Basic Environmental Technology: Water Supply, Waste Management, and Pollution Control - Couverture rigide

Nathanson, Jerry A.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 013082626X ISBN 13 : 9780130826268

Editeur : Pearson, 1999

Synopsis

For undergraduate courses in Environmental Technology and other programs in departments of Civil/Environmental Engineering.

This easy-to-read text presents a logical and systematic approach to a wide range of environmental subjects. It provides an overview of environmental technology, including elements of public health, ecology, geology, and soils―with a focus on water and wastewater, solid and hazardous waste, and air and noise pollution control. The emphasis is on fundamental concepts and basic applications so that students with little or no experience in biology, chemistry, geology, and hydraulics can comprehend and use this book.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

"I really appreciate this text. My students remark that it is easy to follow and well thought out. The examples are excellent and appropriate. The chapter organization makes it an excellent text to follow for a semester-long course." — Alan B. Chace, Mohawk Valley Community College

"A-very good book for an introductory environmental technology course. It's well organized and clearly written. The author has provided numerous examples to illustrate the principles being taught." — Jim Callison, Ph.D., Utah Valley State College

"Its strength is that it targets my students as an audience and contains the right content. It's among the top texts I .have used if not the top text." — Douglas P Macdonald, Florence-Darlington Technical College

Quatrième de couverture

This text offers a practical introduction to a wide range of environmental topics, focusing primarily on water and wastewater, solid and hazardous waste, and air and noise pollution control. It emphasizes fundamental concepts and basic applications so that students with little or no experience in biology, chemistry, geology, and hydraulics can comprehend this book.

Key features:

• clear, easy-to-read style
• presentation of mathematical topics at a relatively basic level
• hundreds of example problems, diagrams, and photographs
• numerous chapter review questions and practice problems
• utilizes both SO metric and U.S. customary units
• new appendix containing a basic math review

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 013082626X
• ISBN 13: 9780130826268
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 3
• Nombre de pages: 522
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie