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Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering

Graduate · Historical course

Spring 2006

Topics

  • Introduction to Water Supply and Wastewater
  • Why Treat Water and Wastewater? Water Quality Parameters and Standards
  • Reactor Tanks - Mixed Tanks, First-order Kinetics, Plug Flow
  • Reactor Tanks - Dispersed Flow, Tanks-In-Series, Residence Time Distribution
  • Sedimentation-Flocculation - Part 1
  • Sedimentation-Flocculation - Part 2
  • Filtration
  • Chemical Treatment - Softening - Part 1
  • Chemical Treatment - Softening - Part 2
  • Chemical Treatment - Adsorption and Ion Exchange
  • Gas Transfer and Air Stripping
  • Disinfection
  • Wastewater Screening, Primary Treatment
  • Biological Reaction Kinetics - Part 1
  • Biological Reaction Kinetics - Part 2
  • Stabilization Ponds
  • Activated Sludge Treatment - Part 1
  • Activated Sludge Treatment - Part 2
  • Trickling Filters, Biological Contactors
  • Nutrient Removal
  • Sludge Handling
  • Sludge Digestion

Readings

  • Reynolds, T. D., and P. A. Richards. Unit Operations and Processes in Environmental Engineering . 2nd ed. Boston, MA: PWS Publishing Company, 1996. ISBN: 0534948847.
    Listed reading
  • Mara, D. Domestic Wastewater Treatment in Developing Countries . London, UK: Earthscan, 2003. ISBN: 1844070190. Far more general than the title implies, this reference provides very clear descriptions of the characteristics of wastewater and the fundamentals of treatment.
    Listed reading
  • Viessman, W., Jr., and M. J. Hammer. Water Supply and Pollution Control . 7th ed. Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. ISBN: 0131409700.
    Listed reading
  • Tchobanoglous, G., F. L. Burton, and H. D. Stensel. Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Reuse . 4th ed. Metcalf and Eddy Inc., New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2003. ISBN: 0070418780.
    Listed reading
  • MWH Staff. Water Treatment: Principles and Design . 2nd ed. New York, NY: Wiley, 2005. ISBN: 0471110183.
    Listed reading
  • Mara, D. Domestic Wastewater Treatment in Developing Countries . London, UK: Earthscan, 2003. ISBN: 1844070190.
    Listed reading
  • Droste, R. L. Theory and Practice of Water and Wastewater Treatment . Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons, 1997. ISBN: 0471124443.
    Listed reading
  • LEC #: 1 · TOPICS: Introduction to Water Supply and Wastewater · READINGS: Reynolds, pp. 72-78, 93-101, and 114-127.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 2 · TOPICS: Why Treat Water and Wastewater? Water Quality Parameters and Standards · READINGS: Reynolds, pp. 78-90, and 102-107.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 3 · TOPICS: Reactor Tanks - Mixed Tanks, First-order Kinetics, Plug Flow · READINGS: Reynolds, pp. 38-54.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 4 · TOPICS: Reactor Tanks - Dispersed Flow, Tanks-In-Series, Residence Time Distribution · READINGS: Reynolds, pp. 54-63.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 5 · TOPICS: Sedimentation-Flocculation - Part 1 · READINGS: Reynolds, pp. 219-238.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 6 · TOPICS: Sedimentation-Flocculation - Part 2 · READINGS: Reynolds, pp. 166-179, skim 247-275.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 7 · TOPICS: Filtration · READINGS: Reynolds, skim pp. 284-323.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 8 · TOPICS: Chemical Treatment - Softening - Part 1 · READINGS: Viessman and Hammer, pp. 442-459.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 10 · TOPICS: Chemical Treatment - Adsorption and Ion Exchange · READINGS: Reynolds, pp. 350-372, and 376-391.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 11 · TOPICS: Gas Transfer and Air Stripping · READINGS: Droste, pp. 355-383.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 12 · TOPICS: Disinfection · READINGS: Reynolds, pp. 740-754.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 13 · TOPICS: Wastewater Screening, Primary Treatment · READINGS: Reynolds, pp. 128-145, skim 145-156.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 14 · TOPICS: Biological Reaction Kinetics - Part 1 · READINGS: Reynolds, pp. 463-466, 19-27, and 411-427.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 15 · TOPICS: Biological Reaction Kinetics - Part 2 · READINGS: Reynolds, pp. 106-111.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 16 · TOPICS: Stabilization Ponds · READINGS: Mara, pp. 85-104.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 17 · TOPICS: Activated Sludge Treatment - Part 1 · READINGS: Reynolds, skim pp. 435-440, and 452-458.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 18 · TOPICS: Activated Sludge Treatment - Part 2 · READINGS: Reynolds, skim pp. 440-450 and 459-462, read 468-471 and 484-487.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 19 · TOPICS: Trickling Filters, Biological Contactors · READINGS: Reynolds, pp. 523-552.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 20 · TOPICS: Nutrient Removal · READINGS: Reynolds, pp. 471-475, and 730-732.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 21 · TOPICS: Sludge Handling · READINGS: Reynolds, pp. 239-246, skim 629-657.
    Reading assignment
  • LEC #: 22 · TOPICS: Sludge Digestion · READINGS: Reynolds, pp. 573-595, skim 595-605 and 610-624.
    Reading assignment
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