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Record Nr.

UNINA9911006551803321

Titolo

Algae : source to treatment

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Denver, CO, : American Water Works Association, c2010

ISBN

1-61300-116-9

1-61583-793-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (464 p.)

Collana

AWWA manual ; ; M57

Disciplina

628.1/1

Soggetti

Algae - Control

Drinking water - Purification

Freshwater algae

Water - Purification - Microbial removal

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

""Contents""; ""Figures""; ""List of Tables""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Section I Methods""; ""Chapter 1 Recent Developments in Online Monitoring Technology for Surveillance of Algal Blooms, Potential Toxicity, and Physical�Chemical Structure in Rivers, Reservoirs, and Lakes""; ""Chapter 2 Sampling and Identification: Methods and Strategies""; ""Chapter 3 Detection of Cyanotoxins During Potable Water Treatment""; ""Chapter 4 Algal Chlorophylls: A Synopsis of Analytical Methodologies""; ""Section II The Organisms""; ""Chapter 5 Cyanobacteria""

""Chapter 6 Chlorophyta""""Chapter 7 Euglenophyta""; ""Chapter 8 Dinophyta""; ""Chapter 9 Cryptophyta""; ""Chapter 10 Bacillariophyta: The Diatoms""; ""Chapter 11 Chrysophyta""; ""Chapter 12 Xanthophyta and Phaeophyta""; ""Chapter 13 Rhodophyta""; ""Section III Management""; ""Chapter 14 Source Water Assessment and Control/Treatment Strategies for Harmful and Noxious Algae""; ""Chapter 15 Algal Taste and Odor""; ""Chapter 16 Control of Cyanotoxins in Drinking Water Treatment""; ""Chapter 17 Algae Removal Strategies""; ""Glossary""; ""Index""

Sommario/riassunto

With more than 450 pages and hundreds of photos and illustrations, the manual is a comprehensive reference for identifying and treating



algae from drinking water sources. Manual M57 will help you identify algal species, detect cyanotoxins, design an algae monitoring program, control algae at the source, remove algae in the treatment plant.