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Book Synopsis
First published in 1958, Salvato''s Environmental Engineering has long been the definitive reference for generations of sanitation and environmental engineers. Approaching its fiftieth year of continual publication in a rapidly changing field, the Sixth Edition has been fully reworked and reorganized into three separate, succinct volumes to adapt to a more complex and scientifically demanding field with dozens of specializations.

Updated and reviewed by leading experts in the field, this revised edition offers new process and plant design examples and added coverage of such subjects as urban and rural systems. Stressing the practicality and appropriateness of treatment, the Sixth Edition provides realistic solutions for the practicing public health official, water treatment engineer, plant operator, and others in the domestic and industrial waste treatment professions.

This volume, Environmental Engineering: Water, Wastewater, Soil and Groundwater Treatment and Remediatio

Table of Contents

Preface xiii

Contributors xv

Chapter 1 Water Supply 1
T. David Chinn

Introduction 1

Groundwater Pollution Hazard 3

Travel of Pollution through the Ground 5

Disease Transmission 10

Water Quantity and Quality 10

Water Cycle and Geology 10

Groundwater Flow 13

Groundwater Classification 16

Water Quality 17

Sampling and Quality of Laboratory Data 26

Sanitary Survey and Water Sampling 30

Sampling Frequency 33

Water Analyses 36

Heterotrophic Plate Count—The Standard Plate Count 37

Bacterial Examinations 38

Biological Monitoring 42

Virus Examination 42

Protozoa and Helminths Examination 43

Specific Pathogenic Organisms 43

Physical Examinations 44

Microscopic Examination 46

Chemical Examinations 48

Drinking Water Additives 68

Water Quantity 69

Water Conservation 70

Water Reuse 75

Source and Protection of Water Supply 77

General 77

Groundwater 88

Dug Well 88

Bored Well 89

Driven and Jetted Well 90

Drilled Well 91

Well Development 93

Grouting 96

Well Contamination—Cause and Removal 99

Spring 101

Infiltration Gallery 101

Cistern 103

Domestic Well-Water Supplies—Special Problems 105

Household Treatment Units (Point-of-Use and Point-of-Entry) 108

Desalination 111

References 118

Bibliography 126

Chapter 2 Water Treatment 133
T. David Chinn

Treatment of Water—Design and Operation Control 133

Introduction 133

Surface Water 134

Treatment Required 135

Disinfection 136

Gas Chlorinator 137

Testing for Residual Chlorine 138

Chlorine Treatment for Operation and Microbiological Control 139

Distribution System Contamination 145

Plain Sedimentation 146

Microstraining 146

Coagulation, Flocculation, and Settling 147

Filtration 149

Slow Sand Filter 149

Rapid Sand (Granular Media) Filter 151

Direct Filtration 157

Pressure Sand Filter 160

Diatomaceous Earth Filter 160

Package Water Treatment Plant 161

Water Treatment Plant Wastewater and Sludge 162

Causes of Tastes and Odors 162

Control of Microorganisms 163

Zebra Mussel and Its Control 169

Aquatic Weed Control 169

Other Causes of Tastes and Odors 170

Methods to Remove or Reduce Objectionable Tastes and Odors 172

Iron and Manganese Occurrence and Removal 182

Corrosion Cause and Control 187

Removal of Inorganic Chemicals 197

Prevention and Removal of Organic Chemicals 201

Water System Design Principles 205

Water Quantity 205

Design Period 206

Watershed Runoff and Reservoir Design 206

Intakes and Screens 208

Pumping 209

Distribution Storage Requirements 210

Peak Demand Estimates 213

Distribution System Design Standards 217

Small Distribution Systems 220

Fire Protection 220

Cross-Connection Control 222

