Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
About the Cover Artist
1 Introduction
1-1 WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE"para" label-module="para">
Natural Science
Environmental Science
Quantitative Environmental Science
1-2 WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL
ENGINEERING"para" label-module="para">
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"para" label-module="para">
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
Case Study: To MTBE or Not to MTBE"para" label-module="para">
2-1 INTRODUCTION
2-2 BASIC CHEMICAL CONCEPTS
Atoms, Elements, and the Periodic Table
Chemical Bonds and lntermolecular Forces
The Mole, Molar Units, and Activity Units
Chemical Reactions and Stoichiometry
Chemical Equilibrium
Reaction Kinetics
2-3 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Alkanes, Alkenes, and Alkynes
Aryl (Aromatic) Compounds
Functional Groups and Classes of Compounds
2-4 WATER CHEMISTRY
Physical Properties of Water
States of Solution Impurities
Concentration Units in Aqueous Solutions
or Suspensions
Buffers
2-5 SOLL CHEMISTRY
2-6 ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
Fundamentals of Gases
Chapter Review
Problems
Discussion Questions
References
3 Biology
Case Study: Poison Water"para" label-module="para">
3-1 INTRODUCTION
3-2 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF LIFE
Carbohydrates
Nucleic Acids
Proteins
Lipids
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