{"product_id":"environmental-engineering-9781118801451","title":"Environmental Engineering","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuitable for advanced undergraduate and first-semester graduate courses in the subject, this title provides a clear and concise understanding of the major topic areas facing environmental professionals. It also provides knowledge and background, as well as opportunities for application, through problems and examples that facilitate understanding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In summary, this textbook on Environmental Engineering: Principles and Practice can be recommended to all teachers with responsibility in environmental engineering. It focuses upon problem solving, introducing statistical analysis, examples with US and SI units, water and wastewater treatment design, sustainability, public health. It offers all major topics of an US environmental engineering curriculum with clear preference for wide-ranging knowledge on the one hand, water treatment on the other.”  (\u003ci\u003eInternational Journal of Environment \u0026amp; Pollution\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 June 2014)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributing Authors xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Cover Artist xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Website xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction to environmental engineering and problem solving 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAndré J. Butler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 History of environmental engineering 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Significant national and international environmental concerns 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Prominent federal environmental statues – an overview 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 An approach to problem solving: a six-step method 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 Data collection, analysis, interpretation, and communication 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey words 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Essential chemistry concepts 43\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard O. Mines, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Introduction 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Dimensions, units, and conversions 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Balancing reactions 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Oxidation-reduction reactions 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 Thermodynamic equilibrium 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Acid-base chemistry 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 Solubility (solubility product) 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Gas phase laws 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.9 Organic chemistry overview 89\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey words 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Water and wastewater characteristics 103\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard O. Mines, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Overview 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Water quality parameters 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Lumped parameter organic quantification 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Physical parameters 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 Inorganic chemical parameters 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Biological and microbiological characteristics 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.7 Sample water quality data 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey words 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Essential biology concepts 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard O. Mines, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Introduction to microbiological unit processes 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Cell basics 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Energy and synthesis (carbon and energy transformations) 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Michaelis-Menten enzyme kinetics 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 Introduction to ecology 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Primary productivity 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7 Introduction to biochemical cycles 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8 Population dynamics 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9 River water quality management 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.10 Limnology 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey words 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Environmental systems: modeling and reactor design 195\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard O. Mines, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Introduction 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Material balances 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Reaction kinetics 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Flow regimes and reactors 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Energy balances 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey words 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 232\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Design of water treatment systems 239\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard O. Mines, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Drinking water standards 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Overview of typical processes used for contaminant removal 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Design flows and capacities 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Preliminary treatment 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Mixing, coagulation, and flocculation 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6 Water softening 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7 Sedimentation 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8 Filtration 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9 Membrane treatment 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.10 Fluoridation 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.11 Disinfection in water treatment 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.12 Residuals, solids, and quantities of sludge 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 322\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey words 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 324\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Design of wastewater treatment systems 331\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRichard O. Mines, Jr.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Wastewater standards 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Design flows and loadings 333\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Preliminary treatment 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Primary sedimentation 345\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 Secondary wastewater treatment 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Oxygen transfer and mixing 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Attached-growth biological systems 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 Advanced biological treatment systems 388\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9 Secondary clarification 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.10 Disinfection 408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.11 Solids handling and treatment systems 411\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 434\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey words 435\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 436\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 438\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 438\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Municipal solid waste management 449\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePhilip T. McCreanor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives 449\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Introduction 449\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 Regulations 450\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Waste generation – international perspectives 451\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Waste generation in the United States 451\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Waste composition 451\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Properties of municipal solid waste 456\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6.1 Specific weight () 456\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6.2 Moisture content 457\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6.3 Field capacity 458\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Municipal landfill design 461\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Case study –Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (NC), USA 473\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 475\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey words 476\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 476\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 476\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Air pollution 479\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eArthur B. Nunn, III\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives 479\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Principal air pollutants 479\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Air pollution sources 481\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Pollutant affects on humans and environment 484\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Air pollution meteorology 488\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Dispersion modeling 490\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Air pollution control technologies 493\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Indoor Air Pollution 514\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 514\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey words 515\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 515\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUseful Websites 516\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 516\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Environmental sustainability 519\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn C. Little and Zhe Liu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives 519\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 Overview 519\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Unsustainable earth 521\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Addressing climate change 527\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Addressing resource depletion and environmental degradation 541\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey words 550\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 550\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 551\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Environmental public health 555\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePeter Vikesland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives 555\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Introduction 555\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Toxicology 556\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Epidemiology 567\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Agents of infectious disease 578\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Public health and engineering measures for control of disease 583\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Emergent and reemergent infectious diseases 585\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 589\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey words 591\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 592\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 592\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Hazardous waste management 595\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn T. Novak and Paige J. Novak\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLearning Objectives 595\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Introduction 595\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Common hazardous compounds and wastes 598\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Physical and chemical characteristics 603\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Remediation 608\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary 612\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKey words 612\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 612\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblems 613\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Periodic Table 615\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 617\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406926782807,"sku":"9781118801451","price":80.06,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118801451.jpg?v=1730497580","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/environmental-engineering-9781118801451","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}