A-Z guide to soil/plant/microbe-based wastewatertreatment

Engineers and planners eager to benefit from the costefficiencies and convenience of land treatment of waste will find practical guidelines in this comprehensive manual. It covers soil hydraulics, vegetation selection, site selection, field investigations, preapplication treatment and storage, and transmission and distribution of wastewater.

You're introduced to:

Design procedures and appropriate uses for each of the three land treatment processes: soils, plants, and microbiological agents
Special attributes of food processing wastewater, with 6 case studies
The use of biosolids produced by mechanical treatment systems as crop nutrients
Options for preapplication treatment, including ponds and constructed wetlands
Much more

Ronald W. Crites, P.E., is Managing Engineer for Brown and Caldwell in Sacramento, California, and an internationally recognized expert on land application of wastes, water reuse, constructed wetlands, and other natural treatment processes. He has 30 years of experience in these fields and is the author of several books and over 110 technical journal articles.Sherwood C. Reed, P.E., has over 30 years' experience in the research and design of natural systems for waste treatment and other environmental engineering facilities. Principal of Engineering Environmental Consultants, Mr. Reed is the author of several books and more than 100 papers on wastewater and sludge management.Robert Bastian is a senior Environmental Protection Agency official in Washington, DC. He has played a key role in the development of sludge and wastewater regulations. He provides assistance tocommunities involved with innovative methods of treatment of wastewater and beneficial reuse of biosolids.