Standard handbook of environmental science, health, and technology / Jay H. Lehr, editor ; Janet K. Lehr, associate editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lehr, Jay H., 1936-

Lehr, Janet K.

Series:

McGraw-Hill standard handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental sciences--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Environmental sciences.

Environmental protection--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Environmental protection.

Environmental health--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Environmental health.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : McGraw-Hill, [2000]

Summary:

-- The most comprehensive single volume ever assembled for the environmental professional -- a one-stop, all-under-one-roof overview of environmental engineering subject areas, and a task-simplifying toolkit designed to simplify day-to-day decisions-- Covers the varied topics of interest for today's environmental scientist: mathematical modeling, statistics, plant pathology, as well as engineering problem-solving, management decision making, and public communication-- The perfect resource for biologists, hydrologists, geologists, engineers, chemists, and toxicologists-- Packed with numerous tables, charts, illustrations, sampling methods, monitoring methods, testing methods, control techniques, equipment maintenance procedures, and calculation methods-- Includes lesson-filled editorial commentary by many of the nearly 100 environmental scientists who have contributed to this book

Contents:

Part 1 The Interaction of Basic Scientific Disciplines on Contaminant Fate and Transport in the Environment

Chapter 1. Chemistry 3

1.1. Aquatic Chemistry / Stanley Manahan 3

1.2. Environmental Chemistry of the Atmosphere / Stanley Manahan 9

1.3. Soil Environmental Chemistry / Stanley Manahan 13

1.4. Environmental Biochemistry / Stanley Manahan 15

1.5. Toxicological Chemistry / Stanley Manahan 18

1.6. Geochemistry / William J. Deutsch 23

Chapter 2. Classes of Chemicals 1

2.1. Hydrocarbons / David Jeffrey 1

2.2. Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls / David Jeffrey 18

2.3. Chlorinated Solvents / Daryl Doyle 30

2.4. Radionuclides / Peter Collopy 33

Chapter 3. Geology 1

3.1. Geologic Principles / Stephen M. Testa, James A. Jacobs 1

Chapter 4. Hydrology 1

4.1. The Hydrologic Cycle / Robert M. Hordon 1

4.2. Precipitation and Runoff / Robert M. Hordon 9

4.3. Streamflow and Flood Control / Robert M. Hordon 17

4.4. Groundwater Flow / Milovan S. Beljin 25

4.5. Well Hydraulics / Milovan S. Beljin 34

4.6. Real-Time Soil Water Dynamics / Ioan C. Paltineanu, James L. Starr 45

4.7. Fate and Transport Modeling

Effectively Using Isotopes of Water to Solve Practical Hydrogeological Problems / Donald I. Siegel 58

4.8. Fate and Transport in Fractured Rock / Kent Novakowski 74

Chapter 5. Physical Transport 1

5.1. Air Pollutants and Fugitive Dust / Zhen-Gang Ji 1

5.2. Mixing and Transport of Pollutants in Surface Water / Peter Shanahan, Sharron C. Gaudet 6

Chapter 6. Biology 1

6.1. Biology / J. Gordon Edwards 1

Chapter 7. Contaminant Effects 1

7.1. Toxicity Testing / Peter Bruce 1

7.2. Ecological Risk Assessment / Jan Swider 7

7.3. Ecological Effects of Toxicants / Jan Swider 14

7.4. Air Pollutant Sources and Effects / Jan Swider 20

Chapter 8. Analysis and Modeling 1

8.1. Geochemical Modeling / William J. Deutsch 1

8.2. Groundwater Flow Modeling / Henk Haitjema 11

8.3. Solute Transport Modeling / Geoff Freeze, Douglas D. Walker, Milovan S. Beljin 27

8.4. Fate and Transport in Rivers, Lakes, and Estuaries / Zhen-Gang Ji 47

8.5. Geostatistics / Douglas D. Walker 56

8.6. Pharmacokinetic/Dynamic Modeling / Janusz Z. Byczkowski 75

Appendix A. Selected Computer Codes, Software Description and Availability 88

Appendix B. Software for Compartmental Models 90

Appendix C. Computer Codes 91

8.7. Geographic Information Systems / John Kramer, Erin Mutch, George Ball 99

8.8. Computing Optimal Pumping Strategies for Groundwater Contaminant Plume Remediation / Richard C. Peralta, Alaa H. Aly 106

