Download or read book Handbook Biological Waste Water Treatment - Design and Optimisation of Activated Sludge Systems written by and published by Webshop Wastewater Handbook. This book was released on 2007 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its conception almost a century ago, the activated sludge system has emerged as the dominant waste water treatment technology, with tens of thousands of implementations worldwide. The pivotal role played by the activated sludge system was originally due to its high efficiency in COD- and suspended solids removal, while more recently new processes for the removal of the macro-nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus have easily been accommodated.