Treating Industrial Waste Inteferences at Publicly-Owned Treatment Works

by E.D. Wetzel, S.B. Murphy

Overview

Discharges of heavy metals, toxic organics and variable strength conventional pollutants from industrial (and other nondomestic) sources can have negative impacts on the operation of POTWs. Such discharges can result in an "interference" at a POTW. The book considers the sources of and contaminants causing interference, the impact on the POTW, and the mitigation techniques available for interference prevention.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815512820
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	12/31/1991
Series:	Pollution Technology Review Series , #20
Pages:	394
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.20(d)

Table of Contents

Part I Guidance ManualIntroductionDetecting InterferenceSource IdentificationMitigationAppendix A: Case StudiesAppendix B: Interfering SubstancesPart II û Literature Review, Telephone Survey, and Case StudiesIntroductionConclusionsLiterature ReviewTelephone SurveyCase StudiesResultsReferencesAppendix A: Interfering SubstancesAppendix B: Project FormsAppendix C: Case Study ReportsConversion Factors

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From the Publisher

This book considers the sources of and contaminants causing interference, the impact on the POTW, and the mitigation techniques available for interference prevention.

Editorial Reviews

The information here is from Guidance manual for preventing interference at POTWs, US EPA, September 1987, and Interferences at publicly owned treatment works, US EPA, September 1986. The table of contents serves as the index. Addresses the sources of polluting contaminants and techniques for avoiding the problems at waste treatment plants. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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