Appendix A. Formation of Constraint Equations for Response Matrix Models (Derived from Peralta and Aly, 1997) 118

Appendix B. Unique Features of REMAX (from Peralta and Aly, 1997) 120

8.9. Economics / Kevin Wolka 122

Part 2 Site Based Environmental Science, Health and Technology

Chapter 9. Pollution Prevention Concepts and Policies 3

9.1. Pollution Prevention Science and Technology / Thomas T. Shen 3

9.2. Plant Operations / William B. Katz 28

9.3. Urban Stormwater Management and Nonpoint Source Pollution Control / Kirk R. Barrett 42

Chapter 10 Environmental Regulations 1

10.1. Basics of Environmental Law / Richard Gaskins 1

Chapter 11. Assessment Sampling and Monitoring 1

11.1. Site Evaluation, Auditing, and Assessment / Lisa Wadge 1

11.2. Applications of Global Positioning Systems in the Environmental Sciences / James A. Jacobs, Jefferson K. Phillips 7

11.3. Indoor Air: Sick and Healthy Buildings / C. Richard Cothern 16

11.4. Stream Sampling / D. Michael Johns, Frank S. Dillon, Bejurin J. Cassady 23

11.5. Sediment Collection / D. Michael Johns, Beth A. Power, Bejurin J. Cassady 32

11.6. Monitoring Well Construction and Sampling Techniques / James A. Jacobs 46

11.7. Aquifer Testing / John M. Shafer 69

11.8. Soil Vapor Principles / Blayne Hartman, James A. Jacobs 87

11.9. Applications and Interpretation of Soil Vapor Data to Volatile Organic Compound Contamination / Blayne Hartman, James A. Jacobs 96

11.10. Neutron Probes / John H. Kramer 113

11.11. Direct Sensing of Soils and Groundwater / Mark Kram, Stephen Lieberman, James A. Jacobs 124

11.12. Direct Push Technology Sampling Methods / James A. Jacobs, Mark Kram, Stephen Lieberman 151

11.13. Borehole Geophysics / W. Scott Keys 164

11.14. Surface Geophysical Methods for Site Characterization / Richard C. Benson, Lynn Yuhr 177

Chapter 12. Toxicology and Risk 1

12.1. Decisions in the Face of Uncertainty / Jan Swider 1

12.2. Variability and Uncertainty / William A. Huber 7

12.3. Selecting Indicator and Surrogate Compounds / Robert Alan Haviland, Marlowe Dawag, David T. Hanneman 18

12.4. Selecting Indicator Pathways / David Jeffrey 30

12.5. The Dose Makes the Poison: Some Common Misconceptions / M. Alice Ottoboni 33

12.6. Low Dose Response-Hormesis / T. D. Luckey 40

12.7. Microorganisms, Molecules, and Environmental Risk Assessment: Assumptions and Outcomes / Jane M. Orient 50

Chapter 13. Control Technologies 1

13.1. Hazardous Waste Handling and Disposal / David Lager 1

13.2. Hazardous Waste Dumping as it Relates to a Japanese Risk Management System / Takehiko Murayama 9

13.3. Medical Waste Incineration / Charles R. Brunner 27

13.4. Control Technologies: Particulate Controls / Mark P. Cal 43

13.5. Control Technologies: Gas Controls / Mark P. Cal 55

13.6. Fundamentals of Odor Management / David A. Hill 69

13.7. Water Supply Treatment / Rumana Riffat 88

A. Design Flow and Loads 88

B. Screens 95

C. Chemical Reactors 103

13.8. Water Supply Treatment / Leonard W. Casson 110

A. Coagulation, Flocculation, Mixing, and Mixers 110

B. Sedimentation and Filtration 116

Chapter 14. Remediation Technologies 1

14.1. Monitored Natural Attenuation (MNA) / Patrick V. Brady, Warren D. Brady 1

14.2. Passive In Situ Remediation Technologies / James A. Jacobs 12

14.3. Phytoremediation: A Promising Path to the Elimination of Heavy Metals and Radionuclides in Groundwater & Soil / Jay Lehr 26

