Fundamentals of Water Pollution
Quantifying Pollutant Formation, Transport, Transformation, Fate and Risks
- 1st Edition - September 25, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Author: Daniel A. Vallero
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 9 8 7 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 8 9 8 8 - 0
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Request a sales quoteWater Pollution Calculations: Quantifying Pollutant Formation, Transport, Transformation, Fate and Risks provides a comprehensive collection of relevant, real-world water pollution calculations. The book's author explains, in detail, how to measure and assess risks to human populations and ecosystems exposed to water pollutants. The text covers water pollution from a multivariate, systems approach, bringing in hydrogeological, climatological, meteorological processes, health and ecological impacts, and water and wastewater treatment and prevention.
After first reviewing the physics, chemistry, and biology of water pollution, the author explores both groundwater and surface waters. This is followed by an in-depth look at water quality indicators, measurements, models, and water engineering. Groundwater remediation, risk assessment, and green engineering round out the text with forward-thinking ideas towards sustainability. This invaluable reference offers a practical tool for those needing a precise and applicable understanding of different types of water pollution calculations.
After first reviewing the physics, chemistry, and biology of water pollution, the author explores both groundwater and surface waters. This is followed by an in-depth look at water quality indicators, measurements, models, and water engineering. Groundwater remediation, risk assessment, and green engineering round out the text with forward-thinking ideas towards sustainability. This invaluable reference offers a practical tool for those needing a precise and applicable understanding of different types of water pollution calculations.
- Includes applications of theory to real-world problems with personalized and customized examples of calculations to prepare exams, guidance documents, and correspondence
- Walkthroughs and derivation of equations enhance knowledge so that complex water pollution concepts can be more easily grasped
- Explains processes and mechanisms, providing an understanding of how pollutants are formed, transported, transformed, deposited, and stored in the environment
Environmental science engineers, civil engineers, hydrologists
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- References
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Abstract
- 1 Water pollution defined
- 2 Growing appreciation for water quality
- 3 Recent trends
- 4 Spatial scale
- 5 Stressor-receptor paradigm
- 6 Systems thinking and sustainability
- 7 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 2 Water math
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Numbers
- 3 Water pollution analysis
- 4 Statistics
- 5 Probability
- 6 Cause and effect calculation
- 7 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3 Scientific principles
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Basic scientific principles
- 3 Environmental and experimental conditions
- 4 Energy
- 5 Scientific advancement
- 6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 4 Biogeochemistry
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The hydrologic cycle
- 3 Socrates, a biogeochemist?
- 4 Calculating evapotranspiration
- 5 Biogeochemical aspects of water
- 6 Scale and complexity of matter and energy cycles
- 7 Water in the lithosphere
- 8 Carbon equilibrium and cycling
- 9 Nutrient cycling
- 10 Biogeochemical cycles and decision making
- References
- Chapter 5 Scientific basis for water quality criteria and standards
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Effluent limits
- 3 Physicochemical characteristics of water pollutants
- 4 Drinking water standards
- 5 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 6 Climate and weather
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Meteorologically important pollutant properties
- 3 Entropy and enthalpy
- 4 Meteorological prediction
- 5 Meteorological phenomena
- 6 Atmospheric stability
- 7 Meteorological models
- 8 Electromagnetic energy
- 9 Climate change
- 10 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 7 Water pollution physics
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Physical phases
- 3 Laws of motion
- 4 Fluid dynamics in pollutant transportb
- 5 Thermodynamics
- 6 Heat energy
- 7 Electrical energy
- 8 Solution physics
- 9 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 8 Water pollution chemistry
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Reactions
- 3 Rate law
- 4 Dissociation and association
- 5 Organic chemistry
- 6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 9 Water pollution biology
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Biological organization
- 3 Cells
- 4 Invasive species
- 5 Plant physiology and pollution
- 6 Applied biotics
- 7 Metrics of biotic condition
- 8 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 10 Surface waters
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Saltwater systems
- 3 Freshwater systems
- 4 Streams
- 5 Surface water quality
- 6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 11 Ground water
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Ground water balance
- 3 Ground water interactions
- 4 Pollutant transport
- 5 Ground water treatment
- 6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 12 Water quality indicators
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Oxygen demand
- 3 Conductivity
- 4 Turbidity
- 5 Biological indicators
- 6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 13 Water quality measurements
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Sampling
- 3 Environmental sampling approaches
- 4 Measurement uncertainty and error
- 5 Laboratory analysis
- 6 Emerging trends in measurement
- 7 Ethical conduct
- 8 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 14 Environmental partitioning
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Vapor pressure
- 3 Aqueous solubility
- 4 The partition coefficient
- 5 Fugacity
- 6 Pollutant transport
- 7 Sorption
- 8 The octanol-water coefficient
- 9 Henry's law constant
- 10 Partitioning between air and tissue
- 11 Microbial partitioning
- 12 Bioconcentration, bioaccumulation, and biomagnification
- 13 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 15 Water pollution engineering
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Wastewater
- 3 On-site treatment technologies
- 4 Treating air pollutants
- 5 Water treatment
- 6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 16 Ground water remediation
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Natural attenuation
- 3 Treatment basics
- 4 Thermal destruction
- 5 Solidification and stabilization
- 6 Specific technologies
- 7 Disposal
- 8 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 17 Risk assessment
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Hazard identification
- 3 Dose-response
- 4 Exposure estimation
- 5 Human risk characterization
- 6 Ecological risk assessment
- 7 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 18 Water quality accountability
- Abstract
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Cause and effect
- 3 Reliability
- 4 Resilience
- 5 Redundancy and robustness
- 6 Engineering economics
- 7 Comparing alternatives
- 8 Replacement cost analysis
- 9 Life cycle comparisons
- 10 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 19 The future
- Abstract
- References
- Glossary of water quality terms
- Appendix 1 Key equations, formulae, and nomenclature
- Chemistry
- Physical laws and properties
- Partitioning and flow
- Pollution treatment
- Geometry
- Probability and statistics
- Risk assessment
- Contaminant dispersion modeling
- Feasibility assessment
- Life-cycle analysis and sustainability
- Abbreviations and symbols
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 25, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 600
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443289873
- eBook ISBN: 9780443289880
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Daniel A. Vallero
Professor Daniel A. Vallero is an internationally recognized author and expert in environmental science and engineering. He has devoted decades to conducting research, teaching, and mentoring future scientists and engineers. He is currently developing tools and models to predict potential exposures to chemicals in consumer products. He is a full adjunct professor of civil and environmental engineering at Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering. He has authored 20 environmental textbooks, with the most recent addressing the importance of physical principles in environmental science and engineering. His books have addressed all environmental compartments and media within the earth’s atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere.
Affiliations and expertise
Full Adjunct Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Duke University’s Pratt School of Engineering, NC, USARead Fundamentals of Water Pollution on ScienceDirect