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The Science of Environmental Pollution

The Science of Environmental Pollution


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The Science of Environmental Pollution focuses on pollution of the atmosphere, of surface and groundwater, and of soil (the three environmental mediums) and solving pollution problems by using real world methods. This introductory textbook in environmental science focuses on pollution of the atmosphere, of surface and groundwater, and of soil, all critical to our very survival.

Table of Contents:
PrefacePollution: What Is It Introduction o Pollution Defined o Difficult to Define, Yet Easy to See o Case Study o The Bottom Line o Summary o Study Questions o Cited ReferencesGlobal Pollution: The ProblemIntroduction o Global Interdependence o Case Study 2.1 Persistent Organic Pollutants o Global Pollution Problems: Causal Factors o Case Study: Transnational Corporations and Environmental Pollution o Global Environmental Degradation: The Effects ofPollution o Summary: So, What Is the Answer o Study Questions o Cited ReferencesSources of PollutionA Historical Perspective o Introduction o Natural Pollutants o General Pollutants o Case Study: Problem Wastes-Tire Disposal o Summary: Soil, Water, Air and Pollution: The Interface o Study Questions o Cited ReferenceSoilIntroduction o Soil: What Is It o Definitions of Key Terms o All about Soil o Soil Basics o Soil Formation o Soil Characterization o Soil Mechanics/Physics o Soil Particle Characteristics o Soil Stress o Soil Compressibility o Soil Compaction o SoilFailure o Soil Physics o Soil Chemistry o Thermal Properties o Acid + Bases V Salts o Organic Chemistry o Environmental Chemistry o Summary o Study Questions o Cited ReferencesSoil PollutionDirt Clean o Soil Pollutants: Transport Mechanisms Affecting Flow Regime o The Basics of Soil Pollution o Industrial Practices and Soil Contamination o Case Study o Summary o Study Questions o Cited ReferencesSoil Pollution RemediationIntroduction o Example o USTs: The Problem o Risk Assessment o Exposure Pathways o Remediation of UST Contaminated Soils o Economic Outlook o Case Study o Summary o Study Questions o Cited ReferencesAirIntroduction o All about Air o Air Physical Properties and Dynamics o Diffusion and Dispersion o Compressibility o Gas Laws o Heat and Energy in the Atmosphere o Adiabatic Lapse Rate o Particle Physics o Atmospheric Dispersion, Transformation andDeposition o Dispersion Models o Summary o Study Questions o Cited ReferencesAir PollutionIntroduction o Types and Sources of Air Pollutants o Case Study: Ozone Hole over Antarctica at Record Size o Deposition of Pollutants in the Atmosphere o Problems of Atmospheric Pollution o Summary: The Bottom Line o Study Questions o Cited ReferencesAir Pollution RemediationIntroduction o Clearing the Air o Air Pollution Control: Choices o Example o Air Pollution Control Equipment and Systems o Removal of Dry Particulate Matter o Removal of Gaseous Pollutants: Stationary Sources o Removal of Gaseous Pollutants: MobileSources o Summary o Study Questions o Cited ReferencesWaterWater: Earth's Blood o Water: The FactsSurface Water PollutionIntroduction o Surface Water o Setting the Stage o Surface Water Pollutants o Case Study o Case Study: River Cleanup o Surface Water Pollution: The Impact o Summary o Study Questions o Cited ReferencesGroundwaterIntroduction o Groundwater Uses and So


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781566767651
  • Publisher: Technomic Publishing Co ,U.S.
  • Publisher Imprint: Technomic Publishing Co
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 424
  • Returnable: N
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1566767652
  • Publisher Date: 17 Aug 1999
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 424
  • Weight: 508 gr


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