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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... microorganisms of public health significance Howard Kator and Martha Rhodes 9 Fundamentals of biological behaviour and wastewater strength tests MC Wentzel, George A Ekama and R E Loewenthal Microorganisms and disease R Morris Unitary ...
... microorganisms – the viruses, bacteria and parasites that can infect us and may (and very often do) make us ill. Microorganisms are also central to wastewater treatment and the reuse of treated wastewaters – we exploit them to treat our ...
... microorganisms are the most versatile and diversified with regard to their nutritional requirements. For example, microorganisms, such as bacteria, can be found that represent the entire spectrum of nutritional types. Some microbes have ...
... microorganisms, except for the phagocytic protozoa, have an absorptive type of nutrition. Thus chemical energy sources and chemical compounds must be dissolved in water. Water carries the solutes by transport mechanisms into the cell ...
... microorganisms in their nutrition. Some of their functions in supporting the growth of microorganisms are summarized in Table 1.1. For example, sodium is required by the permease that transports the sugar melibiose into the cells of the ...
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 |