This book, in which the design and operation of wastewater treatment systems are considered from a microbiological perspective, is based on the author's considerable experience as a teacher of courses in wastewater engineering. It covers a range of topics, starting with the fundamentals of microbiology, including bacterial metabolism, and moving through bacterial growth and chemical engineering aspects, to a detailed discussion of the operation of wastewater treatment plants, with an indication of the modifications that ...
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This book, in which the design and operation of wastewater treatment systems are considered from a microbiological perspective, is based on the author's considerable experience as a teacher of courses in wastewater engineering. It covers a range of topics, starting with the fundamentals of microbiology, including bacterial metabolism, and moving through bacterial growth and chemical engineering aspects, to a detailed discussion of the operation of wastewater treatment plants, with an indication of the modifications that might be introduced. Particular emphasis is placed on the activated-sludge process, and each chapter includes worked examples. The text will be of use to first degree civil engineering students following a course in public health engineering, graduate students and public health engineers, first degree students of biotechnology, applied biology and microbiology.
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Very Good. Size: 6x0x9; Ex-Library hardcover in very nice condition with the usual markings and attachments. Sunned spine. Except for library markings, interior clean and unmarked. Tight binding.