Water Quality Handbook--2nd. Ed.
By E. Roberts Alley , 2006, Hardback, 848 pages, ISBN: 0071467602 / 9780071467605

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 industrial and 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.
Table of contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Part I: The Theory and Quantification of Water Pollution
Chapter 2: Sources of Water Pollution
Chapter 3: Pollutant Classification
Chapter 4: Water Quality
Part II: Water Quality Management
Chapter 5: Environmental Managemen
t Part III: Water Pollution Regulations
Chapter 6: Regulatory Standards
Part IV: Water Pollution Control
Chapter 7: Wastewater Treatment Plant Design
Chapter 8: Physical Treatment
Chapter 9: Chemical Treatment
Chapter 10: Biological Treatment
Part V: Residuals
Chapter 11: Residual Treatment
Part VI: Treatment Summary
Chapter 12: Wastewater Treatment Solutions
Chapter 13: Pollutant Information
Part VII: Appendices
Appendix A: Hydraulic Information
Appendix B: Conversion Data
Appendix C: Water Characteristics
Appendix D: Chemical Characteristics
Appendix E: Design Information
Appendix F: Sampling and Analytical Methods
Appendix G: GAC Isotherm Data (US EPA, Publication No. EPA-600/8-80-023)
Index
Biographical note
E. Roberts Alley is an authority on pollution control and Chairman of the Board and Founder of E. Roberts Alley & Associates, Inc/, one of the country’s leading environmental engineering firms. A diplomat of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and a Professional Engineer, he is the author of Stormwater Management, published by APWA and MTAS, and Air Pollution Control Handbook published by McGraw-Hill.