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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to air, water, noise, and radioactive materials pollution and its control. Legal and regulatory principles and risk analysis are included in addition to engineering principles.The text presents the engineering principles governing the generation and control of air and water pollutants, solid and hazardous waste, and noise. Water quality and drinking water treatment are discussed, as well as the elements of risk analysis. Radioactive waste generation and treatment in relation to the nuclear fuel cycle, are discussed. The health and environmental effects of all these pollutants are discussed. An introduction to the Federal laws and regulations governing pollution is included.
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Ruth F. Weiner and Robin Matthews - Updated e d it io n of Environmental Engineering, previousIy c o a ut hored by J. Jeffrey Peirce and P. Aarne Vesilind. FOURTH EDITION ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Fourth Edition ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Fourth Edition Ruth E Weiner Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Sciences University of Michigan Ann Arbor; MI and Robin A. Matthews Huxley College of Environmental Studies Western Washington University Bellingham, WA I$==== E I N E M A N N An inlprht of Elsevier science www.bh.com Amsterdam Boston London New York Oxford Paris San Diego San Francisco Singapore Sydney Tokyo Butterworth-Heinemannis an imprint of Elsevier Science. Copyright Q 2003,Elsevier Science (USA).All rights reserved. Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science tTechnology Rights Department in Oxford, UK:phone: (+44)1865 843830,fax: (+44) 1865 853333, e-mail: permissionsQelsevier.corn.uk.You may also complete your request on-line via the Elsevier Science homepage (http://elsevier.com), by selecting “Customer Support