Basic science concepts and applications for wastewater.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

American Water Works Association.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science.

Sewage--Purification.

Sewage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (536 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Denver, CO : American Water Works Association, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Science principles and operational calculations related to the wastewater treatment field are the subject of this textbook. Chapters are organized into four main sections: mathematics, hydraulics, chemistry, and electricity. Each section covers basic principles of the topic, as well as information specific to wastewater operations. This approach allows students to study basic calculations and principles and then apply them to actual problems that are encountered in wastewater operations. It also makes the book a very useful on-the-job reference. Chapters within a section need not be read in the order in which they are presented. This lets the student or instructor customize the learning sequence. Test problems directly follow each calculation, equation, and principle presented in a chapter. With this setup, the student immediately applies a calculation or scientific principle to a relevant problem for quick understanding and a better learning experience. Where topics in other sections are related and considered helpful to the reader, a footnote reference is given to the related discussion.

Contents:

""Title ""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Mathematics""; ""MATHEMATICS 1 Averages""; ""MATHEMATICS 2 Dimensional Analysis""; ""MATHEMATICS 3 Percent""; ""MATHEMATICS 4 Solving for the Unknown Value""; ""MATHEMATICS 5 Ratios and Proportions""; ""MATHEMATICS 6 Conversions""; ""MATHEMATICS 7 Linear Measurements""; ""MATHEMATICS 8 Area Measurements""; ""MATHEMATICS 9 Volume Measurements""; ""MATHEMATICS 10 Wastewater Collection System""; ""MATHEMATICS 11 Preliminary Treatment""; ""MATHEMATICS 12 Detention Time""; ""MATHEMATICS 13 Surface Overflow Rate""

""MATHEMATICS 14 Weir Overflow Rate""""MATHEMATICS 15 Sedimentation� Solids Loading Rate""; ""MATHEMATICS 16 Sludge Pumping and Thickening""; ""MATHEMATICS 17 Activated Sludge""; ""MATHEMATICS 18 Trickling Filters""; ""MATHEMATICS 19 Rotating Biological Contactors""; ""MATHEMATICS 20 Sludge Dewatering and Disposal""; ""MATHEMATICS 21 Sludge Digestion""; ""MATHEMATICS 22 Waste Ponds""; ""MATHEMATICS 23 Filter Loading Rate""; ""MATHEMATICS 24 Filter Backwash Rate""; ""MATHEMATICS 25 Graphs and Tables""; ""Hydraulics""; ""HYDRAULICS 1 Density and Specific Gravity""

""HYDRAULICS 2 Pressure and Force""""HYDRAULICS 3 Head""; ""HYDRAULICS 4 Head Loss""; ""HYDRAULICS 5 Pumping Problems""; ""HYDRAULICS 6 Flow Rate Problems""; ""Chemistry""; ""CHEMISTRY 1 The Structure of Matter""; ""CHEMISTRY 2 The Classification of Matter""; ""CHEMISTRY 3 Valence, Chemical Formulas, and Chemical Equations""; ""CHEMISTRY 4 Solutions""; ""CHEMISTRY 5 Acids, Bases, and Salts""; ""CHEMISTRY 6 Chlorination Process in Wastewater Treatment""; ""CHEMISTRY 7 Chemical Dosage Problems""; ""CHEMISTRY 8 Testing to Maintain a Properly Running Wastewater Plant""; ""Electricity""

""ELECTRICITY 1 Electricity, Magnetism, and Electrical Measurements""""ELECTRICITY 2 Electrical Quantities and Terms""; ""ELECTRICITY 3 Functions and Ratings of Electrical Equipment""; ""Appendixes""; ""APPENDIX A Conversion Tables""; ""APPENDIX B Periodic Table and List of Elements""; ""Periodic Table of Elements""; ""Glossary""; ""Index""; ""Algae Color Plates""

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-62870-319-9

1-61300-209-2