Advanced Physicochemical Treatment Processes (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)

The past thirty years have witnessed a growing worldwide desire that po- tive actions be taken to restore and protect the environment from the degr- ing effects of all forms of pollution-air, water, soil, and noise. Because pollution is a direct or indirect consequence of waste, the seemingly idealistic demand for "zero discharge" can be construed as an unrealistic demand for zero waste. However, as long as waste continues to exist, we can only attempt to abate the subsequent pollution by converting it to a less noxious form. Three major questions usually arise when a particular type of pollution has been id- tified: (1) How serious is the pollution? (2) Is the technology to abate it ava- able? and (3) Do the costs of abatement justify the degree of abatement achieved? This book is one of the volumes of the Handbook of Environmental Engineering series. The principal intention of this series is to help readers f- mulate answers to the last two questions above. The traditional approach of applying tried-and-true solutions to specific pollution problems has been a major contributing factor to the success of en- ronmental engineering, and has accounted in large measure for the establi- ment of a "methodology of pollution control. " However, the realization of the ever-increasing complexity and interrelated nature of current environmental problems renders it imperative that intelligent planning of pollution abatement systems be undertaken.

General

Imprint:	HumanaPress
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Handbook of Environmental Engineering, 4
Release date:	August 2006
First published:	2006
Editors:	Lawrence K. Wang • Yung-Tse Hung • Nazih K. Shammas
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 41mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	712
Edition:	2006 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-58829-361-9
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > Pollution control
LSN:	1-58829-361-0
Barcode:	9781588293619

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