Appropriate for undergraduate courses, this first in a series of six textbooks analyzes the flow and composition of wastewater, explores the impact of discharge into receiving water bodies, describes the most common biological methods for treating wastewater, and outlines the stages of sludge management. The author teaches at the Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil. Distributed in the U.S. by BookMasters. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)