Natural Wastewater Treatment Systems And Sustainability

Author : Nicholas F Gray
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-10-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781800610859

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This book deals with natural treatment systems and the challenges the water industry faces in dealing with sustainability and the realisation of reaching Net Zero by 2030.Surface waters are all under threat, with freshwater ecosystems now facing unprecedented levels of contamination, even after a century of ever stricter legislation and regulation. The increase in population and especially in urbanization without sufficient planning and investment to ensure adequate wastewater collection and treatment coupled with the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with wastewater treatment is leading to a crisis in wastewater treatment in many countries.Natural treatment systems which use plants and soil micro-organisms are very much nature-based solutions and wherever applicable might offer sustainable and low emissions options for a range of wastewater problems protecting surface waters as well as creating new habitats to support and enhance wildlife diversity. In terms of circularity, natural treatment systems have the potential to produce a staggering array of useful and valuable by-products, including high-value compounds for the pharmaceutical industry.Related Link(s)

Author : Nicholas F. Gray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 180061084X

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"This handbook deals with natural treatment systems and the challenges the water industry faces in dealing with sustainability and the realisation of reaching Net Zero by 2030. Surface waters are all under threat, with freshwater ecosystems now facing unprecedented levels of contamination, even after a century of ever stricter legislation and regulation. The increase in population and especially in urbanization without sufficient planning and investment to ensure adequate wastewater collection and treatment coupled with the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with wastewater treatment is leading to a crisis in wastewater treatment in many countries. Natural treatment systems which use plants and soil micro-organisms are very much nature-based solutions and wherever applicable might offer sustainable and low emissions options for a range of wastewater problems protecting surface waters as well as creating new habitats to support and enhance wildlife diversity. In terms of circularity, natural treatment systems have the potential to produce a staggering array of useful and valuable by-products, including high-value compounds for the pharmaceutical industry"--

Author : Ronald W. Crites,E. Joe Middlebrooks,Sherwood C. Reed
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2010-12-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781420026443

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Natural Wastewater Treatment Systems by Ronald W. Crites,E. Joe Middlebrooks,Sherwood C. Reed Pdf

Although initially based purely on environmental principles of reuse and recycling, natural waste treatment systems proved to have economic advantages over mechanical systems in many cases, being less expensive to build and operate as well as requiring less energy. Thus, natural waste treatment methods reemerged even as advanced wastewater treatmen

Author : Ronald W. Crites,E. Joe Middlebrooks,Robert K. Bastian
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781466583269

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Natural Wastewater Treatment Systems, Second Edition by Ronald W. Crites,E. Joe Middlebrooks,Robert K. Bastian Pdf

Calling for ecologically and economically sound wastewater treatment systems, the authors of Natural Wastewater Treatment Systems explore the use of wetlands, sprinkler or deep irrigation, groundwater recharge, and other natural systems as sustainable methods for the treatment and management of wastewater. Based on work by prominent experts in natural waste treatment, this text provides a thorough explanation on how soil and plants can successfully sustain microbial populations in the treatment of wastewater. Determining that natural systems cost less to construct and operate, and require less energy than mechanical treatment alternatives, this book also explains how these processes produce lower amounts of residual solids, and use little or no chemicals. What’s New in the Second Edition: This revised edition includes current design and regulatory and operational developments in the natural wastewater treatment field. It provides detailed examples and analyses along with significant operational data in each chapter. It also considers how processes provide passive treatment with a minimum of mechanical elements, and describes new approaches to partially mixed ponds, including dual-powered aeration ponds. Introduces the planning procedures and treatment mechanisms responsible for treatment in ponds, wetlands, land application, and soil absorption systems Provides new case studies of constructed wetlands and water reuse systems Presents design criteria and methods of pond treatment and pond effluent upgrading Describes constructed wetlands design procedures, process applications, treatment performance data, and land treatment concepts and design equations Includes information on constituents of emerging concern (CEC) and their fate in natural systems The text discusses wastewater pond systems, free water surface constructed wetlands, subsurface and vertical flow constructed wetlands, land treatment, sludge management, and onsite wastewater systems. It describes residuals and biosolids management, including nitrogen removal pretreatment methods, and uses U.S. customary and metric units in all chapters. It presents case studies of new applications of natural systems and includes worked examples of design equations for ponds and land treatment. It also provides a biosolids regulatory update from a top EPA scientist, and algae reduction technologies for ponds and wetlands. Designed for practicing wastewater engineers and scientists involved in the planning, design, and operation of ponds, wetlands, land treatment, biosolids, and onsite soil-based treatment systems, the book integrates many natural treatment systems into one single source.

