Chemistry of Water Treatment

New edition of a 1983 reference for professionals involved with water quality and treatment. Coverage includes criteria and standards for drinking water quality, and various methods for removal of organics, inorganics, particulate matter, hardness, corrosive substances, and pathogenic bacteria, vir
This second edition demonstrates how chemistry influences the design of water treatment plants and how it should influence the design. Historically, water treatment plants have been designed from hydraulic considerations with little regard to chemical aspects. The many chemical reactions used for removal of pollutants from water simply cannot be forced to occur within current designs. This book re-examines this traditional approach in light of today's water quality and treatment. Will current water treatment processes be sufficient to meet future demands or will new processes have to be devised? Chemistry of Water Treatment assesses the chemical and physical efficacies of current processes to meet the demands of the Safe Drinking water Act, providing expert information to persons responsible for the production of potable water into the next century.