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Activated Sludge Technology Book

A Brief History of the Activated Sludge Process Although recorded history and surviving archaeological sites show that the Babylonians and Assyrians, and later the Romans all used quite sophisticated technology to collect and dispose of their wastes, this environmental awareness was not adopted by later societies, until the Industrial Revolution in Britain in the 19th century forced political ...

By WeDoTanks.com LLC

Evaluation of GHG Emissions from Septic Systems

The emission rates of greenhouse gases (GHGs) from individual onsite septic systems used for the management of domestic wastewater were determined in this study. A static flux chamber method was used to determine the emission rates of methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide gases from eight septic tanks and ...

By IWA Publishing

MBR Book, 2nd Edition

A Membrane BioReactor (MBR) is the combination of a membrane process (e.g. microfiltration/ ultrafiltration) with a suspended growth bioreactor. When used with domestic wastewater, MBR processes can produce effluent of high enough quality to be discharged to waterways, or to be reclaimed for urban irrigation. ...

By IWA Publishing

Assessing Infiltration and Exfiltration on the Performance of Urban Sewer Systems

Sewer systems constitute a very significant heritage in European cities. Their structural quality and functional efficiency are key parameters to guarantee the transfer of domestic and industrial wastewater to treatment plants without infiltration nor exfiltration. Infiltration of groundwater is ...

By IWA Publishing

AWWA G510-13 Standard for Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations and Management

This new AWWA standard describes the essential or critical requirements for the effective operation and management of a wastewater treatment plant. It defines the minimum requirements for the effective operation and management, including water quality, system management programs, and operation and ...

By American Water Works Association (AWWA)

Handbook of Environmental Odour Management

Complaints due to odour annoyance have become a major issue for wastewater treatment plant, waste management, landfill, intensive livestock and other industrial operators as the repeated release of unpleasant odorous emissions can constitute a nuisance to a local population. Traditionally, odour management has ...

By IWA Publishing

Math Handbook for Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators

Wastewater treatment plant operators use mathematics to make key process decisions. It is important for the operator to have an understanding of math fundamentals along with the technical concepts of wastewater treatment plant operation. By reviewing the math principles presented in this text and ...

By Carolina Water Training

Improving Water Quality Through Contaminant Source Trackdown Studies - An Environmental Approach

Improving Water Quality Through Contaminant Source Trackdown Studiesdiscusses the trackdown approaches that help to avoid costly mistakes that miss key contaminant sources or inaccurately assess their relative contributions to problems. This book brings together information that is currently dispersed in the academic literature and within files of agencies and consultants into one valuable ...

By IWA Publishing

N2O and CH4 Emission from Wastewater Collection and Treatment Systems: State of the Science Report and Technical Report

In a world where there is a growing awareness of the possible effects of human activities on climate change, there is a need to identify the emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). As a result of this growing awareness, governments started to implement regulations that ...

By IWA Publishing

WEF/WERF Study Quantifying Nutrient Removal Technology Performance

The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) Nutrient Challenge Research Program and the Water Environment Federation (WEF) cooperated in a comprehensive study of nutrient removal plants designed and operated to meet very low levels of effluent N and P. Both existing and new technologies are being adapted to meet requirements that are as low as 3 mg/L TN and 0.1 mg/L TP, and there is a need ...

By IWA Publishing

Greenhouse Gas Emission and Mitigation in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants

The wide adoption of wastewater treatment processes and use of novel technologies for improvement of nitrogen and phosphorus removals from wastewater have been introduced to meet stringent discharge standards. Municipal wastewater treatment plants (MWWTPs) are one of major contributors to the increase in the ...

By IWA Publishing

Handbook of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

India Water Markets: Opportunities for wastewater treatment in a tougher regulatory climate

The new NDA government in India is set to put a stop to water pollution. From the clean-up of River Ganga and new regulations for wastewater discharge to tougher action on industrial polluters, there will be significant investment in the Indian municipal and industrial water markets. Advanced technologies, ...

By Global Water Intelligence (GWI)

Wastewater Treatment: Occurrence and Fate of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)

This book describes the sources of water contamination by PAHs and their transportation and fate in natural aquatic systems. It then discusses, from the analytical chemist’s view, how to determine the presence of PAHs in water and wastewater, and the changes in PAH concentration during treatment processes. The ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

WEF/ABC Wastewater Laboratory Analysts´ Guide to Preparing for Certification Exam

Through multiple-choice questions, this guide tests at various levels the skills and knowledge required by laboratory analysts working at wastewater treatment plants. The guide contains more than 400 questions and answers, on 19 different topics, chosen to sample many aspects of an analyst’s job. Each ...

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Mathematics Manual for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators

Mathematics Manual for Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators provides a detailed and self-contained overview of the mathematics required by all plant operators, regardless of their level of licensure and experience. This single-volume text is a step-by-step training manual of math basics and advanced ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Benchmarking of Control Strategies for Wastewater Treatment Plants

Wastewater treatment plants are large non-linear systems subject to large perturbations in wastewater flow rate, load and composition. Nevertheless these plants have to be operated continuously, meeting stricter and stricter regulations. Many control strategies have been proposed in the literature for ...

By IWA Publishing

Helminths: Handbook for Identification and Counting of Parasitic Helminth Eggs in Urban Wastewater

Helminths: Handbook for Identification and Counting of ParasiticHelminth Eggs in Urban Wastewater is the result of several studies that the public entity for sanitation and wastewater treatment in Murcia Region (ESAMUR), has undertaken regarding the presence of helminth eggs in both urban wastewater and ...

By IWA Publishing

Operation of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants, MOP 11, 6th Edition

This revised edition integrates the experiences, current practices, and innovations from thousands of wastewater treatment plants. Updated to reflect the latest trends, regulations and technologies, this three-volume, hard-cover manual aims to be the principal reference source for beginners or ...

By Water Environment Federation (WEF)

Evolution of Sanitation and Wastewater Technologies through the Centuries

Most of the technological developments relevant to water supply and wastewater date back to more than to five thousand years ago. These developments were driven by the necessity to make efficient use of natural resources, to make civilizations more resistant to destructive natural elements, and to ...

By IWA Publishing

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