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Land treatment systems for municipal and industrial wastes / Ronald W. Crites, Sherwood C. Reed, Robert K. Bastian.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crites, Ronald W., author.
- Series:
- McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Land treatment of wastewater.
- Sewage disposal in the ground.
- Factory and trade waste--Management.
- Environmental hydraulics.
- Sewage--Purification.
- Sewage irrigation.
- Runoff.
- Soil absorption and adsorption.
- Sanitary landfills.
- Biotechnology.
- Factory and trade waste--Purification.
- Soil mechanics.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, [2000]
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Biography/History:
- Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/mh041/99058098.html
- Summary:
- The focus of this book is on waste management practices which utilize land and related ecological components for treatment, renovation, reuse and disposal of wastewater and sludge. Advantages, design procedures, data performance expectations and major technologies are all covered in detail.
- Contents:
- Ch. 1. Introduction to Land Application as a Treatment Process
- Ch. 2. Basic Technology and Design Approach
- Ch. 3. Wastewater Parameters and System Interactions
- Ch. 4. Hydraulics of Soil Systems
- Ch. 5. Vegetation as a Treatment Component
- Ch. 6. Site Identification and Selection
- Ch. 7. Field Investigation Procedures
- Ch. 8. Preapplication Treatment and Storage
- Ch. 9. Transmission and Distribution Systems
- Ch. 10. Process Design
- Slow Rate Systems
- Ch. 11. Process Design
- Overland Flow Systems
- Ch. 12. Process Design
- Rapid Infiltration Systems
- Ch. 13. Industrial Wastewater Land Application
- Ch. 14. Cost and Energy Considerations
- Ch. 15. Operation, Maintenance and Monitoring
- Ch. 16. Small-Scale Systems and Innovative Concepts
- Ch. 17. Land Application of Biosolids
- Appendix. Conversion Factors.
- Notes:
- Print version c2000.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York, N.Y. : McGraw Hill, 2000. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
- Description based on cover image and table of contents, viewed on April 20, 2007.
- Contains:
- Introduction to land application as a treatment process.
- Basic technology and design approach.
- Wastewater parameters and system interactions.
- Hydraulics of soil systems.
- Vegetation as a treatment component.
- Site identification and selection.
- Field investigation procedures.
- Preapplication treatment and storage.
- Transmission and distribution systems.
- Process design-slow rate systems.
- Process design-overland flow systems.
- Process design-rapid infiltration systems.
- Industrial wastewater land application.
- Cost and energy considerations.
- Operation, maintenance, and monitoring.
- Small-scale systems and innovative concepts.
- Land application of biosolids.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Land treatment systems for municipal and industrial wastes.
- ISBN:
- 0071450602
- 0070610401 (print-ISBN)
- 9780070610408
- OCLC:
- 289355316
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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