Contents
PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING1
Unit 1 Text: Environmental Engineering1
Reading Material: Studying the Environment4
Unit 2 Text: Historical Overview of Hazardous Substance Disposal in the USA8
Reading Material: The City Environment11
Unit 3 Text: What is Waste Reduction/Waste Minimization"para" label-module="para">
Reading Material: Waste Minimization in the Chemical
Industry--A Case Study19
Unit 4 Text: Environmental Analysis25
Reading Material: Analytical Technique and Methodology28
PART 2 AIR POLLUTION & CONTROL32
Unit 5 Text: Type and Sources of Air Pollutants[I]32
Reading Material: Type and Sources of Air Pollutants[II]34
Unit 6 Text: Effects on Climate and Ecological Environment[I]37
Reading Material: Effects on Climate and Ecological Environment[II]41
Unit 7 Text: Conventional Technology of Air pollution Control44
Reading Material: Gas and Vapor Control Technology48
Unit 8 Text: New Technologies of Air Pollution Control[I]50
Reading Material: New Technologies of Air Pollution Control[II]54
Unit 9 Text: Effects of Air Pollution57
Reading material: Control of Air Pollution by Oxidation60
PART 3 WATER POLLUTION AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT63
Unit 10 Text: Water Pollution and Pollutants63
Reading Material: Wastewater66
Unit 11 Text: Pollution of Inland Waters and Oceans69
Reading Material: Water Supply73
Unit 12 Text: Water Purification78
Reading Material: Principles of Wastewater Treatment81
Unit 13 Text: Water Treatment Processes85
Reading Material: USWastewater Treatment--Past and Present89
Unit 14 Text: Biological Wastewater Treatment [I]91
Reading material: Biological Wastewater Treatment[II]95
Unit 15 Text: Ion Exchange99
Reading Material: Precipitation104
Unit 16 Text: Oxidation of Wastewater[I]108
Reading Material: Oxidation of Wastewater [II]111
Unit 17 Text: Unit Operations of Pretreatment116
Reading Material: Unit Processes of Secondary Treatment120
PART 4 SOLID WASTES AND DISPOSAL123
Unit 18 Text: Sources and Types of Solid Wastes123
Reading Material: Quantities of Wastes127
Unit 19 Text: Everybody’s Problems--Hazardous Waste130
Reading Material: Hazardous Waste Defined and the National Program
to Control Hazardous Wastes134
Unit 20 Text: Methods of Waste Disposal137
Reading Material: Incineration of Hazardous Waste in the USA140
Unit 21 Text: Disposal of Solid Wastes144
Reading Material: Materials and Energy Recovery148
PART 5 OTHER POLLUTION AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES152
Unit 22 Text: Sound and Noise152
Reading Material: Tone and the Decibel Scale154
Unit 23 Text: Noise Control[I]156
Reading Material: Noise Control[II]157
Unit 24 Text: Energy Consumption and Pollution162
Reading Material: Use of Solar Energy164
Unit 25 Text: Thermal Pollution166
Reading Material: How to Put Waste Heat to Good Use167
PART 6 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT169
Unit 26 Text: Summary of EIA169
Reading material: Introduction to Methods for
Environmental Impact Assessment172
Unit 27 Text: Impact of Wastewater Effluents on Water Quality of River177
Reading Material: The Aims and Objectives of Environmental
Impact Assessment179
Unit 28 Text: Environmental Impact Assessment of Air Quality185
Reading Material: Identification and Prediction of Air Quality
Changes187
PART 7 ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING190
Unit 29 Text: Monitoring Air Quality in Mountains--Designing190
Reading Material: Design Environmental Databases for Statistical
Analysis194
Unit 30 Text: Combining Accuracy Assessment of Land-Cover Maps with
Environmental Monitoring Programs[I]199
Reading Material: Combining Accuracy Assessment of Land-Cover
Maps with Environmental Monitoring Programs[III]204
Unit 31 Text: Sampling Sediment and Soil209
Reading Material: EMAP Overview-Objectives, Approaches,
and Achievements213
PART 8 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND MANAGEMENT218
Unit 32 Text: A New Politics for a New Era--A Political Agenda for
the 1990s218
Reading Material: Hazardous Waste Management224
Unit 33 Text: Pollution Control Strategies[I]228
Reading Material: Pollution Control Strategies[II]230
Unit 34 Text: Solid Waste Management Overview235
Reading Material: Management of Nuclear Wastes239
PART 9 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT243
Unit 35 Text: Clean Technologies through Microbial Processes for Economic
Benefits and Sustainability[I]243
Reading Material: Clean Technologies through Microbial Processes
for Economic Benefits and Sustainability[II]247
Unit 36 Text: Introduction to Green Chemical Syntheses and Processes251
Reading Material: Water as Solvent for Organic and Material
Synthesis255
Unit 37 Text: Wastewater Treatment, Greenhouse Gas Mitigation and
Hydrogen Production Using Microalgae[I]259
Reading Material: Wastewater Treatment, Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
and Hydrogen Production Using Microalgae[II]263
GLOSSARY268 2100433B
