Theory and Practice of Water and Wastewater Treatment

Ronald L. Droste

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We had a colleague, a mechanical engineer, who taught the first-year course in mechanics. As his first exercise, he posed the question “What is the greatest engineering achievement?” to his classes. The students’ answers ranged from rockets to computers to automobiles. His answer was the availability of safe drinking water (which distinguishes a developed country from a developing country) in adequate amounts and the removal of wastewater. We, of course, agree and hope to make an incremental advancement through this monograph.