Handbook of Water and Wastewater MicrobiologyDuncan Mara, Nigel J. Horan "Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right" --Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary General Edited by two world-renowned scientists in the field, The Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology provides a definitive and comprehensive coverage of water and wastewater microbiology. With contributions from experts from around the world, this book gives a global perspective on the important issues faced in the provision of safe drinking water, the problems of dealing with aquatic pollution and the processes involved in wastewater management. Starting with an introductory chapter of basic microbiological principles, The Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology develops these principles further, ensuring that this is the essential text for process engineers with little microbiological experience and specialist microbiologists alike.
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... denitrification. While the Thiobacillus autotrophs are important in water and wastewater transport systems, only the nitrifying and hydrogenotrophic methanogen lithoautotrophs are of particular importance in municipal wastewater ...
... denitrification of nitrate to nitrogen gas. Experience has indicated that where poor COD mass balances are obtained, invariably the causes can be traced to errors in operation of the experimental activated sludge system. When the COD ...
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Contents
Part 2 Water and Excreta Related Diseases | 175 |
Part 3 Microbiology of Wastewater Treatment | 315 |
Part 4 Drinking Water Microbiology | 611 |
Useful Websites | 794 |
Index | 797 |