Introduction to Environmental Engineering - SI Version
Part One - Environmental Engineering 1 - Identifying and Solving Environmental Problems What is Environmental Engineering / The Holy Cross College Hepatitis Outbreak / The Disposal of Wastewater Sludge / The Donora Episode / Jersey City Chromium / The Discovery of Biological Wastewater Treatment / The Garbage Barge / Sustainability and Cradle-to-Cradle Design / End Notes Part Two - Fundamentals 2 - Engineering Decisions Decisions Based on Technical Analyses / Decisions Based on Cost-Effectiveness Analyses / Decisions Based on Benefit/Cost Analyses / Decisions Based on Risk Analyses / Decisions Based on Alternatives Assessment / Decisions Based on Environmental Impact Analyses / Decisions Based on Ethical Analyses / Continuity in Engineering Decisions / Problems / End Notes 3 - Engineering Calculations Engineering Dimensions and Units / Approximations in Engineering Calculations / Information Analysis / Problems / End Notes 4 - Material Balances and Separations Material Balances with a Single Material / Material Balances with Multiple Materials / Material Balances with Reactors / Problems / End Notes 5 - Reactions Zero-Order Reactions / First-Order Reactions / Second-Order and Noninteger-Order Reactions / Half-Life and Doubling Time / Consecutive Reactions / Problems / End Notes 6 - Reactors Mixing Model / Reactor Models / Problems 7 - Energy Flows and Balances Units of Measure / Energy Balances and Conversion / Energy Sources and Availability / Problems 8 - Ecosystems Energy and Material Flows in Ecosystems / Human Influence on Ecosystems / Problems / End Notes Part Three - Applications 9 - Water Quality Measures of Water Quality / Assessing Water Quality / Water Quality Standards / Problems / End Notes 10 - Water Supply and Treatment The Hydrologic Cycle and Water Availability / Water Treatment / Distribution of Water / Problems / End Notes 11 - Wastewater Treatment Wastewater / Preliminary and Primary Treatment / Secondary Treatment / Tertiary Treatment / Sludge Treatment and Disposal / Selection of Treatment Strategies / Problems / End Notes 12 - Air Quality Meteorology and Air Movement / Major Air Pollutants / Sources and Effects of Air Pollution / Air Quality Standards / Problems / End Notes 13 - Air Quality Control Treatment of Emissions / Dispersion of Air Pollutants / Control of Moving Sources / Problems / End Notes 14 - Solid Waste Collection of Refuse / Generation of Refuse / Reuse and Recycling of Materials from Refuse / Combustion of Refuse / Ultimate Disposal of Refuse: Sanitary Landfills / Reducing the Generation of Refuse: Source Reduction / Integrated Solid Waste Management / Problems / End Notes 15 - Hazardous Waste Defining Hazardous Waste / Hazardous Waste Management / Radioactive Waste Management / Sustainable Materials Management / Hazardous Waste Management and Future Generations / Problems / End Notes 16 - Noise Pollution Sound / Measurement of Sound / Effect of Noise on Human Health / Noise Abatement / Noise Control / Problems / End Notes 17 - Ethics of Green Engineering Green Engineering / Motivations for Practicing Green Engineering / Conclusions / End Notes