WSO Basic Science Concepts and Application: Principles and Practices of Water Supply Operations

This college text introduces the science of water treatment and distribution. Chapters cover mathematics, hydraulics, chemistry, and electricity. Includes calculations, formulas, applications, and theory. Part four of a five-volume series on drinking-water supply operations, the other four texts in the series reference this text. Content: ""Contents"" ""Foreword"" ""Acknowledgments"" ""Introduction"" ""Mathematics"" ""Powers and Scientific Notation"" ""Dimensional Analysis"" ""Rounding and Estimating"" ""Solving for the Unknown Value"" ""Ratios and Proportions"" ""Averages"" ""Percent"" ""Linear Measurements"" ""Area Measurements"" ""Volume Measurements"" ""Conversions"" ""Graphs and Tables"" ""Per Capita Water Use"" ""Domestic Water Use Based on Household Fixture Rates"" ""Water Use per Unit of Industrial Product Produced"" ""Average Daily Flow"" ""Surface Overflow Rate"" ""Weir Overflow Rate"" ""Filter Loading Rate""""Filter Backwash Rate"" ""Mudball Calculation"" ""Detention Time"" ""Well Problems"" ""Hydraulics"" ""Density and Specific Gravity"" ""Pressure and Force"" ""Piezometric Surface and Hydraulic Grade Line"" ""Head"" ""Head Loss"" ""Pumping Problems"" ""Flow Rate Problems"" ""Thrust Control"" ""Chemistry"" ""The Structure of Matter"" ""The Classification of Matter"" ""Valence, Chemical Formulas, and Chemical Equations"" ""Solutions"" ""Acids, Bases, and Salts"" ""Chemistry of Treatment Processes"" ""Chemical Dosage Problems"" ""Electricity"" ""Electricity, Magnetism, and Electrical Measurements""""Electrical Quantities and Terms"" ""Functions and Ratings of Electrical Equipment"" ""Glossary"" ""Appendixes"" ""Conversion Tables"" ""Periodic Table and List of Elements"" ""Chemical Equations and Compounds Common in Water Treatment"" ""Algae Color Plates"" ""Index"" Basic science concepts and applications provides a discussion of the fundamental principles and operational calulations related to selected topics in the other four books in this series titled Principles and practices of water supply operations. Completely revised and updated, Basic science concepts and applications.includes sections on the following: mathematics, hydraulics, chemistry, electricity. A glossary and easy-to-read index are also provided.--Cover page [4] NEW EDITION AVAILABLE as of August 2010. ISBN 9781583217788.