Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • The author
  • 1. Introduction to water quality and water pollution
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Uses of water
  • 1.3 Water quality requirements
  • 1.4 Water pollution
  • 2. Wastewater characteristics
  • 2.1 Wastewater flow rates
  • 2.2 Wastewater composition
  • 3. Impact of wastewater discharges to water bodies
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Pollution by organic matter and stream self purification
  • 3.3 Contamination by pathogenic microorganisms
  • 3.4 Eutrophication of lakes and reservoirs
  • 3.5 Quality standards for wastewater discharges and water bodies4. Overview of wastewater treatment systems
  • 4.1 Wastewater treatment levels
  • 4.2 Wastewater treatment operations, processes and systems
  • 4.3 Preliminary treatment
  • 4.4 Primary treatment
  • 4.5 Secondary treatment
  • 4.6 Removal of pathogenic organisms
  • 4.7 Analysis and selection of the wastewater treatment process
  • 5. Overview of sludge treatment and disposal
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Relationships in sludge: solids levels, concentration and flow
  • 5.3 Quantity of sludge generated in the wastewater treatment processes5.4 Sludge treatment stages
  • 5.5 Sludge thickening
  • 5.6 Sludge stabilisation
  • 5.7 Sludge dewatering
  • 5.8 Sludge disinfection
  • 5.9 Final disposal of the sludge
  • 6. Complementary items in planning studies
  • 6.1 Preliminary studies
  • 6.2 Design horizon and staging periods
  • 6.3 Preliminary design of the alternatives
  • 6.4 Economical study of alternatives
  • References