Domestic Wastewater Treatment in Developing Countries

<p>Affordable and effective domestic wastewater treatment is a critical issue in public health and disease prevention around the world particularly so in developing countries which often lack the financial and technical resources necessary for proper treatment facilities.</p> <p>This practical guide provides state-of-the-art coverage of methods for domestic wastewater treatment and provides a foundation to the practical design of wastewater treatment and re-use systems. The emphasis is on low-cost low-energy low-maintenance high-performance 'natural' systems that contribute to environmental sustainability by producing effluents that can be safely and profitably used in agriculture for crop irrigation and/or in aquaculture for fish and aquatic vegetable pond fertilization. Modern design methodologies with worked design examples are described for waste stabilization ponds wastewater storage and treatment reservoirs; constructed wetlands upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactors biofilters aerated lagoons and oxidation ditches. </p> <p>This book is essential reading for engineers academics and upper-level and graduate students in engineering wastewater management and public health and others interested in sustainable and cost-effective technologies for reducing wastewater-related diseases and environmental damage.</p>