Developed specifically for water and wastewater professionals, this unique dictionary provides standardized definitions for more than 15,000 water- and wastewater-related words, phrases, acronyms, chemicals, microorganisms, units of measure, formulas, calculations, and more. No other reference book comes close to the depth and breadth of definitions covered in The Water Dictionary. You will find definitions for terms in every area of water and wastewater supply: water treatment and distribution, wastewater treatment, geology, hydrology, toxicology, microbiology, engineering, chemistry, regulations, and many more areas. Updated after 10 years, this new edition includes more than 3,000 new and revised entries. Appendixes include Units of Measure and Table of Conversion Factors.