Part 1 Environmental Problems 1
Unit 1 Text:Global Environmental Issues 1
Reading Material:Climate Change 5
Part 2 Water Pollution＆Wastewater Treatment 8
Unit 2 Text:Water Pollution 8
Reading Material:Wastewater 12
Unit 3 Text:Water Pollutants 16
Reading Material:Biochemical Oxygen Demand 19
Unit 4 Text:Wastewater Treatment Methods and Disposal［Ⅰ］ 22
Reading Material:Treatment of Cyanide Wastewater 26
Unit 5 Text:Wastewater Treatment Methods and Disposal［Ⅱ］ 28
Reading Material:Advanced Wastewater Treatment 32
Unit 6 Text:Extended Aeration Activated Sludge Plant 37
Reading Material:Types of Decomposition 40
Part 3 Air Pollution＆Control 42
Unit 7 Text:Principal Air Pollutants 42
Reading Material:Global Air Pollution Problems 47
Unit 8 Text:Photochemical Smog 51
Reading Material:How Does Smog Affect Us? 55
Unit 9 Text:Particulate Removal 58
Reading Material:What is Acid Rain and What Causes It? 60
Unit 10 Text:Control of Gaseous Pollutants 65
Reading Material:Measures to Improve Air Quality 69
Unit 11 Text:Biofiltration:A New Technology of Air Pollution Control(Ⅰ) 72
Reading Material:Biofiltration:A New Technology of Air Pollution Control(Ⅱ) 75
Part 4 Solid Wastes＆Disposal 79
Unit 12 Text:Types of Solid Wastes 79
Reading Material:Health Impacts of Solid Waste 82
Unit 13 Text:Solid Waste Management 84
Reading Material:Handling Household Hazardous Waste 87
Unit 14 Text:How to Compost 90
Reading Material:Recycling and Reuse 94
Part 5 Soil and Soil Pollution 96
Unit 15 Text:Soil and Soil Pollution 96
Reading Material:Land Degradation 99
Part 6 Other Pollution＆Control Technologies 102
Unit 16 Text:Noise Pollution 102
Reading Material:Effects of Noise on Health and Well-Being 105
Unit 17 Text:Thermal Pollution 107
Reading Material:Radioactive Waste 110
Part 7 Environmental Monitoring 113
Unit 18 Text:Identify the Indoor Air Quality Problems 113
Reading Material:Indoor Air Quality Concerns 116
Unit 19 Text:Biological Oxygen Demand Monitoring 119
Reading Material:Chemical Oxygen Demand(COD)and Dissolved Oxygen(DO)Testing Procedures 122
Part 8 Environmental Policy ＆ Management 124
Unit 20 Text:Environmental Management Systems 124
Reading Material:Water Quality Standards 128
Part 9 Environmental Impact Assessment 132
Unit 21 Text:Environmental Impact Assessment 132
Reading Material:Environmental Assessment as a Project Management Tool 135
Part 10 Environmental Sustainable Development 138
Unit 22 Text:Sustainable Development 138
Reading Material:Envisioning a Sustainable Future 141
Glossary of Terms 147
Appendixes 159
Part Ⅰ Reading Training 159
Part Ⅱ Translation Training 166
Part Ⅲ Listening Training 180
Part Ⅳ Speaking Training 184
Part Ⅴ Writing Training 188