UID:
edoccha_9959244269802883
Format:
1 online resource (725 pages) :
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illustrations
Edition:
Fifth edition.
ISBN:
1-281-04833-X
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9786611048334
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0-08-052080-4
Content:
This new edition of a classic text has been significantly expanded to cover the most current issues and international standards are examined in-depth, with detailed coverage of WHO, European, UK and US standards, organisations and practice. Written with the postgraduate and professional water engineer in mind, this text will also be essential reading for undergraduates studying water engineering. It provides a comprehensive coverage of all aspects of public water supply and treatment for a worldwide market and includes more coverage of US, European and WHO standards and practice. It covers important current topics such as EIA and cryptosporidium outbreaks.
Note:
Previous ed.: 1994.
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Front Cover; Water Supply; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Contributing authors, reviewers and advisors; Abbreviations used in bibliographies; Chapter 1. Public water supply requirement and its measurement; Chapter 2. The organisation and financing of public water supplies; Chapter 3. Hydrology and surface supplies; Part I - Hydrological considerations; Part II - Yield of surface sources; Chapter 4. Groundwater supplies; Chapter 5. Dams, impounding reservoirs and river intakes; Chapter 6. Chemistry, microbiology and biology of water
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Part I - Significant chemicals and physico-chemical parameters in water Part II - Water quality standards for chemical and physical parameters; Part III - Water microbiology; Part IV - Water biology; Part V - New and emerging issues; Chapter 7. Storage, clarification and filtration of water; Part I - Storage, screening, sedimentation and clarification; Part II - Water filtration methods and sludge disposal; Chapter 8. Specialised and advanced water treatment processes; Chapter 9. Disinfection of water; Chapter 10. Hydraulics; Chapter 11. Service reservoirs
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Chapter 12. Pumping plant: electrical, control and instrumentation systems Chapter 13. Pipes, pipeline construction and valves; Chapter 14. Pipeline and distribution system design and analysis; Chapter 15. Distribution practice; Conversion factors; Index; Plate Section
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-340-72018-2
Language:
English
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