Bernan Press
Pages: 616
Trim: 7 x 10
978-1-59888-897-3 • Hardback • September 2017 • $130.00 • (£100.00)
978-1-59888-898-0 • eBook • September 2017 • $123.50 • (£95.00)
Frank R. Spellman, PhD, is a retired assistant professor of environmental health at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, and the author of more than 107 books covering topics ranging from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to all areas of environmental science and occupational health. Many of his texts are readily available online, and several have been adopted for classroom use at major universities throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, and Russia; two have been translated into Spanish for South American markets. Dr. Spellman has been cited in more than 450 publications. He serves as a professional expert witness for three law groups and as an incident/accident investigator for the U.S. Department of Justice and a northern Virginia law firm. In addition, he consults on homeland security vulnerability assessments for critical infrastructures including water/wastewater facilities nationwide and conducts pre-Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)/Environmental Protection Agency EPA audits throughout the country. Dr. Spellman receives frequent requests to co-author with well-recognized experts in several scientific fields; for example, he is a contributing author of the prestigious text The Engineering Handbook, 2nd ed. (CRC Press). Dr. Spellman lectures on sewage treatment, water treatment, and homeland security and lectures and safety topics throughout the country and teaches water/wastewater operator short courses at Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, Virginia). He holds a BA, in public administration, a BS in business management, an MBA, and an MS and PhD in environmental engineering.
Environmental Science and Technology: Concepts and Applications, 3rd Edition
Table of Contents
Preface
About Author
Part I The Basics
Chapter 1Environmental Science and Technology: The Connection
Chapter 2Environment Science: The Fundamentals
Chapter 3Environmental Chemistry
Chapter 4Environmental Microbiology
Chapter 5Environmental Toxicology
Chapter 6Environmental Geology and Groundwater Hydrology
Chapter 7Environmental Sampling and Analyses
Chapter 8Technology and the Environment
Part II Air Quality
Chapter 9The Atmosphere—Basic Air Quality
Chapter 10Meteorology
Chapter 11Atmospheric Pollutants
Chapter 12Atmospheric Air Dispersion
Chapter 13Atmospheric Change
Part III Water Quality
Chapter 14Earth’s Blood, Water
Chapter 15Freshwater: surface and Ground Sources
Chapter 16Water Pollution and Control
Part IV Soil Quality
Chapter 17Soil Characteristics, Pollution, and Pollution Control
Part V Solid and Hazardous Waste
Chapter 18Solid/Hazardous Wastes & Control
Glossary