This Handbook is an authoritative reference for process and plant engineers, water treatment plant operators and environmental consultants. Practical information is provided for application to the treatment of drinking water and to industrial and municipal wastewater. The author presents material for those concerned with meeting government regulations, reducing or avoiding fines for violations, and making cost-effective decisions while producing a high quality of water via physical, chemical, and thermal techniques.
Included in the texts are sidebar discussions, questions for thinking and discussing, recommended resources for the reader, and a comprehensive glossary.
Two companion books by Cheremisinoff are available:
Handbook of Air Pollution Control Technologies, and Handbook of Solid Waste Management and Waste Minimization Technologies.
Preface
In Memory
About the Author
Foreword
Chapter 1 : An Overview of Water and Wastewater Treatment
Chapter 2 : What Filtration Is All About
Chapter 3 : Chemical Additives that Enhance Filtration
Chapter 4 : Selecting the Right Filter Media
Chapter 5 : What Pressure- and Cake-Filtration Are All About
Chapter 6 : Cartridge and Other Filters Worth Mentioning
Chapter 7 : What Sand Filtration is All About
Chapter 8 : Sedimentation, Clarification, Flotation, and Coalescence
Chapter 9 : Membrane Separation Technologies
Chapter 10 : Ion Exchange and Carbon Adsorption
Chapter 11 : Water Sterilization Technologies
Chapter 12 : Treating the Sludge
Glossary
Index