Product Description

Capitalize on the Latest Design and Operating Innovations for Achieving Peak Performance in Any Wastewater Treatment Plant Wastewater treatment professionals can turn to the updated Second Edition of Water Quality Control Handbook for cutting-edge information on designing and operating systems used to treat wastewater from industrialand domestic sources. This state-of-the-art guide explores design innovations, equipment selection, treatment processes, new regulations,and operating methods for achieving peak performance in all kinds of wastewater treatment facilities. Noted pollution control expert E. Roberts Alley examines breakthroughs that are improving current wastewater treatment practice. He covers the optimization of activated sludge wastewater treatment through cation control ...pH control for quickly varying pH levels...and the use of separate activated sludge treatment units in series to efficiently treat a mixture of biodegradable and refractory organics. The author also discusses the design of activated sludge wetlands-new pollutant precipitation techniques-total nitrogen removal design-recommendations for reducing effluent toxicity to aquatic life-and much more. Filled with 650 illustrations, charts, and tables, the Second Edition of Water Quality Control Handbook features: Expanded coverage of treatment systems for specific pollutants The latest water quality regulations New sections on wastewater treatment operations, new material on membrane treatment processes, and new developments in cost-saving treatment design methods Inside This Landmark Water Quality Control Guide - Sources of Water Pollution - Pollutant Classification - Water Quality - Environmental Management - Regulatory Standards - Wastewater Treatment Plant Design - Physical Treatment - Chemical Treatment - Biological Treatment - Residuals Treatment - Schematics and Flow Diagrams - Pollutant Information

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #146080 in eBooks
• Published on: 2006-12-18
• Released on: 2006-12-18
• Format: Kindle Book
• Number of items: 1

From the Back Cover
Clean water. It's a reachable goal with this first-ever professional's guide to every aspect of pollution control in every type of receiving body. From at-the-source prevention to technical treatment solutions, the Water Quality Control Handbook brings you expert, crystal-clear guidance on assessing, controlling, eliminating, and remediating the many factors that contribute to water pollution. The only hands-on guide of its type, the Handbook draws on the experience of dozens of top experts to help you: *Assess the types of contamination *Determine the causes of pollution *Measure and monitor both biological and chemical pollutants *Prevent problems where they start *Develop appropriate and effective treatment strategies *Apply tested remedial and control measures of many types *Institute or evaluate management plans *Get expert guidance on regulations and laws The one reference that brings professionals comprehensive coverage of clean water issues and answers, Water Quality Control Handbook offers the full range of up-to-date equipment and solutions you need, from authorities you trust.

About the Author
E. Roberts Alley is an authority on pollution control and president of E. Roberts Alley & Associates, Inc., one of the country's leading environmental engineering firms. A diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and a professional engineer, he is author of Stormwater Management published by APWA and MTAS, and Air Pollution Control Handbook published by McGraw-Hill.