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Pollution and its effects on the environment have emerged as critical areas of research within the past 30 years. The Handbook of Environmental Engineering is a collection of methodologies that study the effects of pollution and waste in their three basic forms: gas, solid, and liquid. In Volume 8, Biological Treatment Processes, tried-and-true solutions comprise a "methodology of pollution control". The distinguished panel of authors contributes detailed chapters, which include topics ranging from treatment by land application, activated sludge processes, and submerged aeration to trickling filters, lagoons, rotating biological contactors, sequencing batch reactors, digestions, and composting. Volume 8 and its sister book - Volume 9: Advanced Biological Treatment Processes - are designed as both basic biological waste treatment textbooks and reference books for advanced undergraduate and graduate students - as well as for designers of waste treatment systems, scientists, and researchers. An indispensable addition to the Humana Press series, Volume 8: Biological Treatment Processes provides an illuminating look at water pollution control and the fascinating evolution of bio-environmental engineering.
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This third of a five-volume series on environmental engineering fundamentals deals with the abatement of pollutants in terms of technology and cost. The handbook is designed to serve both as a basic textbook and as a comprehensive information source. The editors and authors are well-recognized researchers and authorities in the biological treatment field. Topics discussed include bioscience concepts for environmental control, land application treatment, subsurface application treatment, submerged aeration, surface and spray aeration, activated sludge processes, waste stabilization ponds and lagoons, trickling filters, rotating biological contractors, and anaerobic sludge digestion. System design criteria are provided in each chapter; each section gives a comprehensive back-ground, and excellent aeration modelings are described. One potential drawback is that most of the references cited are prior to 1980. However, the book provides a good overview of the fundamentals of biological treatment and would be a valuable addition for a university engineering library.-R.W. Peters, Purdue University
