Water and Wastewater Treatment Engineering
Lecture Notes
The following is a set of lecture notes from the class, prepared by Dr. Peter Shanahan.
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LEC # |
TOPICS |
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1 |
Introduction to Water Supply and Wastewater (PDF - 2.0 MB) |
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2 |
Why Treat Water and Wastewater? Water Quality Parameters and Standards(PDF - 1.2 MB) |
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3 |
Reactor Tanks - Mixed Tanks, First-order Kinetics, Plug Flow (PDF) |
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4 |
Reactor Tanks - Dispersed Flow, Tanks-In-Series, Residence Time Distribution (PDF) |
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5 |
Sedimentation-Flocculation - Part 1 (PDF) |
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6 |
Sedimentation-Flocculation - Part 2 (PDF - 1.9 MB) |
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7 |
Filtration (PDF - 2.3 MB) |
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8 |
Chemical Treatment - Softening - Part 1 (PDF - 1.5 MB) |
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9 |
Chemical Treatment - Softening - Part 2 (PDF) |
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10 |
Chemical Treatment - Adsorption and Ion Exchange (PDF - 2.2 MB) |
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Field Trip to City of Cambridge Water Treatment Plant |
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11 |
Gas Transfer and Air Stripping (PDF) |
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12 |
Disinfection (PDF - 2.4 MB) |
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13 |
Wastewater Screening, Primary Treatment (PDF - 2.2 MB) |
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Field Trip to Deer Island Wastewater Treatment Plant |
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14 |
Biological Reaction Kinetics - Part 1 (PDF) |
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15 |
Biological Reaction Kinetics - Part 2 (PDF) |
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16 |
Stabilization Ponds (PDF) |
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17 |
Activated Sludge Treatment - Part 1 (PDF) |
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18 |
Activated Sludge Treatment - Part 2 (PDF - 2.0 MB) |
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19 |
Trickling Filters, Biological Contactors (PDF - 2.1 MB) |
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20 |
Nutrient Removal (PDF - 3.4 MB) |
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21 |
Sludge Handling (PDF - 1.3 MB) |
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22 |
Sludge Digestion (PDF - 2.1 MB) |
Assignments
The following is a list of assignment and solutions given to the class over the term.
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ASSIGNMENTS |
SOLUTIONS |
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Problem Set 1 (PDF) |
(PDF) |
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Problem Set 2 (PDF) |
(PDF) |
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Problem Set 3 (PDF) |
(PDF) |
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Problem Set 4 (PDF) |
(PDF) |
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Problem Set 5 (PDF) |
(PDF) |
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Problem Set 6 (PDF) |
(PDF) |
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Problem Set 7 (PDF) |
(PDF) |
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Problem Set 8 (PDF) |
(PDF) |
Exams
This section contains the exams from the course, along with their solutions.
Projects
The primary assignment for the semester is a design project. The following is a collection of suggested topics for that project, and the student projects themselves. The student projects are courtesy of the students named, and used with permission.
Design Project Ideas (PDF)
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AUTHORS |
TOPICS |
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Elizabeth Walker |
MIT Kresge Parking Lot: Development of Rain Garden to Control Stormwater Runoff (PDF) |
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Kathy Lin |
Distributing Responsibility for Clean Water: The Total Maximum Daily Load (TDML) Program (PDF) |
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Holly Johnson |
Water Stabilization Pond Design for Puerto Ayoro, Galapagos Islands (PDF) |
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Ben Ward |
Irvine Ranch Water District of California's Water Reclaimation Plant (PDF - 2.6 MB) |