Books by Michael H. Gerardi

This publication reviews the microbiology of wastewater treatment focusing on the activated sludge process. It addresses critical topics such as cost-effective operation, permit compliance process control and troubleshooting through a microbiological perspective.

This book reviews the significant bacterial groups, the roles they perform in wastewater treatment, and the operational conditions that affect their activity. The roles that are performed by each bacterial group may be beneficial or detrimental to the biological treatment unit depend upon the operational conditions of the unit.