This chapter reviewed the background of activated sludge wastewater treatment plants. It presented the importance of wastewater treatment, its history and the structure of a conventional activated...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was introduced on December 2, 1970 by President Richard Nixon. The agency is charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and...
A thorough analysis of public policy and the Clean Water Act'seffect on water quality in the U.S.Using water quality data and historical records from the past 60years, this book presents the measured...
Reap the benefits of sludgeThe processing of wastewater sludge for use or disposal has been a continuing challenge for municipal agencies. Yet, whensludge is properly processed, the resulting...