The Nalco Water Handbook, Third Edition - Hardcover

Nalco Chemical Company, N/A

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0071548831 ISBN 13: 9780071548830

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2009

Synopsis

The Landmark Water Use and Conditioning Resource--Fully Updated for the Twenty-First Century

Developed by the world's leading integrated water treatment and process improvement company, The Nalco Water Handbook, Third Edition provides comprehensive guidance on the use and conditioning of water and wastewater in any industrial or institutional facility. Reflecting major advances in technology and the latest regulatory requirements, this thoroughly revised classic covers basic water chemistry and explains how to improve water quality, minimize water usage, and implement more efficient treatment processes.

The Third Edition features new information on wastewater, cooling systems, microbiological control, energy conservation, environmental hygiene, and steam generation problems and prevention. Every essential water treatment topic is covered in this authoritative volume, including:

• The chemistry of water
• Water sources
• Contaminants
• Impurity removal
• Steam generation
• Energy in water systems
• Wastewater discharge
• Industrial and municipal use of water
  

About this title

About the Author:

During the past century, Nalco Company has grown from a fledgling water treatment business to the leading integrated water treatment and process improvement company in the world. They do this by focusing on our core markets of water treatment and process chemicals and on our corporate strengths - global presence, on-site expertise, and innovative products and services. Nalco's more than 11,000 employees work with more than 70,000 customers in 130 countries in industry, government and institutions to reduce water and energy consumption by solving and preventing problems, protecting the environment, decreasing costs, increasing productivity, improving profitability by reducing customer total costs of operation, and maintaining asset reliability.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0071548831
• ISBN 13: 9780071548830
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 1280