Environmental Engineering FOURTH EDITION

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Engineering Environment

Table of contents

- Cover (Page 1)
- Frontmatter (Page 4)
- Half Title Page (Page 4)
- Title Page (Page 6)
- Copyright (Page 7)
- Table of Contents (Page 10)
- Preface (Page 16)
- Chapter 1: Environmental Engineering (Page 18)
- Civil Engineering (Page 18)
- Public Health (Page 21)
- Ecology (Page 22)
- Ethics (Page 24)
- Environmental Engineering as a Profession (Page 27)
- Organization of This Text (Page 27)
- Chapter 2: Assessing Environmental Impact (Page 30)
- Environmental Impact (Page 30)
- Use of Risk Analysis in Environmental Assessment (Page 40)
- Socioeconomic Impact Assessment (Page 41)
- Conclusion 2 (Page 46)
- Problems 2 (Page 47)
- Chapter 3: Risk Analysis (Page 50)
- Risk (Page 50)
- Assessment of Risk (Page 51)
- Probability (Page 52)
- Dose-Response Evaluation (Page 55)
- Population Responses (Page 57)
- Exposure and Latency (Page 57)
- Expression of Risk (Page 58)
- Risk Perception (Page 63)
- Ecosystem Risk Assessment (Page 64)
- Conclusion 3 (Page 64)
- Problems 3 (Page 64)
- Chapter 4: Water Pollution (Page 68)
- Sources of Water Pollution (Page 68)
- Elements of Aquatic Ecology (Page 71)
- Biodegradation (Page 74)
- Aerobic and Anaerobic Decomposition (Page 75)
- Effect of Pollution on Streams (Page 77)
- Effect of Pollution on Lakes (Page 87)
- Effect of Pollution on Groundwater (Page 90)
- Effect of Pollution on Oceans (Page 92)
- Heavy Metals and Toxic Substances (Page 93)
- Conclusion 4 (Page 93)
- Problems 4 (Page 94)
- Chapter 5: Measurement of Water Quality (Page 98)
- Sampling (Page 98)
- Dissolved Oxygen (Page 99)
- Biochemical Oxygen Demand (Page 101)
- Chemical Oxygen Demand (Page 108)
- Total Organic Carbon (Page 108)
- Turbidity (Page 109)
- Color, Taste, and Odor (Page 109)
- pH (Page 109)
- Alkalinity (Page 111)
- Solids (Page 111)
- Nitrogen and Phosphorus (Page 114)
- Pathogens (Page 116)
- Heavy Metals (Page 119)
- Other Organic Compounds (Page 120)
- Conclusion 5 (Page 121)
- Problems 5 (Page 121)
- Chapter 6: Water Supply (Page 124)
- The Hydrologic Cycle and Water Availability (Page 124)
- Groundwater Supplies (Page 125)
- Surface Water Supplies (Page 132)
- Water Transmission (Page 136)
- Conclusion 6 (Page 149)
- Problems 6 (Page 151)
- Chapter 7: Water Treatment (Page 152)
- Coagulation and Flocculation (Page 152)
- Settling (Page 157)
- Filtration (Page 158)
- Disinfection (Page 167)
- Conclusion 7 (Page 168)
- Problems 7 (Page 168)
- Chapter 8: Collection of Wastewater (Page 170)
- Estimating Wastewater Quantities (Page 170)
- System Layout (Page 171)
- Sewer Hydraulics (Page 174)
- Conclusion 8 (Page 181)
- Problems 8 (Page 182)
- Chapter 9: Wastewater Treatment (Page 184)
- Wastewater Characteristics (Page 184)
- On-site Wastewater Treatment (Page 186)
- Central Wastewater Treatment (Page 188)
- Primary Treatment (Page 189)
- Secondary Treatment (Page 199)
- Tertiary Treatment (Page 212)
- Conclusion 9 (Page 217)
- Problems 9 (Page 219)
- Chapter 10: Sludge Treatment and Disposal (Page 222)
- Sources of Sludge (Page 222)
- Characteristics of Sludges (Page 224)
- Sludge Treatment (Page 227)
- Ultimate Disposal (Page 245)
- Conclusion 10 (Page 247)
- Problems 10 (Page 248)
- Chapter 11: Nonpoint Source Water Pollution (Page 250)
- Sediment Erosion and the Pollutant Transport Process (Page 252)
