Karl Imhoff's Handbook of Urban Drainage and Wastewater Disposal

ISBN-13: 9780471810377 / Angielski / Twarda / 1991 / 416 str.

Klaus Imhoff; Klaus Amhoff; Peter A. Krenkel

Opis

The fundamentals of urban drainage and wastewater disposal are presented in this handbook and this new edition has been reworked to reflect new US technology, practices, and conditions. Chapters cover calculation of drainage systems; urban stormwater and combined sewer overflow management; general considerations of wastewater treatment; design and planning of treatment plants; industrial wastewater treatment and pretreatment; protection of receiving waters: discharge of wastewater into surface waters and self-purification of surface waters; conversion of SI units to English customary units; and information retrieval. An appendix of monographs for dimensioning of sewers is included."

Spis treści

URBAN DRAINAGE.

Fundamentals of Urban Drainage.

Calculation of Drainage Systems.

Urban Stormwater and Combined Sewer Overflow Management.

SEWAGE AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT.

General Considerations.

Wastewater Characterization.

Mechanical and Chemical Treatment Units.

Biological Treatment Units.

Advanced (Tertiary) Wastewater Treatment.

Sludge Handling.

Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Pretreatment.

Disposal of Household Wastes from Unsewered Areas.

Planning and Design of Treatment Plants.

PROTECTION OF RECEIVING WATERS.

Discharge of Wastewater into Surface Waters.

Self–Purification of Surface Waters.

Conversion of SI Units to U.S.

(English) Customary Units.

Information Retrieval.

Appendix.

Index.