Water: 93 books

Developed in conjunction with the International Ultraviolet Association, this essential guide for consultants, wastewater utilities, and operators provides introductory information on the advantages—and disadvantages—of UV disinfection compared to other commonly used technologies. Regulatory agencies...

Shortcut nitrogen removal, an emerging economical solution for water resource recovery facilities, refers to the biological nitrogen removal (BNR) process whereby ammonia is not converted to nitrate, but instead stops at nitrite to shortcut the conventional nitrification/denitrification process. The...

This publication includes laboratory procedures most often performed in wastewater laboratories and general wet chemistry procedures, activated sludge process control tests, bacteriological testing, and special sections about basic laboratory techniques and proper use of spectrophotometers and colorimetry....

Resource recovery is an emerging societal need around the globe.  Due to the ever-increasing pressures on increasingly limited environmental resources, it is critical that recovery of resources (water, nutrients, and energy) from waste streams be implemented. Moving Toward Resource Recovery Facilities...

After putting so much effort into the design and construction of our aquaponoics garden, including the lean-to enclosure which protected my vertical grow towers, it was somewhat disappointing to discover that the doorway was not meeting our expectations after two years of existence. So a change was...

Contemporary Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Design Methods Fully revised and updated, this three-volume set from the Water Environment Federation and the Environmental and Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers presents the current plant planning, configuration,...

The System is about how to actively market, promote, and build a brand on a grass roots level in the music industry for your area. Cool Water gives a step by step guide on how to build a brand to attract music industry executives and gain fans in the process.

Emergency Planning, Response, and Recovery will help your utility develop an emergency response plan to recover from events such as infrastructure failure, small- and large-scale natural disasters, and human-created incidents. Includes case studies from around the world.

For twenty years, Gordon J. Van De Water has collected editions of the world classic the Tao Te Ching and pondered this ancient, yet still vibrant Chinese text of wisdom literature. Written in the sixth century before the Common Era and ascribed to Lao Tzu, a venerable sage, it offers a guide to life...

Karen Van de Water was a forty-seven-year-old healthy, nonsmoker with no family history of cancer when she learned she had lung cancer. A malignant tumor the size of a small hand grenade was lodged in her left lung. Suddenly, her life changed forever. She was pummeled physically, emotionally, psychologically,...

This book tells how you can tap into Americas' number one way to creating a cash cow business and grow your wealth. Cool Water gives his experiences on how he has grown his Vending Business and how you can too. In today's society there are many opportunities that come and go. Only the trained...

The Most Complete, Up-to-Date Guide to Process Modeling Methods and Protocols Fully revised to cover the latest advances in the field, Wastewater Treatment Process Modeling, Second Edition, explains general modeling concepts and terminology and offers practical details on how to use process models...

This extensively revised third edition of Activated Sludge and Nutrient Removal reflects industry best practices and the latest advances. It is the primary reference for the operation of the activated sludge process. Expanded content includes an updated process control section with step-by-step examples...

This publication proposes a set of standard environmental performance report formats for wastewater utilities and facilitates uniform reporting similar to what is currently used for financial reporting. The publication outlines the environmental reporting equivalent of Generally Accepted Accounting...