Handbook of Environmental Management and Technology

by Burke, Gwendolyn; Singh, Ben Ramnarine; Theodore, Louis

• ISBN13: 9780471722373
• ISBN10: 0471722375
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-12-15
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience

Summary

Learn how to respond to the complex problems encountered in environmental managementHighlighting all aspects of the spectrum of environmental control, this text provides a historical perspective on pollution problems and solutions, and offers an introduction to the specialized literature in this and related areas. It includes: Introduction to the issues Air pollution management issues Water pollution management issues Solid and radioactive waste management issues Hazardous waste management issues Pollution prevention Additional environmental concerns and management considerations New technologies and approaches Risk-related topics Recent developments Appendices

Author Biography

Gwendolyn Burke and Ben Ramnarine Singh are the authors of Handbook of Environmental Management and Technology, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
I INTRODUCTION TO THE ISSUES	1	(62)
Environmental Management Overview	3	(4)
International Environmental Concerns	7	(18)
Multimedia Analyses	25	(10)
Regulatory Framework	35	(18)
Mobile and Stationary Sources of Pollution	53	(10)
II AIR POLLUTION MANAGEMENT ISSUES	63	(106)
Atmospheric Dispersion	65	(16)
Air Pollution Control Equipment	81	(22)
Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming	103	(18)
Acid Rain	121	(16)
Indoor Air Quality	137	(20)
Noise Pollution	157	(12)
III WATER POLLUTION MANAGEMENT ISSUES	169	(68)
Water Pollution Modeling and Control	171	(30)
Municipal Wastewater Treatment	201	(16)
Industrial Wastewater Treatment	217	(20)
IV SOLID AND RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT ISSUES	237	(80)
Municipal Waste Management	239	(14)
Medical Waste Management	253	(18)
Asbestos	271	(14)
Used Oil	285	(18)
Radioactive Waste Management	303	(14)
V HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT ISSUES	317	(108)
Hazardous Waste Incineration	319	(18)
Small Quantity Generators	337	(16)
Household Hazardous Waste	353	(16)
Superfund	369	(18)
Underground Storage Tanks	387	(26)
Metals	413	(12)
VI POLLUTION PREVENTION	425	(72)
Pollution Prevention Approaches	427	(16)
Domestic Solutions	443	(18)
Waste Reduction	461	(14)
Energy Conservation	475	(12)
Architectural Considerations	487	(10)
VII ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS AND MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS	497	(98)
Electromagnetic Fields	499	(10)
Monitoring Methods	509	(20)
Health and Safety	529	(26)
Accident and Emergency Management	555	(18)
Environmental Training	573	(10)
Economic Considerations	583	(12)
VIII NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND APPROACHES	595	(56)
Bioremediation	597	(18)
Soil Vapor Extraction	615	(24)
Biofiltration	639	(12)
IX RISK-RELATED TOPICS	651	(66)
Risk-Based Decision Making	653	(8)
Environmental Risk Assessment	661	(16)
Health Risk Assessment	677	(10)
Hazard Risk Assessment	687	(10)
Environmental Communication	697	(20)
X RECENT DEVELOPMENTS	717	(60)
ISO 14000	719	(12)
Environmental Audits	731	(20)
Environmental Ethics	751	(10)
Environmental Justice	761	(16)
APPENDICES	777	(18)
A Environmental Organizations	779	(4)
B EPA and State Contacts	783	(6)
C EPA Hazardous Waste Numbers for Waste Streams Commonly Generated by Small-Quantity Generators	789	(6)
Index	795