An In-Depth Exploration of Sewage Treatment With 8 Key Books
Foundational Writings on Wastewater Filtration, Sanitary Chemistry, and Public HealthBy William Charles Easdale, Harold E. Babbitt, H. Alfred Roechling, Alfred Stowell Jones, Edward John Schneider, Theodore Clifford Phillips, Henry N. Ogden, H. Burdett Cleveland, Association of Official Agricultural Chemists, American Public Health Association. Laboratory Section, American Chemical Society, George M. Warren, Theobald Smith
Length38h
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An In-Depth Exploration of Sewage Treatment With 8 Key Books assembles a technically rich body of writing on the scientific, sanitary, and administrative problems posed by wastewater. Across laboratory studies, chemical analyses, public-health reports, and practical discussions of treatment processes, the volume traces sewage treatment as both an engineering challenge and a civic necessity. Its range—from bacteriological investigation and standards of analysis to questions of purification efficiency and municipal responsibility—reveals the field's emergence at the intersection of environmental stewardship and modern public health. The contributors bring together chemists, sanitary specialists, bacteriologists, and institutional bodies central to the professionalization of analytical and public-health science. The presence of the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists, the American Public Health Association's Laboratory Section, and the American Chemical Society situates these writings within the expanding culture of standardized methods and expert collaboration. Collectively, the authors illuminate how scientific knowledge of contamination, microbial life, and chemical residues informed the development of sanitary infrastructure and regulatory practice. This volume is recommended for readers of environmental history, public health, civil engineering, and the history of science. By placing varied technical voices in dialogue, it offers a valuable opportunity to examine how measurement, experimentation, and policy converged in the pursuit of safer water and healthier communities.
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GenreTechnology, Literary Classics
Length38 hrs
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 4, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Sewerage and Sewage Treatment
2PREFACE
3CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
4CHAPTER II WORK PRELIMINARY TO DESIGN
5CHAPTER III QUANTITY OF SEWAGE
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6CHAPTER IV THE HYDRAULICS OF SEWERS
7CHAPTER V DESIGN OF SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
8CHAPTER VI APPURTENANCES
9CHAPTER VII PUMPS AND PUMPING STATIONS
10CHAPTER VIII MATERIALS FOR SEWERS
11CHAPTER IX DESIGN OF THE SEWER RING
12CHAPTER X CONTRACTS AND SPECIFICATIONS
13CHAPTER XI CONSTRUCTION (pt. 1)
14CHAPTER XI CONSTRUCTION (pt. 2)
15CHAPTER XII MAINTENANCE OF SEWERS
16CHAPTER XIII COMPOSITION AND PROPERTIES OF SEWAGE
17CHAPTER XIV DISPOSAL BY DILUTION
18CHAPTER XV SCREENING AND SEDIMENTATION
19CHAPTER XVI SEPTICIZATION
20CHAPTER XVII FILTRATION AND IRRIGATION
21CHAPTER XVIII ACTIVATED SLUDGE
22CHAPTER XIX ACID PRECIPITATION, LIME AND ELECTRICITY, AND DISINFECTION
23CHAPTER XX SLUDGE
24CHAPTER XXI AUTOMATIC DOSING DEVICES
25Comparison of Methods of Sewage Purification
26Comparison of Methods of Sewage Purification.
27Dilution
28Irrigation
29Intermittent Downward Filtration
30Chemical Precipitation
31Septic Tank
32Contact Bed
33Discussion
34Conclusion
35Standard methods for the examination of water and sewage
36Standard methods for the examination of water and sewage
37PREFACE TO FOURTH EDITION.
38AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION. LABORATORY SECTION. STANDARD METHODS FOR THE EXAMINATION OF WATER AND SEWAGE.
39COLLECTION OF SAMPLES.
40PHYSICAL EXAMINATION.
41CHEMICAL EXAMINATION. (pt. 1)
42CHEMICAL EXAMINATION. (pt. 2)
43ANALYSIS OF SEWAGE SLUDGE AND MUD DEPOSITS.
44ANALYSIS OF CHEMICALS.
45CHEMICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY.
46MICROSCOPICAL EXAMINATION.
47BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION.
48Sewage Disposal Works: Their Design and Construction
49PREFACE
50INTRODUCTION.
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