14.4. Bioremediation of Hazardous Wastes: History and Applications / Walter W. Loo 30

14.5. Bioremediation / Steve Maloney 50

14.6. Pump-and-Treat Technologies / Milovan S. Beljin 60

14.7. Electrokinetic Treatment of Hazardous Wastes / Walter W. Loo 69

14.8. Surfactant-Enhanced Aquifer Remediation / Richard Jackson, Varadarajan Dwarakanath 85

14.9. Remediation of Metals-Contaminated Soils and Groundwater / Cynthia R. Evanko, David A. Dzombak 100

14.10. DNAPL Investigation and Remediation / Douglas R. Beal 135

14.11. Vertical Passive Groundwater Barrier Systems / David Lager 146

14.12. Aquifer Restoration via In Situ Air Sparging / Paul C. Johnson 156

Chapter 15. Ubiquitous Environmental Contaminants 1

15.1. Endocrine Disruptors / Jenifer S. Heath 1

15.2. Radon in Air / Bernard L. Cohen 7

15.3. Radon and Radon Daughters / Thomas J. Aley 20

15.4. Chlorofluorocarbons / S. Fred Singer 30

15.5. Methyl Bromide / S. Fred Singer 42

15.6. Subsurface Petroleum Spills / James M. Davidson 47

15.7. Ionizing Radiation / William Andrew Hollerman 58

15.8. Mortality in Male and Female Capacitor Workers Exposed to Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Renate D. Kimbrough, Martha L. Doemland, Maurice E. LeVois 73

Part 3 Place Based Environmental Science, Health and Technology

Chapter 16. Managing Place Scale Problems 3

16.1. Decision Making / Geoff Freeze 3

16.2. Ecosystem Management / Robert T. Lackey 11

16.3. Brownfields / Leah Goldberg, James A. Jacobs 21

16.4. Guidelines for Emergency Response / Donald Fawn Jr. 33

16.5. Environmental Communication / Richard R. Jurin 42

16.6. Ecological Engineering / Michael G.

Crowe 53

Chapter 17. System Level Risk Assessment 1

17.1. Probabilistic Safety in Government and Industry / Ralph Fullwood 1

17.2. Risk Assessment in the Broader Context / Herbert Inhaber 19

17.3. Risk Management in View of Economic Aspects / Takehiko Murayama 28

17.4. Weighing the Risks of Remediation / David Jeffrey 41

Chapter 18. Environmental Science in the Legal System 1

18.1. Environmental Science, Toxic Torts, and the Legal System / Rolf R. von Oppenfeld 1

Chapter 19. Sensitive Environmental Systems 1

19.1. Karst Systems / Thomas J. Aley 1

19.2. Alpine Lakes / Peter Shanahan 11

19.3. Wetlands / Margaret A. McBrien, Kirk R. Barrett 20

19.4. Plants and Population: We Have the Time. Do We Have the Will? / Dennis T. Avery 48

Chapter 20. Sensitive Environmental Problems 1

20.1. Agricultural Runoff / George F. Czapar 1

20.2. Test of the Validity of the Linear-No Threshold Theory of Radiation Carcinogenesis with a Survey of Radon Levels in U.S. Homes / Bernard L. Cohen 12

20.3. Acid Rain

The Whole Story To Date / John J. McKetta 21

20.4. The Ozone Layer / Hugh W. Ellsaesser 28

20.5. Greenhouse Warming (GHW) / Hugh W. Ellsaesser 40

20.6. Controversies Surrounding the Endangered Species / J. Gordon Edwards 57

Chapter 21. Misconceptions About Environmental Pollution 1

21.1. Misconceptions about Pollution, Pesticides, and the Prevention of Cancer / Bruce N. Ames, Lois Swirsky Gold 1

21.2. Science, Pesticides, and Politics / J. Gordon Edwards 17

21.3. Simple Truths of Environmental Facts and Fallacies / Jack W. Dini 33

Chapter 22. Global Perspectives and Trends 1

22.1. The Road from Rio to Kyoto: How Climate Science Was Distorted to Support Ideological Objectives / S. Fred Singer 1

22.2. Natural Forces versus Anthropogenic Change / Hugh W. Ellsaesser 7

22.3. Controlling Hazardous Pollutants in a Developing Context: The Case of Arsenic in Chile / Raul O'Ryan, Ana Maria Sancha 13

22.4. Emerging Environmental Issues from the Perspective of Industry / Martin Whittaker 29.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

007038309X

OCLC:

43706779