Treatment Using Aerobic Bioreactors
Aerobic biological processes have a long history of use for treatment of wastewaters in cities and urban areas of the United States and abroad. Application of aerobic treatment in decentralized systems evolved in an attempt to produce a higher quality eff
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Decentralized Water Reclamation Engineering A Curriculum Workbook
Decentralized Water Reclamation Engineering
Robert L. Siegrist
Decentralized Water Reclamation Engineering A Curriculum Workbook
Robert L. Siegrist Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO, USA
ISBN 978-3-319-40471-4 ISBN 978-3-319-40472-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-40472-1
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Preface
About the Topic Water and sanitation can underpin a healthy society when solutions are effective in protecting public health and preserving environmental quality while being affordable, socially acceptable, and sustainable. In the United States, water and sanitation infrastructure evolved during the 20th century in response to a growing recognition that providing safe drinking water and adequate treatment of wastewaters were needed to protect public health and preserve water quality. During this evolution, there was always a mix of onsite systems serving individual homes and businesses in rural and periurban areas, decentralized systems serving suburban residential and mixeduse developments, and larger centralized systems serving densely populated urban areas. However, the relative proportion of the population and development served by different types of infrastructure has varied and evolved over time. During much of the 20th century, some viewed onsite and decentralized wastewater systems as a means of providing temporary service until sewers and a centralized treatment plant became available to provide permanent service. Early versions of onsite systems (e.g., pit privy and cesspool) were often designed with simple an
