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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820009803321

Autore

LeChevallier Mark W

Titolo

Water treatment and pathogen control : process efficiency in achieving safe drinking-water / / Mark W LeChevallier and Kwok-Keung Au

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Published on behalf of the World Health Organization by IWA Pub., 2004

ISBN

9789241562553

9786610503346

1-4237-9016-2

92-4-068149-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (132 p.)

Collana

WHO drinking water quality series

Altri autori (Persone)

AuKwok-Keung

Disciplina

628.101579;628.162

Soggetti

Water-supply

Water - Microbiology

Water - Purification - Methodology

Sanitary engineering - Methodology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-106) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Removal processes -- Inactivation (disinfection) processes -- Performance models -- Treatment variability -- Process control.

Sommario/riassunto

This book provides a critical review of literature on removal and inactivation of pathogenic microbes in water. It aims to guide water quality specialists and design engineers in selecting treatment processes to ensure the production of high quality drinking-water.