Useful Wastewater Treatment References

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF REFERENCES (Each title is linked to an annotation.)
ACCESS EPA
American Chemical Society Environmental Buyers' Guide
Biological Wastewater Treatment
Biotreatment of Industrial and Hazardous Waste
Carbon Adsorption Isotherms for Toxic Organics
CERCLA Site Discharges to POTWs, Guidance Manual
Chemical Engineering
Chemical Engineering Equipment Buyer's Guide
Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials
Electroplating Wastewater Pollution Control Technology
Groundwater Treatment Technology
Hazardous Waste Management Engineering
Hazardous Waste Treatment Processes, Manual of Practice - FD-3
Industrial Waste Treatment, A field study training program
Industrial Wastewater Treatment - A Guidebook
Industrial Wastewater Treatment Technology
Ion Exchange Training Manual
Membrane Handbook
Metals Speciation, Separation and Recovery
Pollution Control Engineer's Handbook
Pollution Engineering
Pollution Engineering Yellow Pages
Pollution Equipment News
Pollution Equipment News Buyers Guide
Pretreatment of Industrial Wastes, Manual of Practice No. FD-3
Standard Handbook of Environmental Engineering
Standard Handbook of Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater
Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste (EPA/SW-846)
The Condensed Chemical Dictionary
The Nalco Water Handbook
The Operation and Maintenance of Surface Finishing WWT Systems
Treatment of Metal Waste Streams, A field study training program
Ultrafiltration Handbook
Wastewater Engineering, Treatment, Disposal and Reuse
Wastewater Treatment by Ion Exchange
Water Environment Federation Buyers' Guide & Yearbook
Water Treatment Plant Design

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF REFERENCES WITH ANNOTATIONS
ACCESS EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Information Access Branch, published annually
A directory of USEPA and other public sector environmental information resources. GO to ACCESS EPA
American Chemical Society Environmental Buyers' Guide
American Chemical Society, published annually
A directory of suppliers of equipment or services for environmental research, remediation, or analysis.
Biological Wastewater Treatment, Theory & Applications
C.P. Leslie Grady and Henry C. Lim, Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1980
Unit operations approach to biochemical processing. In depth coverage of the fundamentals of microbiology and reactor engineering.
Biotreatment of Industrial and Hazardous Waste
Editors, Morris A. Levin and Michael A. Gealt, McGraw Hill, Inc., 1993
A guide to evaluating, selecting and applying microbial techniques.
Carbon Adsorption Isotherms for Toxic Organics
Richard A. Dobbs and Jesse M. Cohen, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1980
Presents an experimental protocol for measuring activated carbon isotherms and includes isotherms for a variety of organic compounds.
CERCLA Site Discharges to POTWs, Guidance Manual
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1990
Provides the regulatory framework and technical and administrative guidance for evaluation of the alternative of discharging wastes from CERCLA sites to POTWs.
Chemical Engineering
Editor in Chief, Richard J. Zanetti, McGraw Hill, Inc., published monthly
A trade publication for the chemical process industry.
Chemical Engineering Equipment Buyer's Guide
(see Chemical Engineering for publisher information)
A directory of suppliers of equipment, chemicals and engineering materials used in the chemical process industries, and of design, engineering and construction services.
Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 9th Edition
N. Irving Sax and Richard J. Lewis, Sr., Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993
References to about 20,000 chemicals searchable by CAS Registry, NIOSH, RTECS, and DOT Guide numbers.
Electroplating Wastewater Pollution Control Technology
George C. Cushnie, Jr., Noyes Publications, 1985
Includes a section on in-plant process changes that may help reduce overall chemical and water usage and consequent water treatment and disposal costs.
Groundwater Treatment Technology, 2nd Edition
Evan K. Nyer, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992
Physical/chemical, biological and in-situ methods for organic contaminant removal with case studies.
Hazardous Waste Management Engineering
Edited by Edward J. Martin and James H. Johnson, Jr., Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1987
Basic technical information which can be used to help evaluate hazardous waste management technologies.
Hazardous Waste Treatment Processes, Including Environmental Audits and Waste Reduction, Manual of Practice No. FD-18
Water Pollution Control Federation, 1990
This manual gives a description of the technical and regulatory approaches to hazardous waste treatment.
