Water management and supply /
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| Author / Creator: | Cheremisinoff, Paul N. |
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| Imprint: | Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : PTR Prentice Hall, c1993. |
| Description: | v, 266 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1737797 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Water Sources and Uses. Sources of Water Supply. Water Distribution. Sources. Water Pollutant Categories
- 2. Water Quality and Properties. Goals of Water Treatment. Water Composition. Physical Properties
- 3. Chemical Properties. Hydrate Formation. Solutions. Colloidal Solutions. Emulsions. Ions and Ionization
- 4. Examination of Water. Measurement Units. Color. Odor. Taste. Alkalinity. Fluoride. Hardness. Residual Chlorine. Hydrogen-Ion Concentration - pH. Bacteria of Coliform Group. Microscopic Examination of Water
- 5. Water Supply Purification. Aeration. Suspended Impurities. Flocculation. Sludge Blanket Clarifier. Filtration. Filter Media. Classifications. Disinfection. Fluoridation. Ion Exchange - Demineralization
- 6. Ground Water. Withdrawal and Consumption. Groundwater Hydrology. Contamination. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). Sole Source Aquifers. Groundwater Monitoring
- 7. Industrial and Commercial Requirements. Flow Rates, Pressures, and Storage. Quality. Water Conditioning. Boiler Feed Water. Commercial and Institutional Water Conditioning. Corrosion
- 8. Cooling Waters. Problems Inherent to Contaminants. Treatment of Cooling-Water Systems. Methods of Evaluating Cooling-Water Inhibitors. Langelier and Ryznar Equations: Saturation and Stability Index. Organic Growths. Legionnaires' Disease. Water Analysis and Treatment. Plastic Cooling Towers. Guidelines for Integrated System Operation.
