Basic Environmental Technology: Water Supply, Waste Management, and Pollution Control (3rd Edition)

This easy-to-read and pragmatic book presents readers with a clear and systematic approach to a wide range of environmental subjects. It emphasizes fundamental concepts and basic applications to its topics. Coverage includes the elements of public health, ecology, geology, and soils, with a focus on water, waste, and pollution. The inclusion of environmental impact statements and audits, the employment of technicians, technologists, and engineers, units and conversions, and selected references complete this treatment. For independent study by individuals who want to explore the rudiments of environmental quality control and public health protection. It also serves as a valuable reference for experienced technicians, engineers, scientists, and others in different disciplines who may find themselves involved in environmental work for the first time.