Basic Environmental Technology Water Supply, Waste Management & Pollution Control

by Nathanson, Jerry A., M.S.,P.E.

• ISBN13: 9780131190825
• ISBN10: 0131190822
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-03-28
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This clearly written, easy-to-read book offers a practical introduction to the topics of water supply, waste management, and pollution control. Because of the wide scope of the subject matter, the author has included review sections so that readers with little knowledge of biology, chemistry, geology, or hydraulics can comprehend and use this book, and mathematical topics are introduced at a relatively basic level.An overview of environmental technology introduces the book, and includes a discussion of public health, ecology, geology, and soils. The book then focuses on water and wastewater topics, including hydraulics and hydrology, water quality and water pollution, drinking water treatment and distribution, sewage collection, sewage treatment and disposal, and stormwater water management. Municipal solid waste, hazardous waste, air pollution, and noise pollution are also discussed.For individuals working in the fields of environmental quality control and public health protection, as well as civil engineers, wastewater technicians, and water treatment professionals.

Table of Contents

Basic Concepts

Hydraulics

Hydrology

Water Quality

Water Pollution

Drinking Water Purification

Water Distribution Systems

Sanitary Sewer Systems

Stormwater Management

Wastewater Treatment and Disposal

Municipal Solid Waste

Hazardous Waste Management

Air Pollution and Control

Noise Pollution and Control

Environmental Impact Studies and Audits

Role of the Technician and the Technologist

Review of Basic Mathematics, Units, and Unit Conversions

Glossary and Abbreviations

Selected References, Software, and Video Resources

Answers to Practice Problems

Color Photographs

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