Title:
Standard handbook of environmental science, health and technology
Publication Information:
New York, NY : McGraw-Hill, 2000
ISBN:
9780070383098
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Summary
Summary
The most comprehensive single volume ever assembled for the environmental professional--a one-stop, all-under-one-roof overview of environmental engineering subject areas, and a task-simplifying toolkit designed to simplify day-to-day decisions. Covers the varied topics of interest for today's environmental scientist: mathematical modeling, statistics, plant pathology, as well as engineering problem-solving, management decision-making, and public communication. The perfect resource for biologists, hydrologists, geologists, engineers, chemists, and toxicologists. Packed with numerous tables, charts, illustrations, sampling methods, monitoring methods, testing methods, control techniques, equipment maintenance procedures, and calculation methods. Includes lesson-filled editorial commentary by many of the nearly 100 environmental scientists who have contributed to this book.
Table of Contents
| Part I The Interaction of Basic Scientific Disciplines on Contaminant Fate and Transport in the Environment |
| Chapter 1 Chemistry |
| Aquatic Chemistry Environmental Chemistry of the Atmosphere Soil Environmental Chemistry Environmental Biochemistry Toxicological Chemistry Geochemistry |
| Chapter 2 Classes of Chemicals |
| Hydrocarbons Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls Chlorinated Solvents Radionuclides |
| Chapter 3 Geology |
| Geologic Principles |
| Chapter 4 Hydrology |
| The Hydrologic Cycle Precipitation and Runoff Streamflow and Flood Control Groundwater Flow Well Hydraulics Real-Time Soil Water Dynamics Fate and Transport Modeling - Effectively Using Isotopes of Wtaer to SOlve Practical Hydrogeological Problems Fate and Transport in Fractured Rock |
| Chapter 5 Physical Transport |
| Air Pollutants and Fugitive Dust Mixing and Transport of Pollutants in Surface Water |
| Chapter 6 Biology |
| Biology |
| Chapter 7 Contaminant Effects |
| Toxicity Testing Ecological Risk Assessment Ecological Effects of Toxicants Air Pollutant Sources and Effects |
| Chapter 8 Analysis and Modeling |
| Geochemical Modeling Groundwater Flow Modeling Solute Transport Modeling Fate and Transport in Rivers, Lakes, and Estuaries Geostatistics Pharmacokinetic/Dynamic Modeling |
| Appendix A Selected Computer Codes, Software Description and Availability |
| Appendix B Software for Compartmental Models |
| Appendix C Computer Codes Geographic Information Systems Computing Optimal Pumping Strategies for Groundwater Contaminant Plume Remediation |
| Appendix A Formation of Constraint Equations for Repsonse Matrix Models |
| Appendix B Unique Features of REMAX Economics |
| Part II Site Based Environmental Science, Health and Technology |
| Chapter 9 Pollution Prevention Concepts and Policies |
| Pollution Prevention Science and Technology Plant Operations Urban Stormwater Management and Nonpoint Source Pollution Control |
| Chapter 10 Environmental Regulations |
| Basics of Environmental Law |
| Chapter 11 Assessment Sampling and Monitoring |
| Site Evaluation, Auditing, and Assessment Applications of Global Positioning Systems in the Environmental Sciences Indoor Air: Sick and Healthy Buildings Stream Sampling Sediment Collection Monitoring Well Construction and Sampling Techniques Aquifer Testing Soil Vapor Principles Applications and Interpretation of Soil Vapor Data to Volatile Organic Compound Contamination Neutron Probes Direct Sensing of Soils and Groundwater Direct Push Technology Sampling Methods Borehole Geophysics Surface Geophysical Methods for Site Characterization |
| Chapter 12 Toxicology and Risk |
| Decisions in the Face of Uncertainty Variability and Uncertainty Selecting Indicator and Surrogate Compounds Selecting Indicator Pathways The Dose Makes the Poison: Some Common Misconceptions Low Dose Response-Hormesis Microorganisms, Molecules, and Environmental Risk Assessment: Assumptions and Outcomes |
| Chapter 13 Control Technologies |
| Hazardous Waste Handling and Disposal Hazardous Waste Dumping as it Relates to a Japanese Risk Management System Medical Waste Incineration Control Technologies: Particulate Controls Control Technologies: Gas Controls Fundamentals of Odor Management Water Supply Treatment A: Design Flow and Loads B: Screens C: Chemical Reactors Water Supply Treatment A: Coagulation, Flocculation, Mixing, and Mixers B: Sedimentation and Filtration |
| Chapter 14 Remediation Technologies |
| Monitored Natural Attenuation (MNA) |
| Passive In Situ Remediation Technologies Phytoremediation: A Promising Path to the Elimination of Heavy Metals and Radionuclides in Groudwater and Soil Bioremediation of Hazardous Wastes: History and Applications Bioremediation Pump-and-Treat Technologies Electrokinetic Treatment of Hazardous Wastes Surfactant-Enhanced Aquifer Remediation Remediation of Metals-Contaminated Soils and Groundwater DNAPL Investigation and Remediation Vertical Passive Groundwater Barrier Systems Aquifer Restoration via In Situ Air Sparging |
| Chapter 15 Ubiquitous Environmental Contaminants |
| Endocrine |