Industrial Waste Treatment, A field study training program
Prepared by California State University, 1989
This training manual is intended for industrial wastewater treatment plant operators.
Industrial Wastewater Treatment, A Guidebook
Joseph D. Edwards, CRC Press/Lewis Publishers, Inc., June 1995
Explains how to assess your situation, evaluate treatment technologies, and implement an effective treatment system. Includes an annotated bibliography, and examples of three small systems. See promo flyer (~9K)
Industrial Wastewater Treatment Technology, 2nd Edition
James W. Patterson, Butterworth Publishers, 1985
Includes a description of the technologies, limitations, treatment results, and relative costs.
Ion Exchange Training Manual
George P. Simon, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1991
Includes the development of ion exchange materials, descriptions of different types of ion exchangers, ion exchange properties, applications, limitations and problems, and a list of suppliers.
Membrane Handbook
W.S. Winston Ho and Kamalesh K. Sirkar, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992
In depth coverage of synthetic membranes.
Metals Speciation, Separation and Recovery
James W. Patterson and Roberto Passino, Lewis Publishers, Inc., 1987
Symposium proceedings. Interesting reading regarding the affect of speciation on metal mobility and affinities.
Pollution Control Engineer's Handbook
Compiled by Edward J. Shields, Pudvan Publishing Co., Inc., 1985
A collection of data and information related to air, water, groundwater, and solid waste data and regulations. Dated but some good info.
Pollution Engineering
Cahners Publishing Company, published monthly
Pollution control manager and operator trade publication.
Pollution Engineering Yellow Pages
(see Pollution Engineering for publisher information)
A directory of environmental instrumentation, equipment, supplies, components, materials, and services.
Pollution Equipment News
Rimbach Publishing Company Inc., published monthly
Pollution control manager and operator trade publication.
Pollution Equipment News Buyers Guide
(see Pollution Equipment News for publisher information)
A directory of environmental instrumentation, equipment, supplies, components, materials, and services.
Pretreatment of Industrial Wastes, Manual of Practice No. FD-3
Water Environment Federation, 1994
Design and operational information for industrial waste treatment systems discharging to municipal wastewater treatment plants.
Standard Handbook of Environmental Engineering
Robert A. Corbitt, McGraw Hill, Inc., 1990
Includes chapters on legislation, air quality control, water supply, wastewater disposal, solid waste management, storm water management, hazardous waste management and environmental assessment.
Standard Handbook of Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal
Editor in Chief, Harry M. Freeman, McGraw Hill, Inc., 1989
Describes the various types of hazardous wastes, treatment, disposal and remedial technologies, sampling and analysis techniques, and regulations.
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th edition
American Public Health Association (APHA), American Water Works Association, and Water Environment Federation, 1992
Presents EPA accepted procedures for the analysis of water, wastewater, and related materials.
Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, 3rd edition (EPA/SW-846)
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, 1986
Provides test procedures which may be used to evaluate a solid waste to determine whether the waste is a hazardous waste within the definition of Section 3001 of RCRA per 40 CFR Part 261 requirements.
The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 10th Edition
Revised by Gessner G. Hawley, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993
Summaries of pertinent and interesting facts about thousands of chemicals and chemical phenomena. Keep it on your desk.
The Nalco Water Handbook, 2nd Edition
Nalco Chemical Company, McGraw Hill, Inc., 1989
Focuses on treatment technologies for conditioning and using water in industrial processes.
The Operation and Maintenance of Surface Finishing Wastewater Treatment Systems
Clarence H. Roy, American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society, 1988
Covers sources and discharge limitations, water and chemical conservation and recovery, chemical principles and concepts, treatment process instrumentation, operation and maintenance, and safety and health.
Treatment of Metal Waste Streams, A field study training program
Prepared by California State University, 1989
This training manual is intended for industrial wastewater treatment plant operators.
Ultrafiltration Handbook
Munir Cheryan, Ph.D., Technomic Publishing Co., Inc. 1986
An introduction to ultrafiltration membrane processes, chemistry, materials, properties, models, and equipment.
