Phosphorus: Polluter and Resource of the Future

Phosphorus: Polluter and Resource of the Future
Author: Christian Schaum
Publisher: IWA Publishing
Total Pages: 592
Release: 2018-03-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1780408358

This comprehensive book provides an up-to-date and international approach that addresses the Motivations, Technologies and Assessment of the Elimination and Recovery of Phosphorus from Wastewater. This book is part of the Integrated Environmental Technology Series.

Biology of Wastewater Treatment

Biology of Wastewater Treatment
Author: N. F. Gray
Publisher: Series on Environmental Scienc
Total Pages: 1421
Release: 2004
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781860943287

This comprehensive text provides the reader with both a detailed reference and a unified course on wastewater treatment. Aimed at scientists and engineers, it deals with the environmental and biological aspects of wastewater treatment and sludge disposal.The book starts by examining the nature of wastewaters and how they are oxidized in the natural environment. An introductory chapter deals with wastewater treatment systems and examines how natural principles have been harnessed by man to treat his own waste in specialist reactors. The role of organisms is considered by looking at kinetics, metabolism and the different types of micro-organisms involved. All the major biological process groups are examined in detail, in highly referenced chapters; they include fixed film reactors, activated sludge, stabilization ponds, anaerobic systems and vegetative processes. Sludge treatment and disposal is examined with particular reference to the environmental problems associated with the various disposal routes. A comprehensive chapter on public health looks at the important waterborne organisms associated with disease, as well as removal processes within treatment systems. Biotechnology has had an enormous impact on wastewater treatment at every level, and this is explored in terms of resource reuse, biological conversion processes and environmental protection. Finally, there is a short concluding chapter that looks at the sustainability of waste water treatment. The text is fully illustrated and supported by over 3000 references.

Phosphorus Removal Within Existing Wastewater Treatment Facilities

Phosphorus Removal Within Existing Wastewater Treatment Facilities
Author: B. I. Boyko
Publisher: Environmental Protection Service, Environment Canada
Total Pages: 60
Release: 1976
Genre: Sewage
ISBN:

The various projects reported herein were undertaken to assist in the implementation of the Province of Ontario's phosphorus control program. Under this five-year program, phosphorus removal was to be initiated on the discharges of more than 170 existing wastewater treatment plants serving some five million persons. In order to implement this program, a methodology to predict the coagulant best suited for phosphorus removal at any particular treatment facility was required. It was also necessary to determine whether the chemicals used for phosphorus removal would have any physical or process effects on present wastewater treatment processes, facilities, methods of sludge treatment, and subsequent sludge disposal practices. This report discusses coagulation prediction and prime coagulant selection, and the operational results, problems and design considerations derived from a series of full scale studies. The study concluded that phosphorus removal may be readily implemented with minimal capital expenditure at operating municipal wastewater treatment facilities of all designs currently in use in Ontario.

Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology

Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology
Author: Duncan Mara
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 828
Release: 2003-08-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080478190

"Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right" --Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary General Edited by two world-renowned scientists in the field, The Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology provides a definitive and comprehensive coverage of water and wastewater microbiology. With contributions from experts from around the world, this book gives a global perspective on the important issues faced in the provision of safe drinking water, the problems of dealing with aquatic pollution and the processes involved in wastewater management. Starting with an introductory chapter of basic microbiological principles, The Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology develops these principles further, ensuring that this is the essential text for process engineers with little microbiological experience and specialist microbiologists alike. Comprehensive selection of reviews dealing with drinking water and aquatic pollution Provides an understading of basic microbiology and how it is applied to engineering process solutions Suitable for all levels of knowledge in microbiology -from those with no background to specialists who require the depth of information

Review of the New York City Watershed Protection Program

Review of the New York City Watershed Protection Program
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 423
Release: 2020-12-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309679702

New York City's municipal water supply system provides about 1 billion gallons of drinking water a day to over 8.5 million people in New York City and about 1 million people living in nearby Westchester, Putnam, Ulster, and Orange counties. The combined water supply system includes 19 reservoirs and three controlled lakes with a total storage capacity of approximately 580 billion gallons. The city's Watershed Protection Program is intended to maintain and enhance the high quality of these surface water sources. Review of the New York City Watershed Protection Program assesses the efficacy and future of New York City's watershed management activities. The report identifies program areas that may require future change or action, including continued efforts to address turbidity and responding to changes in reservoir water quality as a result of climate change.

Water Reuse

Water Reuse
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2012-07-17
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309224624

Expanding water reuse-the use of treated wastewater for beneficial purposes including irrigation, industrial uses, and drinking water augmentation-could significantly increase the nation's total available water resources. Water Reuse presents a portfolio of treatment options available to mitigate water quality issues in reclaimed water along with new analysis suggesting that the risk of exposure to certain microbial and chemical contaminants from drinking reclaimed water does not appear to be any higher than the risk experienced in at least some current drinking water treatment systems, and may be orders of magnitude lower. This report recommends adjustments to the federal regulatory framework that could enhance public health protection for both planned and unplanned (or de facto) reuse and increase public confidence in water reuse.

Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater

Phosphorus Removal from Wastewater
Author: Robert P.G. Bowker
Publisher: William Andrew
Total Pages: 138
Release: 1990-12-31
Genre: Science
ISBN:

Information presented first by the US EPA in September 1987, in Design manual--phosphorus removal. The manual is oriented toward design methods and operating procedures. Cost information from actual phosphorus-removing installations is presented when available. Planning level cost estimates are also included. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Phosphorus and Nitrogen Removal from Municipal Wastewater

Phosphorus and Nitrogen Removal from Municipal Wastewater
Author: Richard I. Sedlak
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 258
Release: 1991-10-07
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780873716833

This valuable new book offers practical guidance regarding the design and operation of systems for reducing effluent nitrogen and phosphorus. The principles of nitrogen and phosphorus removal are discussed, including sources of nitrogen and phosphorus in wastewater, removal options, nitrogen and phosphorus transformations in treatment, process selection, and treatment. The book also covers the design and operation of nitrogen and phosphorus removal systems, including system options, system design, facility design, facility costs, and operation. Practical case studies are provided as examples of successful system implementations that may be able to help you decide what will work best in your plant.