Water Treatment Handbook

In making this reference work available to all concerned by water treatment – from industry professionals to researchers and students – Degrémont demonstrates its determination to pass on its knowledge and contribute to a more harmonious and sustainable way of managing water resources. The tenth French edition of the Handbook (Mémento technique de l'eau) was published in 2005, its English edition (Water Treatment Handbook) two years later, in June 2007. Both editions are available from publisher Lavoisier (www.lavoisier.fr).

In this new edition Degremont addresses all the most recent issues in water management: water stress, emerging pathogens, the new requirements of cutting-edge industry, sustainable development. 

The book has been fully revised and updated with extensive new material (over 60% new text). It is exceptionally well illustrated with 1,447 figures, photos and tables, and proposes solutions that are economically, socially and environmentally viable. It is an indispensable technical reference book for all types of water (drinking water, wastewater and industrial process water) as well as sludge and biosolids. It covers every aspect of treatment: the technical foundations, quality and traceability, choice of suitable materials, technologies and processes, examples of treatment lines in operation. 

The Water Treatment Handbook discusses all technological developments in water treatment including seawater desalination by reverse osmosis, wastewater treatment and sludge treatment. It enables readers to grasp the essential technical concepts, understand the latest leading-edge technologies and apply the most suitable analysis methods and instruments. 

An index of over 2,500 entries makes it easy to search the book for particular information. Forty-two writers contributed to the book. It has been designed by and for those who work hands-on in the field and is an indispensable tool for site managers, environmental managers, quality managers and maintenance managers, and all concerned in sustainable development. Water authorities, university documentation centres, design offices, local authority technical departments, water management companies, production units and local and regional public health authorities (DDASS, DRASS) will all find it a vital resource.