Wastewater Treatment: From Contaminant to Resource

Wastewater Treatment Imperative; The Urban Water Cycle; Conventional Treatment Stages; Preliminary Treatment: Screening; Preliminary Treatment: Grit Removal; Primary Treatment: Sedimentation; Primary Sludge Characteristics; Secondary Treatment: Biological Core; Activated Sludge Process; Microbial Ecology in Bioreactors; Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD); Trickling Filters and Biofilters; Secondary Clarification; Return Activated Sludge (RAS); Tertiary Treatment: Nutrient Removal; Nitrification and Denitrification; Biological Phosphorus Removal; Advanced Filtration Techniques; Disinfection Methods; Sludge Treatment Overview; Anaerobic Digestion of Sludge; Sludge Dewatering and Disposal; Effluent Quality Standards; Future of Wastewater Treatment; Discussion: Sustainable Practices