Water and Wastewater Treatment: A Guide for the Nonengineering Professional
This volume is the only resource that describes and explains in simple, non-mathematical terms the unit processes used to treat both drinking water and wastewater. Designed to meet the information needs of professionals without an engineering background, the text presents each unit process, states what function(s) it performs, illustrates what equipment it uses, and explains what its role is in the process of purifying or cleaning water. In addition, the book places water treatment...
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This volume is the only resource that describes and explains in simple, non-mathematical terms the unit processes used to treat both drinking water and wastewater. Designed to meet the information needs of professionals without an engineering background, the text presents each unit process, states what function(s) it performs, illustrates what equipment it uses, and explains what its role is in the process of purifying or cleaning water. In addition, the book places water treatment technologies in the context of overall plant operation. In addition, it explains related topics such as plant management and environmental regulations.
PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Problems Facing Water and Wastewater Treatment Management1Pt. IThe Hydrogeologic Cycle1Natural and Urban Water Cycles7Pt. IIBasics of Water Treatment2Water Regulations, Parameters, and Characteristics213Water Purification: System Overview434Sources, Intake, and Screening495Coagulation and Flocculation716Sedimentation797Filtration838Disinfection899Distribution103Pt. IIIBasics of Wastewater Treatment10Wastewater Regulations, Parameters, and Characteristics11511Wastewater Sources and Types12712Basic Overview of Wastewater Treatment13313Collection Systems13914Preliminary Treatment15915Primary Sedimentation16916Biological Treatment17517Secondary Sedimentation19518Advanced Treatment19919Wastewater Disinfection20720Discharge Effluent221Pt. IVBasics of Water and Wastewater Solids Treatment and Management21Water Solids Management: System Overview22922Water Solids Treatment and Disposal23323Wastewater Biosolids Management: System Overview24324Wastewater Biosolids Treatment24925Wastewater Biosolids Disposal269App. ASummary of Major Amendment Provisions for the 1996 SDWA Regulations289Glossary297Index311
