The Biology And Troubleshooting Of Facultative Lagoons (wastewater Microbiology)

Provides personnel a new understanding of how lagoon and fixed film sewage treatment systems work* Tested in short-course situations by the author over the last 20 years * Directs the material in a practical manner at operators who are responsible for process control and troubleshooting * Reduces the jargon, chemical equations, and kinetics that overwhelm most operators and laboratory technicians * Provides necessary information for understanding biological and chemical conditions at the treatment process This richly illustrated, straightforward guide carries forth the legacy established by previous editions in the Wiley Wastewater Microbiology series. The Biology and Troubleshooting of Facultative Lagoons focuses on how facultative lagoons work. With a clear, user-friendly presentation of complex subject matter, the book teaches operators, laboratory technicians, and engineers the critical roles of microscopic and macroscopic organisms that live in and around lagoons. Next, the book provides biological and chemical approaches to understanding facultative lagoons and includes presentations on algae, archaea, bacteria, crustaceans, duckweed, aquatic and immature insects,grasses, rotifers, watermeal, weeds, worms, and burrowing animals "Biology of the Wetlands" discusses the characteristics and significance of the single- and multi-celled organisms found in wastewater treatment plants and the conditions that support their growth. This knowledge helps operators to make more informed process control decisions. Unlike typical texts written for design and consulting engineers and full of technical jargon, equations, and kinetics, this guide provides the necessary information in a format that is accessible and actionable for plant operators and technicians and helpful to others involved in wastewater treatment. For years, operators have been taught that they have very little control over lagoon and fixed film sewage treatment systems. This book gives these personnel a new understanding of how these processes work and does so in a practical manner that emphasizes necessary information for understanding biological conditions at the treatment process.