Principles of Water Quality Control

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Elsevier, 15 dic 1997 - 288 páginas

Principles of Water Quality Control is the definitive student text in its field for 25 years, this new edition takes an environmental perspective that is highly relevant in the context of current public policy debates. New material also includes EU regulations and changes in the UK water industry since privatisation. The latest technological developments are also taken into account.

As before, the book is intended for undergraduate courses in civil engineering and the environmental sciences, and as preliminary reading for postgraduate courses in public health engineering and water resources technology. It will also be a vital text for post-experience training and professional development, in particular for students preparing for the examinations of the Institute of Water Pollution Control and the Institution of Public Health Engineers.

  • 25 Years worth of students can't be wrong
  • International relevance
  • Long established Pergamon title
 

Índice

Chapter 1 Water a precious natural resource
1
Chapter 2 Characteristics of waters and wastewaters
12
Chapter 3 Sampling and analysis
28
Chapter 4 Aquatic microbiology and ecology
39
Chapter 5 Water quality and health
51
Chapter 6 Biological oxidation of organic matter
63
Chapter 7 Water pollution and its control
76
Chapter 8 Water demands and wastewater flows
107
Chapter 12 Coagulation
151
Chapter 13 Flow through porous media
162
Chapter 14 Aerobic biological oxidation
176
Chapter 15 Anaerobic biological oxidation
196
Chapter 16 Disinfection
203
Chapter 17 Chemical treatment
212
Chapter 18 Sludge dewatering and disposal
223
Chapter 19 Tertiary treatment water reclamation and reuse
238

Chapter 9 Introduction to treatment processes
119
Chapter 10 Preliminary treatment processes
127
Chapter 11 Clarification
131
Chapter 20 Water supply and sanitation in developing countries
259
Index
273
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