Author : Mahmoud Nasr,Abdelazim M. Negm
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2023-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031129186

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Cost-efficient Wastewater Treatment Technologies by Mahmoud Nasr,Abdelazim M. Negm Pdf

This is the first of two volumes that together provide a comprehensive overview of the current sustainable and low-cost wastewater treatment technologies applied in communities that lack the financial and technical resources needed for an environmental, disease prevention and health nexus.This book reviews natural wastewater treatment technologies and traces the current challenges in wastewater management and sustainability. Divided into 4 themed parts, the chapters from expert contributors cover topics such as simplified and low-energy natural treatment facilities, bioremediation and biotechnology for green future, environmental impact assessment of wastewater reuse, wastewater management and sustainability for irrigation, high-performance and cost-effective biosorbents for heavy metals removal, and eco-friendly nanomaterials for wastewater environmental management. The readers will discover essential recommendations for improving natural treatment systems to withstand emerging contaminants, namely, endocrine disruption chemicals, surfactants, personal care products, pesticides, and pharmaceuticals. Readers will also find valuable guidelines to ensure sustainable and innovative solutions for wastewater treatment in the light of climate change, resource, demand, and funding challenges.Given the breadth and depth of its coverage, the book offers an invaluable source of information for researchers, students and environmental managers alike.

Author : José Alberto Herrera-Melián
Publisher : MDPI
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-12-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783039289714

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Sustainable Wastewater Treatment Systems by José Alberto Herrera-Melián Pdf

Water is one of the main concerns of modern societies. Climate change will significantly complicate access to quality water for millions of people worldwide and the threat of contamination of aquatic resources by poor wastewater management is real and growing fast. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop efficient and sustainable wastewater treatment methods. Although there are numerous water treatment methods, not all of them are equally sustainable, be it environmentally, economically or ethically. For this book, some of the latest advances in sustainable wastewater treatments were collected and 13 articles selected. The selected articles deal with aspects such as the removal of nanoparticles, the applicability of constructed wetlands, the recovery/removal of wastewater, the use of low-cost bio-sorbents, the optimization of activated sludge, the application of advanced oxidation technologies, and the modeling of reverse osmosis systems. This book will give the reader an idea of the latest trends in the sector of sustainable wastewater treatment.

Author : Sherwood C. Reed
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Land treatment of wastewater
ISBN : CORNELL:31924094712506

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Natural Systems for Wastewater Treatment by Sherwood C. Reed Pdf

This revised and updated manual describes the use of natural aquatic and soil-based systems for the treatment of wastewater. The common element in all of the systems presented is the major contribution made by the natural environment. The information and technology presented will assist in the planning and designing of the natural treatment systems described. An entirely new chapter on wetland systems has been added to this edition. Published by WEF. 285 pages. 2001.

Author : Ramesha Chandrappa,Diganta B. Das
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118541029

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Sustainable Water Engineering by Ramesha Chandrappa,Diganta B. Das Pdf

Ensuring safe and plentiful supplies of potable water (both now and for future generations) and developing sustainable treatment processes for wastewater are among the world’s greatest engineering challenges. However, sustainability requires investment of money, time and knowledge. Some parts of the world are already working towards this goal but many nations have neither the political will nor the resources to tackle even basic provision and sanitation. Combining theory and practice from the developing and developed worlds with high- and low-tech, high- and low-cost solutions, this book discusses fundamental and advanced aspects of water engineering and includes: water resource issues including climate change, water scarcity, economic and financial aspects requirements for sustainable water systems fundamentals of treatment and process design industrial water use and wastewater treatment sustainable effluent disposal sustainable construction principles With integrated theory, design and operation specifications for each treatment process, this book addresses the extent to which various treatment methods work in theory as well as how cost effective they are in practice. It provides a nontechnical guide on how to recover and reuse water from effluent, which is suitable for those in water resource management, environmental planning, civil and chemical engineering.

