Water Quality Control Handbook, 2nd Edition

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, the Second Edition of Water Quality Control Handbook features:

• Expanded coverage of treatment systems for specific pollutants
• The latest water quality regulations
• New sections on wastewater treatment operations, new material on membrane treatment processes, and new developments in cost-saving treatment design methods

Preface
Acknowledgments

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 Management

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, Publications No. EPA-600/8-80-023)
Index follows Appendix G