Biological treatment processes

Mary Lou Bungay, Henry R. Bungay (auth.), Lawrence K. Wang PhD, PE, DEE, Norman C. Pereira PhD, Yung-Tse Hung PhD, PE, DEE (eds.)9781588291639, 1588291634

Pollution and its effects on the environment have emerged as critical areas of research within the past 30 years. The Handbook of Environmental Engineering is a collection of methodologies that study the effects of pollution and waste in their three basic forms: gas, solid, and liquid. In Volume 8, Biological Treatment Processes, tried-and-true solutions comprise a “methodology of pollution control.” The distinguished panel of authors contribute detailed chapters, which include topics ranging from treatment by land application, activated sludge processes, and submerged aeration to trickling filters, lagoons, rotating biological contactors, sequencing batch reactors, digestions, and composting. Volume 8 and its sister book – Volume 9: Advanced Biological Treatment Processes – are designed as both basic biological waste treatment textbooks and reference books for advanced undergraduate and graduate students – as well as for designers of waste treatment systems, scientists, and researchers. An indispensable addition to the Humana Press series, Volume 8: Biological Treatment Processes provides an illuminating look at water pollution control and the fascinating evolution of bio-environmental engineering.

Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages i-xxii
Fundamental Concepts for Environmental Processes….Pages 1-27
Treatment by Application Onto Land….Pages 29-74
Treatment by Subsurface Application….Pages 75-112
Submerged Aeration….Pages 113-149
Surface and Spray Aeration….Pages 151-206
Activated Sludge Processes….Pages 207-281
Pure Oxygen Activated Sludge Process….Pages 283-314
Waste Stabilization Ponds and Lagoons….Pages 315-370
Trickling Filters….Pages 371-433
Rotating Biological Contactors….Pages 435-458
Sequencing Batch Reactors….Pages 459-511
Oxidation Ditch….Pages 513-538
Biological Nitrification and Denitrification Processes….Pages 539-588
Anaerobic Digestion….Pages 589-634
Aerobic Digestion….Pages 635-667
Biosolids Composting….Pages 669-714
Vermicomposting Process….Pages 715-732
Biological Odor and VOC Control Process….Pages 733-757
Back Matter….Pages 759-818