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Flotation Technology

Part of the book series: Handbook of Environmental Engineering ((HEE,volume 12))

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Existing water and wastewater treatment technologies are often too costly or operationally complex for installation in single family homes and small community water systems serving less than 3,300 persons. Properly designed and installed septic tanks followed by soil absorption fields require minimum maintenance and can operate in all climatic conditions. However, when a soil system loses its capacity to absorb septic tank effluents, there is a potential for effluent surfacing, which often results in odors and, possibly, health hazards. Alternatively, the septic tank effluent containing nutrients may reach a lake causing problems due to eutrophication.

This chapter introduces a novel water/wastewater package treatment plant specifically developed for single family homes, apartments, and camping sites. The dimensions of the plant are 0.9 m × 0.6 m × 1.8 m high. The distinguishing features of the plant are its high rate electroflotation and UV processes. The chapter covers the following topics: conventional and innovative package water treatment plants, electroflotation theory, water purification by electroflotation and filtration, treatment of well water, treatment of lake water, treatment of highly contaminated water, and wastewater treatment by electroflotation and filtration.

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  1. Lenox Institute of Water Technology, Lenox, MA, USA

    Lawrence K. Wang PhD, PE, DEE & Nazih K. Shammas PhD

  2. Krofta Engineering Corporation, Lenox, MA, USA

    Lawrence K. Wang PhD, PE, DEE & Nazih K. Shammas PhD

  3. Zorex Corporation, Newtonville, NY, USA

    Lawrence K. Wang PhD, PE, DEE

  4. Berkshire Enviro-Labs, Inc., Lee, MA, USA

    Betty C. Wu BS, MS

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Wang, L.K., Shammas, N.K., Wu, B.C. (2010). Electroflotation. In: Wang, L., Shammas, N., Selke, W., Aulenbach, D. (eds) Flotation Technology. Handbook of Environmental Engineering, vol 12. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-133-2_5

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