Fundamentals of Wastewater Treatment and Engineering

by Rumana Riffat, Taqsim Husnain

Overview

This new edition introduces the fundamental concepts of wastewater treatment, followed by engineering design of unit processes for sustainable treatment of municipal wastewater and resource recovery. It covers history, current practices, emerging concerns and pertinent regulations for this important area of engineering.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367681302
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	04/28/2022
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	430
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Rumana Riffat is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at George Washington University in Washington, DC. Her research interests include wastewater treatment, specifically nutrient removaland anaerobic treatment of wastewater and biosolids.

Dr. Taqsim Husnain is Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at William Jewell College in Liberty, MO. His research interests include sustainable water and wastewater treatment with advanced membrane separation processes and resource recovery from wastewater.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Reaction Kinetics and Chemical Reactors 3. Wastewater Microbiology 4. Natural Purification Processes 5. Wastewater Treatment 6. Preliminary Treatment 7. Primary Treatment - Sedimentation 8. Secondary Treatment – suspended growth processes 9. Secondary Treatment - attached growth processes 10. Secondary Clarification 11. Sludge Thickening and Dewatering 12. Sludge Digestion 13. Advanced Treatment Processes