Principles of water quality control - Tebbutt, T. H. Y. (ButterWorth-Heinemann, 1998)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Front Cover; Principles of Water Quality Control; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface to the fifth edition; Preface to the first edition; Chapter 1. Water- a precious natural resource; Chapter 2. Characteristics of waters and wastewaters; Chapter 3. Sampling and analysis; Chapter 4. Aquatic microbiology and ecology; Chapter 5. Water quality and health; Chapter 6. Biological oxidation of organic matter; Chapter 7. Water pollution and its control; Chapter 8. Water demands and wastewater flows; Chapter 9. Introduction to treatment processes; Chapter 10. Preliminary treatment processes
The definitive student text in its field for 25 years, this new edition takes an environmental perspective that is highly relevant in the context of current public policy debates. New material also includes EU regulations and changes in the UK water industry since privatisation. The latest technological developments are also taken into account. As before, the book is intended for undergraduate courses in civil engineering and the environmental sciences, and as preliminary reading for postgraduate courses in public health engineering and water resources technology. It will also be a vital text