Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Chapter 1. Treated Wastewater Reuse: A New Resource -- 1.1. Observations on the current situation -- 1.2. Climate change -- 1.3. Solutions to reduce water stress -- 1.3.1. Direct and indirect reuse -- 1.4. The various purposes of reuse -- 1.5. Adapting to the local context -- 1.6. Policies and institutions to support reuse -- 1.7. Glossary -- 1.8. References -- Chapter 2. Characterization of Treated Wastewater -- 2.1. Main parameters defining the quality of treated wastewater -- 2.1.1. Indicators of organic matter: biological oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand and total organic carbon -- 2.1.2. Suspended solids -- 2.1.3. Nitrogen -- 2.1.4. Phosphorus -- 2.1.5. Pesticides and endocrine disruptors -- 2.2. Microbiological aspects -- 2.2.1. Bacteria -- 2.2.2. Enteric viruses -- 2.2.3. Enteric protozoa -- 2.2.4. Helminth eggs -- 2.2.5. Fecal contamination indicators -- 2.3. References -- Chapter 3. Applications and Uses of Reused Water -- 3.1. The different uses -- 3.1.1. Agriculture -- 3.1.2. Reuse in industry -- 3.1.3. Groundwater recharge -- 3.1.4. Recreational and environmental areas -- 3.1.5. Urban non-food uses -- 3.1.6. Drinking water -- 3.2. References -- Chapter 4. Regulations -- 4.1. Regulations, state of the art and future challenges of municipal wastewater treatment and water reuse -- 4.2. Regulations for treated wastewater reuse in France -- 4.2.1. Application to irrigation -- 4.3. European Directive -- 4.3.1. Minimum requirements applicable to reclaimed water intended for agricultural irrigation -- 4.4. World Health Organization -- 4.4.1. Objectives of pathogen reduction for the different irrigation types -- 4.4.2. Monitoring/verification -- 4.5. Regulation on treated wastewater reuse in the United States -- 4.6. Regulation on water reuse in China -- 4.7. Australia.

4.8. Mediterranean countries and the Middle East -- 4.9. Conclusion -- 4.10. References -- Chapter 5. Treated Wastewater Reuse Planning -- 5.1. Project objectives and limitations -- 5.1.1. Preliminary investigations -- 5.1.2. Selection of potential markets -- 5.1.3. Assessment of alternatives -- 5.1.4. Awareness and education -- 5.1.5. Importance of terminology -- 5.1.6. Economic and legal aspects -- 5.2. References -- Chapter 6. Treatment Technologies -- 6.1. Use of raw wastewater -- 6.2. Bases of the treatment process concept -- 6.3. References -- Chapter 7. Tertiary Filtration -- 7.1. Gravity filtration without reagents -- 7.1.1. Rapid filters and high-rate filters (HRF) -- 7.1.2. Dual-media filters -- 7.1.3. Pressure filters -- 7.2. Gravity filtration with reagents -- 7.3. Filtration mechanisms -- 7.4. Implementation parameters -- 7.4.1. Media -- 7.4.2. Media height ratio/d10 -- 7.4.3. Effective size ratio -- 7.5. Size parameters: filtration rate and media height -- 7.5.1. Filter depth modelling -- 7.6. Operating parameters -- 7.6.1. Pressure drop in a clean filter -- 7.6.2. Retention capacity -- 7.6.3. Filter backwashing conditions -- 7.7. Filtration technologies -- 7.7.1. Conventional single-layer filters -- 7.7.2. High-rate filters -- 7.7.3. Example of tertiary filtration design on single-media filter -- 7.7.4. Dual-media filters -- 7.7.5. Filters under pressure -- 7.7.6. Performances of gravity filters -- 7.8. Mobile material filters -- 7.9. Rotary drum filters -- 7.9.1. Hydrotech filter characteristics -- 7.10. References -- Chapter 8. Disinfection -- 8.1. Microorganisms present in treated wastewater -- 8.1.1. Bacteria -- 8.1.2. Viruses -- 8.1.3. Parasites -- 8.2. General rules of chemical disinfection -- 8.2.1. Mode of action of chemical disinfectants in treated wastewater -- 8.2.2. Reduction principle of the number of germs -- "Log" units.

8.3. Factors influencing the effectiveness of chemical disinfection -- 8.3.1. Turbidity -- 8.3.2. Presence of oxidizable matter -- 8.3.3. Injection mode and point -- 8.3.4. Design of the contact tank -- 8.4. Qualities of a good disinfectant -- 8.5. The main techniques of wastewater chemical disinfection -- 8.5.1. Chlorine disinfection -- 8.5.2. Chlorine dioxide disinfection -- 8.5.3. Chloramination -- 8.6. Disinfection with ozone -- 8.6.1. General information on ozone -- 8.6.2. Preparation and implementation of ozone -- 8.6.3. Transfer of ozone in water to be treated -- 8.6.4. Performance of disinfection with ozone -- 8.7. Organic peracids: performic acid and peracetic acid -- 8.7.1. Production organic peracids -- 8.7.2. Disinfection and oxidation mechanisms of organic peracids -- 8.7.3. Performic acid -- 8.7.4. Peracetic acid -- 8.7.5. Degradation kinetics of peracids -- 8.7.6. Primary, secondary and tertiary wastewater applications -- 8.8. UV disinfection -- 8.8.1. General information on UV radiation -- 8.8.2. Inactivation mechanisms -- 8.8.3. Lethal dose and inactivation kinetics -- 8.8.4. Implementation -- 8.8.5. Sizing parameters -- 8.8.6. Factors influencing UV treatment efficiency -- 8.8.7. Performance -- 8.8.8. UV disinfection advantages and disadvantages in wastewater -- 8.9. Criteria for selecting a disinfection technique -- 8.10. References -- Index -- EULA.