Wastewater Characteristics, Treatment and Disposal

The book covers the following topics:

• wastewater characteristics (flow and major constituents)
• impact of wastewater discharges to rivers and lakes
• overview of wastewater treatment systems
• complementary items in planning studies

This book, with its clear and practical approach, lays the foundations for the topics that are analysed in more detail in the other books of the series.

About the series:

The series Biological Wastewater Treatment is based on a highly acclaimed set of best selling textbooks. This international version is comprised by six textbooks giving a state-of-the-art presentation of the science and technology of biological wastewater treatment.

Other titles in the Biological Wastewater Treatment series are:

Volume 2: Basic Principles of Wastewater Treatment

Volume 3: Waste Stabilisation Ponds

Volume 4: Anaerobic Reactors

Volume 5: Activated Sludge and Aerobic Biofilm Reactors

Volume 6: Sludge Treatment and Disposal