Microbiology for Water and Wastewater Operators (Revised Reprint)

ISBN-13: 9781566769082 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 224 str.

Frank R. Spellman

Opis

This new expanded edition of Microbiology for Water/Wastewater Operators augments previous information and emphasizes the new world order of water control based on microbiological principles and practices. Microbiology for Water/Wastewater Operators…
* Explains microbes that threaten health
* Links microbes to operator activities and collection procedures
* Covers giardia and cryptosporidia
* Useful for understanding organisms in activated sludge

User-friendly and understandable, Microbiology for Water/Wastewater Operators provides operators with need to know information about microbiology fundamentals and applications. This new resource is also a basic study tool by water/wastewater personnel preparing for their licensing examinations, or as a supplemental text in undergraduate or graduate courses in aquatic ecology, water/wastewater pollution control and in environmental science courses dealing with water biology.

Microbiology for Water/Wastewater Operators is . . .
* What operators need to know about microbiology fundamentals and applications
* User-friendly, understandable-assumes no special prior knowledge
* A troubleshooting handbook for activated sludge system personnel
* A study guide for water/wastewater licensing exams

Spis treści

FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS. Introduction. The Microscope. Bacteria. Fungi. Algae. Protozoa and Other Microorganisms. Enzymes. Metabolic Transformations. Microbial Growth. Pathogenicity. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS. Practical Bacteriology. Coliforms. Bacteriological Examination of Water. Appendix / Bibliography / Index.

O autorze

Spellman, Frank R.