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The textbook is written for undergraduate students of civil engineering in India for a course on water and wastewater engineering.
List of contents
Preface; Acknowledgement; Dedication; 1. Water resources; 2. Water demand; 3. Water quality; 4. Mass transfer and transformation; 5. Physio-chemical processes for water and wastewater treatment; 6. Biological processes for water and wastewater treatment; 7. Strategies for water and wastewater treatment; 8. Water transport and distribution systems; 9. Wastewater collection and disposal; References; Index.
About the author
Sudha Goel is Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, West Bengal. She received M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from The John Hopkins University. She worked as an Instructor and Research Assistant at The John Hopkins University (1990–1997). She has published more than fifty papers in journals and conferences of national and international repute. Her areas of research include water quality and treatment, environmental impact and risk assessment, solid and hazardous waste management and environmental engineering.
Summary
Written in a lucid manner, this textbook comprehensively covers both conventional and non-conventional treatment schemes for water and wastewater treatment. Collection, transportation and distribution aspects of drinking water supply systems are presented along with wastewater collection systems.
