大学专业英语阅读教程 给水排水与环境工程PDF电子书下载

PartⅠ Water Resource and Legislation 1

Unit1 1

The Hydrologic Cycle 1

Reading Material A Water Resources and Hydrology 5

Reading Material B Environmental Engineering as a Profession 6

Unit2 8

The World Fresh Water Resource 8

Reading Material Water as the Basis for Development 13

Unit3 15

Water Legislation 15

Reading Material Water Rights 20

The National Safe Drinking Water Act 23

Unit4 23

Reading Materials Safe Drinking Water Act—Public Notification 28

Unit5 30

Legislation and Regulation for Water Pollution Control 30

Reading Material The Clean Water Act 34

PartⅡ Water Supply 36

Unit6 36

Water Supply System 36

Reading Material Water Demand 41

Unit7 44

Selection of Water Treatment Processes 44

Reading Material Raw Water Classification 49

Unit8 52

Mixing and Flocculation 52

Reading Material Coagulation 57

Unit9 59

Sedimentation 59

Reading Material A Water Treatment 65

Reading Material B Bottled Water 67

Unit10 69

Filtration 69

Reading Material The History of Sand Filters 75

Unit11 78

Disinfection 78

Reading Material Bacteriological Measurements 84

Unit12 86

Distribution System Configuration and Analysis 86

Reading Material Distribution System Inspection and Maintenance 91

Unit13 94

Selection of Processes for Water Treatment Sludges 94

Reading Material Regulation of Water Treatment Plant Residuals 100

PartⅢ Wastewater Treatment 102

Unit14 102

Water Pollutants and Their Sources 102

Reading Material A Nonpoint Source Pollution—The Nation s Largest Water Quality Problem 108

Reading Material B Biochemical Oxygen Demand 110

Unit15 112

Wastewater Collection Systems 112

Reading Material Onsite Wastewater Disposal 116

Unit16 119

Conventional Wastewater Treatment Processes 119

Reading Material Central Wastewater Treatment 124

Unit17 127

Activated Sludge Processes 127

Reading Material Pretreatment and Primary Treatment 132

Unit18 135

Biological Filters 135

Reading Material A Rotating Biological Contactors 141

Reading Material B Heavy Metals Removal 143

Unit19 146

Anaerobic Treatment 146

Reading Material Anaerobic Reactors 152

Unit20 156

Advanced Wastewater Treatment 156

Reading Material Lake Eutrophication 161

Unit21 165

Sludge Stabilization 165

Reading Material A Sludge Thickening 169

Reading Material B Sludge Conditioning 170

Unit22 172

Sludge Dewatering 172

Reading Material Ultimate Disposal 178

PartⅣ Environmental Engineering and Management 181

Unit23 181

Air Pollutants Source and Effect 181

Reading Material Acid Rain 187

Unit24 190

Air Pollution Law 190

Reading Material Smog 195

Treatment of Air Pollutants 198

Unit25 198

Reading Material A Guide to Indoor Air Quality 206

Unit26 209

Characterization of Solid Wastes 209

Reading Material Household Hazardous Wastes 214

Unit27 217

Solid Wastes Disposal 217

Reading Material Produce Less Waste by Practicing the 3Rs 222

Unit28 226

Sanitary Landfill 226

Reading Material A From Dumptown to Recycle City 232

Reading Material B Refuse Collection and Transfer Operations 233

The Procedure of Environmental Impact Assessment 236

Unit29 236

Reading Material Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming 241

Unit30 244

The Purposes of Environmental Impact Assessment 244

Reading Material The Importance of Biodiversity 250

Unit31 253

Sustainable Development and Sustainability 253

Reading Material Sustainable Production and Use of Chemicals 258

Unit32 261

Environmental Economics 261

Reading Material Economic Concepts of Environmental Management 267

AppendixⅠ Key to Exercises 271

AppendixⅡ Glossary 275