Introduction to Environmental Engineering / Edition 4

by Mackenzie Davis, David Cornwell

Overview

This comprehensive presentation tackles the multimedia aspects of environmental engineering-from solid waste disposal to air pollution to noise pollution. It places a much needed emphasis on fundamental concepts,definitions,and problem-solving. The book also includes a discussion of environmental legislation,together with environmental ethics case studies and problems-presenting the legal framework that governs environmental engineering design. The third edition provides updated problems and discussion questions in each chapter.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780072424119
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date:	10/03/2006
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	1024
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.60(h) x 1.75(d)

About the Author

David A. Cornwell, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, is a registered professional engineer in 19 states and is the founder and president of the consulting firm Environmental Engineering & Technology, Inc. (EE&T) headquartered in Newport News, VA. He attended the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL, where he received his Ph.D. in civil/environmental engineering and has remained a loyal Gator fan ever since, serving as a Bull Gator and on the President’s Council. He was an associate professor in the Civil Environmental Engineering Department at Michigan State University prior to entering the consulting field. Many of Dr. Cornwell’s students now are active members of the water profession.

During his career as a consultant, Dr. Cornwell has provided process, design, and operational troubleshooting services to water utilities around the world. He has lectured and written on many aspects of water treatment, including over 50 peer-reviewed technical articles and reports. Much of his work has included the development of new and optimized water treatment processes. He has won three JAWWA Division best paper awards and the overall JAWWA publication award. Dr. Cornwell has an extensive record of service to the water profession. He has been an active member of American Water Works Association (AWWA) since the early 1970s and has served on numerous committees in that organization. He has chaired the Research Division and the Technical and Education Council, and served on the board of directors and executive committee of AWWA.

In 2005, Dr. Cornwell was the recipient of the A.P. Black Research Award given by AWWA to recognize excellence in water treatment research, recognizing his contributions to bridging the gap between research and application. Dr. Cornwell has been a principal investigator on over 20 Water Research Foundation research projects.


Mackenzie L. Davis, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, is an Emeritus Professor of Environmental Engineering at Michigan State University. He received all his degrees from the University of Illinois. From 1968 to 1971 he served as a Captain in the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps. During his military service he conducted air pollution surveys at Army ammunition plants. From 1971 to 1973 he was Branch Chief of the Environmental Engineering Branch at the U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory. His responsibilities included supervision of research on air, noise, and water pollution control and solid waste management for Army facilities. In 1973 he joined the faculty at Michigan State University. He has taught and conducted research in the areas of air pollution control and hazardous waste management.

In 1987 and 1989–1992, under an intergovernmental personnel assignment with the Office of Solid Waste of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Dr. Davis performed technology assessments of treatment methods used to demonstrate the regulatory requirements for the land disposal restrictions (“land ban”) promulgated under the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments.

Dr. Davis is a member of the following professional organizations: American Chemical Society, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, American Society for Engineering Education, American Meteorological Society, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Water Works Association, Air & Waste Management Association, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, and the Water Environment Federation.

His honors and awards include the State-of-the-Art Award from the ASCE, Chapter Honor Member of Chi Epsilon, Sigma Xi, election as a Fellow in the Air & Waste Management Association, and election as a Diplomate in the American Academy of Environmental Engineers with certification in hazardous waste management. He has received teaching awards from the American Society of Civil Engineers Student Chapter, Michigan State University College of Engineering, North Central Section of the American Society for Engineering Education, Great Lakes Region of Chi Epsilon, and the Amoco Corporation. In 1998, he received the Lyman A. Ripperton Award for distinguished achievement as an educator from the Air & Waste Management Association. In 2007, he was recognized as the Educational Professional of the Year by theMichigan Water Environment Association. He is a registered professional engineer in Michigan.

Dr. Davis is the author of a student and professional edition of Water and Wastewater Engineering and Co-author of Principles of Environmental Engineering with Dr. Susan Masten. In 2003, Dr. Davis retired from Michigan State University.

