Marcos Von Sperling is a Brazilian professor in Environmental Engineering at Federal University of Minas Gerais. He is known for writing some of the most influential textbooks for wastewater treatment in Brazil and other warm climate regions, known as "Biological wastewater treatment series".[1] These books was later released under the Creative Commons license at IWA Water Wiki.

Marcos Von Sperling
NationalityBrazilian
Alma materFederal University of Minas Gerais
Imperial College London
Known forWriting some of the most influential textbooks for wastewater treatment in warm climate regions

Education

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Von Sperling graduated from Federal University of Minas Gerais with a Civil Engineering degree in 1979. He received a master's degree in Sanitary Engineering from Federal University of Minas Gerais in 1983. He completed his PhD studies in Environmental Engineering at Imperial College London in 1990.[2]

Bibliography

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  • Volume 1: Wastewater Characteristics, Treatment and Disposal (2007)
  • Volume 2: Basic Principles of Wastewater Treatment (2007)
  • Volume 3: Waste Stabilisation Ponds (2007)
  • Volume 4: Anaerobic Reactors (2007)
  • Volume 5: Activated Sludge and Aerobic Biofilm Reactors (2007)
  • Volume 6: Sludge Treatment and Disposal (2007)

References

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  1. ^ Andrade Neto, Cícero Onofre de (2006). "Tratamento de esgotos domésticos. Introdução à qualidade das águas e ao tratamento de esgotos". Engenharia Sanitaria e Ambiental. 11 (1): 6. doi:10.1590/S1413-41522006000100001. ISSN 1413-4152.
  2. ^ "Editora UFMG". www.editoraufmg.com.br. Retrieved 2016-03-28.
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