Clarifier Design
By Water Environment Federation, 2005, Hardback, 704 pages, ISBN 0071464166 / 9780071464161

Clarification is the final step in wastewater treatment. Once the water has been thoroughly cleansed, clarifiers remove both any remaining pollutants and the chemicals added by the treatment process (such as chlorine), so water can be safely released back into the local environment.
Table of contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Primary Clarifier Design Concepts and Considerations
Chapter 3: High Rate & Wet Weather Clarifier Design Concepts & Considerations
Chapter 4: Secondary Clarifier Design Concepts and Considerations
Chapter 5: Tertiary Clarifier Design Concepts and Considerations
Chapter 6: Mathematical Modeling of Secondary Settling Tanks
Chapter 7: Field Testing
Chapter 8: Circular Clarifiers
Chapter 9: Rectangular Clarifiers
Chapter 10: Clarifier Performance Monitoring and Control
Chapter 11: International Approaches
Chapter 12: Interaction of Clarifiers with Other Facilities
APPENDIX A: SETTLING TEST PROCEDURE
INDEX
Biographical note
Founded in 1928, the Water Environment Federation (WEF) is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with members from varied disciplines who work toward the WEF vision of preservation and enhancement of the global water environment. The WEF network includes water quality professionals from 76 Member Associations in 30 countries. Its headquaarters is in Alexandria, Virginia.