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Here is the first and only text that helps beginning students master the foundation topics in the dynamic field of environmental technology, from basic toxicology concepts and principles to comprehensive hazardous waste management strategies.

Introduction to Environmental Technology organizes a wealth of current need–to–know information into a reader–friendly format that maximizes learning. Throughout, it features case studies that apply the text information to real–world environmental challenges, and highlights numerous career options through profiles of actual people working in various aspects of this broad field.

This comprehensive, easy–to–understand text provides:

  • An awareness of how the many facets of science, technology, and public policy are involved in environmental management protection.
  • An understanding of the sources of pollution and the primary processes that control the fate of pollutants in air, water, and soil.
  • Practical insights into the use of land, the benefits of wetlands, and the complex factors influencing land–use decisions.
  • Comprehensive coverage of the main requirements of federal laws and regulations pertaining to hazardous waste, pollution prevention, and occupational health and safety.
  • The basic principles needed to operate the latest pollution control and pollution monitoring equipment.
Complete with a comprehensive glossary, Introduction to Environmental Technology provides you with the foundation concepts and vocabulary you need to succeed in this exciting, fast–changing field.

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This book was designed as part of the "Preserving the Legacy Project", a multi-course core curriculum in environmental technology that utilizes integrated video and text materials to educate and train environmental technicians, students and those employed in related fields. The volume begins with a discussion of the origins of public health, environmental protection, workplace safety and conservation movements, including the historical events leading to major federal legislation. The health effects of hazardous materials are also covered; the author explains basic toxicological terms and principles, and relates the concept of risk to decision making processes. The book provides readers with a basic understanding of the sources of pollution and the primary processes that control the fate of pollutants in air, water and soil. The last five chapters cover the regulations pertaining to hazardous materials, occupational safety and health, hazardous and non-hazardous waste, nuclear waste, and pollution prevention and waste reduction.
About the Author:
Ann Boyce is the Director and primary instructor for the Associate Degree and Certificate Program in Environmental Technology at Bakersfield College. A registered Environmental Health Specialist, she has served as Statewide Editor and primary author for California′s Environmental Hazardous Material (EHMT) Curriculum and has taught numerous courses on environmental management and emergency response.

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  • PublisherVan Nostrand Reinhold
  • Publication date1996
  • ISBN 10 0442021429
  • ISBN 13 9780442021429
  • BindingPaperback
  • Number of pages478

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