Prentice Hall's Environmental Technology Series, Vol I Introduction to Environmental Technology

by Ostler, Neal K.

• ISBN13: 9780023895326
• ISBN10: 0023895322
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-09-29
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

This one of a series of handbooks is specifically designed to meet the Partners for Environmental Technology Education (PETE) curriculum guidelines now established for the introductory course in the Environmental Hazardous Materials Technology (EHMT) Associates Degree Program.Volume Ithe seriesO introduction to Environmental Hazardous Materials Technologyis a compilation of recent, relevant studies written by professionals in their respective fields. It covers all of the essentials of environmental technology in an easy-to-understand style and format, providing a solid foundation in this exciting discipline.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
About the Authors	xi
Environmental Regulations Overview	1	(32)
Neal K. Ostler
The Chemistry of Fire and Hazardous Materials	33	(48)
Frank L. Fire
Human Effects of Hazardous Materials	81	(38)
David L. Eaton
Juliane P. Hill
Regulations Governing the Transportation of Hazardous Materials and Hazardous Wastes	119	(26)
David B. Goodman
Contingency Planning and Emergency Response	145	(30)
Steve Hermann
Hazardous Materials and Waste Management in the Home	175	(34)
Thomas J. Butts
Pollution and Solutions: Air, Water, and Land	209	(24)
William N. Christie
The Biogeochemical Cycle	233	(20)
Eldon Enger
Global Environmental Issues	253	(30)
Iver W. Duedall
Chih-Shin Shieh
Mark I. Duedall
Ionizing Radiation and the Environmental Worker	283	(18)
Thomas E. Byrne
Career Perspectives in Environmental Technology	301	(22)
David J. Warner
Index	323