Product Description

Water and wastewater engineering is the worlds biggest industry with more professionals working in it than in any other single industry sector. This accessible student textbook introduces the reader to the key concepts of water technology by explaining the fundamentals of hydrobiology, aquatic ecosystems, water treatment and supply and wastewater treatment.

In 2000 the Water Framework Directive came into force - this is the most substantial piece of EC water legislation to date. It requires all inland and coastal waters to reach "good status" by 2015. Professor Gray includes the new framework throughout this new edition taking into account the implications of compliance and practice, as well as discussing the topical issue of sustainable principles in water management.

Covers water quality and regulation
Deals with water quality assessment, management and treatment
Includes a new chapter on sustainability within water technology

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #337204 in Books
• Published on: 2005-05-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 600 pages

Review
"...the book is written for an interdisciplinary audience and is an introductory text directed at undergraduates, but it would serve as a starting point for anyone new to the field or for practitioners requiring a fresh view. This second edition builds strongly on the first, but it has been restructured, making the content more accessible and logically arranged. A valuable section on the Water Framework Directive has ben added, as has a closing chapter on "Sustainable principles in water management"
The Times Higher, December 2005

Customer Reviews

essential for water scientists
superb clear and well illustrated guide

ideal for all those wanting to know about water treatment and testing, water borne diseases and remediation, sewage treatment etc.

ideal core texbook for masters level water resources students

Very technical
A very technical book. But then it should be, it was recommended by lecturers and peers. Used it for my MSc in Water Quality and Treatment. Still use it to this day, good background reading too.

Good book, just had one small problem...
I used this book, on recommendation by a lecturer, for my module on Water and Wastewater Treatment. It was great, it had information on everything I wanted to know... but navigating the index was a nightmare. You'd think the index, being in alphabetical order, wouldn't be a problem. But then there are sub-sections, and the sub-sections have sub-sections, and what's written in these sub-sections are not found anywhere else in the index. So if you want to look up something specific, you have to look it up under whatever sub-heading you think it might be related to and chances are, that's not how they've organised it in the book. I spent more time reading the index than I did any other part.