Biofilms in Wastewater Treatment: An Interdisciplinary Approach

By S Wuertz;  PL Bishop;  PA Wilderer IWA Publishing Volume 4 

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.2166/9781780402741 

ISBN electronic: 9781780402741 Publication date: June 2005

The central theme of the book is the flow of information from experimental approaches in biofilm research to simulation and modeling of complex wastewater systems. Probably the greatest challenge in wastewater research lies in using the methods and the results obtained in one scientific discipline to design intelligent experiments in other disciplines, and eventually to improve the knowledge base the practitioner needs to run wastewater treatment plants.

The purpose of Biofilms in Wastewater Treatment is to provide engineers with the knowledge needed to apply the new insights gained by researchers. The authors provide an authoritative insight into the function of biofilms on a technical and on a lab-scale, cover some of the exciting new basic microbiological and wastewater engineering research involving molecular biology techniques and microscopy, and discuss recent attempts to predict the development of biofilms.

This book is divided into 3 sections: Modeling and Simulation; Architecture, Population Structure and Function; and From Fundamentals