Wastewater Treatment or Transport Geographies

Wastewater Treatment

Author: Paul A Bouis

In an exhaustive compilation of current knowledge, Wastewater Treatment covers subjects that run the gamut from wastewater sources, characteristics, and monitoring to chemical treatments and nutrient removal. Thoroughly examining basic and advanced topics, this resource has it all. The wealth of easy-to-use tables and illustrations provides quick and clear references, making it indispensable. Schematic drawings of equipment and devices explain the technology and techniques. With the level of detail included, you can count on finding both introductory material and very technical answers to complex questions. It's seamless style clearly delineates what can and must be done to continue to improve the quality of our water. Wastewater Treatment is a valuable resource; appropriate for engineers and students but readable enough for anyone interested in the discipline.

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The 11 chapters by engineers from both major corporations and universities cover sources and characteristics; monitoring and analysis; sewers and pumping stations; equalization and primary treatment; conventional biological treatment; secondary treatment; advanced or tertiary treatment; organics, salts, metals, and nutrient removal; chemical treatment; sludge stabilization and dewatering; and sludge disposal. Schematic drawings of equipment and devices explain the technology and techniques. Numerous tables, diagrams, step-by-step instructions and flow charts are also provided. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

SOURCES AND CHARACTERISTICS

Nature of Wastewater

Sources and Effects of Contaminants

Characterization of Industrial Wastewater

Wastewater Minimization

Developing a Treatment Strategy

MONITORING AND ANALYSIS

Flow and Level Monitoring

pH, Oxidate-Reduction Probes and Ion-Selectives Sensors

Oxygen Analyzers

Sludge, Colloidal Suspension, and Oil Monitors

SEWERS AND PUMPING STATIONS

Industrial Sewer Design

Manholes, Catch Basins, and Drain Hubs

Pumps and Pumping Stations

EQUALIZATION AND PRIMARY TREATMENT

Equalization Basins

Screens and Comminutors

Grit Removal

Grease Removal and Skimming

Sedimentation

Flotation and Foaming

Sludge Pumping and Transportation

CONVENTIONAL BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT

Septic and Imhoff Tanks

Coventional Sewage Treatment Plants

SECONDARY TREATMENT

Wastewater Microbiology

Trickling Fliters

Rotating Biological Contractors

Activated-Sludge Processes

Extended Aeration

Ponds and Lagoons

Anaerobic Treatment

Secondary Clarification

Disinfection

ADVANCED OR TERTIARY TREATMENT

Treatment Plant Advances

Chemical Precipitation

Filtration

Coagulation and Emulsion Breaking

ORGANICS, SALTS, METALS, AND NUTRIENT REMOVAL

Soluble Organics Removal

Inorganic Salt Removal by Ion Exchange

Demineralization

Nutrient (Nitrogen and Phosphorus) Removal

CHEMICAL TREATMENT

Neutralization Agents and Processes

pH Control Systems

Oxidation-Reduction Agents and Processes

ORP Control (Chrome and Cyanide Treatment)

Oil Separation and Removal

SLUDGE STABILIZATION AND DEWATERING

Stabilization: Aerobic Digestion

Stabilization: Anaerobic Digestion

Sludge Thickening

Dewatering Filters

Dewatering: Centrifugation

Heat Treatment and Thermal Dryers

SLUDGE DISPOSAL

Sludge Incineration

Lagoons and Landfills

Spray Irrigation

Ocean Dumping

Air Drying

Composting

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Transport Geographies: Mobilities, Flows and Spaces

Author: Richard Knowles

A student-friendly, issues-based text providing an introduction to the key ideas, concepts and themes of transport geographies. It offers an empirically informed and theoretically robust narrative that highlights the important role of transport in economic, environmental, and urban geographies.

• Emphasizes transport geography as a mainstream of human geography
  
• An innovative, qualitative approach offering a wide theoretical and empirical base
  
• A formidable collection of renowned experts in the field
  
• Superbly illustrated