Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Reuse (Hardcover)

by George Tchobanoglous (Author), Franklin L. Burton (Editor), H. David Stensel (Author) "Every community produces both liquid and solid wastes and air emissions..." (more)
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Product Description
Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Reuse, 4/e is a thorough update of McGraw-Hill's authoritative book on wastewater treatment. No environmental engineering professional or civil or and environmental engineering major should be without a copy of this book- tt describes the technological and regulatory changes that have occurred over the last ten years in this discipline, including: improved techniques for the characterization of wastewaters; improved fundamental understanding of many of the existing unit operations and processes used for wastewater treatment, especially those processes used for the biological removal of nutrients; greater implementation of several newer treatment technologies (e.g., UV disinfection, membrane filtration, and heat drying); greater concern for the long term health and environmental impacts of wastewater constituents; greater emphasis on advanced wastewater treatment and risk assessment for water reuse applications; changes in regulations and the development of new technologies for wastewater disinfection; and new regulations governing the treatment, reuse, and disposal of sludge (biosolids). Greater concern for infrastructure renewal including upgrading the design and performance of wastewater treatment plants.

This revision contains a strong focus on advanced wastewater treatment technologies and stresses the reuse aspects of wastewater and biosolids.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 1848 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 4th edition (March 26, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070418780
• ISBN-13: 978-0070418783
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.8 x 2.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #180,876 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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28 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Textbook, Lacks Global Perspective, June 21, 2002

By	I. Klein "jaim klein" (Kfar Saba, Israel) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I bought the book and it is worth every dollar, including the additional 18% sales tax in Israel. It is a monumental work, very clear and well written. We needed this book. Having said that, I feel that the reuse aspects in general and the "unplanned indirect drinking reuse" in particular, have received only a marginal coverage in the book. That may be sufficient for the U.S.A., but innumerable European and Asian cities base their water supply on rivers that are mostly treated wastewater. In Israel, agriculture is based on reuse yet in the book, agriculture has the same weight as golf courses. Again, in the U.S.A. it may be so, but certainly not in the rest of the world. Industrial reuse mentions only evaporative cooling and that without the critical problem of blowdown disposal. Additional examples would be helpful. In reuse issues, "emerging patogens" (i.e., those feared but yet inexistent) are given more attention that critical problems such as salt content and subsequent aquifer and soil salination. Table 13-6 does not even mention salt. The inclusion of European and Israeli contributors would have produced an even better, a more balanced work.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Packed with Information, Riddled with Typos and Omissions, June 8, 2005

By	Alex Doddridge "Alex" - See all my reviews

I have been using this text in a wastewater engineering course. It covers the different aspects of wastewater engineering well, providing in depth treatments of each. However, the great size of this book (over 1800 pages) may also be its weakness, making it an unmanageable project for the editors.

In one month of usage, I have found serious gaps in the problems. Many cross-references are incorrect, and there are some problems which omit values required for solution.

In short, this is a good source of information. With closer editing, it could be better.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MUST HAVE FOR ALL SANITARY ENGINEERS, December 7, 2004

By	Brent Brubaker (Altoona) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I can't stress enough the value in this text. Like my title states this is a must have for all sanitary engineers. The book covers everything you must know concerning wastewater treatment written by professionals working in the field. I would hope some day that they publish a book on pump stations and sanitary sewer design as well. I think that they would also be on the top of the list for these areas as well.