Land Treatment Systems for Municipal and Industrial Wastes

by Ronald W. Crites, Sherwood C. Reed, Robert Bastian

Overview

A-Z guide to soil/plant/microbe-based wastewatertreatment

Engineers and planners eager to benefit from the costefficiencies and convenience of land treatment of waste will find practical guidelines in this comprehensive manual. It covers soil hydraulics, vegetation selection, site selection, field investigations, preapplication treatment and storage, and transmission and distribution of wastewater.

You're introduced to:

Design procedures and appropriate uses for each of the three land treatment processes: soils, plants, and microbiological agents

Special attributes of food processing wastewater, with 6 case studies

The use of biosolids produced by mechanical treatment systems as crop nutrients

Options for preapplication treatment, including ponds and constructed wetlands

Much more

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071500210
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	03/17/2000
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	18 MB
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About the Author

Ronald W. Crites, P.E., is Managing Engineer for Brown and Caldwell in Sacramento, California, and an internationally recognized expert on land application of wastes, water reuse, constructed wetlands, and other natural treatment processes. He has 30 years of experience in these fields and is the author of several books and over 110 technical journal articles.Sherwood C. Reed, P.E., has over 30 years' experience in the research and design of natural systems for waste treatment and other environmental engineering facilities. Principal of Engineering Environmental Consultants, Mr. Reed is the author of several books and more than 100 papers on wastewater and sludge management.Robert Bastian is a senior Environmental Protection Agency official in Washington, DC. He has played a key role in the development of sludge and wastewater regulations. He provides assistance to communities involved with innovative methods of treatment of wastewater and beneficial reuse of biosolids.

Table of Contents

Preface. Acknowledgements. Chapter 1: Introduction to Land Application as a Treatment Process. Chapter 2: Basic Technology and Design Approach. Chapter 3: Wastewater Parameters and System Interactions. Chapter 4: Hydraulics of Soil Systems. Chapter 5: Vegetation as a Treatment Component. Chapter 6: Site Identification and Selection. Chapter 7: Field Investigation Procedures. Chapter 8: Preapplication Treatment and Storage. Chapter 9: Transmission and Distribution Systems. Chapter 10: Process Design - Slow Rate Systems. Chapter 11: Process Design - Overland Flow Systems. Chapter 12: Process Design - Rapid Infiltration Systems. Chapter 13: Industiral Wastewater Land Application. Chapter 14: Cost and Energy Considerations. Chapter 15: Operation, Maintenance and Monitoring. Chapter 16: Small-Scale Systems and Innovative Concepts. Chapter 17: Land Application of Biosolids. Appendix. Index.