contentspart 1 introduction to environmental science and engineering···································· -1 -unit1  what is environmental science?······································································· -1 -unit2  what is environmental engineering?································································· -9 -unit3  industrial revolutions andenvironmental problems··········································· -16 -unit4  global environmental concerns····································································· -24 -part 2  airpollution and control················································································· -33 -unit5  energy and energy efficiency········································································ -33 -unit6  air pollution, sources andcharacteristics························································· -41 -unit7  health, environmental and climateimpact······················································ -50 -unit8  theory and objectives of airdispersion modeling·············································· -58 -unit9  approaches to emission estimation································································· -66 -unit10  air pollution emission controldevices for stationary sources···························· -72 -unit11  biofiltration of volatile organiccompounds (vocs)-an overview······················ -80 -part 3  waterpollution and control············································································· -87 -unit12  types and sources of water pollution····························································· -87 -unit13  chemistry of wastewater············································································· -97 -unit14  toxicological effects of majorenvironmental pollutants: an overview·············· -104 -unit15  conventional wastewater treatmentprocess················································· -113 -unit16  biological wastewater treatment································································ -122 -unit17  advanced wastewater treatment································································ -135 -unit18  an introduction to water chemistry infreshwater aquaculture························· -144 -unit19  new and emerging water pollutantsarising from agriculture···························· -153 -part 4  solidwaste and disposal··············································································· -162 -unit20  sources, types and composition ofsolid wastes············································ -162 -unit21  impact of municipal and industrialnon-hazardous waste landfills on public health and the environment: anoverview·········································· -172 -unit22  hazardous waste management·································································· -180 -unit23  waste to energy······················································································· -190 -unit24  technical discussion of plasmagasification��················································ -201 -part 5  noisepollution and soil pollution·································································· -210 -unit25  assessing and mitigating noiseimpacts························································ -210 -unit26  soil pollution···························································································· -219 -part 6 scientific instruments for environmental science·········································· -227 -unit27  environmental impact assessment (eia)······················································ -227 -unit28  framework for ecological riskassessment··················································· -237 -unit29  electrochemical sensors forenvironmental monitoring: a review of recent technology····························································································· -252 -part 7 pollution prevention······················································································· -262 -unit30  pollution prevention concepts and principles················································· -262 -unit31  green chemistry and technology forsustainable development basicprinciples and applications········································································· -273 -unit32  the application of biotechnology toindustrial sustainability··························· -282 -reference       - 293