Author : Katharine Cross,Katharina Tondera,Anacleto Rizzo,Lisa Andrews,Bernhard Pucher,Darja Istenič,Nathan Karres,Rob McDonald
Publisher : IWA Publishing
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 178906225X

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Nature Based Solutions for Wastewater Treatment by Katharine Cross,Katharina Tondera,Anacleto Rizzo,Lisa Andrews,Bernhard Pucher,Darja Istenič,Nathan Karres,Rob McDonald Pdf

There are 2.4 billion people without improved sanitation and another 2.1 billion with inadequate sanitation (i.e. wastewater drains directly into surface waters), and despite improvements over the past decades, the unsafe management of fecal waste and wastewater continues to present a major risk to public health and the environment (UN, 2016). There is growing interest in low cost sanitation solutions which harness natural systems. However, it can be difficult for wastewater utility managers to understand under what conditions such nature-based solutions (NBS) might be applicable and how best to combine traditional infrastructure, for example an activated sludge treatment plant, with an NBS such as treatment wetlands. There is increasing scientific evidence that treatment systems with designs inspired by nature are highly efficient treatment technologies. The cost-effective design and implementation of ecosystems in wastewater treatment is something that exists and has the potential to be further promoted globally as both a sustainable and practical solution. This book serves as a compilation of technical references, case examples and guidance for applying nature-based solutions for treatment of domestic wastewater, and enables a wide variety of stakeholders to understand the design parameters, removal efficiencies, costs, co-benefits for both people and nature and trade-offs for consideration in their local context. Examples through case studies are from across the globe and provide practical insights into the variety of potentially applicable solutions.

Author : Water Environment Federation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1572782625

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Natural Systems for Wastewater Treatment - Mop Fd-16, 3rd Edition by Water Environment Federation Pdf

Author : N. F. Gray
Publisher : Series on Environmental Scienc
Page : 1421 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Science
ISBN : 1860943284

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Biology of Wastewater Treatment by N. F. Gray Pdf

This comprehensive text provides the reader with both a detailed reference and a unified course on wastewater treatment. Aimed at scientists and engineers, it deals with the environmental and biological aspects of wastewater treatment and sludge disposal.The book starts by examining the nature of wastewaters and how they are oxidized in the natural environment. An introductory chapter deals with wastewater treatment systems and examines how natural principles have been harnessed by man to treat his own waste in specialist reactors. The role of organisms is considered by looking at kinetics, metabolism and the different types of micro-organisms involved. All the major biological process groups are examined in detail, in highly referenced chapters; they include fixed film reactors, activated sludge, stabilization ponds, anaerobic systems and vegetative processes. Sludge treatment and disposal is examined with particular reference to the environmental problems associated with the various disposal routes. A comprehensive chapter on public health looks at the important waterborne organisms associated with disease, as well as removal processes within treatment systems. Biotechnology has had an enormous impact on wastewater treatment at every level, and this is explored in terms of resource reuse, biological conversion processes and environmental protection. Finally, there is a short concluding chapter that looks at the sustainability of waste water treatment. The text is fully illustrated and supported by over 3000 references.

