Municipal Sewage and Sludge: Treatment and Disposal Strategies: Management of Sewage and Sludge

This book is highly beneficial for a better understanding of the techniques involved in sewage treatment plants and the recovery of components from the contaminated matrix for valuable applications. The generation of a huge amount of sewage and sewage in cities and sub-cities is a big environmental crisis. Discharge of untreated or partially treated sewage imposes severe environmental pollution and health hazards. Various types of sewage treatment methods are used in different cities based on the current requirements. There are various norms, laws, and policies for the safe disposal of sludge and the discharge of sewage. In this proposed book, the generation of various sewage and sludge will be discussed in detail. Chemical analysis of sewage and sludge has been included in this proposed book. The impact of sewage and sludge on water resources, soil crops, and human health is also included in this proposed book. Various traditional and advanced treatment technologies of sewage treatment will be part of the proposed book. Reuse and recovery of nutrients and metals are also incorporated in this proposed book. One proposed chapter is dedicated to legislation in sewage discharge, and sludge disposal is also included in this proposed book. So, in this proposed book, we tried to incorporate a holistic view related to environmental issues of sewage and sludge and their management strategies. This not only leads to enhancement of valuable resources but also reduces the problem of environmental contamination. The conclusive reports presented in the present book will also help different researchers and government authorities to implement the best possible methods in the treatment of sewage and sludge in different industries.

Dr. Sughosh Madhav is presently working as Postdoctoral Fellow, at the Department of Civil Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India. He obtained his master’s degree from the Department of Environmental Science at Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. He earned his doctorate from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. The area of his doctoral research is the environmental impact of textile effluents on groundwater and soil quality. He worked in the fields of water quality, pollution, hydrogeochemistry, water treatment, and climate change. He has published 22 research papers and 12 book chapters in the field of environmental geochemistry, water pollution, and wastewater remediation. He has edited 12 books in Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley publications.

Dr. Himanshu Gupta is Former Head of the Department of Chemistry, School of Sciences, IFTM University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. Dr. Gupta received his Ph.D. degree in the field of environmental-analytical chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) in 2016. Dr. Gupta’s research is focused on the determination, degradation, and removal of various environmental pollutants from water as well as wastewater. Dr. Gupta has rich experience in handling advanced techniques including UV, IR, GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, AAS, ICP-MS, flame photometry, etc. He has published several refereed book chapters/articles in professional books/journals of international repute. Dr. Gupta has organized various conferences/workshops sponsored by different agencies such as DRDO and DST.

Dr. Arun Lal Srivastav is working as Associate Professor at Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh (India). He obtained his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, India, on the adsorption of nitrate and fluoride from water. Also, he has done post-doctoral research at National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan. He is currently involved in the teaching of environmental science, environmental engineering, disaster management, and design thinking to undergraduate engineering students. His research interests include water quality surveillance, climate change, water treatment, river ecosystem, soil health maintenance, engineering education, phytoremediation, and waste management.

Dr. Sirajuddin Ahmed is working as Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, (A Central University), New Delhi, India. He obtained his masters in engineering from Delhi College of Engineering (University of Delhi), New Delhi, India. He was awarded a doctorate from the University of Wales (U.K.). His research interest includes wastewater treatment, constructed wetlands and other wastewater treatment technologies, reuse and recycling of wastewater and sustainable development. He has published more than 100 research papers. He also has six patents. Prof. Ahmed has a lot of experience in industrial wastewater treatment and constructed wetlands to treat industrial effluents and wastewater.

Dr. Sirajuddin Ahmed is working as Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, Jamia Millia Islamia, (A Central University), New Delhi, India. He obtained his masters in engineering from Delhi College of Engineering (University of Delhi), New Delhi, India. He was awarded a doctorate from the University of Wales (U.K.). His research interest includes wastewater treatment, constructed wetlands and other wastewater treatment technologies, reuse and recycling of wastewater and sustainable development. He has published more than 100 research papers. He also has six patents. Prof. Ahmed has a lot of experience in industrial wastewater treatment and constructed wetlands to treat industrial effluents and wastewater.