By
Nicholas P Cheremisinoff, Consulting Engineer, Ph.D. (Ch.E.). Consulting engineer
Description
This Handbook is an authoritative reference for process and plant engineers, water treatment plant operators and environmental consultants.
Practical information is provided for application to the treatment of drinking water and to industrial and municipal wastewater. The
author presents material for those concerned with meeting government regulations, reducing or avoiding fines for violations, and making
cost-effective decisions while producing a high quality of water via physical, chemical, and thermal techniques.
Included in the texts
are sidebar discussions, questions for thinking and discussing, recommended resources for the reader, and a comprehensive glossary.
Two companion books by Cheremisinoff are available:
Handbook of Air Pollution Control Technologies, and Handbook of Solid Waste Management
and Waste Minimization Technologies.
Audience:
Primary: Process engineers; pollution control engineers; pollution prevention specialists; environmental, health and safety professionals;
environmental managers; environmental consultants and consulting firms; equipment manufacturers and suppliers; treatment plant operators;
treatment facilities (e.g., municipal water treatment facilities); chemical processing industries.
Secondary:
Undergraduate and graduate students seeking Environmental Engineering degree; students taking courses in Environmental Engineering Processes,
Theory of Treatment Processes, Solid Waste Engineering, Environmental Control of Oil and Hazardous Materials.
