Integrated Environmental Modeling: Pollutant Transport, Fate and Risk in the Environment
Author: Anu Ramaswami
A unified presentation of environmental model development, implementation, and testing
Integrated Environmental Modeling teaches model development, model implementation, and model testing skills in a unified manner, crosscutting the three "media" comprising environmental systems—air, water, and soil—by focusing on parallels and similarities between them, and introducing a new generation of multimedia models. No other single volume offers comprehensive coverage of chemical transport and fate in all three environmental media, including the resulting impacts on the biosphere and human health, with a focus on the fundamental processes underlying environmental modeling.
Integrated Environmental Modeling provides broad-based training in the development of pollutant transport and fate models in air, water, and soil, with a focus on five essential competencies:
• Understanding the fundamental process principles that govern contaminant transport and transformations in multimedia environments, emphasizing the parallels and links between different media
• Learning model development skills, starting from the simplest conceptual models and building more complex and realistic models that couple component process modules at the appropriate spatial and temporal scales of resolution
• Using statistical methods and data sources to estimate input parameters and characterize model sensitivity and uncertainty
• Gaining hands-on experience with computer-aided implementation and evaluation of fate and transport models using realistic case study examples
• Applying fate and transport models to evaluatepollutant interactions with the biosphere, particularly in human exposure modeling and health risk assessment
Complete with case studies, Integrated Environmental Modeling is a valuable, single-source tool for senior and graduate students in environmental science and engineering courses on pollutant transport, remediation, and risk assessment, and an essential reference text for professionals in industry, consulting, and government agencies responsible for environmental assessment and risk analysis.
Table of Contents:
| 1 | Introduction to modeling the transport and transformation of contaminants in the environment | 1 |
| 2 | Nature of environmental pollutants | 28 |
| 3 | Intermedia contaminant transfer : equilibrium analysis | 72 |
| 4 | Kinetics of intermedia pollutant transfer | 115 |
| 5 | Transport fundamentals | 165 |
| 6 | Overview of numerical methods in environmental modeling | 206 |
| 7 | Overview of probabilistic methods and tools for modeling | 239 |
| 8 | Models of transport in air | 280 |
| 9 | Models of transport in soil and groundwater | 315 |
| 10 | Models of transport in surface water | 378 |
| 11 | Atmospheric transformation and loss processes | 433 |
| 12 | Modeling chemical transformations in water | 475 |
| 13 | Exposure and risk assessment | 532 |
| 14 | Tools for evaluation, analysis, and optimization of environmental models | 585 |
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Air Pollution Engineering Manual
Author: Air Waste Management Association
The definitive resource for information on air pollution emission sources and the technology available to control them.
The Air Pollution Engineering Manual has long been recognized as an important source of information on air pollution control issues for industries affected by the Clean Air Act and regulations in other countries. Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest emission factors and control measures for reducing air pollutants, this new edition provides industry and government professionals with the fundamental, technological, and regulatory information they need for compliance with the most recent air pollution standards. Contributing experts from diverse fields discuss the different processes that generate air pollution, equipment used with all types of gases and particulate matter, and emissions control for areas ranging from graphic arts and chemical processes to the metallurgical industry. More than 500 detailed flowcharts and photographs as well as an extensive listing of Internet resources accompany coverage of:
* Biological air pollution control, including biofilters and bioscrubbers
* Emissions from wood processing, brick and ceramic product manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, numerous other industrial processes, fugitive emissions, internal combustion sources, and evaporative losses
* Water/wastewater treatment plant emissions
* Changes in emission factors for each source category, including particle size factors related to PM10 and PM2.5 standards
* Updated MACT regulations and technologies
* And much more
THE AIR & WASTE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION is the world's leading membership organization forenvironmental professionals. The Association enhances the knowledge and competency of environmental professionals by providing a neutral forum for technology exchange, professional development, networking opportunities, public education, and outreach events. The Air & Waste Management Association promotes global environmental responsibility and increases the effectiveness of organizations and individuals in making critical decisions that benefit society.
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Environmental engineers and specialists in various related fields provide a wealth of information on air pollution control issues for industries affected by the US Clean Air Act...
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Environmental engineers and specialists in various related fields provide a wealth of information on air pollution control issues for industries affected by the US Clean Air Act...
Industry and Environment
The manual is intended for industry and government professionals directly involved in the choice of air pollution control technologies and in their operation...
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In fact, the Manual first appeared in the early 1960s, and editions were published by the US Environmental Protection Agency in 1973 and by Van Nostrand Reinhold in 1992. Environmental engineers and specialists in various related fields provide a wealth of information on air pollution control issues for industries affected by the US Clean Air Act and analogous regulations in other countries. They offer fundamental, technological, and regulatory perspectives to aid complying with the most recent air pollution standards. The topics include biological air pollution control, including biofilters and bioscrubbers; emissions from wood processing, brick and ceramic product manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, many other industrial processes, fugitive emissions, internal combustion sources, and evaporative losses; water and wastewater plant emissions; changes in emission factors for each source category; and accidental and catastrophic releases. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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