Environmental studies : a practioner's approach / Soli J Arceivala, Dr. Shyam R. Asolekar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arceivala, S.J., author.

Contributor:

Asolekar, S.R., editor.

Series:

McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental education.

Sustainable development--Study and teaching.

Sustainable development.

Human ecology--Study and teaching.

Human ecology.

Educational innovations.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, [2012]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

"Environmental Studies - A Practitioner's Approach is a dual purpose book. Firstly, it introduces the reader to the problems related to an urban environment which a young engineer would have to face in building up and maintaining its infrastructure for operating various services. Secondly, the book gives insights to the young engineers on how the environment is to be protected against pollution and degradation.".

Contents:

A. Dedication

B. Preface

C. Introduction

Recommended supplementary activities

D. Authors' profiles

1. Some essentials we must know first

Global ecosystems and fate of pollutants

Policies and strategies for protecting the ecosystem

Environmental quality assessment?use of criteria and standards

Natural resources and need for conservation

The philosophy of waste disposal?some indian standards and environmental laws

The role of statistics

References

Exercise questions

Project/assignment topics

2. Environmental aspects of energy production

Emissions in traditional power generation with fossil fuels

Emissions from industry, commerce and services

Emissions from livestock

Emissions from the transport sector

Important alternative sources of energy

Alternative sources already in use

Alternative sources of energy ready to use

Alternative sources of energy needing development

3. Rainwater harvesting in urban and rural areas

Rainwater harvesting in urban areas, and its hazards

Rainwater harvesting in rural areas, and its advantages

Some common aspects to urban and rural supplies

Summary of recommendations

4. Preventive environmental management

The new management challenges

Modern trends in environmental management

Some issues in town-planning and infrastructure development

Environmental impact assessment

Case study: the eia of a water resources development project

Life cycle assessment

Case studies of lca applications

5. Air quality?ambient and indoor

Earth's atmosphere, some air pollutants and their health effects

Some concepts from meteorology affecting air movements

Industrial stack emissions and control strategies

Traffic pollution and its control

Indoor air pollution and ventilation

Ozone depletion and acid rain

Noise pollution

6. Water resources and supply systems

Principles of water treatment and supply

Drinking water quality for general consumption

Water quality for industries and boilers

Development of water resources?the indian scenario

Conclusion

Project/assignment topics.

7. Wastewater treatment for pollution control

Some concepts in wastewater management

Objectives of treatment

Wastewater treatment technologies, factors in choice

Resource recovery, waste-to-energy

Some treatment methods for domestic wastewater

Will total sanitation ever come in our lifetime?

Industrial waste treatment and "zero" discharge from industries

Thermal pollution

Marine pollution, coastal waters (crz), mangroves and wetlands

Coastal waters and coastal regulation zone (crz)

Common effluent treatment plants (cetps)

Illustrative example

8. Wastewater reuse for irrigation, industry and community uses

Reuse of wastewater in india

Reuse in irrigation, soil-crop-water balance, health hazards

Reuse in industry

Reuse for augmenting public water supplies

9. Municipal solid wastes collection and disposal

Overview of municipal solid wastes from urban areas in india

Recommended disposal methods: emissions, leachates

The old system of dumping all solid wastes in low-lying land

The modern sanitary landfill method

Solid wastes disposal by other methods

Bio-methanation, compost, vermi-compost for small set-ups

Exercises questions

10. Collection, treatment and disposal of toxic and hazardous wastes

Overview of collection, treatment and disposal of hazardous wastes

Treatment, storage and disposal facilities (tsdf)

Process changes incorporating 4-r's useful in handling hw

Remediation technologies for contaminated sites

Collection and disposal of hospital wastes

E-wastes and electrical equipment wastes

11. Some useful initiatives

Some corporate and community initiatives

Low carbon and "greening" efforts at personal and community level

"Green" buildings

"Green" transport

"Green" infrastructure for municipal services

"Green" industries

Ensuring sustainability in whatever we do

Case studies

12. Work opportunities, treatment costs and funding

Introduction

Opportunities in the environmental field

The new build-operate-transfer (bot) system

Manufacturing business opportunities

Employment opportunities

Cost of water and waste treatment

Funding of projects.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. New York, N.Y. : McGraw Hill, 2012. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Web browser. Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.

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Other Format:

Print version: Environmental studies : a practioner's approach.

ISBN:

9781259006050 (print-ISBN)

1259006050 (print-ISBN)

OCLC:

909489106

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