Environmental Engineering FOURTH EDITION

Contents

Preface

1 Environmental Engineering

Civil Engineering

Public Health

Ethics

Environmental Engineering as a Profession

Organization of This Text

Ecology

2 Assessing Environmental Impact

Environmental Impact

Use of Risk Analysis in Environmental Assessment

Socioeconomic Impact Assessment

Conclusion

Problems

3 RiskAnalysis

Risk

Assessment of Risk

Probability

Dose-Response Evaluation

Population Responses

Exposure and Latency

Expression of Risk

Risk Perception

Ecosystem Risk Assessment

Conclusion

Problems

4 Water Pollution

Sources of Water Pollution

Elements of Aquatic Ecology

Biodegradation

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