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ISBN 10: 0750698993
ISBN 13: 9780750698993
Author: J. Jeffrey Peirce, Ruth F. Weiner, P Aarne Vesilind
Complex environmental problems are often reduced to an inappropriate level of simplicity. While this book does not seek to present a comprehensive scientific and technical coverage of all aspects of the subject matter, it makes the issues, ideas, and language of environmental engineering accessible and understandable to the nontechnical reader.
Improvements introduced in the fourth edition include a complete rewrite of the chapters dealing with risk assessment and ethics, the introduction of new theories of radiation damage, inclusion of environmental disasters like Chernobyl and Bhopal, and general updating of all the content, specifically that on radioactive waste.
Since this book was first published in 1972, several generations of students have become environmentally aware and conscious of their responsibilities to the planet earth. Many of these environmental pioneers are now teaching in colleges and universities, and have in their classes students with the same sense of dedication and resolve that they themselves brought to the discipline. In those days, it was sometimes difficult to explain what indeed environmental science or engineering was, and why the development of these fields was so important to the future of the earth and to human civilization. Today there is no question that the human species has the capability of destroying its collective home, and that we have indeed taken major steps toward doing exactly that.
And yet, while, a lot has changed in a generation, much has not. We still have air pollution; we still contaminate our water supplies; we still dispose of hazardous materials improperly; we still destroy natural habitats as if no other species mattered. And worst of all, we still continue to populate the earth at an alarming rate. There is still a need for this book, and for the college and university courses that use it as a text, and perhaps this need is more acute now than it was several decades ago.
Environmental Pollution and Control 4th Table of contents:
Chapter 1. Pollution and Environmental Ethics
The Roots of Our Environmental Problems
Ethics
Environmental Ethics as Public Health
Environmental Ethics as Conservation and Preservation
Environmental Ethics as Caring for Nonhuman Nature
Application and Development of the Environmental Ethic
Conclusion
Chapter 2. Environmental Risk Analysis
Risk
Assessment of Risk
Dose-Response Evaluation
Population Responses
Exposure and Latency
Expression of Risk
Ecosystem Risk Assessment
Conclusion
Problems
Chapter 3. Water Pollution
Sources of Water Pollution
Elements of Aquatic Ecology
Biodegradation
Aerobic and Anaerobic Decomposition
Effect of Pollution on Streams
Effect of Pollution on Lakes
Heavy Metals and Toxic Substances
Effect of Pollution on Oceans
Conclusion
Problems
Appendix
Chapter 4. Measurement of Water Quality
Sampling
Dissolved Oxygen
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
Chemical Oxygen Demand
Turbidity
Color and Odor
pH
Alkalinity
Solids
Nitrogen
Phosphates
Bacteriological Measurements
Viruses
Heavy Metals
Trace Toxic Organic Compounds
Conclusion
Problems
Chapter 5. Water Supply
The Hydrologic Cycle and Water Availability
Groundwater Supplies
Surface Water Supplies
Water Transmission
Conclusion
Problems
Chapter 6. Water Treatment
Coagulation and Flocculation
Settling
Filtration
Disinfection
Conclusion
Problems
Chapter 7. Collection of Wastewater
Estimating Wastewater Quantities
System Layout
Conclusion
Problems
Chapter 8. Wastewater Treatment
Wastewater Characteristics
Onsite Wastewater Disposal
Central Wastewater Treatment
Primary Treatment
Secondary Treatment
Tertiary Treatment
Disinfection
Conclusion
Problems
Chapter 9. Sludge Treatment, Utilization, and Disposal
Sources of Sludge
Sludge Treatment
Utilization and Ultimate Disposal
Conclusion
Problems
Chapter 10. Nonpoint Source Water Pollution
The Runoff Process
Control Techniques Applicable to Nonpoint Source Pollution
Conclusion
Problems
Chapter 11. Water Pollution Law and Regulations
Common Law
Statutory Law
Conclusion
Problems
Chapter 12. Solid Waste
Quantities and Characteristics of Municipal Solid Waste
Collection
Disposal Options
Litter
Pollution Prevention
Conclusion
Problems
Chapter 13. Solid Waste Disposal
Disposal of Unprocessed Refuse in Sanitary Landfills
Volume Reduction Before Disposal
Conclusion
Problems
Chapter 14. Reuse, Recycling, and Recovery
Recycling
Recovery
Energy Recovery from the Organic Fraction of MSW
Composting
Conclusion
Problems
Chapter 15. Hazardous Waste
The Magnitude of the Problem
Waste Processing and Handling
Transportation of Hazardous Wastes
Recovery Alternatives
Hazardous Waste Management Facilities
Pollution Prevention
Conclusion
Problems
Chapter 16. Radioactive Waste
Radiation
Health Effects
Sources of Radioactive Waste
Radioactive Waste Management
Transuranic Waste
Waste Form Modification
Conclusion
Problems
Chapter 17. Solid, Hazardous, and Radioactive Waste Law and Regulations
Nonhazardous Solid Waste
Hazardous Waste
Radioactive Waste
Conclusion
Problems
Chapter 18. Air Pollution
Types and Sources of Gaseous Air Pollutants
Particulate Matter
Hazardous Air Pollutants
Global and Atmospheric Climate Change
Health Effects
Effects on Animals
Effects on Materials
Effects on Visibility
Indoor Air Pollution
Conclusion
Problems
Chapter 19. Meteorology and Air Pollution
Basic Meteorology
Horizontal Dispersion of Pollutants
Vertical Dispersion of Pollutants
Atmospheric Dispersion
Cleansing the Atmosphere
Conclusion
Problems
Chapter 20. Measurement of Air Quality
Measurement of Particulate Matter
Measurement of Gases
Reference Methods
Grab Samples
Stack Samples
Smoke and Opacity
Conclusion
Problems
Chapter 21. Air Pollution Control
Source Correction
Collection of Pollutants
Cooling
Treatment
Control of Gaseous Pollutants
Control of Moving Sources
Control of Global Climate Change
Conclusion
Problems
Chapter 22. Air Pollution Law and Regulations
Air Quality and Common Law
Statutory Law
Moving Sources
Tropospheric Ozone
Acid Rain
Problems of Implementation
Conclusion
Problems
Chapter 23. Noise Pollution and Control
The Concept of Sound
Sound Pressure Level, Frequency, and Propagation
Sound Level
Measuring Transient Noise
The Acoustic Environment
Health Effects of Noise
Noise Control
Conclusion
Problems
Chapter 24. Environmental Impact and Economic Assessment
Environmental Impact
Socioeconomic Impact Assessment
Conclusion
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