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Water technology : an introduction for scientists and engineers

By: Gray, N.FMaterial type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Arnold, 1999Description: xi, 548p. : illustrationsISBN: 0340676450 ; 9780340676455 ; 0470236329 ; 9780470236321Subject(s): Water quality management | Sewage disposal | Freshwater biology | Water quality biological assessmentDDC classification: 363.7394

Contents:

1. Basic considerations in hydrobiology -- 2. Water resources -- 3. Factors determining the distribution of animals and plants in freshwaters -- 4. Basic aquatic ecosystems -- 5. Micro-organisms and pollution control -- 6. Water pollution -- 7. Water basin management -- 8. Water quality and regulation -- 9. Water quality assessment -- 10. Water treatment and distribution -- 11. Drinking water contamination -- 12. Pathogens and their removal -- 13. Nature of wastewater -- 14. Introduction to wastewater treatment -- 15. Biological aspects of secondary sewage treatment -- 16. Fixed-film systems -- 17. Activated sludge -- 18. Other biological treatment systems -- 19. Anaerobic treatment -- 20. Physico-chemical treatment processes -- 21. Sludge treatment and disposal -- 22. Household and small-scale treatment systems -- 23. Sustainability principles in water management.

Summary: "Written as a comprehensive and accessible introduction, Water Technology introduces the key concepts of hydrobiology, water treatment and supply, and waste-water treatment. Throughout the book the environmental impacts of policy and practice are assessed." "Water Technology is essential reading for the environmental science or engineering student."--Jacket.

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Included Index.

1. Basic considerations in hydrobiology --
2. Water resources --
3. Factors determining the distribution of animals and plants in freshwaters --
4. Basic aquatic ecosystems --
5. Micro-organisms and pollution control --
6. Water pollution --
7. Water basin management --
8. Water quality and regulation --
9. Water quality assessment --
10. Water treatment and distribution --
11. Drinking water contamination --
12. Pathogens and their removal --
13. Nature of wastewater --
14. Introduction to wastewater treatment --
15. Biological aspects of secondary sewage treatment --
16. Fixed-film systems --
17. Activated sludge --
18. Other biological treatment systems --
19. Anaerobic treatment --
20. Physico-chemical treatment processes --
21. Sludge treatment and disposal --
22. Household and small-scale treatment systems --
23. Sustainability principles in water management.

"Written as a comprehensive and accessible introduction, Water Technology introduces the key concepts of hydrobiology, water treatment and supply, and waste-water treatment. Throughout the book the environmental impacts of policy and practice are assessed." "Water Technology is essential reading for the environmental science or engineering student."--Jacket.

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