Natural Systems International

Revelant Texts and Support Resorces

Engineering Textbooks and Other Technical Publications

Asano, T., F. L. Burton, H. Leverenz, R. Tsuchihashi, and G. Tchobanoglous (2007) Water Reuse: Issues, Technologies, and Applications. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY.

* Reed, S. C., R. W. Crites, J. E. Middlebrooks (1995) Natural Systems for Waste Management and Treatment. 2nd Edition. McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, NY.

* Crites, R. W. and Tchbanoglous, G. (1998) Small and Decentralized Wastewater Management Systems. McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, NY.

Tchobanoglous, G. and Burton, F.L. (2004) Wastewater Engineering; Treatment, Disposal and Reuse. 4rd Edition. McGraw-Hill, Inc., New York, NY. (Refer especially to Chapter 13.)

Brown, D. S., et al, ed. (2000) Constructed Wetlands Treatment of Municipal Wastewater. EPA -625R-99-010. Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati, OH.

Hammer, D. A., ed. (1989) Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment; Municipal, Industrial and Agricultural. Lewis Publishers. Chelsea, MI.

* Moshiri, G. A., ed. (1993) Constructed Wetlands for Water Quality Improvement. Lewis Publishers. Chelsea, MI.

Reed, S. C. (1990) Natural Systems for Wastewater Treatment: Manual of Practice FD-16. Water Environment Federation, Alexandria, VA.

Reed, S. C., ed. (1993) Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment: A Technology Assessment. EPA 832-R-93-001, Office of Water, Washington, D.C.

Crites, R. L., et al. (1988) Design Manual: Constructed Wetlands and Aquatic Plant Systems for Municipal Wastewater Treatment. EPA 625/1-88/022. Office of Research and Development, Washington, D.C.

* Bowker, R. P. G., et al. (1992) Wastewater Treatment/Disposal for Small Communities. EPA 625/R-92/005. Office of Research and Development, Washington, D.C.

WEF (1993) Natural Systems Digest. Alexandria, VA.

Kadlec, R.H. and Knight, R.L. (1996) Treatment Wetlands. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Cook, M. B. and Wayland, R. H., (1993) Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment and Wildlife Habitat: 17 Case Studies. EPA 832-R-93-005.

* Campbell, C. S. and Ogden, M. H. (1999) Constructed Wetlands in the Sustainable Landscape. John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY.

Wetlands Science

Kent, D. M., ed. (1994) Applied Wetlands Science and Technology. Lewis Publishers, Ann Arbor, MI.

Mitch & Gosselink (1992) Wetlands, 2nd Edition. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, NY.

Other Important and Relevant Publications

Munoz, P.A., A. Drizo, W.C. Hession (2006) Flow Patterns of Dairy Wastewater Constructed Wetlands in a Cold Climate. Water Research.

Leverenz, H. and Tchobanoglous G. (2006) Challenges for Sustainable Wastewater Management in the 21st Century. Wastewater Professional, Vol. 42, No. 1.

* Reed, S. C., et al. (2000) Process Design Manual: Land Treatment of Municipal Wastewater. US EPA 625/1-81-013. Center for Environmental Research, Cincinnati, OH 45268.

* Schmidt, C. J. and Boyle, W. C. (1980) Design Manual: Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems. US EPA 625/1-80-012. Office of Water, Washington, D.C.

Collins, E., ed. (1994) On-Site Wastewater Treatment: Proceedings of the Seventh International Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems. ASAE, St. Joseph, MI.

Converse, J. C., ed. (1991) On Site Wastewater Treatment: Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems. ASAE, St. Joseph, MI.

ASAE (1987) On-Site Wastewater Treatment: Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems. ASAE, St. Joseph, MI.

ASAE (1984) On-Site Wastewater Treatment: Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems. ASAE, St. Joseph, MI.

Books marked with an ‘ * ‘ are essential reading.