Part 1 Environmental Science 1
Unit 1 Introduction of Environmental Science 1
Unit 2 Main Environmental Concerns 7
Unit 3 Current Trends in Environmental Science 12
Unit 4 Analytical Technique and Methodology in the Field of Environmental Science 16
Part 2 Ecological Principles and Their Application 23
Unit 5 Interrelated Scientific Principles:Matter,Energy,and Environment 23
Unit 6 Environments and Organisms 39
Unit 7 Succession of Ecosystems 57
Part 3 Atmospheric Environment and Control of Air Pollution 69
Unit 8 The Atmosphere 69
Unit 9 Types and Sources of Air Pollutants and Primary Air Pollutants 78
Unit 10 Photochemical Smog 86
Unit 11 Acid Rain 94
Unit 12 Global Warming and Climate Change 101
Unit 13 Ozone Layer 110
Unit 14 Introduction to Air Pollution Control 118
Unit 15 Control of Air Pollutant 126
The Latest Development Pollution Control Innovations for Power Plants 135
Part 4 Water and Pollution Control 138
Unit 16 The Hydrologic Cycle and the Water Issues 138
Unit 17 Sources of Water Pollution and Primary Pollutants 141
Unit 18 Measurement of Water Quality 148
Unit 19 Conventional and New Techniques of Wastewater Treatment 160
Unit 20 Water Reuse and Recycling 171
Unit 21 Water Contaminant Monitoring 174
The Latest Development Ⅰ China's Temperature to Rise,Water Shortage to Worsen:Report 180
The Latest Development Ⅱ China and India China,India Expedition to Find Sources of Two Big Rivers 181
The Latest Development Ⅲ Prince of Orange Cares for Water Issues 181
The Latest Development Ⅳ Toxic Spill:Major Water Pollution Incident 182
Part 5 Soil Environment and Pollution Controlling 185
Unit 22 Soil 185
Unit 23 Soil Pollution 190
Unit 24 New Methods of Cleaning up Heavy Metal in Soils and Waters 196
Unit 25 Soil Degradation 201
The Latest Development In Situ Chemical Oxidation 207
Part 6 Solid Waste Treatment and Reuse 211
Unit 26 Sources and Types of Solid Wastes 211
Unit 27 Handling Household Hazardous Waste(HHW) 219
Unit 28 Impacts of Solid Wastes 228
Unit 29 Waste Transformation through Combustion 233
Unit 30 Waste Transformation through Aerobic Composting 247
Unit 31 The Landfill Method of Solid Waste Disposal 262
Unit 32 Biological Process Selection 279
The Latest Development Ⅰ From Solid Waste Management to Sustainable Economy 291
The Latest Development Ⅱ Turing up the Heat on Sludge Recycling 295
The Latest Development Ⅲ Biosolids and Global Warming:Evaluating the Management Impacts 300
The Latest Development Ⅳ Harnessing the Power of Biosolids 311
The Latest Development Ⅴ Research Projects Add Value to MSW Composting Facility 315
The Latest Development Ⅵ Comparing Recycling,Composting and Landfills 320
The Latest Development Ⅶ Managing the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste 328
Part 7 Physical Pollution and the Technology of Treatment 334
Unit 33 Sound and Noise 334
Unit 34 Noise Pollution and Control Technologies 344
Unit 35 Thermal Pollution 351
Unit 36 Radioactive Pollution 357
Unit 37 Light Pollution 362
Unit 38 Energy Consumption and Pollution 366
Part 8 Environmental Impact Assessment 372
Unit 39 A General Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment 372
Unit 40 The Process of Environmental Impact Assessment 383
Unit 41 Use of Risk Analysis in Environmental Assessment 392
The Latest Development Plant Ecotoxicology:The Design and Evaluation of Plant Performance in Risk Assessments and Forensic Ecology 396
Part 9 Environmental Policy and Management 400
Unit 42 China's Environmental Policy 400
Unit 43 Vehicle Emissions Reduction Policies in China 406
Unit 44 ISO 14000 411
The Latest Development Air Pollution Reduction Measures in China 416
Part 10 Sustainable Development of Environment 419
Unit 45 Approaches to"Green"Engineering 419
Unit 46 Barriers to a Sustainable Agricultural System 427
Unit 47 Solutions:Building a Sustainable Agricultural System 440
Glossary 456