ABSTRACT

This volume provides in-depth coverage of environmental pollution sources, waste characteristics, control technologies, management strategies, facility innovations, process alternatives, costs, case histories, effluent standards, and future trends in waste treatment processes. It delineates methodologies, technologies, and the regional and global effects of important pollution control practices. It focuses on specific industrial and manufacturing wastes and their remediation. Topics include: heavy metals, electronics, chemical, and textile manufacturing.

chapter 1|26 pages

Toxicity, Sources, and Control of Copper (Cu), Zinc (Zn), Molybdenum (Mo), Silver (Ag), and Rare Earth Elements in the Environment

ByO. Sarafadeen Amuda, A. Olanrewaju Alade, Yung-Tse Hung, Lawrence K. Wang, Mu-Hao Sung Wang

chapter 2|22 pages

Nano-Bioremediation Applications of Nanotechnology for Bioremediation

ByS. Raj Kumar, P. Gopinath

chapter 3|26 pages

Recycling of Filter Backwash Water and Alum Sludge from Water Utility for Reuse

ByMu-Hao Sung Wang, Lawrence K. Wang, Nazih K. Shammas, Milos Krofta

chapter 5|58 pages

Removal of Heavy Metals by Low-Cost Adsorption Materials

BySiew-Teng. Ong, Sie-Tiong Ha, Pei-Sin Keng, Siew-Ling Lee, Yung-Tse Hung

chapter 6|54 pages

Sulfide Precipitation for Treatment of Metal Wastes

ByNazih K. Shammas, Lawrence K. Wang

chapter 8|34 pages

Arsenic in the Environment Source, Characteristics, and Technologies for Pollution Elimination

ByYu-Ming Zheng, Jiaping Paul Chen, Qing Liu

chapter 9|50 pages

Simultaneous Removal of Chromium and Arsenate A Case Study Using Ferrous Iron

ByXiaohong Guan, Haoran Dong

chapter 10|26 pages

E-Waste Recycling Environmental and Health Impacts

ByRajasekhar Balasubramanian, Obulisamy Parthiba Karthikeyan

chapter 11|48 pages

Site Assessment and Cleanup Technologies of Metal Finishing Industry

ByNazih K. Shammas

chapter 12|26 pages

Adsorptive Removal of Arsenic from Water Sources Using Novel Nanocomposite Mixed Matrix Membranes

ByR. Jamshidi Gohari, Woei Jye Lau, Takeshi Matsuura, Ahmad F. Ismail

chapter 13|24 pages

Treatment of Photographic Processing Waste

ByIrvan Dahlan, Hamidi Abdul Aziz, Yung-Tse Hung, Lawrence K. Wang

chapter 14|20 pages

Toxicity, Source, and Control of Barium in the Environment

ByHamidi Abdul Aziz, Miskiah Fadzilah Ghazali, Yung-Tse Hung, Lawrence K. Wang

chapter 15|30 pages

Toxicity, Sources, and Control of Selenium, Nickel, and Beryllium in the Environment

ByJoseph F. Hawumba, Yung-Tse Hung, Lawrence K. Wang

chapter 16|26 pages

Safety and Control for Toxic Chemicals and Hazardous Wastes

ByNazih K. Shammas, Lawrence K. Wang

chapter 17|38 pages

Biological Treatment of Poultry Processing Wastewater

ByNazih K. Shammas, Lawrence K. Wang

chapter 18|34 pages

Treatment of Wastewater, Storm Runoff, and Combined Sewer Overflow by Dissolved Air Flotation and Filtration

ByLawrence K. Wang, Mu-Hao Sung Wang, Nazih K. Shammas

chapter 19|45 pages

Waste Treatment and Management in Chlor-Alkali Industries

ByHamidi Abdul Aziz, Miskiah Fadzilah Ghazali, Mohd Suffian Yusoff, Yung-Tse Hung

chapter 20|38 pages

Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) for Wastewater Treatment

ByPuganeshwary Palaniandy, Hj. Mohd Nordin Adlan, Hamidi Abdul Aziz, Mohamad Fared Murshed, Yung-Tse Hung

chapter 21|24 pages

Restaurant Waste Treatment and Management

ByJerry R. Taricska, Jaclyn M. Taricska, Yung-Tse Hung, Lawrence K. Wang

chapter 22|78 pages

Treatment of Textile Industry Waste

BySiew-Teng Ong, Sie-Tiong Ha, Siew-Ling Lee, Pei-Sin Keng, Yung-Tse Hung, Lawrence K. Wang

chapter 23|12 pages

BOD Determination, Cleaning Solution Preparation, and Waste Disposal in Laboratories

ByMu-Hao Sung, Lawrence K. Wang, Eugene De Michele

chapter 24|10 pages

Principles, Procedures, and Heavy Metal Management of Dichromate Reflux Method for COD Determination in Laboratories

ByMu-Hao Sung Wang, Lawrence K. Wang, Eugene De Michele

chapter 25|20 pages

Environment-Friendly Activated Carbon Processes for Water and Wastewater Treatment

ByWei-chi Ying, Wei Zhang, Juan Hu, Liuya Huang, Wenxin Jiang, Bingjing Li

chapter 26|16 pages

Treatment of Wastes from the Organic Chemicals Manufacturing Industry

ByDebolina Basu, Sudhir Kumar Gupta, Yung-Tse Hung

chapter 27|49 pages

Toxicity and Sources of Pb, Cd, Hg, Cr, As, and Radionuclides in the Environment

ByGhinwa M. Naja, Bohumil Volesky

chapter 29|34 pages

Heavy Metal Removal with Exopolysaccharide-Producing Cyanobacteria

ByRoberto De Philippis, Ernesto Micheletti

chapter 30|32 pages

Environmental Geochemistry of High-Arsenic Aquifer Systems

ByYanxin Wang, Yamin Deng

chapter 31|46 pages

Nanotechnology Application in Metal Ion Adsorption

ByXiangke Wang, Changlun Chen

chapter 32|24 pages

Biosorption of Metals onto Granular Sludge

ByShu Guang Wang, Xue Fei Sun, Wen Xin Gong, Yue Ma

chapter 33|46 pages

Treatment of Metal-Bearing Effluents: Removal and Recovery

ByGhinwa M. Naja, Bohumil Volesky

chapter 34|16 pages

Control, Management, and Treatment of Metal Emissions from Motor Vehicles

ByRajasekhar Balasubramanian, Jun He, Lawrence K. Wang

chapter 35|12 pages

Removal of Heavy Metals from Industrial Effluents by Chemical Precipitation and Chemical Coagulation

ByNazih K. Shammas, Lawrence K. Wang, Mu-Hao Sung Wang