The Science of Environmental Pollution

Preface


Pollution: What Is It?

Introduction o Pollution Defined o Difficult to Define, Yet Easy to See o Case Study o The Bottom Line o Summary o Study Questions o Cited References

Global Pollution: The Problem

Introduction o Global Interdependence o Case Study 2.1 Persistent Organic Pollutants o Global Pollution Problems: Causal Factors o Case Study: Transnational Corporations and Environmental Pollution o Global Environmental Degradation: The Effects of Pollution o Summary: So, What Is the Answer? o Study Questions o Cited References

Sources of Pollution

A Historical Perspective o Introduction o Natural Pollutants o General Pollutants o Case Study: Problem Wastes-Tire Disposal o Summary: Soil, Water, Air and Pollution: The Interface o Study Questions o Cited Reference

Soil

Introduction o Soil: What Is It? o Definitions of Key Terms o All about Soil o Soil Basics o Soil Formation o Soil Characterization o Soil Mechanics/Physics o Soil Particle Characteristics o Soil Stress o Soil Compressibility o Soil Compaction o Soil Failure o Soil Physics o Soil Chemistry o Thermal Properties o Acid + Bases V Salts o Organic Chemistry o Environmental Chemistry o Summary o Study Questions o Cited References

Soil Pollution

Dirt? Clean? o Soil Pollutants: Transport Mechanisms Affecting Flow Regime o The Basics of Soil Pollution o Industrial Practices and Soil Contamination o Case Study o Summary o Study Questions o Cited References

Soil Pollution Remediation

Introduction o Example o USTs: The Problem o Risk Assessment o Exposure Pathways o Remediation of UST Contaminated Soils o Economic Outlook o Case Study o Summary o Study Questions o Cited References

Air

Introduction o All about Air o Air Physical Properties and Dynamics o Diffusion and Dispersion o Compressibility o Gas Laws o Heat and Energy in the Atmosphere o Adiabatic Lapse Rate o Particle Physics o Atmospheric Dispersion, Transformation and Deposition o Dispersion Models o Summary o Study Questions o Cited References

Air Pollution

Introduction o Types and Sources of Air Pollutants o Case Study: Ozone Hole over Antarctica at Record Size o Deposition of Pollutants in the Atmosphere o Problems of Atmospheric Pollution o Summary: The Bottom Line o Study Questions o Cited References

Air Pollution Remediation

Introduction o Clearing the Air o Air Pollution Control: Choices o Example o Air Pollution Control Equipment and Systems o Removal of Dry Particulate Matter o Removal of Gaseous Pollutants: Stationary Sources o Removal of Gaseous Pollutants: Mobile Sources o Summary o Study Questions o Cited References

Water

Water: Earth's Blood o Water: The Facts

Surface Water Pollution

Introduction o Surface Water o Setting the Stage o Surface Water Pollutants o Case Study o Case Study: River Cleanup o Surface Water Pollution: The Impact o Summary o Study Questions o Cited References

Groundwater

Introduction o Groundwater Uses and Sources o Groundwater Pollution o Case Study: Nitrates and Pregnancy o Wetlands o Summary o Study Questions o Cited References

Water Pollution: Remediation

Introduction o Effect of Regulations on Preventing Water Pollution o Water Treatment o Wastewater Treatment o Thermal Pollution Treatment o Pollution Control Technology: Underground Storage Tanks o Pollution Control Technology: Groundwater Remediation o Summary o Study Questions o Cited References

Pollution and the 21st Century