Intro -- Principles of Water Treatment -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1-1 The Importance of Principles -- 1-2 The Importance of Sustainability -- References -- Chapter 2 Water Quality and Public Health -- 2-1 Relationship between Water Quality and Public Health -- History of Waterborne Disease -- Role of Water in Transmitting Disease -- 2-2 Source Waters for Municipal Drinking Water Systems -- Groundwater -- Rivers -- Lakes and Reservoirs -- Seawater -- Wastewater- Impaired Waters -- 2-3 Regulations of Water Treatment in the United States
U.S. Public Health Service -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency -- Safe Drinking Water Act -- SDWA Amendments and Updates -- Current Updating Process for Drinking Water Contaminants -- Acute versus Chronic Exposure -- 2-4 Evolving Trends and Challenges in Drinking Water Treatment -- 2-5 Summary and Study Guide -- References -- Chapter 3 Process Selection -- 3-1 Process Selection Based on Contaminant Properties -- 3-2 Other Considerations in Process Selection -- Removal Efficiency -- Reliability -- Multiple-Barrier Concept -- Flexibility -- Successful Operating History -- Utility Experience
Cost -- 3-3 Sustainability and Energy Considerations -- Life-Cycle Assessment -- Life-Cycle Assessment of Water Treatment Facilities -- 3-4 Design and Selection of Process Trains -- 3-5 Summary and Study Guide -- Homework Problems -- References -- Chapter 4 Fundamental Principles of Environmental Engineering -- 4-1 Units of Expression for Chemical Concentrations -- 4-2 Chemical Equilibrium -- Reaction Stoichiometry -- Concentration and Activity -- Equilibrium Constants -- Temperature Dependence of Equilibrium Constants -- 4-3 Chemical Kinetics -- Rate Equations and Reaction Order
Empirical Reaction Rate Expressions -- Effect of Temperature on Rate Constants -- Determining Reaction Rate Constants -- 4-4 Reactions Used in Water Treatment -- Acid-Base Reactions -- Precipitation-Dissolution Reactions -- Oxidation-Reduction Reactions -- 4-5 Mass Balance Analysis -- Control Volumes and System Boundaries -- Fundamental Mass Balance Equation -- Accumulation Term -- Input and Output Terms -- Reaction Term -- 4-6 Introduction to Reactors and Reactor Analysis -- Types of Reactors -- Time Dependence -- Reaction Characteristics -- Input Characteristics for Flow Reactors
