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Environmental Engineering: Principles and Practice is written for advanced undergraduate and first-semester graduate courses in the subject. The text provides a clear and concise understanding of the major topic areas facing environmental professionals.
For each topic, the theoretical principles are introduced, followed by numerous examples illustrating the process design approach. Practical, methodical and functional, this exciting new text provides knowledge and background, as well as opportunities for application, through problems and examples that facilitate understanding.
Students pursuing the civil and environmental engineering curriculum will fi nd this book accessible and will benefit from the emphasis on practical application. The text will also be of interest to students of chemical and mechanical engineering, where several environmental concepts are of interest, especially those on water and wastewater treatment, air pollution, and sustainability. Practicing engineers will find this book a valuable resource, since it covers the major environmental topics and provides numerous step-by-step examples to facilitate learning and problem-solving.
Environmental Engineering: Principles and Practice offers all the major topics, with a focus upon:
* a robust problem-solving scheme introducing statistical analysis;
* example problems with both US and SI units;
* water and wastewater design;
* sustainability;
* public health.
There is also a companion website with illustrations, problems and solutions.
List of contents
Contributing Authors xiii
Preface xv
Acknowledgements xix
About the Cover Artist xix
About the Author xxi
About the Companion Website xxiii
1 Introduction to environmental engineering and problem solving 1
André J. Butler
Learning Objectives 1
1.1 History of environmental engineering 1
1.2 Significant national and international environmental concerns 10
1.3 Prominent federal environmental statues - an overview 10
1.4 An approach to problem solving: a six-step method 15
1.5 Data collection, analysis, interpretation, and communication 18
Summary 38
Key words 40
References 40
Problems 41
2 Essential chemistry concepts 43
Richard O. Mines, Jr.
Learning Objectives 43
2.1 Introduction 43
2.2 Dimensions, units, and conversions 43
2.3 Balancing reactions 50
2.4 Oxidation-reduction reactions 52
2.5 Thermodynamic equilibrium 53
2.6 Acid-base chemistry 60
2.7 Solubility (solubility product) 82
2.8 Gas phase laws 84
2.9 Organic chemistry overview 89
Summary 95
Key words 99
References 99
Problems 99
3 Water and wastewater characteristics 103
Richard O. Mines, Jr.
Learning Objectives 103
3.1 Overview 103
3.2 Water quality parameters 103
3.3 Lumped parameter organic quantification 104
3.4 Physical parameters 110
3.5 Inorganic chemical parameters 116
3.6 Biological and microbiological characteristics 129
3.7 Sample water quality data 133
Summary 135
Key words 136
References 136
Problems 137
4 Essential biology concepts 139
Richard O. Mines, Jr.
Learning Objectives 139
4.1 Introduction to microbiological unit processes 139
4.2 Cell basics 140
4.3 Energy and synthesis (carbon and energy transformations) 140
4.4 Michaelis-Menten enzyme kinetics 149
4.5 Introduction to ecology 153
4.6 Primary productivity 155
4.7 Introduction to biochemical cycles 160
4.8 Population dynamics 169
4.9 River water quality management 178
4.10 Limnology 184
Summary 188
Key words 189
References 190
Problems 191
5 Environmental systems: modeling and reactor design 195
Richard O. Mines, Jr.
Learning Objectives 195
5.1 Introduction 195
5.2 Material balances 195
5.3 Reaction kinetics 202
5.4 Flow regimes and reactors 209
5.5 Energy balances 218
Summary 232
Key words 232
References 232
Problems 233
6 Design of water treatment systems 239
Richard O. Mines, Jr.
Learning Objectives 239
6.1 Drinking water standards 239
6.2 Overview of typical processes used for contaminant removal 245
6.3 Design flows and capacities 247
6.4 Preliminary treatment 249
6.5 Mixing, coagulation, and flocculation 258
6.6 Water softening 267
6.7 Sedimentation 276
6.8 Filtration 283
6.9 Membrane treatment 293
6.10 Fluoridation 303
6.11 Disinfection in water treatment 303
6.12 Residuals, solids, and quantities of sludge 310
Summary 322
Key words 324
References 324
Problems 325
7 Design of wastewater treatment systems 331
Richard O.
About the author
Richard O. Mines, Jr., Department of Environmental Engineering, Mercer University, Macon, Georgia, USA
Summary
Suitable for advanced undergraduate and first-semester graduate courses in the subject, this title provides a clear and concise understanding of the major topic areas facing environmental professionals. It also provides knowledge and background, as well as opportunities for application, through problems and examples that facilitate understanding.
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"In summary, this textbook on Environmental Engineering: Principles and Practice can be recommended to all teachers with responsibility in environmental engineering. It focuses upon problem solving, introducing statistical analysis, examples with US and SI units, water and wastewater treatment design, sustainability, public health. It offers all major topics of an US environmental engineering curriculum with clear preference for wide-ranging knowledge on the one hand, water treatment on the other." ( International Journal of Environment & Pollution , 1 June 2014)
