Environmental Management in Europe and North America: A Comparison of Methods Book

	Foreword
1	Trends in environmental legislation and practices in Europe and North America	3
2	Approaches to the assessment and remediation of polluted land in Europe and America	11
3	Urban pollution control - a transatlantic perspective	21
4	The evolution and implementation of groundwater protection strategies in the US	31
5	The effect of European legislation on marine treatment of urban wastewater	41
6	Certification aspects of the regulated water businesses of England and Wales	51
7	Water treatment in Europe and North America	59
8	Drinking water quality and the consumer	71
9	Drinking water industry faces environmental challenges	81
10	Satisfying the Channel Tunnel demand	97
11	The environmental impact of reservoir development: an overview of UK and Canadian practice	109
12	Impact of reservoirs on the environment	119
13	The effect of leakage control and domestic metering on water consumption in the Isle of Wight	131
14	A joint US and UK approach to water supply and distribution modelling	139
15	Leakage control and water conservation practices	153
16	Integrated watershed/river catchment planning and management - a comparison of selected Canadian and UK experiences	159
17	Restoration of coastal wetlands: the Californian experience	173
18	Recreational use of coastal waters: development and application of health-related standards	189
19	River Crane flood-alleviation scheme	201
20	Use of environmental constraints analysis to select a flood improvement scheme in northern California	213
21	Transatlantic treatment technology trends in fixed-film filters	223
22	Upgrading biological filter effluents using the TF/SC process	237
23	Wastewater management for rural areas under adverse conditions	255
24	The design and construction of a tertiary treatment plant at Alfreton wastewater treatment works	265
25	Denitrification of wastewater: operating experiences in the US and pilot-plant studies in the UK	277
26	Upgrading Miskolc wastewater treatment works, Hungary	293
27	Disinfection of effluents from Bellozanne wastewater treatment works, Jersey	309
28	Technologies for compliance with water quality based permit limits in the US	323
29	New effluent treatment plant and landfill site for Inverurie Paper Mills	345
30	Evaluation and development of a thermophilic aerobic digester at Castle Donington wastewater treatment works	359
31	Sludge - a common problem	371
32	A British contractor's view of sewage sludge disposal	379
33	Environmental assessment implications for sludge dryers	383
34	Possible regulations for the admission of municipal solid waste and sludge to a composting plant	391
35	A review of landfill standards in the US and Germany	401
36	Comparison of landfill design and operating practices in the US and UK	409
37	Land disposal practices in Europe and North America	417
38	Environmental management of landfill sites	431
	Index	439