Sanitary and municipal engineering

This volume provides an overview of recent trends in bioremediation techniques.

A Guide to Filtration with String Wound Cartridges: Influence of Winding Parameters on Filtration Behaviour of String Wound Filter Cartridges explains the science behind winding phenomena with reference to the use of string wound cartridges in various environments, and is helpful in educating aspiring researchers and technicians on these new technologies that seek to quell the ongoing scarcity of water through the use of new and emerging filtration techniques.

This book overviews the cutting-edge applications of biotechnological tools and techniques in valorizing industrial waste to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Business models, which aims at determining how efficient can be a life cycle strategy from different point of view (customer, policy, environment, economics,.

An Introduction to Environmental Biotechnology provides an introduction to the subject of environmental biotechnology.

This book comprehensively presents rapid progress and development in urban rainfall runoff pollution control technology in China since the 11th Five-Year Plan period.

This CD-ROM shows how to systematically incorporate the principles of water conservation, recycling, and reuse into the design of new plants, retrofits of existing systems, and technology development.

This book focuses on a number of recently created and successfully used bio/phytoremediation technologies for pollution reduction and control that were not given more thorough discussion in earlier works.

This book presents a state-of-the-art overview of the major aspects involved in the science, technology and applications of ceramics, glasses and glass-ceramics.

Many hydrological, geochemical, and biological processes associated with water reclamation and reuse are poorly understood.

Following the end of World War II there was a major migra- tion of population in the United States and Scandinavian countries to urban areas.

This book presents peer-reviewed papers of the 2022 10th International Conference on Environment Pollution and Prevention (ICEPP 2022), which was held in Sydney, Australia, during December 16-18, 2022.

This book explores the critical role of biotechnology in addressing today's most pressing environmental challenges.

Provides the tools that allow companies to understand the fundamental concepts of water resource management and to take proper action towards sustainable development Businesses, communities, and ecosystems everywhere depend on clean freshwater to survive and prosper.

During the past five years increased awareness of environmental contamination by nitroaromatic compounds has led to a dramatic increase in research on their biodegradation.

The book focuses on the challenges faced by urban areas in the context of handling waste in an environmentally and socially acceptable manner.

Many hydrological, geochemical, and biological processes associated with water reclamation and reuse are poorly understood.

Bioconversion of waste is a natural process aiding in the recovery of resources and biotechnology-facilitated natural recycling processes.

This book presents the state of the art in biogas production using anaerobic digestion technology, with an emphasis on waste utilization/valorization.

Louisianas Atchafalaya River Basin is one of the most dynamic and critical environments in the country.

Advances in Drinking Water Purification: Small Systems and Emerging Issues captures the knowledge and impact on the performance of various types of water purification technologies and identities the need for further development with a view to carry forward the SDG global targets of achieving safe and affordable drinking water.

"e;Water and Health"e; strengthens the dynamic relationship between human health and water.

Resource recovery and recycling from millions of tons of wastes produced from industrial activities is a continuing challenge for environmental engineers and researchers.

Treatment and Reuse of Sewage Sludge: An Innovative Approach for Wastewater Treatment: Developments in Waste Water Treatment Research and Processes series, focuses on the exploitation of various treatment technologies and their use to treat sewage sludge to detoxify/stabilize toxic and hazardous contaminants and restore contaminated sites, which lacks in a more comprehensive manner in currently existing titles on similar topics.

Due to an ever-decreasing supply in raw materials and stringent constraints on conventional energy sources, demand for lightweight, efficient and low cost structures has become crucially important in modern engineering design.

This book is a compilation of process, technologies and value added products such as high value biochemicals and biofuels produced from different waste biorefineries.

The volume of waste produced by human activity continues to grow, but steps are being taken to mitigate this problem by viewing waste as a resource.

This book addresses the technical, health, regulatory, and social aspects of ground water withdrawals, water use, and water quality in the metropolitan area of Mexico City, and makes recommendations to improve the balance of water supply, water demand, and water conservation.

Water Quality Management covers the fundamentals of water quality; water quality modeling and systems analysis of streams, reservoirs, and estuaries; and practical water quality topics and problems.

This book provides comprehensive and practical information on the design and implementation of circular systems for various industries, with a focus on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors.

This book focuses on the water-energy-climate nexus, which can be used to improve energy security and quality of life for millions of people in developing countries.

This volume provides a perspective on how different countries cope with the municipal solid waste problem politically, administratively, and technically--with a particular focus on sanitary landfilling.

Combustion Ash and Residue Management assists owners and operators of Coal-fired and Resource Recovery Power Plants.

The subject of rainfall-runoff modeling involves a wide spectrum of topics.

Each booklet in The Basics of Recharge and Discharge series covers a specific technique for detecting, measuring or modelling groundwater recharge and discharge.

Natural Organic Matter in Water: Characterization, Treatment Methods, and Climate Change Impact, Second Edition focuses on advanced filtration and treatment options, as well as processes for reducing disinfection by-products, making it an essential resource on the latest breakthroughs in the characterization, treatment and removal of natural organic matter (NOM) from drinking water.

This book demonstrates that the long-term safety of nuclear waste repositories, special waste disposal and carbon storage (CCS) is highly challenging and monitoring may contribute to substantiate evidence, support decision making and legitimise the programme.

This book compares the evolution of the household refuse business in Britain and Germany since 1945.

Economical, Political, and Social Issues in Water Resources provides a fully comprehensive and interdisciplinary overview of all three factors in their relation to water resources.

This book consists of select peer-reviewed papers from the International Conference on Sustainable Environmental Engineering and Science (SEES) 2019.

This book offers valuable insights into the principles, mechanisms of action and applications of traditional and novel enzymes involved in the degradation of wastes.

Hazardous Waste Compliance concentrates on government regulations as they relate to hazardous waste and other hazardous materials.

How do we assess and manage the actual risks from water contamination?

This book presents an assortment of case-studies pertaining to the use of sustainable technologies for heavy metal removal and recovery from mining and metallurgical wastes, construction and demolition wastes, spent catalysts and electronic wastes.

Sustainable Resource Recovery and Zero Waste Approaches covers waste reduction, biological, thermal and recycling methods of waste recovery, and their conversion into a variety of products.

Unexploded military ordnance and toxic chemicals, some dating back to World War I, are a worldwide concern, especially at closed military bases that will be redeveloped for housing or civilian use.