Phosphorus Pollution Control

Aleksandra Drizo, is a former Professor in Sustainable Water Management at the University of Vermont, USA and in Water Technology at Heriot-Watt University, UK. She has nearly 30 years of experience in research, development, implementation and assessment of innovative technologies for phosphorus removal and recovery from wastewater, leading and managing projects in USA, Canada, Europe, Taiwan, Brazil, and New Zealand.

• Author Biography ixAcknowledgements xList of Abbreviations xii1 The Looming Threat of Eutrophication 11.1 Introduction 11.2 Trophic Classes of Water Bodies 31.3 The Role of Phosphorus in Eutrophication 41.4 Impacts of Eutrophication 71.5 The Extent of Eutrophication 81.6 Global Climate Change and Eutrophication 10Further Reading/Resources 102 Water Quality Legislation and Policy for Phosphorus Pollution Control 112.1 Introduction 112.2 Water Policies to Protect Water Quality from Phosphorus Pollution 132.3 Governance of Innovative Technologies for Phosphorus Removal 302.4 ETV for Innovative Phosphorus Removal Technologies and Practices 363 Phosphorus Removal Methods and Technologies 413.1 Introduction 413.2 P Removal from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Effluents (MWWTE) 433.3 Phosphorus Removal from Residential Wastewater Effluents (Onsite Residential Wastewater and Disposal Treatment Systems) 503.4 North American Onsite Wastewater Treatment Market 643.5 Agricultural Phosphorus Pollution and Mitigation Measures and Strategies 703.6 Phosphorus Removal from Urban Stormwater Runoff 943.7 In‐Lake Treatment of P 984 Phosphorus Recovery Technologies 1004.1 Introduction 1004.2 P Recovery from Municipal Wastewater Treatment Effluents 1024.3 P Recovery from Manure 1084.4 P Recovery from Alternative Sources – Water and Soil Management Systems 1124.5 Phosphorus Recovery Regulations 1134.6 Conclusions 115References 117Index 153