A Basic Introduction to Pollutant Fate and Transport
An Integrated Approach with Chemistry, Modeling, Risk Assessment, and Environmental Legislation
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Beschreibung
A uniquely accessible text on environmental modeling designedfor both students and industry personnel
Pollutant fate and modeling are becoming increasingly importantin both regulatory and scientific areas. However,the complexity ofthe software and models often act as an inhibitor to theadvancement of water quality science.
A Basic Introduction to Pollutant Fate and Transportfills the need for a basic instructional tool for students andenvironmental professionals who lack the rigorous mathematicalbackground necessary to derive the governing fate and transportequations. Taking a refreshingly simple approach to the subjectthat requires only a basic knowledge of algebra and first-yearcollege chemistry, the book presents and integrates all of theaspects of fate and transport, including chemistry, modeling, riskassessment, and relevant environmental legislation; approachingeach topic first conceptually before introducing the math necessaryto model it.
The first half of the book is dedicated to the chemistry andphysics behind the fate and transport models, while the second halfteaches and reinforces the logical concepts underlying fate andtransport modeling. This better prepares students for support jobsin the environmental arena surrounding chemical industry andSuperfund sites.
Contributing to the book's ease of use are:
* An extremely user-friendly software program, Fate, which usesbasic models to predict the fate and transport of pollutants inlakes, rivers, groundwater, and atmospheric systems
* The use of "canned" models to evaluate the importance of modelparameters and sensitivity analysis
* A wealth of easy-to-understand examples and problems
* A chapter on environmental legislation in the United States andEurope
* A set of lab exercises, as well as a downloadable set ofteaching aids
A much-needed basic text for contemporary hydrology orenvironmental chemistry courses and support courses fortheenvironmental industry, this is a valuable desk reference foreducators and industry professionals.
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Frank M. Dunnivant
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"...an extremely well-written and presented instructions tool onfate and transport modeling." (Journal of EnvironmentalQuality, July/August 2006)
"...unique instructional tool..." (International Journal ofEnvironmental and Analytical Chemistry, 2006)
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