{"product_id":"9781780407708","title":"Hazardous Pollutants in Biological Treatment Systems: Fundamentals and a Guide to Experimental Research","description":"\u003cp\u003eHazardous pollutants are a growing concern in treatment engineering. In the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epast, biological treatment was mainly used for the removal of bulk organic matter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand the nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus. However, relatively recently the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eissue of hazardous pollutants, which are present at very low concentrations in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewastewaters and waters but are very harmful to both ecosystems and humans, is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebecoming increasingly important. Today, treatment of hazardous pollutants in the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewater environment becomes a challenge as the water quality standards become\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estricter. Hazardous Pollutants in Biological Treatment Systems focuses entirely on\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe hazardous pollutants present in wastewater and water and gives an elaborate\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einsight into their fate and effects during biological treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurrently, in commercial and industrial products and processes, thousands of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003echemicals are used that reach water. Many of those chemicals are carcinogens,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emutagens, endocrine disruptors and toxicants. Therefore, water containing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehazardous pollutants should be treated before discharged to the environment or\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econsumed by humans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book first addresses the characteristics, occurrence and origin of hazardous\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eorganic and inorganic pollutants. Then, it concentrates on the fate and effects\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof these pollutants in biological wastewater and drinking water treatment units.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt also provides details about analysis of hazardous pollutants, experimental\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emethodologies, computational tools used to assist experiments, evaluation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof experimental data and examination of microbial ecology by molecular\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emicrobiology and genetic tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHazardous Pollutants in Biological Treatment Systems is an essential resource\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto the researcher or the practitioner who is already involved with hazardous\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epollutants and biological processes or intending to do so. The text will also be\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003euseful for professionals working in the field of water and wastewater treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IWA Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038831722736,"sku":"9781780407708","price":180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780407708_p0.jpg?v=1763712585","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780407708","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}