Wastewater Engineering, Treatment, Disposal and Reuse, 3rd Edition
Metcalf & Eddy, McGraw Hill, Inc., 1991
Addresses municipal wastewater treatment emphasizing biological treatment.
Wastewater Treatment by Ion Exchange
B.A. Bolto and L. Pawlowski, E.& F.N. Spon, 1987
The technical aspects of ion exchange technology and its application to industrial wastewater treatment focusing on methods in use or at the pilot stage with a list of suppliers.
Water Environment Federation Buyers' Guide & Yearbook
Water Environment Federation, published annually
A directory of environmental instrumentation, equipment, supplies, components, materials, and services.
Water Treatment Plant Design, 2nd Edition
American Society of Civil Engineers & American Water Works Association, McGraw Hill, Inc., 1990
Focuses on the design of drinking water treatment facilities including a chapter on 50 chemicals used in water treatment.: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Information Access Branch, published annually; A directory of USEPA and other public sector environmental information resources. GO to ACCESS EPA
American Chemical Society Environmental Buyers' Guide; American Chemical Society, published annually; A directory of suppliers of equipment or services for environmental research, remediation, or analysis.
Biological Wastewater Treatment, Theory & Applications; C.P. Leslie Grady and Henry C. Lim, Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1980; Unit operations approach to biochemical processing. In depth coverage of the fundamentals of microbiology and reactor engineering.
Biotreatment of Industrial and Hazardous Waste; Editors, Morris A. Levin and Michael A. Gealt, McGraw Hill, Inc., 1993; A guide to evaluating, selecting and applying microbial techniques.
Carbon Adsorption Isotherms for Toxic Organics; Richard A. Dobbs and Jesse M. Cohen, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1980; Presents an experimental protocol for measuring activated carbon isotherms and includes isotherms for a variety of organic compounds.
CERCLA Site Discharges to POTWs, Guidance Manual; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1990; Provides the regulatory framework and technical and administrative guidance for evaluation of the alternative of discharging wastes from CERCLA sites to POTWs.
Chemical Engineering; Editor in Chief, Richard J. Zanetti, McGraw Hill, Inc., published monthly; A trade publication for the chemical process industry.
Chemical Engineering Equipment Buyer's Guide; (see Chemical Engineering for publisher information); A directory of suppliers of equipment, chemicals and engineering materials used in the chemical process industries, and of design, engineering and construction services.
Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials, 9th Edition; N. Irving Sax and Richard J. Lewis, Sr., Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993; References to about 20,000 chemicals searchable by CAS Registry, NIOSH, RTECS, and DOT Guide numbers.
Electroplating Wastewater Pollution Control Technology; George C. Cushnie, Jr., Noyes Publications, 1985; Includes a section on in-plant process changes that may help reduce overall chemical and water usage and consequent water treatment and disposal costs.
Groundwater Treatment Technology, 2nd Edition; Evan K. Nyer, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992; Physical/chemical, biological and in-situ methods for organic contaminant removal with case studies.
Hazardous Waste Management Engineering; Edited by Edward J. Martin and James H. Johnson, Jr., Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1987; Basic technical information which can be used to help evaluate hazardous waste management technologies.
Hazardous Waste Treatment Processes, Including Environmental Audits and Waste Reduction, Manual of Practice No. FD-18; Water Pollution Control Federation, 1990; This manual gives a description of the technical and regulatory approaches to hazardous waste treatment.
Industrial Waste Treatment, A field study training program; Prepared by California State University, 1989; This training manual is intended for industrial wastewater treatment plant operators.
Industrial Wastewater Treatment, A Guidebook; Joseph D. Edwards, CRC Press/Lewis Publishers, Inc., June 1995; Explains how to assess your situation, evaluate treatment technologies, and implement an effective treatment system. Includes an annotated bibliography, and examples of three small systems. See promo flyer (~9K)
Industrial Wastewater Treatment Technology, 2nd Edition; James W. Patterson, Butterworth Publishers, 1985; Includes a description of the technologies, limitations, treatment results, and relative costs.
Ion Exchange Training Manual; George P. Simon, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1991; Includes the development of ion exchange materials, descriptions of different types of ion exchangers, ion exchange properties, applications, limitations and problems, and a list of suppliers.
