemical compounds. The global market for water treatment chemicals and technology is broadly classified on the basis of chemicals, pumping systems, membrane systems, and its regional distribution. Based on chemicals, the worldwide market is categorized into the markets for corrosion and scale inhibitors, anti-foamants and defoamers, coagulants and flocculants, biocides, activated carbon, and other chemicals. Valves and controls, pumps, and automation systems are the key segments of this market on the basis of pumping systems. The membrane systems segment is further classified into RO, electro dialysis, MF, UF, gas separation and others systems. Regionally, the global water treatment chemicals and technology market is segmented into in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and the Rest of the World (RoW). Industrialization and urbanization have led to environmental pollution across these countries, thereby resulting to shortage of drinking water. In India, wastewater from industries is released into river bodies such as the Ganges. The Indian government has launched an ambitious US$3 bn plan to rejuvenate the 2,500 kilometres long Ganges. This has created ample opportunities for the key players in the global water treatment chemicals and technology market. Our November issue will be focusing on various advanced technologies to make water treatment processes more efficient and effective, considering the growth potential across countries. We would like to invite you to share your experiences in the form of articles, technical papers and case studies with our readers. Please inform us of your intent to contribute at the earliest, so that we can evaluate the articles for the publication. Topic Water & Wastewater Treatment Chemicals Length 2000-4000 words Inclusions Related graphs, tables and images (high-resolution) along with captions + short bio of the author/s (including author’s present designation, educational qualification/s and years of experience in the field) Article Deadline September 20, 2016 You can also send in details about new product launches and press releases for inclusion in the magazine to editor@watertoday.org. Best regards Hemlatha