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Fundamentals of Water Pollution. Quantifying Pollutant Formation, Transport, Transformation, Fate and Risks

  • Book

  • October 2024
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 5955081
Water Pollution Calculations: Quantifying Pollutant Formation, Transport, Transformation, Fate and Risks provides a comprehensive collection of relevant, real-world water pollution calculations. The book's author explains, in detail, how to measure and assess risks to human populations and ecosystems exposed to water pollutants. The text covers water pollution from a multivariate, systems approach, bringing in hydrogeological, climatological, meteorological processes, health and ecological impacts, and water and wastewater treatment and prevention.

After first reviewing the physics, chemistry, and biology of water pollution, the author explores both groundwater and surface waters. This is followed by an in-depth look at water quality indicators, measurements, models, and water engineering. Groundwater remediation, risk assessment, and green engineering round out the text with forward-thinking ideas towards sustainability. This invaluable reference offers a practical tool for those needing a precise and applicable understanding of different types of water pollution calculations.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Climate and Weather
3. Water Pollution Physics
4. Water Pollution Chemistry
5. Water Pollution Biology
6. Surface Waters
7. Groundwater
8. Water Quality Indicators
9. Measurements
10. Models
11. Water Engineering
12. Groundwater Remediation
13. Risk Assessment
14. Green Engineering
15. The Future Glossary, Key Equations, Symbols and Abbreviation

Authors

Daniel A. Vallero Full Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering, NC, USA. Professor Daniel A. Vallero is an internationally recognized author and expert in environmental science and engineering. He has devoted decades to conducting research, teaching, and mentoring future scientists and engineers. He is currently developing tools and models to predict potential exposures to chemicals in consumer products. He is a full adjunct professor of civil and environmental engineering at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering. He has authored 20 environmental textbooks, with the most recent addressing the importance of physical principles in environmental science and engineering. His books have addressed all environmental compartments and media within the earth's atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere.