Environmental Pollution and Control

Environmental Pollution and Control

3rd Edition - September 19, 1990

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  • Authors: P Aarne Vesilind, J. Jeffrey Peirce, Ruth F. Weiner
  • eBook ISBN: 9781483140728

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Environmental Pollution and Control, Third Edition focuses on the aspects of environmental engineering science and technology, including water pollution, wastewater, sludge treatment, and water pollution legislation. The book first elaborates on environmental and water pollution and measurement of water quality. Discussions focus on chemical oxygen demand, bacteriological measurements, heavy metals, effect of pollution on streams, lakes, and oceans, biodegradation, population responses, and exposure and latency. The publication also takes a look at water supply and water treatment, including disinfection, filtration, settling, coagulation and flocculation, water transmission, and groundwater and surface water supplies. The manuscript examines the collection and treatment of wastewater, sludge treatment and disposal, and nonpoint source water pollution. Topics include control technologies applicable to nonpoint source pollution, sources of sludge, ultimate disposal, onsite wastewater disposal, central wastewater treatment, and tertiary treatment. The text also elaborates on water pollution law, solid wastes, resource recovery, and hazardous wastes. The publication is a valuable reference for environmental pollution experts and readers interested in environmental pollution and control.

Table of Contents


  • Preface

    1. Environmental Pollution

    Roots of Our Concern with Environmental Pollution

    Risk Analysis

    The "Lulu" and the "Nimby"

    Exposure and Latency

    Dose-Response Evaluation

    Population Responses

    Conclusion

    Problems

    2. Water Pollution

    Sources 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: Mathematical Description of the Dissolved Oxygen Sag Curve

    3. Measurement of Water Quality

    Sampling

    Dissolved Oxygen

    Biochemical Oxygen Demand

    Chemical Oxygen Demand

    Total Organic Carbon

    Turbidity

    Color and Odor

    PH

    Solids

    Nitrogen

    Phosphates

    Bacteriological Measurements

    Viruses

    Heavy Metals

    Trace Toxic Organics

    Conclusion

    Problems

    4. Water Supply

    The Hydrologie Cycle and Water Availability

    Groundwater Supplies

    Surface Water Supplies

    Water Transmission

    Conclusion

    Problems

    5. Water Treatment

    Coagulation and Flocculation

    Settling

    Filtration

    Disinfection

    Conclusion

    Problems

    6. Collection of Wastewater

    Estimating Wastewater Quantities

    System Layout

    Conclusion

    Problems

    7. Wastewater Treatment

    Wastewater Characteristics

    Onsite Wastewater Disposal

    Central Wastewater Treatment

    Pretreatment

    Primary Treatment

    Secondary Treatment

    Tertiary Treatment

    Conclusion

    Problems

    8. Sludge Treatment and Disposal

    Sources of Sludge

    Sludge Treatment

    Ultimate Disposal

    Conclusion

    Problems

    9. Nonpoint Source Water Pollution

    The Runoff Process

    Control Technologies Applicable to Nonpoint Source Pollution

    Conclusion

    Problems

    10. Water Pollution Law

    Common Law

    Statutory Law

    Conclusion

    Problems

    11. Solid Waste

    Quantities and Characteristics of Municipal Solid Waste

    Collection

    Disposal Options

    Litter

    Conclusion

    Problems

    12. Solid Waste Disposal

    Disposal of Unprocessed Refuse

    Volume Reduction Prior to Disposal

    Conclusion

    Problems

    13. Resource Recovery

    Recycling

    Recovery

    Conclusion

    Problems

    14. Hazardous Waste

    Magnitude of the Problem

    Waste Processing and Handling

    Transportation of Hazardous Wastes

    Resource Recovery Alternatives

    Hazardous Waste Management Facilities

    Conclusion

    Problems

    15. Radioactive Waste

    Radiation

    Health Effects

    Sources of Radioactive Waste

    Radioactive Waste Management

    Conclusion

    Problems

    Appendix A: Radioactive Decay

    16. Solid and Hazardous Waste Law

    Nonhazardous Solid Waste

    Hazardous Waste

    Conclusion

    Problems

    17. Air Pollution

    Types of Air Pollutants

    Sources of Air Pollution

    Hazardous Substances

    Health Effects

    Effects on Vegetation

    Effects on Domestic Animals

    Effects on Materials

    Effects on Atmosphere

    Conclusion

    Problems

    18. Meteorology and Air Quality

    Basic Meteorology

    Horizontal Dispersion of Pollutants

    Vertical Dispersion of Pollutants

    Atmospheric Dispersion

    Cleansing the Atmosphere

    Conclusion

    Problems

    Appendix: Atmospheric Dispersion

    19. Measurement of Air Quality

    Measurement of Particulates

    Measurement of Gases

    Reference Methods

    Grab Samples

    Stack Sampling

    Smoke and Opacity

    Conclusion

    Problems

    20. Air Pollution Control

    Source Correction

    Collection of Pollutants

    Cooling

    Treatment

    Control of Gaseous Pollutants

    Control of Moving Sources

    Conclusion

    Problems

    21. Air Pollution Law

    Air Quality and Common Law

    Statutory Law

    Conclusion

    Problems

    22. Noise Pollution

    The Concept of Sound

    Sound Pressure Level, Frequency, and Propagation

    The Acoustic Environment

    Health Effects of Noise

    Conclusion

    Problems

    23. Noise Measurement and Control

    Sound Level

    Measuring Transient Noise

    Noise Control

    Conclusion

    Problems

    24. Environmental Impact

    Procedure for Conducting an EIS

    Environmental Inventories

    Environmental Assessment

    Socioeconomic Impact Assessment

    Conclusion

    Problems

    25. Environmental Ethics

    Human Benefit from Not Polluting the Environment

    Duties to Nonhuman Beings: The Environmental Ethic

    Causes of the Problem of Our Incompatibililty with Nature

    The Future of the Environmental Ethic

    Conversion Factors

    Glossary and Abbreviations

    Index

Product details

  • No. of pages: 406
  • Language: English
  • Copyright: © Butterworth-Heinemann 1990
  • Published: September 19, 1990
  • Imprint: Butterworth-Heinemann
  • eBook ISBN: 9781483140728

About the Authors

P Aarne Vesilind

Affiliations and Expertise

Duke University, North Carolina USA

J. Jeffrey Peirce

Affiliations and Expertise

Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Duke University, North Carolina USA

Ruth F. Weiner

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