Table of Contents

	Preface	ix
1	Introduction	1
1-1	What Is Environmental Engineering?	2
1-2	Introduction to Environmental Engineering	4
1-3	Environmental Systems Overview	7
1-4	Environmental Legislation and Regulation	16
1-5	Environmental Ethics	33
1-6	A Materials Balance Approach to Problem Solving	35
1-7	Chapter Review	41
1-8	Problems	42
1-9	Discussion Questions	43
1-10	Additional Reading	45
2	Hydrology	46
2-1	Fundamentals	47
2-2	Rainfall Analysis	57
2-3	Runoff Analysis	62
2-4	Storage of Reservoirs	84
2-5	Groundwater and Wells	87
2-6	Waste Minimization and Water Conservation	110
2-7	Chapter Review	110
2-8	Problems	112
2-9	Discussion Questions	128
2-10	Additional Reading	130
3	Water Treatment	131
3-1	Introduction	132
3-2	Coagulation	172
3-3	Softening	178
3-4	Reactors	199
3-5	Mixing and Flocculation	201
3-6	Sedimentation	211
3-7	Filtration	228
3-8	Disinfection	240
3-9	Adsorption	249
3-10	Water Plant Waste Management	250
3-11	Chapter Review	265
3-12	Problems	267
3-13	Discussion Questions	281
3-14	Additional Reading	282
4	Water Quality Management	283
4-1	Introduction	284
4-2	Water Pollutants and Their Sources	285
4-3	Water Quality Management in Rivers	288
4-4	Water Quality Management in Lakes	320
4-5	Chapter Review	330
4-6	Problems	332
4-7	Discussion Questions	336
4-8	Additional Reading	337
5	Wastewater Treatment	338
5-1	Wastewater Microbiology	339
5-2	Characteristics of Wastewater	351
5-3	On-Site Disposal Systems	354
5-4	Municipal Wastewater Treatment Systems	361
5-5	Unit Operations of Pretreatment	364
5-6	Primary Treatment	372
5-7	Unit Processes of Secondary Treatment	374
5-8	Disinfection	411
5-9	Advanced Wastewater Treatment	411
5-10	Land Treatment	415
5-11	Sludge Treatment	418
5-12	Sludge Disposal	441
5-13	Chapter Review	445
5-14	Problems	447
5-15	Discussion Questions	457
5-16	Additional Reading	457
6	Air Pollution	459
6-1	Physical and Chemical Fundamentals	460
6-2	Air Pollution Perspective	463
6-3	Air Pollution Standards	463
6-4	Effects of Air Pollutants	465
6-5	Origin and Fate of Air Pollutants	475
6-6	Micro and Macro Air Pollution	481
6-7	Air Pollution Meteorology	491
6-8	Atmospheric Dispersion	500
6-9	Indoor Air Quality Model	509
6-10	Air Pollution Control of Stationary Sources	511
6-11	Air Pollution Control of Mobile Sources	535
6-12	Waste Minimization	542
6-13	Chapter Review	542
6-14	Problems	544
6-15	Discussion Questions	549
6-16	Additional Reading	549
7	Noise Pollution	550
7-1	Introduction	550
7-2	Effects of Noise on People	564
7-3	Rating Systems	580
7-4	Community Noise Sources and Criteria	584
7-5	Transmission of Sound Outdoors	590
7-6	Traffic Noise Prediction	599
7-7	Noise Control	610
7-8	Chapter Review	624
7-9	Problems	625
7-10	Discussion Questions	629
7-11	Additional Reading	629
8	Solid Waste Management	630
8-1	Perspective	631
8-2	Collection	639
8-3	Interroute Transfer	654
8-4	Disposal by Sanitary Landfill	658
8-5	Waste to Energy	677
8-6	Resource Conservation and Recovery	682
8-7	Chapter Review	691
8-8	Problems	693
8-9	Discussion Questions	701
8-10	Additional Reading	701
9	Hazardous Waste Management	702
9-1	The Hazard	703
9-2	Risk	707
9-3	Definition and Classification of Hazardous Waste	726
9-4	RCRA and HSWA	732
9-5	CERCLA and SARA	745
9-6	Hazardous Waste Management	750
9-7	Treatment Technologies	755
9-8	Land Disposal	783
9-9	Groundwater Contamination and Remediation	789
9-10	Chapter Review	798
9-11	Problems	800
9-12	Discussion Questions	808
9-13	Additional Reading	809
10	Ionizing Radiation	810
10-1	Fundamentals	811
10-2	Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation	825
10-3	Radiation Standards	834
10-4	Radiation Exposure	837
10-5	Radiation Protection	841
10-6	Radioactive Waste	850
10-7	Chapter Review	863
10-8	Problems	864
10-9	Discussion Questions	865
Appendix A	Properties of Air, Water, and Selected Chemicals	867
Appendix B	Noise Computation Tables and Nomographs	879
Appendix C	EPA Hazardous Waste Codes	883
	Index	893