Chapter 11
Book Reviews: Water Environment
Lawrence K. Wang and Mu-Hao Sung Wang
Contents
1 Wastewater Biology: The Microlife, Third Edition (2017). Water Environment Federation
(WEF), WEF Press, 601 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA, 445 pp., $95,
softcover, ISBN: 978-1-57278-337-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
2 Guidelines for Grit Sampling and Characterization (2016). Water Environment
Federation (WEF) Task Force. WEF Press, 601 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA
22314-1994, USA, www.wef.org, 105 pp., $125, softcover, ISBN:
978-1-57278-330-0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
3 Activated Sludge and Nutrient Removal, Manual of Practice No. OM-9, Third Edition
(2018). Water Environment Federation (WEF), 601 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA
22314-1994, USA, 450 pp., $125, softcover, ISBN: 978-1-57278-340-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
4 The Nutrient Roadmap. Water Environment Federation (2015), WEF Press, 601 Wythe
Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-1994, USA, 184 pp., softcover, $105., ISBN:
978-1-57278-314-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
5 Wet Weather Design and Operation in Water Resource Recovery Facilities. Water
Environment Federation (2014), 601 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA, 306 pp.,
$130, softcover, ISBN: 978-1-57278-304-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
6 Operation of Water Resource Recovery Facilities Study Guide (2018), Water
Environment Federation (WEF), 601 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-1994, USA,
www.wef.org, 300 pp., $85, softcover, ISBN: 978-1-57278-338-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Abstract The authors have reviewed six technical books published by the Water
Environment Federation (WEF), Alexandria, VA, USA, in 2014–2018. These six
books are (1) Wastewater Biology: The Microlife, Third Edition, 2017; (2) Guidelines for Grit Sampling and Characterization, 2016; (3) Activated Sludge and
Nutrient Removal, Manual of Practice No. OM-9, Third Edition, 2018; (4) The
Nutrient Roadmap, 2015; (5) Wet Weather Design and Operation in Water Resource
Recovery Facilities, 2014; and (6) Operation of Water Resource Recovery Facilities
Study Guide. (2018). All six reviewed books are in the professional area of
L. K. Wang (*) · M.-H. S. Wang
Lenox Institute of Water Technology, Newtonville, NY, USA
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Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Handbook of Environmental
Engineering 19, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54626-7_11
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Book Reviews: Water Environment
Lawrence K. Wang and Mu-Hao Sung Wang
Contents
1 Wastewater Biology: The Microlife, Third Edition (2017). Water Environment Federation
(WEF), WEF Press, 601 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA, 445 pp., $95,
softcover, ISBN: 978-1-57278-337-9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 412
2 Guidelines for Grit Sampling and Characterization (2016). Water Environment
Federation (WEF) Task Force. WEF Press, 601 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA
22314-1994, USA, www.wef.org, 105 pp., $125, softcover, ISBN:
978-1-57278-330-0. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
3 Activated Sludge and Nutrient Removal, Manual of Practice No. OM-9, Third Edition
(2018). Water Environment Federation (WEF), 601 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA
22314-1994, USA, 450 pp., $125, softcover, ISBN: 978-1-57278-340-9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
4 The Nutrient Roadmap. Water Environment Federation (2015), WEF Press, 601 Wythe
Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-1994, USA, 184 pp., softcover, $105., ISBN:
978-1-57278-314-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
5 Wet Weather Design and Operation in Water Resource Recovery Facilities. Water
Environment Federation (2014), 601 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA, 306 pp.,
$130, softcover, ISBN: 978-1-57278-304-1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
6 Operation of Water Resource Recovery Facilities Study Guide (2018), Water
Environment Federation (WEF), 601 Wythe Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-1994, USA,
www.wef.org, 300 pp., $85, softcover, ISBN: 978-1-57278-338-6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Abstract The authors have reviewed six technical books published by the Water
Environment Federation (WEF), Alexandria, VA, USA, in 2014–2018. These six
books are (1) Wastewater Biology: The Microlife, Third Edition, 2017; (2) Guidelines for Grit Sampling and Characterization, 2016; (3) Activated Sludge and
Nutrient Removal, Manual of Practice No. OM-9, Third Edition, 2018; (4) The
Nutrient Roadmap, 2015; (5) Wet Weather Design and Operation in Water Resource
Recovery Facilities, 2014; and (6) Operation of Water Resource Recovery Facilities
Study Guide. (2018). All six reviewed books are in the professional area of
L. K. Wang (*) · M.-H. S. Wang
Lenox Institute of Water Technology, Newtonville, NY, USA
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
L. K. Wang, M. -H. S. Wang, Y. -T. Hung, N. K. Shammas (eds.),
Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Handbook of Environmental
Engineering 19, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54626-7_11
411