A practical guide to wastewater bacteria and the roles they perform in wastewater treatment
Communicating material in a practical manner for operators and technicians who regulate and troubleshoot their wastewater treatment processes, Wastewater Bacteria discusses the effective control and proper operation of aerobic (activated sludge) and anaerobic (anaerobic digesters) biological treatment units to ensure that an adequate, active, and appropriate population of bacteria is present in each treatment unit. It is a hands-on guide to understanding the biology and biological conditions that occur at each treatment unit.
Avoiding unnecessary technical jargon and chemical equations, Wastewater Bacteria, the fifth book in the Wastewater Microbiology Series, explores and explains:
* Bacteria and the wastewater environment
* Enzymes and sludge production
* Nitrogen, phosphorus, and sulfur bacteria
* Floc formation and filamentous organisms
* Nitrification and denitrification
* Sulfate reduction, fermentation, and methane production
* Toxicity
* Foam and malodor production
The goal of Wastewater Bacteria is to enable plant operators to achieve the twofold basic objectives of wastewater treatment-to degrade organic wastes to a level where a significant, dissolved oxygen demand is not exerted upon receiving waters and to remove nutrients to levels where photosynthetic organisms in receiving waters are limited in their growth. This straightforward manual equips plant technicians to meet these objectives with essential information to understand the biological processes and organisms involved in wastewater treatment.
By:
Michael H. Gerardi
Imprint: Wiley-Interscience
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 253mm,
Width: 176mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 469g
ISBN: 9780471206910
ISBN 10: 0471206911
Series: Wastewater Microbiology
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 03 April 2006
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface ix Part I Bacteria and Their Environment 1 1 Wastewater Microorganisms 3 2 Microbial Ecology 11 3 Bacteria 19 4 Bacterial Groups 33 5 Bioaugmentation 41 6 Pathogenic Bacteria 49 Part II Enzymes and Bacterial Growth 53 7 Enzymes 55 8 Hydrolytic Bacteria 59 9 Bacterial Growth 65 Part III Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Sulfur Bacteria 75 10 Nitrifying Bacteria 77 11 Denitrifying Bacteria 91 12 Poly-P Bacteria 103 13 Sulfur-Oxidizing and Sulfur-Reducing Bacteria 117 Part IV Floc Formation 133 14 Floc-Forming Bacteria 135 15 Filamentous Bacteria 143 Part V Fermentation and Methane Production 153 16 Fermentative Bacteria 155 17 Methane-Forming Bacteria 161 Part VI Toxicity 165 18 Septage 167 19 Toxicity 173 Part VII Foam and Malodor Production 211 20 Microbial Foam 213 21 Biological Malodors 223 22 Atmospheric Inversions 231 References 235 Abbreviations and Acronyms 239 Chemical Compounds and Elements 241 Glossary 245 Index 251
Michael H. Gerardi holds an MS in biology from James Madison University and has authored more than ninety technical publications. He is responsible for the development and presentation of wastewater biology courses at The Pennsylvania State University and is an operational specialist with Cromaglass Corporation. Mr. Gerardi also is a wastewater biologist for Water Pollution Biology, where he provides troubleshooting of wastewater treatment plants and operator training. He can be reached at www.wastewaterbiology.com.
Reviews for Wastewater Bacteria
...a hand-on guide to understanding the biology and biological conditions that occur at each treatment unit. (Journal of the American Water Resources Association, October 2006)
