Basic Environmental Technology: Water Supply, Waste Management, and Pollution Control, 6th edition
Published by Pearson (January 7, 2014) © 2015
- Jerry A. Nathanson
- Richard A. Schneider
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- Fully addresses all facets of environmental technology related to water supply, waste management, and pollution control—preparing students to enter any organisation involved with environmental technologyÂ
- Teaches through real-world applications—linking concepts to real-world issues that will be relevant to studentsÂ
- NEW! Discusses environmental sustainability, integrated water management, low impact development, and green building design throughout the book—ensuring that students understand the field's most significant trends and opportunitiesÂ
- NEW! Offers expanded coverage of advanced wastewater treatment and recycling, especially membrane filtration technology—enabling students to participate in advanced wastewater treatment projects
- NEW! Covers many significant new topics and trends, including dual water systems, new pipeline materials, environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing (fracking), constructed wetlands, single stream municipal solid waste recycling, and plasma gasification of solid and hazardous waste—preparing students to participate in cutting-edge projects for many years to comeÂ
- NEW! Reflects updated water and air quality standards and regulations, including the EPA's determination that CO2 is an air pollutant that can harm public health and welfare by causing global warming and climate change—preparing students to help organisations respond to the latest government regulationsÂ
- NEW! Contains expanded discussions of environmental education, certification, and employment—giving students up-to-date information and guidance for finding jobs in the fieldÂ
- NEW! Introduces LEED green building project certification—showing students how to earn the green building industry's most valuable credentials
Simple and clear, with plenty of numerical examples and basic primers for less prepared students:Â
- NEW! Contains hundreds of up-to-date, application-focused practice and review questions—giving students all the quantitative problem-solving practice they need to succeed
- Reviews all the basic math students need to perform this book's calculations—ensuring that students can accurately perform environmental computations, even if they have limited backgrounds in mathematics
- Contains basic primers on biology, chemistry, geology, hydrology, and hydraulics—getting students up-to-speed on the essentials of each key science related to environmental technologyÂ
- Uses both US customary and SI metric units throughout the text and in example problems, and includes a discussion of unit measurements and unit conversions—preparing students to work in global environments that may use metric or US units, or bothÂ
Hundreds of diagrams and photos, and extensive pedagogical resources for faster, more intuitive learning:Â
- Line drawings, diagrams, and two-tone photos throughout—making virtually all key topics easier to understandÂ
- Clear chapter synopses—emphasising key points, and promoting more efficient reviewÂ
- NEW! Provides expanded glossary and acronyms lists—giving students a single source for definitions and explanations of key environmental technology terms and acronymsÂ
- NEW! Expanded online Instructor’s Resources materials, including worked solutions to all practice problems, text-page references for answers to review questions, supplemental problems, 100 + multiple-choice test Q&As,
Thorough, up-to-date, application-focused coverage of the field's key issues, challenges, and techniques:Â
- NEW! Discusses environmental sustainability, integrated water management, low impact development, and green building design throughout the book—ensuring that students understand the field's most significant trends and opportunitiesÂ
- NEW! Offers expanded coverage of advanced wastewater treatment and recycling, especially membrane filtration technology—enabling students to participate in advanced wastewater treatment projectsÂ
- NEW! Covers many significant new topics and trends, including dual water systems, new pipeline materials, environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing (fracking), constructed wetlands, single stream municipal solid waste recycling, and plasma gasification of solid and hazardous waste—preparing students to participate in cutting-edge projects for many years to comeÂ
- NEW! Reflects updated water and air quality standards and regulations, including the EPA's determination that CO2 is an air pollutant that can harm public health and welfare by causing global warming and climate change—preparing students to help organizations respond to the latest government regulationsÂ
- NEW! Contains expanded discussions of environmental education, certification, and employment—giving students up-to-date information and guidance for finding jobs in the fieldÂ
- NEW! Introduces LEED green building project certification—showing students how to earn the green building industry's most valuable credentials
Simple and clear, with plenty of numerical examples and basic primers for less prepared students:Â
- NEW! Contains hundreds of up-to-date, application-focused practice and review questions—giving students all the quantitative problem-solving practice they need to succeedÂ
Hundreds of diagrams and photos, and extensive pedagogical resources for faster, more intuitive learning:Â
- NEW! Provides expanded glossary and acronyms lists—giving students a single source for definitions and explanations of key environmental technology terms and acronymsÂ
- NEW! Expanded online Instructor’s Resources materials, including worked solutions to all practice problems, text-page references for answers to review questions, supplemental problems, 100 + multiple-choice test Q&As, additional test problems and project assignments, photos, web/video links, and more—helping instructors teach more effectively and efficiently, regardless of their program or the types of students they serve
1. Basic Concepts
2. Hydraulics
3. Hydrology
4. Water Quality
5. Water Pollution
6. Drinking Water Purification
7. Water Distribution Systems
8. Sanitary Sewer Systems
9. Stormwater Management
10. Wastewater Treatment and Disposal
11. Municipal Solid Waste
12. Hazardous Waste Management
13. Air Pollution and Control
14. Noise Pollution and Control
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Appendix A. Environmental Impact Studies and Audits
Appendix B. Education, Employment, Licensing, and Certification
Appendix C. LEED Green Building Project Certification Process
Appendix D. Review of Basic Mathematics, Units, and Unit Conversions
Appendix E. Glossary and Abbreviations
Appendix F. Answers to Practice Problems
Index
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