Physical-chemical treatment of water and wastewater

• Main Authors: Sincero, Arcadio P. (Arcadio Pacquiao), Sincero, Gregoria A. (Gregoria Alivio)
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: London IWA Pub 2003; Boca Raton, Fla CRC Press; Taylor & Francis Group; IWA Publishing
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Purification; Sewage; Sewage > Purification; Water; Water > Purification; 2c 10; Secondary Clarifier; Reynolds Transport Theorem; Raw Water; Parshall Flume; Ca HCO3; Gram Moles; Solubility Product Constants; Equilibrium Constant; Unit Operation; Mass Transfer; Lime Soda Process; Equivalent Mass; Detention Time; Ferric Salts; Calcium Bicarbonate; Activity Coefficient; Dissolved Solids Content; Dissolved Oxygen Concentration; Rt 1T; Average Daily Flow Rate; Bed Exchanger; Head Loss; Optimum pH; Noncarbonate Hardness

Physical-Chemical Treatment of Water and Wastewater covers the physical unit operations and unit processes utilized in the treatment of water and wastewater. Its organization is designed to match the major processes, and its approach is mathematical. The authors stress the description and derivation...

Table of Contents:

• Front Cover -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Contents -- Background Prerequisites -- Introduction -- Background Chemistry and Fluid Mechanics -- 1 Quantity of Water and Wastewater -- 2 Constituents of Water and Wastewater -- 3 Flow Measurements and Flow and Quality Equalizations -- 4 Pumping -- 5 Screening, Settling, and Flotation -- 6 Mixing and Flocculation -- 7 Conventional Filtration -- 8 Advanced Filtration and Carbon Adsorption -- 9 Aeration, Absorption, and Stripping -- 10 Water Softening -- 11 Water Stabilization -- 12 Coagulation -- 13 Removal of Iron and Manganese by Chemical Precipitation -- 14 Removal of Phosphorus by Chemical Precipitation -- 15 Removal of Nitrogen by Nitrification&amp -- #8211 -- Denitrification -- 16 Ion Exchange -- 17 Disinfection -- Appendix 1 Density and Viscosity of Water -- Appendix 2 Atomic Masses of the Elements Based on C-12 -- Appendix 3 Saturation Values of Dissolved Oxygen Exposed to Saturated Atmosphere at One Atmosphere Pressure at Given Temperatures -- Appendix 4 SDWA Acronyms -- Appendix 5 Sample Drinking Water VOCs -- Appendix 6 Sample Drinking Water SOCs and IOCs -- Appendix 7 Secondary MCLs for a Number of Substances -- Appendix 8 Some Primary Drinking-Water Criteria -- Appendix 9 Some Secondary Drinking-Water Criteria -- Appendix 10 Physical Constants -- Appendix 11 Conversion Factors -- Index -- Back Cover