Spellman's Standard Handbook for Wastewater Operators: Volume III, Advanced Level, Second Edition / Edition 2

by Frank R. Spellman

Overview

Compact and practical, Spellman's Standard Handbook for Wastewater Operators: Volume III, Advanced Level, Second Edition rounds out the revision of this three-volume set. Together, these three volumes prepare operators to obtain licensure and operate wastewater treatment plants properly. This volume presents applied math and chemistry by way of real-world problems, covers equipment maintenance, and explains apparatus used in the laboratory and in the field.

The third and final volume in the handbook features:

• Updated information on the latest technology
• Revised and restructured table of contents
• Updated problems, examples, and figures

The three volumes are designed to build on each other, providing increasingly advanced information. For persons preparing for operator's licensing, this is critical, because wastewater treatment is a complex process. For licensed veteran operators, continuous review is also critical, because wastewater treatment is a dynamic, ever-changing field. Spellman's Standard Handbooks provide the vehicle for reaching these goals.

Treating wastewater successfully demands technical expertise, experience, and a broad range of available technologies — an operator needs to be a generalist — as well as an appreciation and understanding of the fundamental environmental and health reasons for the process involved — an operator also needs to be a specialist. Filling its mission to enhance the understanding, awareness, and abilities of practicing and future operators, this volume provides the vehicle for the continuous learning and reviewing required by the evolving, dynamic, and complex process of water treatment.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781439818886
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	08/30/2010
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	362
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Frank R. Spellman, PhD, is a retired assistant professor of environmental health at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, and author of more than 65 books covering topics ranging from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to all areas of environmental science and occupational health.

Table of Contents

Preface, 2nd Edition Chapter 1 Water Ecology 1.1 Introduction 1.2 What Is Ecology? 1.3 Why Is Ecology Important? 1.4 Why Study Ecology? 1.5 History of Ecology 1.6 Levels of Organization 1.7 Ecosystems 1.8 Energy Flow in the Ecosystem 1.9 Food Chain Efficiency 1.10 Ecological Pyramids 1.11 Productivity 1.12 Population Ecology 1.13 Stream Genesis and Structure 1.14 Benthic Life 1.15 Benthic Plants and Animals 1.16 Benthic Macroinvertebrates 1.17 Typical Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Running Waters 1.18 Summary of Key Terms 1.19 Chapter Review Questions Chapter 2 Basic Water Chemistry 2.1 Chemistry Concepts and Definitions 2.2 Chemistry Fundamentals 2.3 Water Solutions 2.4 Water Constituents 2.5 Common Water Measurements 2.6 Chapter Review Questions Chapter 3 Blueprint Reading 3.1 Blueprints: The Universal Language 3.4 Dimension and Shop Notes 3.5 Machine Drawings 3.6 Sheet Metal Drawings 3.7 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Drawings 3.8 Welding Blueprints and Symbols 3.9 Electricity and Electrical Drawings 3.10 Refrigeration and air conditioning Drawings 3.11 Schematics and Symbols 3.12 Electrical Schematics .3.13 General Piping Systems and System Schematics 3.14 Hydraulic and Pneumatic System Schematic Symbols 3.15 Chapter Review Questions Chapter 4 Advanced Wastewater Treatment 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Chemical Treatment 4.3 Microscreening Filtration 4.5 Biological Nitrification 4.6 Biological Denitrification 4.7 Carbon Adsorption 4.8 Land Application 4.9 Biological Nutrient Removal 4.10 Enhanced Biological Nutrient Removal Chapter 5 Advanced Wastewater Calculations 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Wastewater Collection and Preliminary Treatment .5.3 Sedimentation 5.4 Trickling Filters 5.6 Activated Sludge 5.7 Waste Treatment Ponds 5.8 Chemical Dosage 5.9 Sludge Production and Thickening 5.10 Digestion 5.11 Sludge Dewatering Chapter 6 Comprehensive Practice Exam 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Comprehensive Practice Exam