- Prevention and Mitigation of Nonpoint Source Pollution (Page 258)
- Conclusion 11 (Page 265)
- Problems 11 (Page 265)
- Chapter 12: Solid Waste (Page 268)
- Quantities and Characteristics of Municipal Solid Waste (Page 269)
- Collection (Page 271)
- Disposal Options (Page 276)
- Litter (Page 278)
- Conclusion 12 (Page 278)
- Problems 12 (Page 278)
- Chapter 13: Solid Waste Disposal (Page 280)
- Disposal of Unprocessed Refuse in Sanitary Landfills (Page 280)
- Volume Reduction Before Disposal (Page 286)
- Conclusion 13 (Page 287)
- Problems 13 (Page 287)
- Chapter 14: Reuse, Recycling, and Resource Recovery (Page 290)
- Recycling (Page 290)
- Recovery (Page 291)
- Conclusion 14 (Page 309)
- Problems 14 (Page 309)
- Chapter 15: Hazardous Waste (Page 312)
- Magnitude of the Problem (Page 312)
- Waste Processing and Handling (Page 315)
- Transportation of Hazardous Wastes (Page 316)
- Recovery Alternatives (Page 318)
- Hazardous Waste Management Facilities (Page 320)
- Conclusion 15 (Page 327)
- Problems 15 (Page 328)
- Chapter 16: Radioactive Waste (Page 330)
- Radiation (Page 330)
- Health Effects (Page 338)
- Sources of Radioactive Waste (Page 342)
- Movement of Radionuclides Through the Environment (Page 350)
- Radioactive Waste Management (Page 351)
- Transportation of Radioactive Waste (Page 354)
- Conclusion 16 (Page 354)
- Problems 16 (Page 355)
- Chapter 17: Solid and Hazardous Waste Law (Page 358)
- Nonhazardous Solid Waste (Page 359)
- Hazardous Waste (Page 362)
- Conclusion 17 (Page 367)
- Problems 17 (Page 367)
- Chapter 18: Meteorology and Air Pollution (Page 368)
- Basic Meteorology (Page 368)
- Horizontal Dispersion of Pollutants (Page 369)
- Vertical Dispersion of Pollutants (Page 372)
- Atmospheric Dispersion (Page 378)
- Cleansing the Atmosphere (Page 385)
- Conclusion 18 (Page 388)
- Problems 18 (Page 388)
- Chapter 19: Measurement of Air Quality (Page 392)
- Measurement of Particulate Matter (Page 392)
- Measurement of Gases (Page 394)
- Reference Methods (Page 397)
- Grab Samples (Page 398)
- Stack Samples (Page 398)
- Smoke and Opacity (Page 399)
- Conclusion 19 (Page 399)
- Problems 19 (Page 399)
- Chapter 20: Air Pollution Control (Page 402)
- Source Correction (Page 402)
- Collection of Pollutants (Page 402)
- Cooling (Page 403)
- Treatment (Page 404)
- Control of Gaseous Pollutants (Page 416)
- Control of Moving Sources (Page 421)
- Control of Global Climate Change (Page 424)
- Conclusion 20 (Page 424)
- Problems 20 (Page 425)
- Chapter 21: Air Pollution Law (Page 428)
- Air Quality and Common Law (Page 428)
- Statutory Law (Page 430)
- Moving Sources (Page 435)
- Tropospheric Ozone (Page 436)
- Acid Rain (Page 436)
- Problems of Implementation (Page 437)
- Conclusion 21 (Page 438)
- Problems 21 (Page 438)
- Chapter 22: Noise Pollution (Page 440)
- The Concept of Sound (Page 440)
- Sound Pressure Level, Frequency, and Propagation (Page 443)
- Sound Level (Page 447)
- Measuring Transient Noise (Page 451)
- The Acoustic Environment (Page 453)
- Health Effects of Noise (Page 454)
- The Dollar Cost of Noise (Page 457)
- Noise Control (Page 458)
- Conclusion 22 (Page 460)
- Problems 22 (Page 461)
- Backmatter (Page 464)
- Appendix A (Page 464)
- Appendix B (Page 468)
- Appendix C (Page 472)
- Appendix D (Page 474)
- Appendix E (Page 482)
- Index (Page 488)
- Back Cover (Page 510)