Land Treatment Systems for Municipal and Industrial Wastes (McGraw-Hill Professional Engineering)

A-Z guide to soil/plant/microbe-based wastewatertreatmentEngineers and planners eager to benefit from the costefficiencies and convenience of land treatment of waste will find practical guidelines in this comprehensive manual. It covers soil hydraulics, vegetation selection, site selection, field investigations, preapplication treatment and storage, and transmission and distribution of wastewater.You're introduced to: Design procedures and appropriate uses for each of the three land treatment processes: soils, plants, and microbiological agents Special attributes of food processing wastewater, with 6 case studies The use of biosolids produced by mechanical treatment systems as crop nutrients Options for preapplication treatment, including ponds and constructed wetlands Much moreRonald W. Crites, P.E., is Managing Engineer for Brown and Caldwell in Sacramento, California, and an internationally recognized expert on land application of wastes, water reuse, constructed wetlands, and other natural treatment processes. He has 30 years of experience in these fields and is the author of several books and over 110 technical journal articles.Sherwood C. Reed, P.E., has over 30 years' experience in the research and design of natural systems for waste treatment and other environmental engineering facilities. Principal of Engineering Environmental Consultants, Mr. Reed is the author of several books and more than 100 papers on wastewater and sludge management.Robert Bastian is a senior Environmental Protection Agency official in Washington, DC. He has played a key role in the development of sludge and wastewater regulations. He provides assistance tocommunities involved with innovative methods of treatment of wastewater and beneficial reuse of biosolids. Ch. 1. Introduction To Land Application As A Treatment Process -- Ch. 2. Basic Technology And Design Approach -- Ch. 3. Wastewater Parameters And System Interactions -- Ch. 4. Hydraulics Of Soil Systems -- Ch. 5. Vegetation As A Treatment Component -- Ch. 6. Site Identification And Selection -- Ch. 7. Field Investigation Procedures -- Ch. 8. Preapplication Treatment And Storage -- Ch. 9. Transmission And Distribution Systems -- Ch. 10. Process Design -- Slow Rate Systems -- Ch. 11. Process Design -- Overland Flow Systems -- Ch. 12. Process Design -- Rapid Infiltration Systems -- Ch. 13. Industrial Wastewater Land Application -- Ch. 14. Cost And Energy Considerations -- Ch. 15. Operation, Maintenance And Monitoring -- Ch. 16. Small-scale Systems And Innovative Concepts -- Ch. 17. Land Application Of Biosolids -- Appendix. Conversion Factors. Ronald W. Crites, Sherwood C. Reed, Robert K. Bastian. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. A-Z guide to soil/plant/microbe-based wastewater treatment Engineers and planners eager to benefit from the cost efficiencies and convenience of land treatment of waste will find practical guidelines in this comprehensive manual. It covers soil hydraulics, vegetation selection, site selection, field investigations, preapplication treatment and storage, and transmission and distribution of wastewater. You're introduced to: Design procedures and appropriate uses for each of the three land treatment processes: soils, plants, and microbiological agents Special attributes of food processing wastewater, with 6 case studies The use of biosolids produced by mechanical treatment systems as crop nutrients Options for preapplication treatment, including ponds and constructed wetlands Much more The focus of this book is on waste management practices which utilize land and related ecological components for treatment, renovation, reuse and disposal of wastewater and sludge. Advantages, design procedures, data performance expectations and major technologies are all covered in detail Land treatment is defined as the application of partially treated wastewater or biosolids to the land at a controlled rate in a designed and engineered setting.