Mihelcic and Zimmerman introduce the field of environmental engineering by engaging the student in the comprehensive development of basic principles as well as providing a strong focus on designing for sustainability. The breadth of content and level of treatment is appropriate for undergraduate courses in environmental engineering. By grounding their approach on the elements of design, the authors instruct students in how to use the tools of green engineering to design for sustainability and the future of our planet and its inhabitants. The book has been designed to be covered, essentially in its entirety, in one semester.
Contents
Chapter 1: Engineering and Sustainable and Development.
- 1.1 Background.
- 1.2 Defining Sustainability.
- 1.3 Issues That Will Affect Engineering Practice in the Future.
- 1.4 The Sustainability Revolution.
- Key Terms.
- Chapter One Problems.
- References.
Chapter 2: Environmental Measurements.
- 2.1 Mass Concentration Units.
- 2.2 Volume/Volume and Mole/Mole Units.
- 2.3 Partial-Pressure Units.
- 2.4 Mole/Volume Units.
- 2.5 Other Types of Units.
Chapter 3: Chemistry.
- 3.1 Approaches in Environmental Chemistry.
- 3.2 Activity and Concentration.
- 3.3 Reaction and Stoichiometry.
- 3.4 Thermodynamic Laws.
- 3.5 Volatilization.
- 3.6 Air-Water Equilibrium.
- 3.7 Acid-Base Chemistry.
- 3.8 Oxidation-Reduction.
- 3.9 Precipitation-Dissolution.
- 3.10 Adsorption, Absorption, and Sorption.
- 3.11 Kinetics.
Chapter 4: Physical Processes.
- 4.1 Mass Balances.
- 4.2 Energy Balances.
- 4.3 Mass Transport Processes.
Chapter 5: Biology.
- 5.1 Ecosystem Structure and Function.
- 5.2 Population Dynamics.
- 5.3 Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
- 5.4 Oxygen Demand: Biochemical, Chemical, and Theoretical.
- 5.5 Material Flow in Ecosystem.
- 5.6 Ecosystem Health and the Public Welfare.
Chapter 6: Environmental Risk.
- 6.1 Risk and the Engineer.
- 6.2 Risk Perception.
- 6.3 Hazardous Waste and Toxic Chemicals.
- 6.4 Engineering Ethics and Risk.
- 6.5 Risk Assessment.
- 6.6 More Complicated Problems with at Least Two Exposure Routes.
Chapter 7: Green Engineering.
- 7.1 What Is ”Green Engineering?”
- 7.2 Design.
- 7.3 Pollution Prevention, Design for Environment, Industrial Ecology, Sustainability.
- 7.4 Fundamental Concepts.
- 7.5 Measuring Sustainability.
- 7.6 Policies Driving Green Engineering and Sustainability.
- 7.7 Designing a Sustainable Future.
Chapter 8: Water Quality.
- 8.1 Introduction.
- 8.2 River Water Quality.
- 8.3 Lake and Reservoir Water Quality.
- 8.4 Wetlands.
- 8.5 Low-Impact Development.
- 8.6 Groundwater Quality.
Chapter 9: Water Supply, Distribution, and Wastewater Collection.
- 9.1 Introduction.
- 9.2 Water Availability.
- 9.3 Water Usage.
- 9.4 Municipal Water Demand.
- 9.5 Water Distribution and Wastewater Collection Systems.
Chapter 10: Water Treatment.
- 10.1 Introduction.
- 10.2 Characteristics of Untreated Water.
- 10.3 Water Quality Standards.
- 10.4 Overview of Water Treatment Processes.
- 10.5 Coagulation and Flocculation.
- 10.6 Hardness Removal.
- 10.7 Sedimentation.
- 10.8 Filtration.
- 10.9 Disinfection.
- 10.10 Membrane Processes.
- 10.11 Adsorption.
- 10.12 Energy Usage.
Chapter 11: Wastewater Treatment.
- 11.1 Introduction.
- 11.2 Characteristics of Domestic Wastewater.
- 11.3 Overview of Treatment Processes.
- 11.4 Preliminary Treatment.
- 11.5 Primary Treatment.
- 11.6 Secondary Treatment.
- 11.7 Modifications to the Activated-Sludge Process.
- 11.8 Attached-Growth Reactors.
- 11.9 Removal of Nutrients: Nitrogen and Phosphorus.
- 11.10 Disinfection and Aeration.
- 11.11 Sludge Treatment and Disposal.
- 11.12 Natural Treatment Systems.
- 11.13 Energy Usage during Wastewater.
Chapter 12: Air Resources Engineering.
- 12.1 Introduction.
- 12.2 Human Health Impacts and Defenses.
- 12.3 Transport of Air.
- 12.4 Air Pollutants.
- 12.5 Emissions.
- 12.6 Control of Air Emissions.
- 12.7 Gaseous Emission-Control Technologies.
- 12.8 Particulate Emission-Control Technologies.
- Chapter 13: Solid-Waste Management.
- 13.1 Introduction.
- 13.2 Solid-Waste Characterization.
- 13.3 Components of Solid-Waste Systems.
- 13.4 Management Concepts.
Chapter 14: Built Environment.
- 14.1 Introduction.
- 14.2 Context-Sensitive Design.
- 14.3 Buildings.
- 14.4 Materials.
- 14.5 End of Life: Deconstruction, Demolition, Disposal.
- 14.6 Rightsizing Buildings.
- 14.7 Energy Efficiency: Insulation, Infiltration, and Thermal Walls.
- 14.8 Mobility.
- 14.9 Urban Heat Island.
- 14.10 Urban Planning, Smart Growth, and Planned Communities.
- Index.
Book Details
- Hardcover: 720 pages
- Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0470165057
- ISBN-13: 978-0470165058
- Product Dimensions: 1.2 x 8 x 9.8 inches
- List price: $218.95