Water Treatment Made Simple: For Operators

Preface vii

1 Introduction 1

2 Water Sources 19

3 Water Treatment Laboratory 33

4 Pretreatment 49

5 Coagulation and Flocculation 57

6 Sedimentation 63

7 Softening 73

8 Stabilization 82

9 Filtration 94

10 Disinfection 113

11 Taste and Odor Control 133

12 Fluoridation 142

13 Water Transmission 146

14 Hydraulics 165

15 Mathematics 173

16 Chemistry 188

17 Microbiology 205

Appendix A Information Sources 224

Appendix B CT Values 226

Appendix C Chemicals Used in Water Treatment 241

Appendix D Chemical Reactions in Water Treatment 243

Glossary 245

References 255

Index 257