Biological Treatment Processes by Nazih K Shammas

Biological Treatment Processes by Nazih K Shammas

The past few years have seen the emergence of a growing, widespread desire in this country, and indeed everywhere, that positive actions be taken to restore the quality of our environment, and to protect it from the degrading effects of all forms of pollution-air, noise, solid waste, and water. Since pollution is a direct or indirect consequence of waste, if there is no waste, there can be no pollution, and the seemingly idealistic demand for zero discharge can be construed as a demand for zero waste. However, as long as there is waste, we can only attempt to abate the consequent pollution by converting it to a less noxious form. In those instances in which a particular type of pollution has been recognized, three major questions usually arise: (1) How serious is the pollution? (2) Is the technology to abate it available? and (3) Do the costs of abatement justify the degree of abatement achieved? The principal intention of this series of books on environmental engineering is to help the reader formu- late useful answers to the second and third of these questions, i. e., to outline the best currently available engineering solutions, and to examine their costs in the light of the real level of benefits afforded. The traditional approach of applying tried-and-true solutions to specific pollution problems has been a major factor contributing to the success of environmental engineering, and in large measure has ac- counted for the establishment of a methodology of pollution control.

Lawrence K. Wang, Yung-Tse Hung, Howard H. Lo, Constantine Yapijakis

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ISBN 13	9781493956470
ISBN 10	1493956477
Title	Biological Treatment Processes
Author	Nazih K Shammas
Series	Handbook Of Environmental Engineering
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Humana Press Inc.
Year published	2016-08-23
Number of pages	818
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