part 1 introduction to environmental engineering1 unit 1 text: environmental engineering1 reading material: studying the environment4 unit 2 text: historical overview of hazardous substance disposal in the usa8 reading material: the city environment11 unit 3 text: what is waste reduction/waste minimization?14 reading material: waste minimization in the chemical industry--a case study19 unit 4 text: environmental analysis25 reading material: analytical technique and methodology28 part 2 air pollution & control32 unit 5 text: type and sources of air pollutants[i]32 reading material: type and sources of air pollutants[ii]34 unit 6 text: effects on climate and ecological environment[i]37 reading material: effects on climate and ecological environment[ii]41 unit 7 text: conventional technology of air pollution control44 reading material: gas and vapor control technology48 unit 8 text: new technologies of air pollution control[i]50 reading material: new technologies of air pollution control[ii]54 unit 9 text: effects of air pollution57 reading material: control of air pollution by oxidation60 part 3 water pollution and wastewater treatment63 unit 10 text: water pollution and pollutants63 reading material: wastewater66 unit 11 text: pollution of inland waters and oceans69 reading material: water supply73 unit 12 text: water purification78 reading material: principles of wastewater treatment81 unit 13 text: water treatment processes85 reading material: uswastewater treatment--past and present89 unit 14 text: biological wastewater treatment [i]91 reading material: biological wastewater treatment[ii]95 unit 15 text: ion exchange99 reading material: precipitation104 unit 16 text: oxidation of wastewater[i]108 reading material: oxidation of wastewater [ii]111 unit 17 text: unit operations of pretreatment116 reading material: unit processes of secondary treatment120 part 4 solid wastes and disposal123 unit 18 text: sources and types of solid wastes123 reading material: quantities of wastes127 unit 19 text: everybody’s problems--hazardous waste130 reading material: hazardous waste defined and the national program to control hazardous wastes134 unit 20 text: methods of waste disposal137 reading material: incineration of hazardous waste in the usa140 unit 21 text: disposal of solid wastes144 reading material: materials and energy recovery148 part 5 other pollution and control technologies152 unit 22 text: sound and noise152 reading material: tone and the decibel scale154 unit 23 text: noise control[i]156 reading material: noise control[ii]157 unit 24 text: energy consumption and pollution162 reading material: use of solar energy164 unit 25 text: thermal pollution166 reading material: how to put waste heat to good use167 part 6 environmental impact assessment169 unit 26 text: summary of eia169 reading material: introduction to methods for environmental impact assessment172 unit 27 text: impact of wastewater effluents on water quality of river177 reading material: the aims and objectives of environmental impact assessment179 unit 28 text: environmental impact assessment of air quality185 reading material: identification and prediction of air quality changes187 part 7 environmental monitoring190 unit 29 text: monitoring air quality in mountains--designing190 reading material: design environmental databases for statistical analysis194 unit 30 text: combining accuracy assessment of land-cover maps with environmental monitoring programs[i]199 reading material: combining accuracy assessment of land-cover maps with environmental monitoring programs[iii]204 unit 31 text: sampling sediment and soil209 reading material: emap overview-objectives, approaches, and achievements213 part 8 environmental policy and management218 unit 32 text: a new politics for a new era--a political agenda for the 1990s218 reading material: hazardous waste management224 unit 33 text: pollution control strategies[i]228 reading material: pollution control strategies[ii]230 unit 34 text: solid waste management overview235 reading material: management of nuclear wastes239 part 9 environmental sustainable development243 unit 35 text: clean technologies through microbial processes for economic benefits and sustainability[i]243 reading material: clean technologies through microbial processes for economic benefits and sustainability[ii]247 unit 36 text: introduction to green chemical syntheses and processes251 reading material: water as solvent for organic and material synthesis255 unit 37 text: wastewater treatment, greenhouse gas mitigation and hydrogen production using microalgae[i]259 reading material: wastewater treatment, greenhouse gas mitigation and hydrogen production using microalgae[ii]263 glossary268