TY - BOOK AU - Gray, N.F. ; TI - Water technology : an introduction for scientists and engineers SN - 0340676450 U1 - 363.7394 PY - 1999/// CY - London PB - Arnold KW - Water quality management. KW - Sewage disposal. KW - Freshwater biology. KW - Water quality biological assessment N1 - Included Index; 1. Basic considerations in hydrobiology -- 2. Water resources -- 3. Factors determining the distribution of animals and plants in freshwaters -- 4. Basic aquatic ecosystems -- 5. Micro-organisms and pollution control -- 6. Water pollution -- 7. Water basin management -- 8. Water quality and regulation -- 9. Water quality assessment -- 10. Water treatment and distribution -- 11. Drinking water contamination -- 12. Pathogens and their removal -- 13. Nature of wastewater -- 14. Introduction to wastewater treatment -- 15. Biological aspects of secondary sewage treatment -- 16. Fixed-film systems -- 17. Activated sludge -- 18. Other biological treatment systems -- 19. Anaerobic treatment -- 20. Physico-chemical treatment processes -- 21. Sludge treatment and disposal -- 22. Household and small-scale treatment systems -- 23. Sustainability principles in water management N2 - "Written as a comprehensive and accessible introduction, Water Technology introduces the key concepts of hydrobiology, water treatment and supply, and waste-water treatment. Throughout the book the environmental impacts of policy and practice are assessed." "Water Technology is essential reading for the environmental science or engineering student."--Jacket ER -