CENG 3131 - Intro to Environmental Engineering - Suazo

Explores the multitude of impacts that humans have had over time upon vegetation, animals, soils, water, landforms and the atmosphere. It also looks into the future and considers the ways in which climate changes and modifications in land cover may change the environment in coming decades.

The Skeptical Environmentalist challenges widely held beliefs that the environmental situation is getting worse and worse. The author, himself a former member of Greenpeace, is critical of the way in which many environmental organisations make selective and misleading use of the scientific evidence.

Climate Adaptation Engineering defines the measures taken to reduce vulnerability and increase the resiliency of built infrastructure. This includes enhancement of design standards, structural strengthening, utilisation of new materials, and changes to inspection and maintenance regimes, etc. The book examines the known effects and relationships of climate change variables on infrastructure and risk-management policies. Rich with case studies, this resource will enable engineers to develop a long-term, self-sustained assessment capacity and more effective risk-management strategies.

It is an extensive treatise on the abatement of gasborne and water-borne pollutants emanating from various industrial units along with a chronological listing and brief outline of Pollution Control Acts and Rules. Design procedures of major pollution control equipment used for treatment of waste gases and waste water have increased the intrinsic merit of the text

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.

The book introduces the basic concepts of environment, its physical features and human intervention factors in environment and also explains its various dimensions-ecology, air, water, soil and radioactive pollution, public health, resource conservation and management, environmental policies, etc.