Concise Environmental Engineering

Contents

Preface

1 Introduction

• 1.1  Environment
• 1.2  Human and Environment
• 1.3  Environmental Engineering
• 1.4  The Topics Covered

2 Ecosystems

• 2.1  Energy Flow
• 2.2  Nutrient Cycles
• 2.3  Eutrophication
• 2.4  Biodiversity
• 2.5  Ecosystem Services

3 Sustainability

• 3.1  What is Sustainability?
• 3.2  Issues Relevant to Sustainability
• 3.3  Sustainability Activities

4 Remote Sensing of Environment

• 4.1  Introduction
• 4.2  Electromagnetic Radiation
• 4.3  Interactions with the Atmosphere and Earth Surface
• 4.4  Sensors
• 4.5  Remote Sensing Platforms
• 4.6  Data Processing
• 4.7  Field Observation
• 4.8  Applications

5 Environmental Risk

• 5.1  Hazards
• 5.2  Environmental Hazards
• 5.3  Environmental Risks
• 5.4  Risk Perception
• 5.5  Risk Assessment thinking.

6 Water Supply

• 6.1 Water Demand
• Water Availability
• Water Treatment
• Water Distribution
• Wastewater

Water Pollution

• Main Pollutants
• Water Pollution Indicators
• Wastewater Treatment
• Water Quality Modelling
• Water Quality Standards for Pollution Management

Solid Waste Management

• Sources and Composition
• Waste Properties
• Solid Waste System
• Solid Waste Management

Air Pollution

• 9.1 Composition of Air
• 9.2 Structure of the Atmosphere
• 9.3 Transport of Air
• 9.4  Air Pollutants
• 9.5  Emission Estimation and Control
• 9.6  Air Quality Modelling and Forecasting

10 Noise Pollution

• 10.1  Sources of Noise
• 10.2  Physical Properties of Noise
• 10.3  Human Perception of Noise
• 10.4  Noise Measurement
• 10.5  Health Effects
• 10.6  Noise Control

11 Climate Change – Impact, Mitigation and Adaptation

• 11.1  Climate Observation
• 11.2  Climate Change Mechanisms
• 11.3  Modelling of Climate Change
• 11.4  Importance of Natural Variability
• 11.5  Impact
• 11.6  Mitigation
• 11.7  Adaptation