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Environmental pollution and control /
Environmental Pollution and Control.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autor principal: | |
| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boston :
Butterworth-Heinemann,
�1990.
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| Edición: | 3rd ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Environmental Pollution and Control; Copyright Page ; Table of Contents ; Preface; Chapter 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; Chapter 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.
- ProblemsList of Symbols; Appendix: Mathematical Description of the Dissolved Oxygen Sag Curve; Chapter 3. Measurement of Water Quality; Sampling; Dissolved Oxygen; Chemical Oxygen Demand; Total Organic Carbon; Turbidity; Color and Odor; pH; Solids; Nitrogen; Phosphates; Bacteriological Measurements; Viruses; Heavy Metals; Trace Toxic Organics; Conclusion; Problems; List of Symobols; Chapter 4. Water Supply; The Hydrologie Cycle and Water Availability; Groundwater Supplies; Surface Water Supplies; Water Transmission; Conclusion; Problems; Chapter 5. Water Treatment.
- Coagulation and FlocculationSettling; Filtration; Disinfection; Conclusion; Problems; Chapter 6. Collection of Wastewater; Estimating Wastewater Quantities; System Layout; Conclusion; Problems; Chapter 7. Wastewater Treatment; Wastewater Characteristics; Onsite Wastewater Disposal; Central Wastewater Treatment; Pretreatment; Primary Treatment; Secondary Treatment; Tertiary Treatment; Conclusion; Problems; List of Symbols; Chapter 8. Sludge Treatment and Disposal; Sources of Sludge; Sludge Treatment; Ultimate Disposal; Conclusion; Problems; Chapter 9. Nonpoint Source Water Pollution.
- The Runoff ProcessControl Technologies Applicable to Nonpoint Source Pollution; Conclusion; Problems; Chapter 10. Water Pollution Law; Common Law; Statutory Law; Conclusion; Problems; List of Symbols; Chapter 11. Solid Waste; Quantities and Characteristics of Municipal Solid Waste; Collection; Disposal Options; Litter; Conclusion; Problems; Chapter 12. Solid Waste Disposal; Disposal of Unprocessed Refuse; Volume Reduction Prior to Disposal; Conclusion; Problems; Chapter 13. Resource Recovery; Recycling; Recovery; Conclusion; Problems; Chapter 14. Hazardous Waste; Magnitude of the Problem.
- Waste Processing and HandlingTransportation of Hazardous Wastes; Resource Recovery Alternatives; Hazardous Waste Management Facilities; Conclusion; Problems; Chapter 15. Radioactive Waste; Radiation; Health Effects; Sources of Radioactive Waste; Radioactive Waste Management; Conclusion; Problems; List of Symbols; Appendix A: Radioactive Decay; Chapter 16. Solid and Hazardous Waste Law; Nonhazardous Solid Waste; Hazardous Waste; Conclusion; Problems; List of Symbols; Chapter 17. Air Pollution; Types of Air Pollutants; Sources of Air Pollution; Hazardous Substances; Health Effects.