TY - BOOK AU - Bitton, Gabriel. AU - ED - ED - ED - ED - SN - 0471650714 (cloth) SN - 2 PY - 2005///];copyright 2005.46 CY - Hoboken, N.J. PB - Wiley-Liss, John Wiley & Sons KW - KW - 2 KW - 0 KW - 6 KW - 20 KW - Microbiology.;Microbiology.;microbiology.;methods KW - Sanitary microbiology.;Water;Sewage;Sewage;Water Microbiology.;Safety Management.;Water Purification N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The microbial world -- Microbial metabolism and growth -- Role of microorganisms in biogeochemical cycles -- Pathogens and parasites in domestic wastewater -- Microbial indicators of fecal contamination -- Water and wastewater disinfection -- Introduction to wastewater treatment -- Activated sludge process -- Bulking and foaming in activated sludge plants -- Processes based on attached microbial growth -- Waste stabilizations ponds -- Sludge microbiology -- Anaerobic digestion of wastewater and biosolids -- Bioaerosols and bioodors from wastewater treatment plants -- Microbiological aspects of drinking water treatment -- Microbiological aspects of drinking water distribution -- Bioterrorism and drinking water safety -- Pollution control biotechnology -- Fate of xenobiotics and toxic metals in wastewater treatment plants -- Toxicity testing in wastewater treatment plants using microorganisms -- Public health aspects of wastewater and biosolids disposal on land -- Public health aspects of wastewater and biosolids disposal in the marine environment; 5 ER -