Front Cover -- Environmental Engineering -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Environmental Engineering -- Civil Engineering -- Public Health -- Ecology -- Ethics -- Environmental Engineering as a Profession -- Organization of This Text -- Chapter 2. Assessing Environmental Impact -- Environmental Impact -- Use of Risk Analysis in Environmental Assessment -- Socioeconomic Impact Assessment -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Chapter 3. Risk Analysis -- Risk -- Assessment of Risk -- Probability -- Dose-response Evaluation -- Population Responses -- Exposure and Latency -- Expression of Risk -- Risk Perception -- Ecosystem Risk Assessment -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Chapter 4. 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 -- Effect of Pollution on Groundwater -- Effect of Pollution on Oceans -- Heavy Metals and Toxic Substances -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Chapter 5. Measurement of Water Quality -- Sampling -- Dissolved Oxygen -- Biochemical Oxygen Demand -- Chemical Oxygen Demand -- Total Organic Carbon -- Turbidity -- Color,Taste, and Odor -- pH -- Alkalinity -- Solids -- Nitrogen and Phosphorus -- Pathogens -- Heavy Metals -- Other Organic Compounds -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Chapter 6. Water Supply -- The Hydrologic Cycle and Water Availability -- Groundwater Supplies -- Surface Water Supplies -- Water Transmission -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Chapter 7. Water Treatment -- Coagulation and Flocculation -- Settling -- Filtration -- Disinfection -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Chapter 8. Collection of Wastewater -- Estimating Wastewater Quantities -- System Layout -- Sewer Hydraulics -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Chapter 9. Wastewater Treatment -- Wastewater Characteristics.

On-Site Wastewater Treatment -- Central Wastewater Treatment -- Primary Treatment -- Secondary Treatment -- Tertiary Treatment -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Chapter 10. Sludge Treatment and Disposal -- Sources of Sludge -- Characteristics of Sludges -- Sludge Treatment -- Ultimate Disposal -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Chapter 11. Nonpoint Source Water Pollution -- Sediment Erosion and The Pollutant Transport Process -- Prevention and Mitigation of Nonpoint Source Pollution -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Chapter 12. Solid Waste -- Quantities and Characteristics of Municipal Solid Waste -- Collection -- Disposal Options -- Litter -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Chapter 13. Solid Waste Disposal -- Disposal of Unprocessed Refuse in Sanitary Landfills -- Volume Reduction Before Disposal -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Chapter 14. Reuse, Recycling, and Resource Recovery -- Recycling -- Recovery -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Chapter 15. Hazardous Waste -- Magnitude of the Problem -- Waste Processing and Handling -- Transportation of Hazardous Wastes -- Recovery Alternatives -- Hazardous Waste Management Facilities -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Chapter 16. Radioactive Waste -- Radiation -- Health Effects -- Sources of Radioactive Waste -- Movement of Radionuclides Through the Environment -- Radioactive Waste Management -- Transportation of Radioactive Waste -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Chapter 17. Solid and Hazardous Waste Law -- Nonhazardous Solid Waste -- Hazardous Waste -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Chapter 18. Meteorology and Air Pollution -- Basic Meteorology -- Horizontal Dispersion of Pollutants -- Vertical Dispersion of Pollutants -- Atmospheric Dispersion -- Cleansing The Atmosphere -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Chapter 19. Measurement of Air Quality -- Measurement of Particulate Matter -- Measurement of Gases -- Reference Methods -- Grab Samples.

Stack Samples -- Smoke and Opacity -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Chapter 20. Air Pollution Control -- Source Correction -- Collection of Pollutants -- Cooling -- Treatment -- Control of Gaseous Pollutants -- Control of Moving Sources -- Control of Global Climate Change -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Chapter 21. Air Pollution Law -- Air Quality and Common Law -- Statutory Law -- Moving Sources -- Tropospheric Ozone -- Acid Rain -- Problems of Implementation -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Chapter 22. Noise Pollution -- The Concept of Sound -- Sound Pressure Level, Frequency, and Propagation -- Sound Level -- Measuring Transient Noise -- The Acoustic Environment -- Health Effects of Noise -- The Dollar Cost of Noise -- Noise Control -- Conclusion -- Problems -- Appendices -- A. Conversion Factors -- B. Elements of the Periodic Table -- C. Physical Constants -- D. List of Symbols -- E. Bibliography -- Index.