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

By Jerry A. Nathanson and Richard A. Schneider

Book Overview

This clearly written, easy-to-read book offers a practical introduction to the topics of water supply, waste management, and pollution control. Because of the wide scope of the subject matter, the author has included review sections so that readers with little knowledge of biology, chemistry, geology, or hydraulics can comprehend and use this book, and mathematical topics are introduced at a relatively basic level. An overview of environmental technology introduces the book, and includes a discussion of public health, ecology, geology, and soils. The book then focuses on water and wastewater topics, including hydraulics and hydrology, water quality and water pollution, drinking water treatment and distribution, sewage collection, sewage treatment and disposal, and stormwater water management. Municipal solid waste, hazardous waste, air pollution, and noise pollution are also discussed. For individuals working in the fields of environmental quality control and public health protection, as well as civil engineers, wastewater technicians, and water treatment professionals.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0131190822
• ISBN13: 9780131190825
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
• Length: 534 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.5" x 1.0" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Basic EnviromentalTechnology:Water supply, Waste management,

This book is an excellent book for Civil Engineering schools. It is a first undergrad course in Civil Engneering/Technology or in Enviromental courses. It gives the basic knowledge in this subjects for prepartion for more advanced under undergrad studies of each of the major items in the book. The book is an overview of these crucial studies, and enables the student to easier undrstand and study the material in advanced courses.

VItal for student of the environment. Informative to all!

I bought this book for a college engineering course. Not being an engineering major, I thought it would be difficult to follow and get through. To the contrary, the book is a very engaging read and especially informative. This book covers subjects pertaining to everyone's daily life. It explains how sewer and septic systems work, how drinking water is processed, how lakes become meadows and why what you put on your lawn may end up in your drinking glass. A vital resource for those interested in studying environmental pollution sources, testing methods and treatments. A fascinating book for anyone!

Excellent text for students in non-engineering disciplines w

I use this text in my course "Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment" It includes some chapters beyond the scope of the course, but there is enough "good stuff" in the first 10-11 chapters to make it appropriate. I hope this text is updated every few years to include new material. The style is clear and has numerous graphics and problems to help the student.