AWWA Manual of Water Supply Practice M57 provides all the information required by water treatment professionals to understand and mitigate problems caused by algae in source waters, such as tastes and odors, biofouling, and toxin production.With more than 450 pages and hundreds of photos and illustrations, the manual is a comprehensive reference for identifying and treating algae from drinking water sources. The book is organized in three sections:
Methods, which covers online monitoring, sampling, detection of cyanotoxins, and algal chlorophylls
Organisms, which details nine divisions of algae
Management, which considers source water controls, treatment strategies, and organism removal
Manual M57 will help you:
Identify algal species
Detect cyanotoxins
Design an algae monitoring program
Control algae at the source
Remove algae in the treatment plant
Note: M57 is a large digital document containing many color graphics, so it may take a few minutes to download.
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SDO | AWWA: American Water Works Association |
Document Number | M57 |
Publication Date | Jan. 1, 2010 |
Language | en - English |
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