Environmental Pollution Control Microbiology: A Fifty-Year Perspective

Series:
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Published:
March 11, 2004 by CRC Press - 448 Pages
Author(s):
Ross E. McKinney, Consultant, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

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ISBN 9780824754938
Cat# DK1249
 

Features

  • Explains how bacteria bring about the stabilization of biodegradable organixc pollutants in various treatment environments
  • Discusses the proper environmental conditions for optimizing microbial stabilization
  • Shows how to acclimate recognize the limits between aerobic and anaerobic biological treatment systems
  • Demonstrates the easy calculations needed to determine the energy-synthesis relationships in the different biological treatment systems
  • Explores the microscope and simple laboratory tests that provide optimum operation of existing treatment plants

    • Summary

    Compiling knowledge gained through more than 50 years of experience in environmental engineering technology, this book illustrates the application of fundamental concepts in microbiology to provide a sound basis for the design and operation of various biological systems used in solving environmental challenges in the air, water, and soil. Environmental Pollution Control Microbiology emphasizes the quantitative relationships of microbial growth and metabolism, beginning an examination of the overall metabolism and resulting growth of bacteria, fungi, algae, protozoa, rotifers, and other microorganisms and explains how bacteria bring about the stabilization of biodegradable organic pollutants.

    Table of Contents

    Bacteria. Bacteria Growth. Fungi and Yeasts. Algae. Protozoa and Other Animals. Soil Microbes. Water Microbiology. Water Supply and Treatment. Wastewater Characteristics and Collection. Wastewater Treatment. Air Microbiology. Solid Wastes. Hazardous Wastes.

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