Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and environmental engineers interested in wastewater treatment. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. ACTIVATED SLUDGE PROCESSES, 3. CLOSED-LOOP REACTOR DESIGN CRITERIA, 4. EXAMPLE CALCULATIONS, 5. REFERENCES. 6. BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Introductory technical guidance for professional engineers interested in wastewater treatment plant operations. Here is what is discussed: 1. REGULATORY COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING, 2. WASTEWATER TREATMENT, 3. SOLIDS MANAGEMENT, 4. CHEMICAL TREATMENT.

Introductory technical guidance for professional engineers and construction managers interested in domestic water and wastewater treatment. Here is what is discussed: 1. INTRODUCTION, 2. DOMESTIC WATER TREATMENT OVERVIEW, 3. COAGULATION AND FLOCCULATION, 4. HYDROXIDE PRECIPITATION, 5. SULFIDE AND CARBONATE PRECIPITATION, 6. PRELIMINARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT, 7. PRIMARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT, 8. SECONDARY WASTEWATER TREATMENT, 9. ACTIVATED SLUDGE WASTEWATER TREATMENT, 10. ADVANCED WASTEWATER TREATMENT, 11. DESIGN OF WASTEWATER PONDS, 12. WASTEWATER LAND TREATMENT, 13. SLUDGE DISPOSAL.

This book is a milestone in the evolution of wastewater treatment operations. It explains the science of treatment framed within an ethics where wastewater personnel are seen as protectors of public health, preservers of the environment, and stewards of public monies. Written by a former plant operator with a Ph.D., the book presents the fundamental science behind the unit processes in wastewater treatment plants, including biological nutrient removal. In so doing, it challenges longstanding operational doctrines enshrined by habit and tradition, such as being careful not to remove too many influent organics in a primary clarifier for fear of starving the microorganisms in the aeration basin, or using the MLSS concentration to control effluent quality, or cutting the growth rate of microorganisms in anticipation of their slower growth rate in winter. Dispelling much of the prevailing that's-the-way-we've-always-done-it dogma is achieved through an elegant and understandable presentation of the biology, chemistry, and physics that explain the phenomena of wastewater treatment. At the same time, the book is intensely practical. It offers detailed and data-based process control solutions to stabilize plant performance, maintain consistent effluent quality, and reduce energy costs. Powerful, easily implemented statistical techniques are given to unlock the meaning of plant performance data and make informed process control decisions. The book's approach is learning-focused, including numerous examples of a failsafe, foolproof arithmetical method that enables operations professionals to define, set up, and solve problems.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, environmental engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in municipal wastewater treatment. Here is what is discussed: 1. THE NEED FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT, 2. EFFECTS OF WASTEWATER ON WATER QUALITY, 3. COLLECTING AND TREATING WASTEWATER, 4. POLLUTANTS, 5. SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS, 6. WASTEWATER TREATMENT, 7. DISINFECTION,8. PRETREATMENT, 9. ADVANCED METHODS OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT, 10. THE USE OR DISPOSAL OF WASTEWATER RESIDUALS AND BIOSOLIDS, 11. DECENTRALIZED (ONSITE AND CLUSTER) SYSTEMS, 12. ASSET MANAGEMENT, 13. OPERATION, 14. MAINTENANCE.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and environmental engineers interested in advanced wastewater treatment. Here is what is discussed: 1. SEQUENCE OF PROCESES, 2. POLISHING PONDS, 3. POST-AERATION, 4. MICROSTRAINING, 5. FILTRATION, 6. ACTIVATED CARBON ADSORPTION, 7. PHOSPHORUS REMOVAL, 8. LAND APPLICATION SYSTEMS, 9. NITRIFICATION, 10. DENITRIFICATION, 11. THREE-STAGE BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS, 12. ANAEROBIC CONTACT PROCESS.

Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, environmental engineers, mechanical engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in oily wastewater collection and treatment. Here is what is discussed: 1. OBJECTIVES, 2. SOURCES, 3. DISCHARGE CRITERIA, 4. POINT SOURCE CONTROL, 5. DISPOSAL OF OIL, 6. EMERGENCY CONTAINMENT AND CLEANUP, 7. OILY WASTEWATER CHARACTERISTICS, 8. COLLECTION AND TRANSFER, 9. OILY WASTEWATER TREATMENT, 10. DESIGN CRITERIA FOR OIL-WATER SEPARATORS AND APPURTENANCES.