Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Cover Artist
1 Introduction
1-1 WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE?
Natural Science
Environmental Science
Quantitative Environmental Science
1-2 WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING?
Engineering
Environmental Engineering
1-3 HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
Overview
Hydrology
Water Treatment
Wastewater Treatment
Air Pollution Control
Solid and Hazardous Waste
1-4 HOW ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS
AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS
WORK TOGETHER
1-5 INTRODUCTION TO PRINCIPLES OF
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
AND SCIENCE
Where Do We Start?
A Short Outline of This Book
1-6 ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS OVERVIEW
Systems as Such
Water Resource Management System
Air Resource Management System
Solid Waste Management
Multimedia Systems
Sustainability
1-7 ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION
AND REGULATION
Acts, Laws, and Regulations
1-8 ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
Case 1: To Add or Not to Add
Case 2: You Can't Do Everything At Once
Chapter Review
Problems
Discussion Questions
References
2 Chemistry
3 Biology
4 Materials and Energy Balances
5 Ecosystems
6 Risk Perception,Assessment,and Management
7 Hydrology
8 Sustainable Energy,Mineral and Soil Resources
9 Water Quality Management
10 Water Treatment
11 Wastewater Treatmnet
12 Air Pollution
13 Solid Waste Engineering
14 Hazardous Waste Management
15 Noise Pollution
16 Lonizing Radiation
Appendix
Credits
Index