Surface Water Pollution and its Control

Making use of information drawn from a variety of sources this book addresses the problems created by all the principal forms of surface water pollution. The chemical, physical and biochemical parameters of water quality, without an appreciation of which no true understanding of river pollution cont...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ellis, K V.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Macmillan Education UK 1989, 1989
Edition:1st ed. 1989
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Parameters of Surface Water Quality and their Interpretation
  • Introduction to Microbiology: Sewage Fungus
  • Biology of Surface Waters; G.White
  • Quality of Natural Waters De-oxygenation, Self-purification and Re-aeration
  • Water and Disease: Survival of Pathogenic Organisms in Sewage
  • Effluents: Bacterial Indicators of Faecal Pollution
  • Oil-pollution
  • Temperature Effects and Thermal Pollution
  • Eutrophication Acid
  • Precipitation and its Effect on Surface Water
  • Storm Sewage Discharges and Urban Surface Water Run-off Legislation
  • The Operation of a Surface
  • Water Pollution Control Organisation
  • River Quality Modelling; A.E.Warn
  • Index