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1 online resource (xiii, 393 pages) : illustrations |
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1. Introduction -- 2. Biochemical Oxygen Demand History -- 3. Putrescibility and Relative Stability -- 4. Measurement of Dissolved Oxygen -- Winkler Titration and Modifications -- Other Chemical Techniques -- Magnetic Measurements -- Electrochemical and Electrode Techniques -- Oxygen-Free Samples -- 5. Process of Biochemical Oxygen Demand -- Microorganisms Consume Organic Substrates in the Waste -- Oxygen is Used by Microorganisms -- The Metric of the Test is the Difference Between the Initial and Final Values of Dissolved Oxygen -- A Diluted Portion of the Sample is Tested -- The Result is Extrapolated Back to the Undiluted Sample -- Interactions of Mixed Populations of Microorganisms -- Toxicity and Acclimation of Organisms -- 6. Theory of Biochemical Oxygen Demand -- Theoretical Oxygen Demand of Pure Substances -- Theoretical Approximations of Biochemical Oxygen Demand -- Modeling Biochemical Oxygen Demand of Natural and Waste Waters -- Biochemical Oxygen Demand in Wastewater Treatment Modeling -- Oxygen Sag and Water Quality Equations -- Calculation of Biochemical Oxygen Demand from Experimental Data -- 7. Biochemical Oxygen Demand Method and Practice -- A Five-Day Test -- Kinetics -- Carbonaceous versus Nitrogenous Biochemical Oxygen Demand -- Nitrification Inhibition -- Five-Day Biochemical Oxygen Demand as a Dilution Test -- Pay Attention to the Dilution Water -- Seeding is Important -- Seed Control Measures -- The Five-Day Biochemical Oxygen Demand of Seed -- Glucose-Glutamic Acid Check Standard -- Sampling -- The Procedure -- Preparing Dilutions -- Initial Dissolved Oxygen Measurement -- Incubation Temperature -- Sealing Sample Bottles -- Calculations -- Quality Control -- Limit and Range of Biochemical Oxygen Demand Results -- Ultimate Biochemical Oxygen Demand -- Automation of the Biochemical Oxygen Demand Test -- Case Study No. 1. Comparison of Nitrification-Inhibition Methods -- Case Study No. 2. Comparison of 2-Chloro-6-(Trichloromethyl) Pyridine -- Case Study No. 3. The Debate over 2-Chloro-6-(Trichloromethyl) Pyridine Toxicity in Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand -- Case Study No. 4. The Research Study Gone Bad -- Check Your Blanks! -- Case Study No. 5. The Trouble With Glucose-Glutamic Acid -- 8. Respirometric Methods -- Measurement of Respiration -- Operation of Manometric and Electrolytic Respirometers -- Comparison of Respirometers -- A Standard Respirometric Method -- Applications of Respirometry -- Short-Term Biochemical Oxygen Demand Measurements -- On-Line Respirometry -- Modeling Plant Operations -- 9. Alternate Measures of Biochemical Oxygen Demand -- Gas Chromatography and Headspace Biochemical Oxygen Demand Techniques -- Alternate Oxygen Sources -- Microcalorimetry and Biomass Activity -- Miscellaneous Techniques -- Microbial Bioelectrodes and Other Biosensors -- 10. Biodegradation and Toxicity -- Biodegradation and Toxicity -- Method for Determining Biochemical Oxygen Demand in the Presence of Toxicity -- 11. Sediment Oxygen Demand -- Sediment Oxygen Demand Techniques -- Sediment Oxygen Demand Concepts -- 12. Chemical Oxygen Demand -- Standard Chemical Oxygen Demand Tests -- Open Reflux Method -- Closed Reflux, Titrimetric Method -- Closed Reflux, Colorimetric Method -- Relation of Chemical Oxygen Demand to Biochemical Oxygen Demand -- Fractionation of Chemical Oxygen Demand -- Total Influent Chemical Oxygen Demand -- Total Residual Chemical Oxygen Demand -- Soluble and Particulate Chemical Oxygen Demand -- Soluble Inert Chemical Oxygen Demand -- Particulate Inert Chemical Oxygen Demand -- Biodegradable Chemical Oxygen Demand -- Readily Biodegradable Chemical Oxygen Demand -- Hydrolysable Chemical Oxygen Demand -- Biodegradable Volatile Suspended Solids -- Chemically Hydrolysable Chemical Oxygen Demand -- Total Oxygen Demand and Alternate Tests to Chemical Oxygen Demand -- 13. Total Organic Carbon and Organic Matter -- Wet Chemical Methods for Total Organic Carbon -- Instrumental Total Organic Carbon Methods -- Total Organic Carbon-Biochemical Oxygen Demand Relationship -- Fractionation of Total Organic Carbon -- Photometric Estimation of Total Organic Carbon and Organic Matter |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-385) and index |
| Notes |
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| Subject |
Biochemical oxygen demand.
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Biochemical oxygen demand
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Smith, Roy Keith
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| LC no. |
2001046825 |
| ISBN |
9781523104253 |
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1523104252 |
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