Sanitary and municipal engineering

A-Z guide to soil/plant/microbe-based wastewatertreatmentEngineers and planners eager to benefit from the costefficiencies and convenience of land treatment of waste will find practical guidelines in this comprehensive manual.

Expert help for designing and managing a biosolids programSo notoriously complex and occasionally controversial that it has paradoxically reduced biosolids applications in some locales, CFR Part 503 becomes understandable, manageable, and doable with this expert guide from experienced environmental engineer Michael J.

Louisianas Atchafalaya River Basin is one of the most dynamic and critical environments in the country.

Water is the most important natural resource in your life you use it to drink, water your lawn, clean yourself, your dishes, and your clothes, and to cook.

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A-Z guide to hazardous waste clean-upOffering the time-saving guidance of leading specialists in the field, Handbook of Complex Environmental Remediation Problems introduces you to today's best methods of cleaning up hazardous waste.

* A comprehensive overview of stormwater and wastewater collection methods from around the world, written by leading experts in the field* Includes detailed analysis of system designs, operation, maintenance and rehabilitation* The most complete reference available on the subject

Tackling the issue of water and wastewater treatment nowadays requires novel approaches to ensure that sustainable development can be achieved.

Current wastewater treatment technologies are not sustainable simply due to their high operational costs and process inefficiency.

Anyone interested in the real London needs to read this.

MANAGE STORMWATER RUNOFF THROUGH SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENTStormwater Design for Sustainable Development presents an integrated approach to controlling stormwater runoff quantity and quality.

A "e;gripping"e; behind-the-scenes look at New York's sanitation workers by an anthropologist who joined the force (Robert Sullivan, author of Rats).

This book suggests sustainable economy from the viewpoint of tourism fostering low carbon footprint.

The World Health Organization in 2004 estimated approximately 1.

This book discusses the key problems and solutions with various applicable approaches to combat antibiotic-resistant genes in industrial waste water.

Finalist for the National Book AwardAn intimate reckoning with aquifer depletion in America's heartlandThe Ogallala aquifer has nourished life on the American Great Plains for millennia.

Groundwater contributes to the sustainable development of many Asian cities by providing water for domestic, industrial and agricultural uses and regulating ecosystem flows.

Low Grade Heat Driven Multi-effect Distillation and Desalination describes the development of advanced multi-effect evaporation technologies that are driven by low grade sensible heat, including process waste heat in refineries, heat rejection from diesel generators or microturbines, and solar and geothermal energy.

Pesticides and Pollution examines the problems of pollution of air, land, river, and the sea, by herbicides, pesticides, sewage, industrial effluents, gases, radiation, leakages, over-drainage, mistakes and mismanagement, in Britain today.

Most people associate fluoride with the practice of intentionally adding fluoride to public drinking water supplies for the prevention of tooth decay.

The hazard posed by large dams has long been known.

As a result of major shipping disasters on all coasts, the safety of vessel operations in U.

Over the last 100 years, sea level has risen approximately 12 centimeters and is expected to continue rising at an even faster rate.

This book addresses the technical, health, regulatory, and social aspects of ground water withdrawals, water use, and water quality in the metropolitan area of Mexico City, and makes recommendations to improve the balance of water supply, water demand, and water conservation.

The United States may not be able to make all hazardous-waste sites as clean as possible.

There may be nearly 300,000 waste sites in the United States where ground water and soil are contaminated.

Since the need to protect ground water from pollution was recognized, researchers have made progress in understanding the vulnerability of ground water to contamination.

The question of whether the earth's climate is changing in some significant human-induced way remains a matter of much debate.

This is the first thorough exploration of how industry, government, and the public can use available nontechnical means to reduce significantly the amount of hazardous waste entering the environment.

Much of the U.

Can decision makers meaningfully compare land versus sea options for waste disposal?

Americans drink many gallons of tap water every day, but many of them question the safety of tap water every day as well.

While major oil spills are rare, oil slicks can have disastrous environmental and economic consequences.

The technical basis of environmental regulation is always at the edge of scientific and engineering understanding.

Hazardous Waste Site Management addresses current methods used in the regulatory process with respect to water quality cleanup levels.

Most books on ground water and soil cleanup address only the technologies themselvesnot why new technologies are or are not developed.

Waste Management and Resource Recycling in the Developing World provides a unique perspective on the state of waste management and resource recycling in the developing world, offering practical solutions based on innovative tools and technologies, along with examples and case studies.

Compared to other large engineering projects, geologic repositories for high-level waste present distinctive challenges because: 1) they are first-of-a-kind, complex, and long-term projects that must actively manage hazardous materials for many decades: 2) they are expected to hold these hazardous materials passively safe for many millennia after repository closure; and 3) they are widely perceived to pose serious risks.

This book addresses the technical, health, regulatory, and social aspects of ground water withdrawals, water use, and water quality in the metropolitan area of Mexico City, and makes recommendations to improve the balance of water supply, water demand, and water conservation.

Most books on ground water and soil cleanup address only the technologies themselvesnot why new technologies are or are not developed.

Americans drink many gallons of tap water every day, but many of them question the safety of tap water every day as well.

Compared to other large engineering projects, geologic repositories for high-level waste present distinctive challenges because: 1) they are first-of-a-kind, complex, and long-term projects that must actively manage hazardous materials for many decades: 2) they are expected to hold these hazardous materials passively safe for many millennia after repository closure; and 3) they are widely perceived to pose serious risks.

This very unique research-oriented edited collection introduces waste and pollution treatment methods that can be adopted at local and international levels and examines appropriate resource management strategies for environmentally related issues.

At present environmental chemistry is becoming an increasingly popular subject in both under graduate and graduated education in the whole World and especially in all Asian countries.

Several long-term trends in technology evolution have become apparent since these symposia began in 1989.

The history behind our growing water crisis: "e;A gem .

How and why branded bottles of water have insinuated themselves into our daily lives, and what the implications are for safe urban water supplies.