Basic Environmental Technology: Water Supply, Waste Management and Pollution Control

✍ Scribed by Jerry Nathanson, Richard Schneider M.S. P.E.

• Publisher: Pearson
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 459
• Edition: 6
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The clear, up-to-date, practical, visual, application-focused introduction to modern environmental technology.

 

Now fully updated, Basic Environmental Technology, Sixth Edition emphasizes applications while presenting fundamental concepts in clear, simple language. It covers a broad range of environmental topics clearly and thoroughly, giving students a solid foundation for further study and workplace success. This edition adds new coverage of environmental sustainability, integrated water management, low impact development, green building design, advanced water purification, dual water systems, new pipeline materials, hydraulic fracturing, constructed wetlands, single stream municipal solid waste recycling, plasma gasification of waste, updated EPA standards, and more. Hundreds of clear diagrams and photographs illuminate key concepts; practice problems and review questions offer students ample opportunity to deepen their mastery. Math is applied at a basic level, and all computations are fully explained with example problems; both U.S. and metric units are used. Students with less academic experience will also appreciate this text's review of basic math, and its basic primers on biology, chemistry, geology, hydrology, and hydraulics.

 

Teaching and Learning Experience

 

This easy-to-read text will help technology students quickly understand the latest issues and techniques related to water supply, waste management, and pollution control. It provides:

• Thorough, up-to-date, application-focused coverage of the field's key issues, challenges, and techniques: Prepares students for success in roles involving hydraulics, hydrology, water quality, water pollution mitigation, drinking water purification, water distribution systems, sanitary sewers, stormwater management, wastewater treatment/disposal, municipal solid waste, hazardous waste management, and the control of air and noise pollution
• Simple and clear, with plenty of numerical examples and basic primers for less prepared students: Written and designed for maximum accessibility, with introductory math and science primers for every student who needs them, and step-by-step walkthrough examples for all significant computations
• Hundreds of diagrams and photos, and extensive pedagogical resources for faster, more intuitive learning: Teaches visually and through example wherever possible; contains clear chapter summaries, an expanded glossary, and comprehensive, updated Instructor's materials

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Abbreviations
PREFACE
SUPPLEMENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 BASIC CONCEPTS
1-1 Overview of Environmental Technology
1-2 Public Health
1-3 Ecology
1-4 Geology and Soils
1-5 Historical Perspective
1-6 Chapter Synopsis
Review Questions
Chapter 2 HYDRAULICS
2-1 Pressure
2-2 Flow
2-3 Flow in Pipes under Pressure
2-4 Gravity Flow in Pipes
2-5 Nonuniform Open Channel Flow
2-6 Computer Applications in Hydraulics
2-7 Chapter Synopsis
Review Questions
Practice Problems
Chapter 3 HYDROLOGY
3-1 Water Use and Availability
3-2 The Hydrologic Cycle
3-3 Rainfall
3-4 Surface Water
3-5 Droughts
3-6 Reservoirs
3-7 Groundwater
3-8 Chapter Synopsis
Review Questions
Practice Problems
Chapter 4 WATER QUALITY
4-1 Fundamental Concepts in Chemistry
4-2 Physical Parameters of Water Quality
4-3 Chemical Parameters of Water Quality
4-4 Biological Parameters of Water Quality
4-5 Water Sampling
4-6 Chapter Synopsis
Review Questions
Practice Problems
Chapter 5 WATER POLLUTION
5-1 Classification of Water Pollutants
5-2 Thermal Pollution
5-3 Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
5-4 Stream Pollution
5-5 Lake Pollution
5-6 Groundwater Pollution
5-7 Ocean Pollution
5-8 Water Quality Standards
5-9 Chapter Synopsis
Review Questions
Practice Problems
Chapter 6 DRINKING WATER PURIFICATION
6-1 Safe Drinking Water Act
6-2 Sedimentation
6-3 Coagulation and Flocculation
6-4 Filtration
6-5 Disinfection
6-6 Other Treatment Processes
6-7 Chapter Synopsis
Review Questions
Practice Problems
Chapter 7 WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
7-1 Design Factors
7-2 Water Mains
7-3 Centrifugal Pumps
7-4 Distribution Storage
7-5 Flow in Pipe Networks
7-6 Computer Applications
7-7 Chapter Synopsis
Review Questions
Practice Problems
Chapter 8 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEMS
8-1 Sanitary Sewer Design
8-2 Sewage Lift Stations
8-3 Sewer Construction
8-4 Infiltration and Inflow
8-5 Sewer Rehabilitation
8-6 Alternative Wastewater Collection Systems
8-7 Computer Applications and GIS
8-8 Chapter Synopsis
Review Questions
Practice Problems
Chapter 9 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
9-1 Estimating Storm Runoff
9-2 Storm Sewer Systems
9-3 Stormwater Mitigation Techniques
9-4 Floodplains
9-5 Control of Combined Sewer Overflow
9-6 Computer Applications
9-7 Chapter Synopsis
Review Questions
Practice Problems
Chapter 10 WASTEWATER TREATMENT AND DISPOSAL
10-1 Legislation and Standards
10-2 Primary Treatment
10-3 Secondary Treatment
10-4 Tertiary Treatment
10-5 On-Site Wastewater Treatment and Disposal
10-6 Sludge (Biosolids) Management
10-7 Operation and Maintenance
10-8 Chapter Synopsis
Review Questions
Practice Problems
Chapter 11 MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
11-1 Historical Background
11-2 Solid Waste Characteristics
11-3 Solid Waste Collection
11-4 Solid Waste Processing
11-5 Recycling
11-6 Sanitary Landfills
11-7 Chapter Synopsis
Review Questions
Practice Problems
Chapter 12 HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
12-1 Characteristics and Quantities
12-2 Transportation of Hazardous Waste
12-3 Treatment, Storage, and Disposal
12-4 Site Remediation
12-5 Hazardous Waste Minimization
12-6 Chapter Synopsis
Review Questions
Chapter 13 AIR POLLUTION AND CONTROL
13-1 Historical Background
13-2 Atmospheric Factors
13-3 Types, Sources, and Effects
13-4 Global Air Pollution
13-5 Indoor Air Quality
13-6 Air Sampling and Measurement
13-7 Air Pollution Control
13-8 Chapter Synopsis
Review Questions
Practice Problems
Chapter 14 NOISE POLLUTION AND CONTROL
14-1 Basic Physics of Sound
14-2 Measurement of Noise
14-3 Effects of Noise
14-4 Noise Mitigation
14-5 Chapter Synopsis
Review Questions
Practice Problems
APPENDIXES
A: Environmental Impact Studies and Audits
B: Education, Employment, Licensing, and Certification
C: LEED Green Building Project Certification Process
D: Review of Basic Mathematics, Units, and Unit Conversions
E: Glossary and Abbreviations
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