Environmental pollution and control [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Peirce J. Jeffrey
• Pubblicazione: Boston, : Butterworth-Heinemann, c1998
• Edizione: 4th ed. /
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (409 p.)
• Disciplina: 628
• Soggetto topico: Environmental engineering; Green technology
• Altri autori: WeinerRuth F VesilindP. Aarne
• Note generali: Rev. ed. of: Environmental pollution and control / P. Aarne Vesilind. 3rd ed. c1990.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Environmental Pollution and Control; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Pollution and Environmental Ethics; The Roots of Our Environmental Problems; Ethics; Environmental Ethics as Public Health; Environmental Ethics as Conservation and Preservation; Environmental Ethics as Caring for Nonhuman Nature; Application and Development of the Environmental Ethic; Conclusion; Chapter 2. Environmental Risk Analysis; Risk; Assessment of Risk; Dose-Response Evaluation; Population Responses; Exposure and Latency; Expression of Risk; Ecosystem Risk Assessment; Conclusion; Problems ; Chapter 3. Water PollutionSources of Water Pollution; Elements of Aquatic Ecology; Biodegradation; Aerobic and Anaerobic Decomposition; Effect of Pollution on Streams; Effect of Pollution on Lakes; Heavy Metals and Toxic Substances; Effect of Pollution on Oceans; Conclusion; Problems; Appendix; Chapter 4. Measurement of Water Quality; Sampling; Dissolved Oxygen; Biochemical Oxygen Demand; Chemical Oxygen Demand; Turbidity; Color and Odor; pH; Alkalinity; Solids; Nitrogen; Phosphates; Bacteriological Measurements; Viruses; Heavy Metals; Trace Toxic Organic Compounds; Conclusion; Problems ; Chapter 5. Water SupplyThe Hydrologic Cycle and Water Availability; Groundwater Supplies; Surface Water Supplies; Water Transmission; Conclusion; Problems; Chapter 6. Water Treatment; Coagulation and Flocculation; Settling; Filtration; Disinfection; Conclusion; Problems; Chapter 7. Collection of Wastewater; Estimating Wastewater Quantities; System Layout; Conclusion; Problems; Chapter 8. Wastewater Treatment; Wastewater Characteristics; Onsite Wastewater Disposal; Central Wastewater Treatment; Primary Treatment; Secondary Treatment; Tertiary Treatment; Disinfection; Conclusion; Problems ; Chapter 9. Sludge Treatment, Utilization, and DisposalSources of Sludge; Sludge Treatment; Utilization and Ultimate Disposal; Conclusion; Problems; Chapter 10. Nonpoint Source Water Pollution; The Runoff Process; Control Techniques Applicable to Nonpoint Source Pollution; Conclusion; Problems; Chapter 11. Water Pollution Law and Regulations; Common Law; Statutory Law; Conclusion; Problems; Chapter 12. Solid Waste; Quantities and Characteristics of Municipal Solid Waste; Collection; Disposal Options; Litter; Pollution Prevention; Conclusion; Problems; Chapter 13. Solid Waste Disposal ; Disposal of Unprocessed Refuse in Sanitary LandfillsVolume Reduction Before Disposal; Conclusion; Problems; Chapter 14. Reuse, Recycling, and Recovery; Recycling; Recovery; Energy Recovery from the Organic Fraction of MSW; Composting; Conclusion; Problems; Chapter 15. Hazardous Waste; The Magnitude of the Problem; Waste Processing and Handling; Transportation of Hazardous Wastes; Recovery Alternatives; Hazardous Waste Management Facilities; Pollution Prevention; Conclusion; Problems; Chapter 16. Radioactive Waste; Radiation; Health Effects; Sources of Radioactive Waste ; Radioactive Waste Management
• Sommario/riassunto: Complex environmental problems are often reduced to an inappropriate level of simplicity. While this book does not seek to present a comprehensive scientific and technical coverage of all aspects of the subject matter, it makes the issues, ideas, and language of environmental engineering accessible and understandable to the nontechnical reader.Improvements introduced in the fourth edition include a complete rewrite of the chapters dealing with risk assessment and ethics, the introduction of new theories of radiation damage, inclusion of environmental disasters like Chernobyl and Bhopal, a
• Titolo autorizzato: Environmental pollution and control
• ISBN: 1-281-04785-6; 9786611047856; 0-08-053111-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910810467403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II