{"product_id":"9780470050736","title":"Troubleshooting the Sequencing Batch Reactor","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWastewater Microbiology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eTroubleshooting the Sequencing Batch Reactor\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMichael H. Gerardi | Brittany Lytle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Chemistry \/ Organic\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe practical guide on what to do right when biological influences cause a sequencing batch reactor to go wrong\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis richly illustrated, straightforward guide carries forth the legacy established by previous editions in the \u003ci\u003eWiley Wastewater Microbiology\u003c\/i\u003e series by focusing attention on the mixed gathering of organisms cohabitating within a sequencing batching reactor (SBR), and the key roles their biology plays in this wastewater processing tank's function. With a clear, user-friendly presentation of complex subject matter, \u003ci\u003eTroubleshooting the Sequence Batch Reactor\u003c\/i\u003e first teaches plant operators how to differentiate the positive and expected organismal dynamics present in optimal SBR performance from the negative and damaging ones that create unhealthy sludge, and a stoppage in SBR operations. Next, Troubleshooting the Sequence Batch Reactor delivers all the tools necessary to get an SBR back on track and running safely. In this book you'll get:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eShort-course situations tested by the author for the past fifteen years\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccessible material aimed at operators instead of design and consulting engineers\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eEssential information for understanding biological conditions such as aerobic, anoxic, and anaerobic\/fermentative at the treatment process\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e \u003cp\u003eExamination of the properties of protozoa (single-celled) and metazoa (multi-celled) organisms, and their significance in wastewater treatment\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevoid of overwhelming scientific jargon, chemical equations, and kinetics, this book simplifies details to provide quick instruction for plant operators on how to make more informed day-to-day process control decisions, how to troubleshoot confidently when SBR conditions become compromised, and how to act decisively when the problem is ultimately identified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eMichael H. Gerardi\u003c\/b\u003e holds an M.S. in Biology from James Madison University and has served as an expert witness for the US EPA on nitrification and denitrification. In addition to the prior books in Wiley's \u003ci\u003eWastewater Microbiology\u003c\/i\u003e series, he has authored more than one hundred technical publications and has provided wastewater microscopy and consulting services for numerous municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants. He is currently an operations specialist for Cromaglass Corporation in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrittany Lytle\u003c\/b\u003e is a native of central Pennsylvania and graduate of Lycoming College. She has illustrated two books, numerous poems, Pennsylvania State University course manuals, and had many solo and group exhibitions in the Williamsport, Pennsylvania area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14 September 2010\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470050736\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e216\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44378748813452,"sku":"9780470050736","price":63.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470050736_ee3f3487-7349-4f1a-8772-1e55762d4315.jpg?v=1780280535","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470050736","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}