Wastewater Treatment and Use in Agriculture Reprint

The Title "Wastewater Treatment and Use in Agriculture Reprint" is written by M.B. Pescod. This book was published in the year 2001. The ISBN number 8172330944|9788172330941 is assigned to the Hardback version of this title. The publisher of this title is Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Wastewater Treatment and Use in Agriculture Reprint is currently Not Available with us.You can enquire about this book and we will let you know the availability.

Preface
I. WASTEWATER CHARACTERISTICS AND EFFLUENT QUALITY PARAMETERS :
1. Introduction
2. Characteristics of Wastewaters

3. Quality Parameters of Importance in Agricultural Use of Wastewaters :
i. Parameters of Health Significance
ii. Parameters of Agricultural Significance

II. WASTEWATER QUALITY GUIDELINES FOR AGRICULTURAL USE :
1. Introduction
2. Human Exposure Control
3. Effluent Quality Guidelines for Health Protection
4. Water Quality Guidelines for Maximum Crop Production

5. Health Protection Measures in Aquacultural Use of Wastewater :
i. Special Concerns in Aquacultural Use of Human Wastes
ii. Quality Guidelines for Health Protection in Using Human Wastes for Aquaculture

III. WASTEWATER TREATMENT :
1. The Problem

2. Conventional Wastewater Treatment Processes :
i. Preliminary Treatment
ii. Primary Treatment
iii. Secondary Treatment
iv. Tertiary and/or Advanced Treatment
v. Disinfection
vi. Effluent Storage
vii. Reliability of Conventional and Advanced Wastewater Treatment

3. Natural Biological Treatment Systems :
i. Wastewater Stabilization Ponds
ii. Overland Treatment of Wastewater
iii. Macrophyte Treatment
iv. Nutrient film Technique

IV. AQUIFER RECHARGE WITH WASTEWATER :
1. Principles :
i. Soil-Aquifer Treatment (SAT)
ii. SAT System Layouts
iii. Soil Requirements

2. Operations :
i. Hydraulic Capacity and Evaporation
ii. Basin Management
iii. Pretreatment

3. Effects :
i. Suspended Solids
ii. Organic Compounds
iii. Bacteria and Viruses
iv. Nitrogen
v. Phosphorus
vi. Trace Elements and Salts

V. IRRIGATION WITH WASTEWATER :
1. Conditions for Successful Irrigation :
i. Amount of Water to be applied
ii. Quality of Water to be applied
iii. Scheduling of Irrigation
iv. Irrigation Methods
v. Leaching
vi. Drainage

2. Strategies for Managing Treated Wastewater on the Farm
3. Crop Selection :
i. To overcome Salinity Hazards
ii. To Overcome Toxicity Hazards
iii. To Prevent Health Hazards

4. Selection of Irrigation Methods
5. Field Management Practices in Wastewater Irrigation :
i. Water Management
ii. Land and Soil Management
iii. Crop Management and Cultural Practices

6. Planning for Wastewater Irrigation :
i. Central Planning
ii. Desirable Site Characteristics
iii. Crop Selection Issues

VI. AGRICULTURAL USE OF SEWAGE SLUDGE :
1. Characteristic of Sewage Sludge
1.
2. Sludge Treatment
3. Sludge Application
4. Effects of Sludge on Soils and Crops
5. Planting, Grazing and Harvesting Constraints
6. Environmental Protection

VII. WASTEWATER USE IN Aquaculture :
1. Biota in Aquaculture Ponds :
i. Food Chains
ii. Fish Species
iii. Aquatic Plants

2. Technical Aspects of Fish Culture :
i. Environmental Factors
ii. Fish Yields and Population Management
iii. Health Related Aspects of Fish Culture

VIII. ECONOMIC, INSTITUTIONAL AND POLICY ISSUES :
1. Economic and Financial Implications
2. Institutional Organization
3. Policy Issues

IX. WASTEWATER USE CASE STUDIES :
1. Advanced Wastewater Treatment : California, USA :
i. Reclaimed Wastewater Uses
ii. Wastewater Reclamation Criteria
iii. Wastewater Treatment
iv. Monterey Wastewater Reclamation Study for Agriculture

2. Wastewater Treatment in Stabilization Ponds : Al Samra, Jordan :
i. Septage pretreatment and wastewater transmission
ii. Al Samra stabilization ponds
iii. Performance of Al Samra stabilization ponds

3. Soil-aquifer Treatment : Arizona, USA :
i. Project Details
ii. Quality Improvements

4. Wastewater Treatment and Crop Restriction : Tunisia :
i. Current and Future use of Wastewaters in Tunisia
ii. Studies of Treated Wastewater Irrigation and Sewage Sludge Application
iii. Legislation

5. Wastewater Treatment and Human Exposure Control : Kuwait :
i. Background to Treated Effluent use in Kuwait
ii. Master Plan for Effluent Utilization
iii. Project Outputs and Controls

6. Crop Restriction for Wastewater Irrigation : Mexico :
i. Historical Use of Sewage for Irrigation
ii. Mezquital Valley Irrigation District 03 Experience
iii. Health Impacts

7. Wastewater Use in Aquaculture : Calcutta, India :
i. The Calcutta System
ii. Health Impacts