Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science,9780131553842

Introduction to Environmental Engineering and Science

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780131553842
ISBN10: 0131553844
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1998-01-01
Publisher(s): Prentice Hall
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Summary

Appropriate for undergraduate engineering and science courses in Environmental Engineering. Balanced coverage of all the major categories of environmental pollution, with coverage of current topics such as climate change and ozone depletion, risk assessment, indoor air quality, source-reduction and recycling, and groundwater contamination. Slightly more quantitative than most books on the market.

Table of Contents

PREFACE XI
CHAPTER 1 MASS AND ENERGY TRANSFER
1(38)
1.1 Introduction
1(1)
1.2 Units of Measurement
2(3)
1.3 Materials Balance
5(10)
1.4 Energy Fundamentals
15(19)
Problems
34(5)
CHAPTER 2 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY
39(38)
2.1 Introduction
39(1)
2.2 Stoichiometry
39(6)
2.3 Enthalpy in Chemical Systems
45(4)
2.4 Chemical Equilibria
49(11)
2.5 Organic Chemistry
60(7)
2.6 Nuclear Chemistry
67(6)
Problems
73(3)
References
76(1)
CHAPTER 3 MATHEMATICS FOR GROWTH
77(40)
3.1 Introduction
77(1)
3.2 Exponential Growth
78(7)
3.3 Resource Consumption
85(7)
3.4 Population Growth
92(5)
3.5 Human Population Growth
97(14)
Problems
111(4)
References
115(2)
CHAPTER 4 RISK ASSESSMENT
117(46)
4.1 Introduction
117(1)
4.2 Perspectives on Risks
118(3)
4.3 Perception of Risk
121(1)
4.4 Risk Assessment
122(2)
4.5 Hazard Identification
124(12)
4.6 Dose-Response Assessment
136(11)
4.7 Human Exposure Assessment
147(5)
4.8 Risk Characterization
152(1)
4.9 Comparative Risk Analysis
153(4)
Problems
157(4)
References
161(2)
CHAPTER 5 WATER POLLUTION
163(104)
5.1 Introduction
163(1)
5.2 Water Resources
164(7)
5.3 Water Pollutants
171(13)
5.4 Status of Surface Water Quality
184(2)
5.5 Biochemical Oxygen Demand
186(12)
5.6 The Effect of Oxygen-Demanding Wastes on Rivers
198(9)
5.7 Water Quality in Lakes and Reservoirs
207(13)
5.8 Groundwater
220(1)
5.9 Aquifers
221(2)
5.10 Hydraulic Gradient
223(3)
5.11 Darcy's Law
226(4)
5.12 Contaminant Transport
230(3)
5.13 Cone of Depression
233(5)
5.14 Capture-Zone Curves
238(6)
5.15 Control of Groundwater Plumes
244(1)
5.16 Contaminants in Groundwater
245(4)
5.17 Conventional Pump-and-Treat Systems
249(1)
5.18 Additional Remediation Technologies
250(4)
Problems
254(10)
References
264(3)
CHAPTER 6 WATER QUALITY CONTROL
267(60)
6.1 Introduction
267(1)
6.2 Municipal Water and Wastewater Systems
268(1)
6.3 The Safe Drinking Water Act
269(5)
6.4 Water Treatment Systems
274(13)
6.5 Wastewater Treatment
287(10)
6.6 Hazardous Wastes
297(2)
6.7 Hazardous Materials Legislation
299(9)
6.8 Hazardous Waste Treatment Technologies
308(12)
6.9 Land Disposal
320(4)
Problems
324(1)
References
325(2)
CHAPTER 7 AIR POLLUTION
327(126)
7.1 Introduction
327(1)
7.2 Overview of Emissions
328(3)
7.3 The Clean Air Act
331(6)
7.4 The Pollutant Standards Index
337(2)
7.5 Criteria Pollutants
339(22)
7.6 Toxic Air Pollutants
361(1)
7.7 Air Pollution in the World's Megacities
361(2)
7.8 Motor Vehicle Emissions
363(17)
7.9 Stationary Sources
380(12)
7.10 Air Pollution and Meteorology
392(14)
7.11 The Point-Source Gaussian Plume Model
406(22)
7.12 Indoor Air Quality
428(15)
Problems
443(7)
References
450(3)
CHAPTER 8 GLOBAL ATMOSPHERIC CHANGE
453(102)
8.1 Introduction
453(1)
8.2 The Atmospheric of Earth
454(2)
8.3 Global Temperature
456(10)
8.4 The Greenhouse Effect
466(4)
8.5 Global Energy Balance
470(2)
8.6 Radiative Forcing of Climate Change
472(4)
8.7 Radiative Forcings Since Preindustrial Times
476(16)
8.8 Radiative Forcings Saturation Effects
492(6)
8.9 Global Warming Potential
498(5)
8.10 The Carbon Cycle
503(4)
8.11 Carbon Emissions from Fossil Fuels
507(10)
8.12 IPCC Emission Scenarios
517(5)
8.13 Regional Impacts of Temperature Change
522(2)
8.14 The Oceans and Climate Change
524(4)
8.15 Changes in Stratospheric Ozone
528(16)
Problems
544(7)
References
551(4)
CHAPTER 9 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE RECOVERY
555(84)
9.1 Introduction
555(1)
9.2 Background
556(5)
9.3 Life-Cycle Assessment
561(6)
9.4 Source Reduction
567(9)
9.5 Collection and Transfer Operations
576(10)
9.6 Recycling
586(21)
9.7 Composting
607(4)
9.8 Discarded Materials
611(1)
9.9 Waste-to-Energy Combustion
611(12)
9.10 Landfills
623(9)
Problems
632(4)
References
636(3)
APPENDIX USEFUL CONVERSION FACTORS 639(4)
INDEX 643

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