This new edition examines all changes and advancements that have taken place since the previous edition published in 2005. It outlines the planning, feasibility assessment, and site selection processes unique to natural processes as well as the basic process responses and interactions governing natural systems. It examines the systems in detail, discussing wastewater pond systems, free water surface constructed wetlands, subsurface and vertical flow constructed wetlands, land treatment, sludge management, and onsite wastewater systems. They illustrate the practical aspects through numerous examples and data tables.
Fully revised and updated to reflect the advancements in the field since the publication of the first edition
Co-published with CRC Press
Authors: Ronald W. Crites; Brown and Caldwell in Davis, California, E. Joe Middlebrooks, consulting environmental engineer, Superior,Colorado, USA and Robert K. Bastian,U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, DC.,USA
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