The following is a set of lecture notes from the class, prepared by Peter Shanahan.
Course notes.
| SES # |
LECTURE NOTES |
| 1 |
Introduction to Water Supply and Wastewater (PDF - 1.5 MB) |
| 2 |
Why Treat Water and Wastewater? Water Quality Parameters and Standards (PDF - 1.3 MB) |
| 3 |
Reactor Tanks - Mixed Tanks, First-order Kinetics, Plug Flow (PDF) |
| 4 |
Reactor Tanks - Dispersed Flow, Tanks-In-Series, Residence Time Distribution (PDF) |
| 5 |
Sedimentation-Flocculation - Part 1 (PDF - 2.1 MB) |
| 6 |
Sedimentation-Flocculation - Part 2 (PDF - 2.1 MB) |
| 7 |
Filtration (PDF) |
| 8 |
Chemical Treatment - Softening - Part 1 (PDF - 1.8 MB) |
| 9 |
Chemical Treatment - Softening - Part 2 (PDF - 1.8 MB) |
| 10 |
Chemical Treatment - Adsorption and Ion Exchange (PDF) |
| 11 |
Field Trip to City of Cambridge Water Treatment Plant |
| 12 |
Gas Transfer and Air Stripping (PDF) |
| 13 |
Disinfection (PDF - 1.2 MB) |
| 14 |
Wastewater Screening, Primary Treatment (PDF) |
| 15 |
Field Trip to Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant |
| 16 |
Biological Reaction Kinetics - Part 1 (PDF) |
| 17 |
Biological Reaction Kinetics - Part 2 (PDF) |
| 18 |
Stabilization Ponds (PDF) |
| 19 |
Activated Sludge Treatment - Part 1 (PDF) |
| 20 |
Activated Sludge Treatment - Part 2 (PDF - 1.6 MB) |
| 21 |
Trickling Filters, Biological Contactors (PDF) |
| 22 |
Nutrient Removal (PDF) |
| 23 |
Sludge Handling (PDF) |
| 24 |
Sludge Digestion (PDF) |