Handbook of water and wastewater microbiology / / edited by Duncan Mara and Nigel Horan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910812299003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; San Diego, : Academic Press, c2003
• ISBN: 1-281-00825-7; 9786611008253; 0-08-047819-0
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (828 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): MaraD. Duncan <1944-> (David Duncan); HoranN. J
• Disciplina: 363.6/1
• Soggetti: Drinking water - Microbiology; Sewage - Microbiology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Part 1: Basic Microbiology; Contributors; Preface; Microbial nutrition and basic metabolism; Introduction to Microbes of Sanitary Importance; Viruses; Bacteria; Protozoa; Filamentous fungi in water systems; Microbial flora of the gut; Faecal indicator organisms; Detection, enumeration and identification of environmental microorganisms of public health significance; Fundamentals of biological behaviour and wastewater strength tests; Part 2: Water and Excreta Related Diseases; Microorganisms and disease; Unitary environmental classification of water- and excreta-related communicable diseasesEmerging waterborne pathogens; Health effects of water consumption and water quality; Drinking-water standards for the developing world; Control of pathogenic microorganisms in wastewater recycling and reuse in agriculture; Developing risk assessments of waterborne microbial contaminations; Health constraints on the agricultural recycling of wastewater sludges; Effluent discharge standards; Part 3: Microbiology of Wastewater Treatment; Introduction to Microbiological Wastewater Treatment; Fixed film processesBiofilm formation and its role in fixed film processes; Suspended growth processes; Protozoa as indicators of ; wastewater treatment efficiency; The microbiology of phosphorus removal in activated sludge; Anaerobic treatment processes; The nitrogen cycle and its application in wastewater treatment; Low-cost treatment systems; Microbial interactions in facultative and maturation ponds; Sulphate-reducing bacteria; Behaviour of Pathogens in Wastewater Treatment Processes; Viruses in faeces; Bacterial pathogen removal in wastewater treatment plants; Fate and behaviour of parasites in wastewater treatment systemsProblems in Wastewater Treatment Processes; Activated sludge bulking and foaming: microbes and myths; Odour generation and control; Recalcitrant organic compounds; Heavy metals in wastewater treatment processes; Part 4: Drinking Water Microbiology; Surface waters; Stored water (rainjars and raintanks); Coagulation and filtration; Microbial response to disinfectants; Giardia and Cryptosporidium in water and wastewater; Biofilms in water distribution systems; Useful Websites; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 'Access to safe water is a fundamental human need and therefore a basic human right' Kofi Annan, United Nations Secretary GeneralEdited by two world-renowned scientists in the field, The Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology provides a definitive and comprehensive coverage of water and wastewater microbiology. With contributions from experts from around the world, this book gives a global perspective on the important issues faced in the provision of safe drinking water, the problems of dealing with aquatic pollution and the processes involved in wastewater managem