Water and Wastewater Treatment Principles
Design, Conveyance, and Examination Methods for Operator Certification and Resource RecoveryBy Grace Nyandoro
Length16h 58m
About this audiobook
Treatment plants run on numbers—and this book gives you all of them in order.
Water and wastewater treatment is a discipline of measured inputs and verified outputs. This practical guide walks you through the calculations, process fundamentals, and laboratory methods that decide compliance and plant performance. You will begin with source water demand and the permitting framework, then move into the chemistry and sampling protocols that underpin every operational decision—from oxygen demand and suspended solids to coliform testing and proper sample preservation.
Design chapters show you how to size flocculation basins by mixing energy, clarifiers by overflow rate, filters by loading and backwash, and disinfection systems by contact time and ultraviolet dose. Wastewater chapters cover screening and grit removal, activated sludge control by sludge age and mixed liquor solids, fixed-film and lagoon systems, nitrogen and phosphorus removal, and digestion with biogas recovery. Throughout, worked control calculations and end-of-part review questions reinforce each concept, preparing you for certification exams and real-world process decisions.
What you will learn:
• Estimate water demand and navigate the regulatory and permitting framework for treatment systems
• Apply water chemistry fundamentals and proper sampling, preservation, and laboratory examination methods
• Perform hydraulic and conveyance calculations for pipes, pumps, and open channels
• Design coagulation, flocculation, and sedimentation units using mixing energy and overflow rate
• Size filtration and membrane systems by loading rate and backwash requirements
• Calculate disinfection contact time and ultraviolet dose for pathogen inactivation
• Control activated sludge processes using sludge age, mixed liquor solids, and oxygen demand
• Evaluate fixed-film, lagoon, and nutrient removal processes for nitrogen and phosphorus
• Manage solids handling, digestion, and biogas recovery for resource recovery
Whether you are a plant operator preparing for certification, a process engineer refining treatment performance, or an environmental engineering student building a working knowledge of treatment design, this book provides the ordered calculations and clear explanations you need to operate and design with confidence.
Audiobook details
GenreTechnology
Length16 hrs 58 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 27, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Water and Wastewater Treatment Principles
2Foreword
3Preface
4About This Book
5Important Safety Notice
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6Chapter 1: Sources, Demand, and Regulation
71.1 Water Sources and Source Water Assessment
81.2 Demand Estimation and Design Periods
91.3 Water Quality Standards and the Regulatory Framework
101.4 Effluent Permitting and Discharge Limits
111.5 Water Reuse, Conservation, and Supply Planning
12Chapter 2: Water Chemistry and Sampling
132.1 Water Fundamentals, Units, and Concentration Expressions
142.2 Alkalinity, Acidity, and pH
152.3 Hardness, Metals, and Mineral Content
162.4 Dissolved Oxygen, Temperature, and Other Field Parameters
172.5 Sampling Programs, Preservation, and Chain of Custody
18Chapter 3: Laboratory Examination Methods
193.1 Measurement, Dilution, and Laboratory Quality Control
203.2 Oxygen Demand: BOD and COD
213.3 Solids: Suspended, Volatile, and Settleable
223.4 Turbidity, Coliform, and Microbiological Methods
233.5 Reporting Results and Compliance Calculations
24Chapter 4: Hydraulics and Conveyance
254.1 Pipe Flow, Energy, and Head Loss
264.2 Pumps, Curves, and Lift Stations
274.3 Open Channel Flow and Gravity Sewers
284.4 Force Mains, Transients, and Network Operation
29Chapter 5: Coagulation, Flocculation, and Sedimentation
305.1 Colloidal Stability and Coagulant Chemistry
315.2 Rapid Mix and Flocculation: Mixing Energy
325.3 Sedimentation Theory and Overflow Rate
335.4 Basin Geometry, Weir Loading, and Sludge Removal
345.5 Solids Contact Units and Performance Evaluation
35Chapter 6: Filtration and Membranes
366.1 Granular Media Filtration Design
376.2 Backwash, Bed Expansion, and Filter Control
386.3 Low-Pressure Membranes: Microfiltration and Ultrafiltration
396.4 Reverse Osmosis and Nanofiltration
406.5 Fouling, Scaling, and Cleaning
41Chapter 7: Disinfection
427.1 Chlorine Chemistry and Demand
437.2 Contact Time, CT, and Disinfection Credits
447.3 Chloramination and Alternative Chemical Disinfectants
457.4 Disinfection By-Product Formation and Control
467.5 Ultraviolet Disinfection
47Chapter 8: Softening, Oxidation, and Corrosion Control
488.1 Lime-Soda Softening
498.2 Iron and Manganese Removal by Oxidation
508.3 Corrosion Control and Water Stability Indices
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