Table of Contents

1 Decentralized Wastewater Management Systems and Management2 Constituents in Wastewater3 Fate of Wastewater Constituents in the Environment4 Introduction to Process Analysis and Design5 Wastewater Pretreatment Operations and Processes6 Alternative Wastewater Collection Systems7 Biological Treatment and Nutrient Removal8 Pond Treatment Systems9 Wetlands and Aquatic Treatment Systems10 Land Treatment Systems11 Intermittent and Recalculating Medium Filters12 Effluent Repurification and Reuse13 Effluent Reuse and Disposal for Decentralized Systems14 Biosolids and Septage Management15 Management of Decentralized Wastewater SystemsAppendixes

About the Author

Ronald W. Crites, P.E., is Managing Engineer for Brown and Caldwell in Sacramento, California, and an internationally recognized expert on land application of wastes, water reuse, constructed wetlands, and other natural treatment processes. He has 30 years of experience in these fields and is the author of several books and over 110 technical journal articles.



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