Membrane Handbook; W.S. Winston Ho and Kamalesh K. Sirkar, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992; In depth coverage of synthetic membranes.
Metals Speciation, Separation and Recovery; James W. Patterson and Roberto Passino, Lewis Publishers, Inc., 1987; Symposium proceedings. Interesting reading regarding the affect of speciation on metal mobility and affinities.
Pollution Control Engineer's Handbook; Compiled by Edward J. Shields, Pudvan Publishing Co., Inc., 1985; A collection of data and information related to air, water, groundwater, and solid waste data and regulations. Dated but some good info.
Pollution Engineering; Cahners Publishing Company, published monthly; Pollution control manager and operator trade publication.
Pollution Engineering Yellow Pages; (see Pollution Engineering for publisher information); A directory of environmental instrumentation, equipment, supplies, components, materials, and services.
Pollution Equipment News; Rimbach Publishing Company Inc., published monthly; Pollution control manager and operator trade publication.
Pollution Equipment News Buyers Guide; (see Pollution Equipment News for publisher information); A directory of environmental instrumentation, equipment, supplies, components, materials, and services.
Pretreatment of Industrial Wastes, Manual of Practice No. FD-3; Water Environment Federation, 1994; Design and operational information for industrial waste treatment systems discharging to municipal wastewater treatment plants.
Standard Handbook of Environmental Engineering; Robert A. Corbitt, McGraw Hill, Inc., 1990; Includes chapters on legislation, air quality control, water supply, wastewater disposal, solid waste management, storm water management, hazardous waste management and environmental assessment.
Standard Handbook of Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal; Editor in Chief, Harry M. Freeman, McGraw Hill, Inc., 1989; Describes the various types of hazardous wastes, treatment, disposal and remedial technologies, sampling and analysis techniques, and regulations.
Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, 18th edition; American Public Health Association (APHA), American Water Works Association, and Water Environment Federation, 1992; Presents EPA accepted procedures for the analysis of water, wastewater, and related materials.
Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, 3rd edition (EPA/SW-846); Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, 1986; Provides test procedures which may be used to evaluate a solid waste to determine whether the waste is a hazardous waste within the definition of Section 3001 of RCRA per 40 CFR Part 261 requirements.
The Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 10th Edition; Revised by Gessner G. Hawley, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993; Summaries of pertinent and interesting facts about thousands of chemicals and chemical phenomena. Keep it on your desk.
The Nalco Water Handbook, 2nd Edition; Nalco Chemical Company, McGraw Hill, Inc., 1989; Focuses on treatment technologies for conditioning and using water in industrial processes.
The Operation and Maintenance of Surface Finishing Wastewater Treatment Systems; Clarence H. Roy, American Electroplaters and Surface Finishers Society, 1988; Covers sources and discharge limitations, water and chemical conservation and recovery, chemical principles and concepts, treatment process instrumentation, operation and maintenance, and safety and health.
Treatment of Metal Waste Streams, A field study training program; Prepared by California State University, 1989; This training manual is intended for industrial wastewater treatment plant operators.
Ultrafiltration Handbook; Munir Cheryan, Ph.D., Technomic Publishing Co., Inc. 1986; An introduction to ultrafiltration membrane processes, chemistry, materials, properties, models, and equipment.
Wastewater Engineering, Treatment, Disposal and Reuse, 3rd Edition; Metcalf & Eddy, McGraw Hill, Inc., 1991; Addresses municipal wastewater treatment emphasizing biological treatment.
Wastewater Treatment by Ion Exchange; B.A. Bolto and L. Pawlowski, E.& F.N. Spon, 1987; The technical aspects of ion exchange technology and its application to industrial wastewater treatment focusing on methods in use or at the pilot stage with a list of suppliers.
Water Environment Federation Buyers' Guide & Yearbook; Water Environment Federation, published annually; A directory of environmental instrumentation, equipment, supplies, components, materials, and services.
Water Treatment Plant Design, 2nd Edition; American Society of Civil Engineers & American Water Works Association, McGraw Hill, Inc., 1990; Focuses on the design of drinking water treatment facilities including a chapter on 50 chemicals used in water treatment.

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