Wastewater Stabilization Ponds

by Frank R. Spellman, Joanne E. Drinan

Overview

Ponds (lagoons) have been used for centuries with great success in the treatment of wastewater. Ponds created for treatment, known as stabilization ponds, model the physical and biochemical interactions that occur in natural ponds. Easy to build and manage, stabilization ponds can accommodate large fluctuations in flow, and provide results that are

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040177143
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	04/09/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	343
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Frank R. Spellman, PhD, is a retired U.S. Navy officer with 26 years of active duty, a retired environmental safety and health manager for a large wastewater sanitation district in Virginia, and a retired assistant professor of environmental health at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. The author/co-author of 92 books, Dr. Spellman consults on environmental matters with the U.S. Department of Justice and various law firms and environmental entities throughout the globe. Spellman holds a BA in public administration, a BS in business management, and an MBA and MS/PhD in environmental engineering.

Joanne E. Drinan

is a retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer with 20 years of active duty. She worked for 13 years as an administrative coordinator for a large wastewater treatment sanitation district in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Currently, Drinan works for a nonprofit organization in Oneonta, New York. She is the author/co-author of more than 12 environmental science books. She holds a BS in business administration from St. Leo University.

Table of Contents

Introduction. Pond Biota. Planning, Feasibility Assessment and Site Selection. Design of Municipal Wastewater Treatment Ponds. Physical Design and Construction. Advances in Pond Design. Nutrient Removal. Upgrading Pond Effluents. Cost and Energy Requirements. Operation and Maintenance.