This new book provides an understanding of the microbial processes used in the environmental engineering. It examines both basic theory as well as the latest applications, including nutrient removal and recovery, methanogenesis, suspended growth bioreactors, and more. Numerous worked example problems are presented in every chapter.

1 Introduction to Environmental Microbiology 2 Oxidation and Reduction: The Energy Reactions of Life 3 The Chemistry of Carbon (for the Non-Chemist in All of Us) 4 Life and Energy: The Principles of Chemical and Photo Thermodynamics 5 Metabolic and Nutritional Classifications 6 The Synthesis Reactions of Microbial Life 7 Thermodynamics and Cell Yield 8 Historic Moments in Microbiology and Public Health 9 The World of Microbes (And a Few Related Friends) 10 Infectious Diseases Important to Public Health and Sanitary Practice 11 Biochemistry and Bioenergetics (The Molecules of Life) 12 A Brief History of Life 13 Kinetics and Biodegradability 14 The Suspended Growth Bioreactor: Basic Concepts 15 The Suspended Growth Bioreactor: More Concepts and Some Variations 16 The Suspended Growth Bioreactor: Operational Considerations 17 Biological Nutrient Removal and Recovery 18 Anaerobic Processes for Methanogenesis 19 Principles of Biological Composting 20 Microbially Induced Corrosion 21 Biological Air Pollution Control 22 Microbial Ecology