Includes bibliographical references and index.

""Title Page""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface to the second edition""; ""Chapter 1: Introduction""; ""1.1 Characteristics of agricultural and food wastewater""; ""1.2 Material balances and stoichiometry""; ""1.3 Fluid flow rate and mass loading""; ""1.4 Kinetics and reaction rates""; ""1.5 Theoretical modeling and design of biological reactors""; ""1.6 Process economics""; ""1.7 Further Reading""; ""1.8 References""; ""Chapter 2: Basic microbiology in wastewater treatment""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Structures of cells""; ""2.3 Important microorganisms in wastewater""

""2.4 Microbial metabolism""""2.5 Nitrification""; ""2.6 Denitrification""; ""2.7 Further Reading""; ""2.8 References""; ""Chapter 3: Physicochemical wastewater treatment processes""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Equalization basins""; ""3.3 Screening""; ""3.4 Flotation""; ""3.5 Sedimentation""; ""3.6 Coagulation and flocculation""; ""3.7 Filtration processes""; ""3.8 Adsorption""; ""3.9 Chemical oxidation""; ""3.10 Membrane separations""; ""3.11 Ion exchange""; ""3.12 Closing remarks""; ""3.13 Further Reading""; ""3.14 References""; ""Chapter 4: Biological wastewater treatment processes""

""4.1 Introduction""""4.2 Kinetics of biochemical systems in wastewater microbiology""; ""4.3 Idealized biochemical reactors""; ""4.4 Completely mixed aerated lagoon (CMAL)""; ""4.5 Trickling filter (TF)""; ""4.6 Rotating biological contactor (RBC)""; ""4.7 Combined aerobic processes""; ""4.8 Contact anaerobic systems""; ""4.9 Further Reading""; ""4.10 References""; ""Chapter 5: Advanced wastewater treatment processes""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 Biological removal of nitrogen: nitrification and denitrification""; ""5.3 Physicochemical removal of nitrogen""

""5.4 Biological removal of phosphorus""""5.5 Physicochemical removal of phosphate""; ""5.6 Membrane processes for advanced wastewater treatment""; ""5.7 VOC removal with pervaporation""; ""5.8 Disinfection""; ""5.9 Further Reading""; ""5.10 References""; ""Chapter 6: Natural systems for wastewater treatment""; ""6.1 Introduction""; ""6.2 Stabilization ponds""; ""6.3 Land treatment systems""; ""6.4 Wetland systems""; ""6.5 Floating aquatic plant systems""; ""6.6 Further Reading""; ""6.7 References""; ""Chapter 7: Sludge treatment and management""; ""7.1 Sludge quality and characteristics""

""7.2 Sludge thickening (concentration)""""7.3 Sludge stabilization""; ""7.4 Reed beds""; ""7.5 Conditioning of sludge""; ""7.6 Dewatering""; ""7.7 Land applications and surface disposal""; ""7.8 Incineration""; ""7.9 Further Reading""; ""7.10 References""; ""Chapter 8: Recoverable products and energy from food and agricultural wastewaters""; ""8.1 Introduction""; ""8.2 Water recovery and reuse in the food and agricultural processing industries""; ""8.3 Recoverable carbohydrates, fats, and proteins for human and animal consumption""

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