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Sludge : management and disposal

Title
Sludge : management and disposal / Paul N. Cheremisinoff.
Author
Cheremisinoff, Paul N.
Publication
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : PTR Prentice Hall, [1994], ©1994.

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Description
viii, 208 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Prentice Hall water and wastewater treatment guidebooks
Uniform Title
Prentice Hall water and wastewater treatment guidebooks.
Subject
Note
  • Includes index.
Contents
  • 1. Management Overview. Available Management and Disposal Options. Factors in Selecting the Best System. System Selection. Why the Concern With Sludge? Environmental Impacts. Disposal Options. Treatment and Disposal Technologies. Advanced Technology for Sludge Disposal -- 2. Sludge Characterization and Types. Sludge Management Considerations. Sludge Properties. Wastewater Sludges Disinfection. Treatment and Generation. Applying Sludge to Cropland. Wastewater Characteristics. Wastewater and Sludge Treatment. Sludge Treatment. Contaminants from Chemicals. Solids Characterization. Biological Sludges. Other Wastewater Solids. Coagulation. Alum Sludges. Iron Sludges. Lime Sludges. Desulfurization Sludges. Industrial Sludge Disposal -- 3. Dewatering. Sludge Characteristics. Sludge Conditioning. Sludge Thickening. Sludge Dewatering. Laboratory Testing. Incineration. Other Dewatering Systems -- 4. Stabilization and Conditioning. Anaerobic Digestion. Anaerobic Digestion System. Aerobic Digestion.
  • Heat Treatment of Sludge. Lime Stabilization of Sludge. Conditioning. Chemical Fixation and Encapsulation. Earthworm Conversion -- 5. Thermal Treatment. Incineration. Multiple-Hearth Furnace. Fluidized-Bed Incinerator. Sludge Drying. Pasteurization. Heat Treatment. Thermophilic Digestion. Irradiation. Wet Air Oxidation. Pyrolysis. Other Types of Incinerators. Recalcining Lime. Air Pollution -- 6. Energy from Sludge. Digester Caps. Energy from Incinerator Flue Gas. Factors Affecting Heat Recovery. Other Uses of Wastewater Solids and Solid By-Products -- 7. Disinfection. Waterborne Diseases. Pathogenic Organisms. Chemical Disinfection. Pathogen Survival in the Soil. Heat Disinfection Processes. Other Heat Processes.
ISBN
0135012481
LCCN
93020901
OCLC
ocm28710630
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries