"Frederick Rubel Jr. ... authored chapter 5"--Page xi. Includes bibliographical references (pages 81-83) and index.

List of figures -- List of tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- History and theory -- Chemicals -- Bibliography -- General system configurations -- Chemical selection guidelines -- Preliminary calculations -- Feed rate and dosage calculations -- Example feed rate calculations -- Example calculated dosage problems -- Simplification of feed rate and dosage calculations -- Preliminary planning examples -- Bibliography -- Design -- Feeders -- Auxiliary equipment -- Equipment installation -- Bibliography -- Operation and maintenance -- Control scheme -- Troubleshooting -- Records -- Maintenance -- Safety -- Bibliography -- Defluoridation -- Activated alumina (AA) treatment process -- Reverse osmosis treatment -- Bibliography -- Additional sources of information -- Index -- AWWA manuals. "This fifth edition of M4 Water Fluoridation Principles and Practices incorporates updates in these major areas: health effects, state and federal regulations, and defluoridation treatment. This manual presents guidelines to assist decision makers in planning fluoridation installations, engineers in designing them, and water utility personnel in operating them."--Jacket.