WastewaterMicrobiology

WASTEWATERMICROBIOLOGYThirdEditionGABRIELBITTONDepartmentofEnvironmentalEngineeringSciencesUniversityofFlorida,Gainesville,FloridaAJOHNWILEY&SONS,INC.,PUBLICATIONWASTEWATERMICROBIOLOGYThirdEditionWASTEWATERMICROBIOLOGYThirdEditionGABRIELBITTONDepartmentofEnvironmentalEngineeringSciencesUniversityofFlorida,Gainesville,FloridaAJOHNWILEY&SONS,INC.,PUBLICATIONThisbookisprintedonacid-freepaper.W1Copyright#2005byJohnWiley&Sons,Inc.Allrightsreserved.PublishedbyJohnWiley&Sons,Inc.,Hoboken,NewJersey.PublishedsimultaneouslyinCanada.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recording,scanning,orotherwise,exceptaspermittedunderSection107or108ofthe1976UnitedStatesCopyrightAct,withouteitherthepriorwrittenpermissionofthePublisher,orauthorizationthroughpaymentoftheappropriateper-copyfeetotheCopyrightClearanceCenter,Inc.,222RosewoodDrive,Danvers,MA01923,forpermissionshouldbeaddressedtothePermissionsDepartment,JohnWiley&Sons,Inc.,111RiverStreet,Hoboken,NJ07030,[phone],fax[phone].LimitofLiability/DisclaimerofWarranty:Whilethepublisherandauthorhaveusedtheirbesteffortsinpreparingthisbook,theymakenorepresentationsorwarrantieswithrespecttotheaccuracyorcompletenessofthecontentsofthisbookandspecificallydisclaimanyimpliedwarrantiesofmerchantabilityorfitnessforaparticularpurpose.Nowarrantymaybecreatedorextendedbysalesrepresentativesorwrittensalesmaterials.Theadviceandstrategiescontainedhereinmaynotbesuitableforyoursituation.Youshouldconsultwithaprofessionalwhereappropriate.Neitherthepublishernorauthorshallbeliableforanylossofprofitoranyothercommercialdamages,includingbutnotlimitedtospecial,incidental,consequential,orotherdamages.Thepublisherandtheauthormakenorepresentationsorwarrantieswithrespecttotheaccuracyorcompletenessofthecontentsofthisworkandspecificallydisclaimallwarranties,includingwithoutlimitationanyimpliedwarrantiesoffitnessforaparticularpurpose.Thisworkissoldwiththeunderstandingthatthepublisherisnotengagedinrenderingprofessionalservices.Theadviceandstrategiescontainedhereinmaynotbesuitableforeverysituation.Inviewofongoingresearch,equipmentmodifications,changesingovernmentalregulations,andtheconstantflowofinformationrelatingtotheuseofexperimentalreagents,equipment,anddevices,thereaderisurgedtoreviewandevaluatetheinformationprovidedinthepackageinsertorinstructionsforeachchemical,pieceofequipment,reagent,ordevicefor,amongotherthings,anychangesintheinstructionsorindicationofusageandforaddedwarningsandprecautions.ThefactthatanorganisationorWebsiteisreferredtointhisworkasacitationand/orapotentialsourceoffurtherinformationdoesnotmeanthattheauthororthepublisherendorsestheinformationtheorganizationorWebsitemayprovideorrecommendationsitmaymake.Further,readersshouldbeawarethatInternetWebsiteslistedinthisworkmayhavechangedordisappearedbetweenwhenthisworkwaswrittenandwhenitisread.Nowarrantymaybecreatedorextendedbyanypromotionalstatementsforthiswork.Neitherthepublishernortheauthorshallbeliableforanydamagesarisingherefrom.ForgeneralinformationonourotherproductsandservicespleasecontactourCustomerCareDepartmentwithintheU.S.at877-762-2974,outsidetheU.S.at317-572-3993orfax317-572-4002.Wileyalsopublishesitsbooksinavarietyofelectronicformats.Somecontentthatappearsinprint,however,maynotbeavailableinelectronicformat.LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData:Bitton,Gabriel.Wastewatermicrobiology/GabrielBitton.--3rded.p.;cm.Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.ISBN0-471-65071-4(cloth)1.Sanitarymicrobiology.2.Water--Microbiology.3.Sewage--Microbiology.[DNLM:1.Sewage--microbiology.2.WaterMicrobiology.3.SafetyManagement.4.WaterPurification--methods.QW80B624w2005]I.Title.QR48.B532005628.30010579--dc222004019935PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica10987654321978-750-8400,fax[phone],oronthewebat