Emerging Technologies In Wastewater Treatment

Download or read book Emerging Technologies in Wastewater Treatment written by Samuel P. Burton and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Waste discharges from municipal sewage treatment plants into rivers, streams, lakes, estuaries and coastal waters are a significant source of water quality problems throughout the country. States report that municipal discharges are the second leading source of water quality impairment in all of the nation's waters. This book provides information on the emerging technologies in wastewater treatment in order to meet the challenge of keeping progress in wastewater pollution abatement ahead of population growth, changes in industrial processes and technological developments.