Hydropneumatic Systems 226

Pumps 231

Displacement Pump 231

Centrifugal Pump, Also Submersible and Turbine 233

Jet Pump 235

Air-Lift Pump 235

Hydraulic Ram 236

Pump and Well Protection 237

Pump Power and Drive 237

Automatic Pump Control 239

Water Hammer 239

Rural Water Conditions in the United States 240

Design of a Household Water System 242

Examples 242

Design of Small Water Systems 242

Design of a Camp Water System 255

Water System Cost Estimates 255

Cleaning and Disinfection 257

Wells and Springs 258

Pipelines 260

Storage Reservoirs and Tanks 261

Emergency Water Supply and Treatment 262

Boiling 263

Chlorination 263

Iodine 266

Filtration in an Emergency 267

Bottled, Packaged, and Bulk Water 267

References 269

Bibliography 278

Chapter 3 Wastewater Treatment and Disposal 283
John R. Kiefer

Disease Hazard 283

Criteria for Proper Wastewater Disposal 285

Definitions 285

Small Wastewater Disposal Systems 288

Wastewater Characteristics 289

Soil Characteristics 289

Soil Suitability 290

Pollutant Travel from Septic Systems 291

Soil Percolation Test 291

Sewage Flow Estimates 293

Septic Tank 295

Care of Septic Tank and Subsurface Absorption Systems 299

Subsurface Soil Absorption Systems 301

Absorption Field System 301

Leaching Pit 305

Cesspool 305

Dry Well 306

Small Wastewater Disposal Systems for Unsuitable Soils or Sites 308

General 308

Modified Septic Tank Soil Absorption System 308

Example 309

Capillary Seepage Trench 309

Raised Bed Absorption-Evapotranspiration System 310

Septic Tank Sand Filter System 312

Aerobic Sewage Treatment Unit 315

Septic Tank Mound System 315

Example 1 317

Electric Osmosis System 318

Septic Tank Evapotranspiration System 318

Example 2 320

Water Conservation 321

Sewage Works Design—Small Treatment Plants 322

Disinfection 322

Physical-Chemical Treatment 326

Sedimentation 326

Coagulation/Flocculation 326

Filtration 327

Activated Carbon Adsorption 328

Biological Treatment 328

Wastewater Reuse 334

Wastewater Aerosol Hazard 335

Wastewater Disposal by Land Treatment 336

Advanced Wastewater Treatment 341

Typical Designs for Small Treatment Plants 344

Standard-Rate Trickling Filter Plant with Imhoff Tank 344

High-Rate Trickling Filter Plant with Imhoff Tank 346

Intermittent Sand Filter Plant with Imhoff Tank or Septic Tank 347

Design of Large Treatment Plants 347

Biosolids Treatment and Disposal 352

Cost of Sewage Treatment 357

Industrial Wastes 360

Hazardous and Toxic Liquid Wastes 360

Pretreatment 362

References 363

Bibliography 367

Index 371

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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      First published in 1958, Salvato''s Environmental Engineering has long been the definitive reference for generations of sanitation and environmental engineers. Approaching its fiftieth year of continual publication in a rapidly changing field, the Sixth Edition has been fully reworked and reorganized into three separate, succinct volumes to adapt to a more complex and scientifically demanding field with dozens of specializations.

      Updated and reviewed by leading experts in the field, this revised edition offers new process and plant design examples and added coverage of such subjects as urban and rural systems. Stressing the practicality and appropriateness of treatment, the Sixth Edition provides realistic solutions for the practicing public health official, water treatment engineer, plant operator, and others in the domestic and industrial waste treatment professions.

      This volume, Environmental Engineering: Water, Wastewater, Soil and Groundwater Treatment and Remediatio

