Biosolids Treatment Processes by Lawrence K Wang

Biosolids Treatment Processes by Lawrence K Wang

The past thirty years have seen the emergence of a growing desire worldwide that positive actions be taken to restore and protect the environment from the degrading effects of all forms of pollution--air, water, soil, and noise. Because pollution is a direct or indirect consequence of waste, the seemingly idealistic demand for zero discharge can be construed as an unrealistic demand for zero waste. However, as long as waste continues to exist, we can only attempt to abate the subsequent pollution by converting it to a less noxious form. Three major questions usually arise when a particular type of pollution has been identified: (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? This book is one of the volumes of the Handbook of Environmental Engineering series. The principal intention of this series is to help readers formulate answers to the above three questions. The traditional approach of applying tried-and-true solutions to specific pollution problems has been a major contributing factor to the success of en- ronmental engineering, and has accounted in large measure for the establi- ment of a methodology of pollution control. However, the realization of the ever-increasing complexity and interrelated nature of current environmental problems renders it imperative that intelligent planning of pollution abatement systems be undertaken.

From the reviews:

"This tome comprises 23 chapters of unequal length written by an ensemble of 20 authors …This book will be extremely useful to advanced undergraduate and graduate students – and I should also add to their teachers, preceptors and mentors –of civil and environmental engineering, to designers of wastewater treatment, biosolids and sludge treatment systems, and to scientists and researchers dealing with biosolids management operations." (J. G. LLaurado, Management of Environmental Quality, Vol. 19 (3), 2008)

NAZIH K. SHAMMAS is a retired dean and director of the Lenox Institute of Water Technology, and advisor to Krofta Engineering Corporation, Lenox, Massachusetts. He is an environmental expert, and has been a professor and consultant for over forty years. He has experience in environmental planning; curriculum development; teaching and scholarly research; and expertise in water quality control, wastewater reclamation and reuse, physicochemical and biological treatment processes and water and wastewater systems.
Dr. Shammas is the author of over 250 publications and 12 books in the field of environmental engineering. He received his BE degree from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, MSSE from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and PhD from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and was the recipient of Block Grant from the University of Michigan, First Award from the Sigma Xi Society, Commendation from ABET, and winner of the GCC Prize for Best Environmental Work.

LAWRENCE K. WANG is a retired dean/director of the Lenox Institute of Water Technology and Krofta Engineering Corporation, Lenox, Massachusetts, and a retired VP of Zorex Corporation, Newtonville, New York. He has over 25 years of experience in facility design, plant construction, operation, and management. He has expertise in water supply, air pollution control, solid waste disposal, water resources, waste treatment, hazardous waste management and site remediation.
Dr. Wang is the author of over 700 scientific papers and 17 books, and the inventor of 24 U.S. patents. He received his BSCE degree from National Cheng-Kung University, Taiwan, ROC, his MS degrees from both the University of Missouri at Rolla and the University of Rhode Island at Kingston, and his PhD degree from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, and was a recipient of the NYS Water Environment Association's Kenneth Research Award and the Pollution Engineering's Best Engineering Award.

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ISBN 13	9781588293961
ISBN 10	1588293963
Title	Biosolids Treatment Processes
Author	Lawrence K Wang
Series	Handbook Of Environmental Engineering
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Humana Press Inc.
Year published	2007-09-06
Number of pages	820
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