Handbook of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations

The Handbook of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations is the first thorough resource manual developed exclusively for water and wastewater plant operators.

List of contents

PART I Water and Wastewater Operations: An Overview Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Sick Water Chapter 3 The Challenges Chapter 4 Water/Wastewater Operations Chapter 5 Plant Security Chapter 6 Water/Wastewater References, Models & Terminology PART II Water/Wastewater Operations: Math, Physics & Technical Aspects Chapter 7 Water/Wastewater Math Operations Chapter 8 Water Hydraulics Chapter 9 Hydraulic Machines: Pumps Chapter 10 Water/Wastewater Conveyance PART III Characteristics of Water Chapter 11 Basic Water Chemistry Chapter 12 Water Microbiology Chapter 13 Water Ecology Chapter 14 Water Quality Chapter 15 Biomonitoring, Monitoring, Sampling and Testing PART IV Water and Water Treatment Chapter 16 Potable Water Source Chapter 17 Water Treatment Operations PART V Wastewater and Wastewater Treatment Chapter 18 Wastewater Treatment Operations Chapter 19 Practice Exam

About the author

Frank R. Spellman is a retired U.S. Naval Officer with 26 years of active duty, a retired Environmental Safety & Health Manager for a large Wastewater Sanitation District in Virginia, and a retired Assistant Professor of Environmental Health at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA. The author/co-author of more than 160 books, Spellman consults on environmental matters with the U.S. Department of Justice and various law firms and environmental entities throughout the globe. Spellman holds a BA in Public Administration, BS in Business Management, an MBA, and an MS/PhD in Environmental Engineering. In 2011/2012, he traced and documented the ancient water distribution system at Machu Pichu, Peru, and surveyed several drinking water resources in Coco and Amazonia, Ecuador. He also studied and surveyed two separate potable water supplies in the Galapagos Islands.

Summary

The Handbook of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations is the first thorough resource manual developed exclusively for water and wastewater plant operators.

Product details

• Authors: Frank R. Spellman, Frank R. (Spellman Environmental Consult Spellman, Spellman Frank R.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.02.2025
• EAN: 9781032948324
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3294832-4
• No. of pages: 704
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / Water Supply, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General, Hydrology & the hydrosphere, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Hydrology and the hydrosphere, Water industries, Energy industries and utilities, Waste treatment and disposal, Civil engineering, surveying and building, Water supply and treatment