English | 1999 | ISBN: 0070471789 | 800 pages | DJVU | 6,2 MB
Looks at the problems of safely disposing of biosolids, with ideas on how to use it beneficially. The book clarifies the law for the audience interested in its beneficial use, such as environmental engineers, and features a strong engineering component and a technical design approach.
-Expert exegesis of 40 CFR 503 rules
-Workable engineering solutions
-Step-by-step help in designing and managing a biosolids program
The EPA's Part 503 tackles one of the great environmental concerns of our time: what to do with the millions of tons of biosolids and organic residues created annually by wastewater treatment and other operations.
So notoriously complex and occasionally controversial that it has paradoxically reduced biosolids applications in some locales, CFR Part 503 becomes understandable, manageable, and doable with this expert guide from experienced environmental engineer Michael J. McFarland, diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and certified Grade IV wastewater and water treatment operator.
If you have interest in or responsibility for fulfilling the intent of Part 503 putting biosolids and organic residues to beneficial use and decreasing the burden on landfills Biosolids Engineering can help you:
-Understand the meanings, legal significances, and ramifications of Part 503
-Control the factors in wastewater and biosolids processing that affect usability
-Apply soil chemistry and physics to finding safe and appropriate uses for biosolids
-Design needed hydraulic, storage, and transport systems
-Ensure pathogen and vector attraction reduction
-Make biosolids engineering a team effort with agricultural specialists, mining engineers, water treatment officials, and highway, transportation, and timber specialists
-Apply sampling and analysis protocols for effectiveness and safety
-Increase public awareness of the safety and value of biosolids applications
A book for our time, Biosolids Engineering is a tool to take home for those whose job it is to make the world work better.