Author : Nicholas F Gray
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 1442 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2004-04-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781783261185

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Biology Of Wastewater Treatment (2nd Edition) by Nicholas F Gray Pdf

This comprehensive text provides the reader with both a detailed reference and a unified course on wastewater treatment. Aimed at scientists and engineers, it deals with the environmental and biological aspects of wastewater treatment and sludge disposal.The book starts by examining the nature of wastewaters and how they are oxidized in the natural environment. An introductory chapter deals with wastewater treatment systems and examines how natural principles have been harnessed by man to treat his own waste in specialist reactors. The role of organisms is considered by looking at kinetics, metabolism and the different types of micro-organisms involved. All the major biological process groups are examined in detail, in highly referenced chapters; they include fixed film reactors, activated sludge, stabilization ponds, anaerobic systems and vegetative processes. Sludge treatment and disposal is examined with particular reference to the environmental problems associated with the various disposal routes. A comprehensive chapter on public health looks at the important waterborne organisms associated with disease, as well as removal processes within treatment systems. Biotechnology has had an enormous impact on wastewater treatment at every level, and this is explored in terms of resource reuse, biological conversion processes and environmental protection. Finally, there is a short concluding chapter that looks at the sustainability of waste water treatment. The text is fully illustrated and supported by over 3000 references./a

Author : Mahmoud Nasr,Abdelazim M. Negm
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783031129025

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Cost-efficient Wastewater Treatment Technologies by Mahmoud Nasr,Abdelazim M. Negm Pdf

This is the second of two volumes that together provide a comprehensive overview of the current sustainable and low-cost wastewater treatment technologies applied in communities that lack the financial and technical resources needed for an environmental, disease prevention and health nexus. This book reviews engineered wastewater treatment technologies and discusses their application in regard to greenhouse gas emissions, natural resource utilization, land-use, and energy and water savings. The chapters from expert contributors cover topics such as aerobic and anaerobic biological treatments, chemical treatments and precipitation, and disinfection. Readers will also learn about simplified and low-energy wastewater treatment plants, strategies for wastewater reuse, and nanotechnologies for wastewater environmental management. The feasibility regarding time and cost of implementing such technologies is also discussed in this book, and particular attention is given to the removal of conventional and emerging pollutants, toxicants, and heavy metals. Given the breadth and depth of its coverage, the book offers an invaluable source of information for researchers, students and environmental managers alike.

Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Technology Transfer,Richard J. Otis,James F. Kriessl,Ivan A. Cooper,Joseph W. Rezek,J J. Troyan,D. P. Norris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1977
Category : Sewage disposal
ISBN : UIUC:30112069490149

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Alternatives for Small Wastewater Treatment Systems: On-site disposal by United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Technology Transfer,Richard J. Otis,James F. Kriessl,Ivan A. Cooper,Joseph W. Rezek,J J. Troyan,D. P. Norris Pdf

These materials, prepared for the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Technology Transfer Program, were used in presenting Technology Transfer design seminars throughout the United States. When faced with decisions on wastewater treatment system upgrading or replacement, many small communities and rural areas run into financial difficulties. This trio of documents presents the results of research into this problem, which examines various strategies and systems, and their associated costs, in order to arm utilities managers in such communities with information vital to making informed, responsible decisions regarding wastewater treatment.

Author : Donald A. Hammer
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 856 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-11-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781000114874

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Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment by Donald A. Hammer Pdf

Both practical and theoretical, this book provides the basic principles of soil chemistry, hydrology, wetland ecology, microbiology, vegetation and wildlife as a sound introduction to this innovative technology to treat toxic wastewaters and sludges. The use of wetlands for acid mine drainage, and metals removal in municipal, urban runoff, and industrial systems is discussed. Case histories are also presented, demonstrating specific types of constructed wetlands and applications to municipal wastewater, home sites, coal and non-coal mining, coal-fired electric power plants, chemical and pulp industry, agriculture, landfill leachate, and urban stormwater. Construction and management guidelines are clearly explained, providing information on applicable policies and regulations, siting and construction, and operations and monitoring of constructed wetlands treatment systems. Recent theoretical and empirical results from operating systems and research facilities, including such new applications as nutrient removal from eutrophic lakes and urban stormwater treatment within highway rights-of-way, are included. This book is an ideal resource for wastewater treatment plants, consulting engineers, federal and state regulators, industrial environmental managers, municipalities, environmental health professionals, and ecologists.