Advanced Physicochemical Treatment Processes - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1588293610 ISBN 13 : 9781588293619

Editeur : Humana Press Inc., 2006

Synopsis

The past thirty years have witnessed a growing worldwide desire that po- tive actions be taken to restore and protect the environment from the degr- ing effects of all forms of pollution--air, water, soil, and noise. Because pollution is a direct or indirect consequence of waste, the seemingly idealistic demand for "zero discharge" can be construed as an unrealistic demand for zero waste. However, as long as waste continues to exist, we can only attempt to abate the subsequent pollution by converting it to a less noxious form. Three major questions usually arise when a particular type of pollution has been id- tified: (1) How serious is the pollution? (2) Is the technology to abate it ava- able? and (3) Do the costs of abatement justify the degree of abatement achieved? This book is one of the volumes of the Handbook of Environmental Engineering series. The principal intention of this series is to help readers f- mulate answers to the last two questions above. The traditional approach of applying tried-and-true solutions to specific pollution problems has been a major contributing factor to the success of en- ronmental engineering, and has accounted in large measure for the establi- ment of a "methodology of pollution control. " However, the realization of the ever-increasing complexity and interrelated nature of current environmental problems renders it imperative that intelligent planning of pollution abatement systems be undertaken.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Humana Press Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1588293610
• ISBN 13: 9781588293619
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 712
• Éditeur: Wang Lawrence K., Hung Yung-Tse, Shammas Nazih K.
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible