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Zusatztext "...offers wastewater personnel a practical guide that is free of overly technical jargon...well-suited for use both in the classroom and on the job." (Journal of the American Water Resources Association! December 2004) Informationen zum Autor MICHAEL H. GERARDI holds an MS in biology from James Madison University and provides wastewater operator training and troubleshooting of municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, and Europe. He has authored more than eighty technical articles. He is currently responsible for the development and presentation of wastewater biology courses at the Pennsylvania State University. MEL C. ZIMMERMAN is professor and chair of the Biology Department at Lycoming College. He also directs the Clean Water Institute at Lycoming. He has been teaching courses in ecology, aquatic biology, and tropical marine biology for twenty-four years. His research and publications deal with stream ecology and restoration, wetland ecology, and wastewater biology. Klappentext A practical guide to wastewater pathogensThe fourth volume in Wiley's Wastewater Microbiology series, Wastewater Pathogens offers wastewater personnel a practical guide that is free of overly technical jargon. Designed especially for operators, the text provides straight facts on the biology of treatment as well as appropriate protective measures. Coverage includes:* An overview of relevant history, hazards, and organisms* Viruses, bacteria, and fungi* Protozoa and helminthes* Ectoparasites and rodents* Aerosols, foam, and sludge* Disease transmission and the body's defenses* Removal, inactivation, and destruction of pathogens* Hygiene measures, protective equipment, and immunizations Zusammenfassung This manual provides the reader with a review of the significant pathogenic groups of organisms and specific pathogens of concern within wastewater and sludges. Groups reviewed include viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and helminthes or worms. Inhaltsverzeichnis PREFACE ix PART I OVERVIEW 1 1. Introduction 3 2. History 7 3. Hazards 11 4. Classification of Organisms 17 PART II VIRUSES, BACTERIA, AND FUNGI 21 5. Viruses 23 6. Hepatitis Virus Group 31 7. HIV 39 8. West Nile Virus 45 9. Bacteria 53 10. Leptospira interrogans 67 11. Fungi 69 PART III PROTOZOANS AND HELMINTHS 73 12. Introduction to Parasitic Protozoans and Helminths 75 13. Protozoans 79 14. Helminths 85 PART IV ECTOPARASITES AND RODENTS 97 15. Ectoparasites 99 16. Rodents and Rodent Control 103 PART V AEROSOLS, FOAM, AND SLUDGE 111 17. Aerosols and Foam 113 18. Sludge 117 PART VI DISEASE TRANSMISSION AND THE BODY'S DEFENSES 123 19. Disease Transmission 125 20. The Body's Defenses 129 PART VII REMOVAL, INACTIVATION, AND DESTRUCTION OF PATHOGENS 135 21. Removal, Inactivation, and Destruction of Pathogens 137 22. Disinfection 141 23. Coliform Bacteria and Indicator Organisms 145 PART VIII HYGIENE MEASURES, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, AND IMMUNIZATIONS 149 24. Hygiene Measures and Protective Equipment 151 25. Immunizations 159 REFERENCES 163 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS 167 CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS AND ELEMENTS 169 GLOSSARY 171 INDEX 177 ...
