Wastewater Treatment for Pollution Control and Reuse, 3rd Edition

The last edition of this successful book dealt with disposal of wastewater for pollution control. The current edition, Wastewater Treatment for Pollution Control and Reuse has been thoroughly revised and extends the discussion to the many benefits and various methods for reusing wastewater. New chapters on reuse of wastewater and use of physico-chemical treatment methods, including membrane technologies that are critical for reuse, have been added.

Besides the mechanized methods of wastewater treatment the authors have discussed other methods which are not only simple, natural and cost-effective, but also more dependable, especially in developing countries with warm weather. For example, the natural treatment methods?algal, hyacinth and duckweed ponds, and constructed wetlands which are now gaining worldwide acceptance.

Besides new additions, the existing content has been significantly updated and made more meaningful to present day problems with the coverage of decentralized systems, sludge management, overall design of treatment plants and a thorough discussion of the factors that affect sustainable waste management.

Very importantly, from their vast experience, the authors also describe how to retrofit sanitation in slums and shantytowns and outline methods to clean polluted water courses running through big cities and towns.

Highlights :

• Simpler, more cost-effective treatment methods
• A new section on groundwater recharge
• A special section on retrofitting sanitation in slums, shantytowns
• Water conservation and reuse in industry and agriculture
• Case studies of wastewater treatment plants
• Design data with plenty of solved examples
• Interesting topics for research and development

Useful For :

• Faculty and graduate students of environmental, civil and chemical engineering departments
• Professionals from the industry, public bodies and consulting firms concerned with the control of water pollution and reuse of water
• Pollution control agencies, municipal corporations and town planning departments

Preface to the Third Edition
Preface to the First Edition

Chapter 1 : Ecosystem Approach to Pollution Control
Chapter 2 : Planning for Wastewater Collection, Treatment and Disposal
Chapter 3 : Principles of Aerobic Bio-Reactor Design
Chapter 4 : Principles of Aerobic Biological Treatment
Chapter 5 : Principles of Aeration
Chapter 6 : Some Aerobic Biological Treatment Methods
Chapter 7 : UASB and other Anaerobic Systems
Chapter 8 : Mechanically Aerated Lagoon
Chapter 9 : Natural Systems – 1 Classical Algal Ponds for Treatment and Resource Recovery
Chapter 10 : Natural Systems – 2 Hycinth and Duckweed Ponds, Fish Ponds, Natural and Constructed Wetlands, and Vermiculture
Chapter 11 : Natural Systems – 3 Wastewater Irrigation
Chapter 12 : Some Physico-Chemical Methods and Membrane Technologies
Chapter 13 : Solid Settling and Sludge Management
Chapter 14 : Water Conservation and Reuse in Industry and Agriculture
Chapter 15 : WasteWater Reuse to Augment Public Water Supplies
Chapter 16 : Guidelines for Planning and Designing Treatment plants and CETPs
Chapter 17 : The Many Facets of Sustainable Waste Management

Index