Water treatment / [by Nicholas G. Pizzi].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pizzi, Nicholas G.

Contributor:

American Water Works Association.

Series:

Principles and practices of water supply operations series.

Principles and practices of water supply operations series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water--Purification.

Water.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (527 p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

Denver, Colo. : American Water Works Association, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This college text teaches fundamentals of drinking-water treatment processes. Topics include preliminary treatment, coagulation, flocculation, sedimentation, clarification, filtration, disinfection, fluoridation, membranes, UV, and ozone. Treatment of various contaminants, as well as control of corrosion and scaling, is also covered. Part two of a five-volume series on drinking-water supply operations.

Contents:

""Water Treatment""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Water Treatment Processes""; ""Treatment of Water at the Source""; ""Preliminary Treatment""; ""Coagulation and Flocculation""; ""Sedimentation Basins and Clarifiers""; ""Filtration""; ""Disinfection""; ""Fluoridation""; ""Control of Corrosion and Scaling""; ""Iron and Manganese Control""; ""Lime Softening""; ""Ion Exchange""; ""Adsorption""; ""Aeration""; ""Membrane Processes""; ""Water Treatment Plant Residuals""; ""Treatment Plant Instrumentation and Control""; ""Appendix A Point-of-Use Treatment""

""Appendix B Specifications and Approval of Treatment Chemicals and System Components""""Glossary""; ""Index""

Notes:

Rev. ed. of Water treatment. 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-61300-108-8

OCLC:

922966853