Environmental Science and Engineering Principles

Author: Davis, M.L.
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: This book is a textbook for environmental professionals, systematically introducing the principles and methods of environmental engineering and science. It covers a wide range of environmental issues, emphasizing scientific principles, ethics, and safety rather than specific engineering designs, and uses the concept of mass balance as a tool for problem-solving. The book includes the following content: Chemical principles, material and energy balance, ecosystems, risk perception, assessment, and management, hydraulics, geology and soil resources, water quality management, water and wastewater treatment, air pollution, solid waste engineering, hazardous waste management, agriculture and the environment, noise pollution, and ionizing radiation. The book is accompanied by numerous examples, with review points, exercises, and further reading materials at the end of each chapter. It can serve as a textbook for environmental-related majors in universities and colleges, as well as for biology, chemistry, soil science, and other disciplines, and is also a reference for environmental protection professionals.