Gerardi / Zimmerman Wastewater Pathogens

1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-471-71042-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, Band 1, 192 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wastewater Microbiology

A practical guide to wastewater pathogens
The fourth volume in Wiley's Wastewater Microbiology series,Wastewater Pathogens offers wastewater personnel a practical guidethat is free of overly technical jargon. Designed especially foroperators, the text provides straight facts on the biology oftreatment as well as appropriate protective measures. Coverageincludes:
* An overview of relevant history, hazards, and organisms
* Viruses, bacteria, and fungi
* Protozoa and helminthes
* Ectoparasites and rodents
* Aerosols, foam, and sludge
* Disease transmission and the body's defenses
* Removal, inactivation, and destruction of pathogens
* Hygiene measures, protective equipment, and immunizations

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gerardi, Michael H.

Zimmerman, Mel C.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PREFACE ix
PART I OVERVIEW 1
1. Introduction 3
2. History 7
3. Hazards 11
4. Classification of Organisms 17
PART II VIRUSES, BACTERIA, AND FUNGI 21
5. Viruses 23
6. Hepatitis Virus Group 31
7. HIV 39
8. West Nile Virus 45
9. Bacteria 53
10. Leptospira interrogans 67
11. Fungi 69
PART III PROTOZOANS AND HELMINTHS 73
12. Introduction to Parasitic Protozoans and Helminths 75
13. Protozoans 79
14. Helminths 85
PART IV ECTOPARASITES AND RODENTS 97
15. Ectoparasites 99
16. Rodents and Rodent Control 103
PART V AEROSOLS, FOAM, AND SLUDGE 111
17. Aerosols and Foam 113
18. Sludge 117
PART VI DISEASE TRANSMISSION AND THE BODY'S DEFENSES 123
19. Disease Transmission 125
20. The Body's Defenses 129
PART VII REMOVAL, INACTIVATION, AND DESTRUCTION OF PATHOGENS 135
21. Removal, Inactivation, and Destruction of Pathogens 137
22. Disinfection 141
23. Coliform Bacteria and Indicator Organisms 145
PART VIII HYGIENE MEASURES, PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, AND IMMUNIZATIONS 149
24. Hygiene Measures and Protective Equipment 151
25. Immunizations 159
REFERENCES 163
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS 167
CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS AND ELEMENTS 169
GLOSSARY 171
INDEX 177

Über Autor(innen)

MICHAEL H. GERARDI holds an MS in biology from James MadisonUniversity and provides wastewater operator training andtroubleshooting of municipal and industrial wastewater treatmentplants in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, and Europe. Hehas authored more than eighty technical articles. He is currentlyresponsible for the development and presentation of wastewaterbiology courses at the Pennsylvania State University.
MEL C. ZIMMERMAN is professor and chair of the BiologyDepartment at Lycoming College. He also directs the Clean WaterInstitute at Lycoming. He has been teaching courses in ecology,aquatic biology, and tropical marine biology for twenty-four years.His research and publications deal with stream ecology andrestoration, wetland ecology, and wastewater biology.