Environmental Engineering
2nd Edition
Published on 22. October 2013
560 pages
978-1-4831-6262-1 (ISBN)
Description
Environmental Engineering, Second Edition is an introductory book on environmental engineering, which includes materials important to environmental engineers: water resources, air quality, solid and hazardous wastes (including radioactive waste), noise, and social and ethical considerations. The text begins with a short introduction on the roots of environmental engineering and presents the concept of risk and safety. The following chapters are devoted to discussions on such topics as sources of water pollution, measurement of water quality, wastewater treatment, quantities and characteristics of municipal solid waste, and solid and hazardous waste law. The types of air pollutants, air pollution control, and noise measurement and control are dealt with in detail as well. The last chapter covers the topic on environmental ethics. This book will be of use to junior or senior level engineering students.
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P. Aarne Vesilind | J. Jeffrey Peirce | Ruth F. Weiner
Environmental Engineering
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04/1988
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Preface1. Environmental Engineering Civil Engineering Public Health Ecology Ethics Environmental Engineering as a Profession2. Risk Analysis Risk Expression of Risk Assessment of Risk Exposure and Latency Dose-Response Evaluation Population Responses Problems3. 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 Problems4. Measurement of Water Quality Sampling Dissolved Oxygen Biochemical Oxygen Demand Chemical Oxygen Demand Total Organic Carbon Turbidity Color and Odor pH Solids Nitrogen Phosphates Bacteriological Measurements Viruses Heavy Metals Trace Toxic Organics Conclusion Problems5. Water Supply The Hydrologic Cycle and Water Availability Groundwater Supplies Surface Water Supplies Water Transmission Elements of Closed-Conduit Hydraulics Closed-Conduit Flow Pumps and Pumping Pump Characteristic Curves System Head Curves Operating Head and Discharge Conclusion Problems6. Water Treatment Coagulation and Flocculation Settling Filtration Disinfection Conclusion Problems7. Collection of Wastewater Estimating Wastewater Quantities System Layout Sewer Hydraulics Conclusion Problems8. Wastewater Treatment Wastewater Characteristics Onsite Wastewater Disposal Central Wastewater Treatment Primary Treatment Settling Tank Design and Operation Secondary Treatment Biological Process Dynamics Applied to the Activated Sludge System Tertiary Treatment Conclusion Problems9. Sludge Treatment and Disposal Sources of Sludge Characteristics of Sludges Sludge Treatment Sludge Stabilization Sludge Thickening Sludge Dewatering Ultimate Disposal Conclusion Problems10. Nonpoint Source Water Pollution The Runoff Process The Art and Science of Developing and Applying Loading Functions for Sediment Detachment and Transport Control Technologies Applicable to Nonpoint Source Pollution Agriculture Silviculture Construction Mining Urban Stormwater Runoff Conclusion Problems11. Water Pollution Law Common Law Statutory Law Pretreatment Guidelines Drinking Water Standards Conclusion Problems12. Solid Waste Quantities and Characteristics of Municipal Solid Waste Collection Disposal Options Litter Conclusion Problems13. Solid Waste Disposal Disposal of Unprocessed Refuse Volume Reduction Before Disposal Conclusion Problems14. Resource Recovery Source Separation Solid Waste Separation Processes Size Reduction Shredder Performance and Design General Expressions for Materials Recovery Screens Air Classifiers Magnets Other Separation Equipment Energy Recovery from the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste Conclusion Problems15. Hazardous Waste Magnitude of the Problem Waste Processing and Handling Transportation of Hazardous Wastes Resource Recovery Alternatives Information Clearinghouses Materials Exchanges Hazardous Waste Management Facilities Siting Considerations Incinerators Landfills Conclusion Problems16.
