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Book Description:
Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Reuse,
4/e is an update of McGraw-Hill's popular book on wastewater treatment
for civil and environmental engineering majors. It describes the
technological and regulatory changes that have occurred over the
last ten years in this discipline, including:
-Improved techniques for the characterization of wastewaters.
-Improved fundamental understanding of many of the existing unit
operations and processes used for wastewater treatment, especially
those processes used for the biological removal of nutrients.
-Greater implementation of several newer treatment technologies
(e.g., UV disinfection, membrane filtration, and heat drying).
-Greater concern for the long term health and environmental impacts
of wastewater constituents.
-Greater emphasis on advanced wastewater treatment and risk assessment
for water reuse applications.
-Changes in regulations and the development of new technologies
for wastewater disinfection.
-New regulations governing the treatment, reuse, and disposal
of sludge (biosolids).
-Greater concern for infrastructure renewal including upgrading
the design and performance of wastewater treatment plants.
This revision contains a strong focus on advanced
wastewater treatment technologies and stresses the reuse aspects
of wastewater and biosolids.
Theory and design issues are now integrated
in the chapters on physical, chemical, and biological operations
and processes. Combining this material presents a more unified
approach to the subjects, and eliminates redundancies that appeared
in the third edition. Chapters covering the theory and design
of biological treatment systems have been expanded significantly.
SI units are now the lead units, reflecting
the global approach to wastewater engineering as it is taught
in universities and presented in technical journals. This change
addresses the volume of work being done by US consultants overseas,
and supports the needs of engineering professionals outside the
US for a comprehensive reference source.
This edition retains the strengths of the previous
edition by including many data tables. Data tables have been thoroughly
updated, and approximately 40 new data tables have been added.
Several new design examples have been added, reflecting the technological
changes in process design that have occurred. Many new photos
of facilities and equipment are included as well.
This is the bible of wastewater engineering.
No civil or environmental engineering majors or environmental
engineering professional should be without this book on his or
her shelf. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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