      Table of Contents

      Preface xiii

      Contributors xv

      Chapter 1 Water Supply 1
      T. David Chinn

      Introduction 1

      Groundwater Pollution Hazard 3

      Travel of Pollution through the Ground 5

      Disease Transmission 10

      Water Quantity and Quality 10

      Water Cycle and Geology 10

      Groundwater Flow 13

      Groundwater Classification 16

      Water Quality 17

      Sampling and Quality of Laboratory Data 26

      Sanitary Survey and Water Sampling 30

      Sampling Frequency 33

      Water Analyses 36

      Heterotrophic Plate Count—The Standard Plate Count 37

      Bacterial Examinations 38

      Biological Monitoring 42

      Virus Examination 42

      Protozoa and Helminths Examination 43

      Specific Pathogenic Organisms 43

      Physical Examinations 44

      Microscopic Examination 46

      Chemical Examinations 48

      Drinking Water Additives 68

      Water Quantity 69

      Water Conservation 70

      Water Reuse 75

      Source and Protection of Water Supply 77

      General 77

      Groundwater 88

      Dug Well 88

      Bored Well 89

      Driven and Jetted Well 90

      Drilled Well 91

      Well Development 93

      Grouting 96

      Well Contamination—Cause and Removal 99

      Spring 101

      Infiltration Gallery 101

      Cistern 103

      Domestic Well-Water Supplies—Special Problems 105

      Household Treatment Units (Point-of-Use and Point-of-Entry) 108

      Desalination 111

      References 118

      Bibliography 126

      Chapter 2 Water Treatment 133
      T. David Chinn

      Treatment of Water—Design and Operation Control 133

      Introduction 133

      Surface Water 134

      Treatment Required 135

      Disinfection 136

      Gas Chlorinator 137

      Testing for Residual Chlorine 138

      Chlorine Treatment for Operation and Microbiological Control 139

      Distribution System Contamination 145

      Plain Sedimentation 146

      Microstraining 146

      Coagulation, Flocculation, and Settling 147

      Filtration 149

      Slow Sand Filter 149

      Rapid Sand (Granular Media) Filter 151

      Direct Filtration 157

      Pressure Sand Filter 160

      Diatomaceous Earth Filter 160

      Package Water Treatment Plant 161

      Water Treatment Plant Wastewater and Sludge 162

      Causes of Tastes and Odors 162

      Control of Microorganisms 163

      Zebra Mussel and Its Control 169

      Aquatic Weed Control 169

      Other Causes of Tastes and Odors 170

      Methods to Remove or Reduce Objectionable Tastes and Odors 172

      Iron and Manganese Occurrence and Removal 182

      Corrosion Cause and Control 187

      Removal of Inorganic Chemicals 197

      Prevention and Removal of Organic Chemicals 201

      Water System Design Principles 205

      Water Quantity 205

      Design Period 206

      Watershed Runoff and Reservoir Design 206

      Intakes and Screens 208

      Pumping 209

      Distribution Storage Requirements 210

      Peak Demand Estimates 213

      Distribution System Design Standards 217

      Small Distribution Systems 220

      Fire Protection 220

      Cross-Connection Control 222

      Hydropneumatic Systems 226

      Pumps 231

      Displacement Pump 231

      Centrifugal Pump, Also Submersible and Turbine 233

      Jet Pump 235

      Air-Lift Pump 235

      Hydraulic Ram 236

      Pump and Well Protection 237

      Pump Power and Drive 237

      Automatic Pump Control 239

      Water Hammer 239

      Rural Water Conditions in the United States 240

      Design of a Household Water System 242

      Examples 242

      Design of Small Water Systems 242

      Design of a Camp Water System 255

      Water System Cost Estimates 255

      Cleaning and Disinfection 257

      Wells and Springs 258

      Pipelines 260

      Storage Reservoirs and Tanks 261

      Emergency Water Supply and Treatment 262

      Boiling 263

      Chlorination 263

      Iodine 266

      Filtration in an Emergency 267

      Bottled, Packaged, and Bulk Water 267

      References 269

      Bibliography 278

      Chapter 3 Wastewater Treatment and Disposal 283
      John R. Kiefer

      Disease Hazard 283

      Criteria for Proper Wastewater Disposal 285

      Definitions 285

      Small Wastewater Disposal Systems 288

      Wastewater Characteristics 289

      Soil Characteristics 289

      Soil Suitability 290

      Pollutant Travel from Septic Systems 291

      Soil Percolation Test 291

      Sewage Flow Estimates 293

      Septic Tank 295

      Care of Septic Tank and Subsurface Absorption Systems 299

      Subsurface Soil Absorption Systems 301

      Absorption Field System 301

      Leaching Pit 305

      Cesspool 305

      Dry Well 306

      Small Wastewater Disposal Systems for Unsuitable Soils or Sites 308

      General 308

      Modified Septic Tank Soil Absorption System 308

      Example 309

      Capillary Seepage Trench 309

      Raised Bed Absorption-Evapotranspiration System 310

      Septic Tank Sand Filter System 312

      Aerobic Sewage Treatment Unit 315

      Septic Tank Mound System 315

      Example 1 317

      Electric Osmosis System 318

      Septic Tank Evapotranspiration System 318

      Example 2 320

      Water Conservation 321

      Sewage Works Design—Small Treatment Plants 322

      Disinfection 322

      Physical-Chemical Treatment 326

      Sedimentation 326

      Coagulation/Flocculation 326

      Filtration 327

      Activated Carbon Adsorption 328

      Biological Treatment 328

      Wastewater Reuse 334

      Wastewater Aerosol Hazard 335

      Wastewater Disposal by Land Treatment 336

      Advanced Wastewater Treatment 341

      Typical Designs for Small Treatment Plants 344

      Standard-Rate Trickling Filter Plant with Imhoff Tank 344

      High-Rate Trickling Filter Plant with Imhoff Tank 346

      Intermittent Sand Filter Plant with Imhoff Tank or Septic Tank 347

      Design of Large Treatment Plants 347

      Biosolids Treatment and Disposal 352

      Cost of Sewage Treatment 357

      Industrial Wastes 360

      Hazardous and Toxic Liquid Wastes 360

      Pretreatment 362

      References 363

      Bibliography 367

      Index 371

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