Book Description

Selected Proceedings of the 1st IWA World Water Congress, held in Paris, France, 3-7 July 2000. The World Water Congress held in Paris in July 2000 was the first under the banner of the International Water Association, formed by the merger of the International Association on Water Quality and the International Water Services Association. The success of the merger was reflected in the unprecedented degree of interest and participation in the Congress, with nearly two-and-a-half thousand delegates attending for 450 oral presentations, 750 poster presentations and 4 workshops and seminars. From the large number of oral presentations, 40 have been selected for this issue, dealing with: Aspects of biological treatment processes Anaerobic digestion Activated sludge population dynamics Nutrient removal Biofilms With authors who rank among the world's leading experts in these fields, these proceedings are an essential compilation of the latest research, development and applications of biological processes for wastewater treatment.