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Ruth F. Weiner and Robin Matthews - Updated e d iti o n of Environmental Engineering, previousI y c o a ut ho red by J. Jeffrey Peirce and P. Aarne Vesilind. FOURTH EDITION ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Fourth Edition ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING Fourth Edition Ruth E Weiner Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Sciences University of Michigan Ann Arbor; MI and Robin A. Matthews Huxley College of Environmental Studies Western Washington University Bellingham, WA I$==== E I N E M A N N An inlprht of Elsevier science www.bh.com Amsterdam Boston London New York Oxford Paris San Diego San Francisco Singapore Sydney Tokyo Butterworth-Heinemanni s an imprint of Elsevier Science. Copyright Q 2003, Elsevier Science (USA).A ll rights reserved. Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science t Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone: (+44) 1865 843830,f ax: (+44) 1865 853333, e-mail: permissionsQelsevier.corn.uk. You may also complete your request on-line via the Elsevier Science homepage (http://elsevier.com), by selecting “Customer Support” and then “Obtaining Permissions.” @ Recognizing the importance of preserving what has been written, Elsevier-Science prints its books on acid-free paper whenever possible. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-PublicationD ata A catalogue record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. International Standard Book Number: 0750672943 British Library Cataloguing-in-PublicationD ata A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. The publisher offers special discounts on bulk orders of this book. For information, please contact: Manager of Special Sales Elsevier Science 200 Wheeler Road Burlington, MA 01 803 Tel: 781-313-4700 Fax: 781-313-4882 For information on all Butterworth-Heinemannp ublications available, contact our World Wide Web home page at: http:l/www.bh.com 03 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed in the United States of America To Hubert Joy, Geojky Matthews, and Natalie Weiner Contents Preface xiii 1 Environmental Engineering 1 Civil Engineering 1 Public Health 4 Ecology 5 Ethics 7 Environmental Engineering as a Profession 10 Organization of This Text 10 2 Assessing Environmental Impact 13 Environmental Impact 13 Use of Risk Analysis in EnvironmentalA ssessment 23 Socioeconomic Impact Assessment 24 Conclusion 29 Problems 30 3 RiskAnalysis 33 Risk 33 Assessment of Risk 34 Probability 35 Dose-Response Evaluation 38 Population Responses 40 Exposure and Latency 40 Expression of Risk 41 Risk Perception 46 Ecosystem Risk Assessment 47 Conclusion 47 Problems 47 4 Water Pollution 51 Sources of Water Pollution 51 Elements of Aquatic Ecology 54 Biodegradation 57 vii