Introduction To Environmental Engineering , Third Edition

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This text presents a balanced treatment of environmental engineering by combining engineering concepts with the importance of environmental ethics. This third edition highlights sustainable development and emphasizes the need for engineers to become even more environmentally responsible during this time of increasing awareness of environmental concerns. The authors challenge students with problems that require not only a technical solution but a thorough consideration of its ethical ramifications. The text also provides comprehensive exposure to all types of environmental problems, including ecosystem dynamics, wastewater treatment, and air pollution control.

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Selected Elements Element Element Name Symbol Atomic Weight (g/gmol) Aluminum Al 26.981 Antimony Argon Sb Ar 121.75 39.948 Neon Nickel Ne Ni 20.183 58.71 Arsenic Barium Beryllium As Ba Be 74.922 137.34 9.012 Niobium Nitrogen Oxygen Nb N O 92.906 14.007 15.999 Bismuth Boron Bi B 208.98 10.811 Palladium Phosphorus Pd P 106.4 30.974 Bromine Cadmium Br Cd 79.909 112.40 Platinum Potassium Pt K 195.09 39.102 Calcium Carbon Ca C Radium Radon Ra Rn 226 222 Cesium Chlorine Chromium Cs Cl Cr 132.90 35.453 51.996 Rhodium Rubidium Ruthenium Rh Rb Ru 102.91 85.47 101.07 Cobalt Copper Co Cu 58.933 63.54 Scandium Selenium Sc Se 44.956 78.96 Fluorine Gallium F Ga 18.998 69.72 Silicon Silver Si Ag 28.086 107.87 Germanium Gold Ge Au 72.59 196.97 Sodium Strontium Na Sr 22.990 87.62 Helium Hydrogen Indium He H In 4.003 1.0080 114.82 Sulfur Tellurium Tin S Te Sn 32.064 127.60 118.69 Iodine Iron I Fe 126.90 55.847 Titanium Tungsten Ti W 47.90 183.85 Krypton Lead Kr Pb 83.80 207.19 Uranium Vanadium U V 238.03 50.942 Lithium Magnesium Manganese Li Mg Mn Xenon Yttrium Zinc Xe Y Zn 131.30 88.905 65.37 Mercury Hg Zirconium Zr 91.22 40.08 12.01115 6.939 24.312 54.938 200.59 Atomic Weight (g/gmol) Name Symbol Molybdenum Mo 95.94 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING THIRD EDITION This page intentionally left blank INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING THIRD EDITION P. AARNE VESILIND Bucknell University SUSAN M. MORGAN Southern Illinois University Edwardsville LAUREN G. HEINE Clean Production Action Australia · Brazil · Japan · Korea · Mexico · Singapore · Spain · United Kingdom · United States Introduction to Environmental Engineering, Third Edition By P. Aarne Vesilind, Susan M. Morgan, and Lauren G. Heine Director, Global Engineering Program: Chris Carson © 2010, 2004 Cengage Learning ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. No part of this work covered by the copyright herein may be reproduced, transmitted, stored or used in any form or by any means—graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including but not limited to photocopying, recording, scanning, digitizing, taping, Web distribution, information networks, information storage and retrieval systems, or in any other manner—except as may be permitted by the license terms herein. Senior Developmental Editor: Hilda Gowans Editorial Ass