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Great Text For Environmental Design Management ! Flawless!
I live, study and work in the New York Tri-State region and this book is pretty great because the author also lived, worked and studied in the same region. Whats good about that? The Human Development and Expliotation is our region is very diverse and often connects directly with other prominent regions around the globe. The author basically covers alot of legalities, origins, design principles, and field work analysis really well.
GREATEST ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING BOOK
GREAT!!!!!

94 S: Excellent Resource, Environmental Health professionals
I have just reviewed the ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND SANITATION 1994SUPPLEMENT, by Joseph A. Salvato and Joe E. Beck.It's a great resourcefor professionals seeking a broader vision of environmental health practiceareas and where we are heading.Prof. Beck obviously put a lot of workinto conceptualizing this volume and working with the distinguishedcontributors.It shows. In particular, I found the first chapter,Stakeholder Focused Interactive Planning (SFIP)by Joe Beck and Steven Isonto be a brilliant piece on the desirability of (indeed, the imperative forour profession to) include the public in problem-solving and planning.Ihave used this process and mediated disputes ranging from sitingcontroversies (haz. waste facility siting in Massachusetts) to determiningfuture land use options at Hanford in the nuclear weapons complex.Icommend both Beck and Ison for their clear portrayal of the paradigm aswell as the steps one undertakes in conducting such planning.Federalgovernment engineers and planners have been learning the hard way aboutwhat happens when decisions are made without public input and withoutregard to the values, interests, and expectations of so-calledstakeholders.At Hanford, more than $20 billion in appropriations hasyielded preciously little in terms of actual cleanup:one may wonder ifCongress will continue to appropriate the substantial $6 billion a year forthe Dept. of Energy's Environmental Management Program without consensus ofthe public on #1) the benefits or #2) the ameliorated risks from presentexpenditures.Current stakeholders come from a wide range of publicinterest groups and they do not get along particularly well.They do nothave current programs or projects that reflect the use of the SFIP andresearchers should be asking themselves, "Why not?" (Resourcesfor the Future [RFF] has an on-going research project that tackles publicparticipation in environmental decision making).Read more

Subjects:  1. Environmental Engineering & Technology    2. Environmental Engineering (General)    3. Environmental Science    4. Environmental engineering    5. Environmental health    6. Life Sciences - Ecology - Recycling    7. Sanitary engineering    8. Sanitation    9. Science    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Technology & Industrial Arts    12. Civil Engineering, Surveying & Building    13. Sanitary & municipal engineering    14. Technology / Environmental   

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Not a very useful book
This book tries to cover so many subjects that it covers none of them well. Most chapters are full of generalities rather than the details needed by a practicing engineer or student. The worst feature of the handbook isthe index, which contains so few entries that it is very difficult to findinformation on a topic or determine if the book even mentions it, whichoften it doesn't. Rather than buy this expensive handbook, I would suggestinvesting in standard references for the individual topics (e.g. wastewatertreatment, solids waste) in which you are interested. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Environmental Engineering & Technology    2. Environmental Engineering (General)    3. Environmental engineering    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Hydraulics    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Sanitary & municipal engineering    9. Technology / Hydraulics    10. Technology: General Issues   

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BEST OF THE BEST FOR TANK DESIGNING
VERY HELPFUL CONTENT FOR DESIGNING, MANAUFACTURING, TESTING AND INSTALLATION. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Design and construction    2. Energy    3. Engineering - Mechanical    4. Environmental aspects    5. General    6. Mechanics - General    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Standards    9. Storage tanks    10. Technology    11. Technology & Industrial Arts    12. United States    13. Industrial chemistry    14. Sanitary & municipal engineering    15. Technology / Engineering / Mechanical    16. Technology: General Issues   

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Excelent Book!!!!
I used this book during my Master in Science (Biofilm modelling). The theory contained in this book is up to date and every chapter in it contains valuable information. It was of great help, chapters are well organized and it covers all important aspects of environmental biotechnology.
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Subjects:  1. Environmental Engineering & Technology    2. Environmental Monitoring    3. Science/Mathematics    4. Technology    5. Technology & Industrial Arts    6. Waste Biodegradation    7. Biochemical Engineering    8. Technology / Environmental   

Subjects:  1. Environmental Engineering & Technology    2. Environmental Engineering (General)    3. Environmental Science    4. Environmental Studies    5. Environmental engineering    6. Environmental sciences    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Technology    9. Sanitary & municipal engineering    10. Technology / Environmental    11. Technology: General Issues   

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Step-By-Step Calculations --- Not Here
I found the book interesting but not useful. Your best bet is to go to the EPA website for procedures on calculations. Some of the discussion on dry scrubbers and other equipment was useful but not in a form that can be readily used for calculations or sizing.

A hands-on book for professionals
I find this book to be very useful.It deal with water, wastewater andair pollution control related design issues in quite an easy to understandformat. The fundamentals have been covered in great detail. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Engineering Mathematics    2. Environmental Engineering & Technology    3. Environmental Engineering (General)    4. Environmental engineering    5. Handbooks, manuals, etc    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Technology    8. Technology & Industrial Arts    9. Sanitary & municipal engineering    10. Technology / Engineering / General   

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Civil    2. Engineering - Hydraulic    3. Environmental Conservation & Protection - General    4. Environmental Engineering & Technology    5. Environmental aspects    6. Land use    7. Management    8. Nature    9. Nature/Ecology    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Urban runoff    12. Water quality management    13. Architecture / Landscape    14. Civil Engineering, Surveying & Building    15. Sanitary & municipal engineering   

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The book all aquatic chemists should keep on reading
Stumm and Morgan remains the best aquatic chemical book ever written. Reference Yes, Teaching Text, No
This book is an excellent reference text for people who already know something about aquatic chemistry. It contains more material and covers more topics than any other book in the field. As a teaching text, however, it is severely lacking. Excellent reference book for chem. & physics of nat. systems
This book is an excellent reference. It presents a thorough discussion ofa complex topic. The authors provide many worked examples, with allrequired numeric inputs and resutls, that permit the reader to quicklyverify his or her understanding of the material. The consistent and properuse of units throughout the book is refreshing. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chemistry - General    2. Chemistry - Organic    3. Fish    4. Marine Life    5. Military Science    6. Science    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Water chemistry    9. Environmental science    10. Hydrology (freshwater)    11. Pollution of rivers & water supplies    12. Sanitary & municipal engineering    13. Technology / Military Science   

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Hang on it!
Ihave been using this book for about five years without a single complain. The book has not only enough theory to deal with probably the 80 or perhaps 90 percent of the typical day-to-day dewaterning problems that we found in our industry, but it also teach you the ways to cope them. Read more

Subjects:  1. Building sites    2. Construction - General    3. Drainage    4. Drainage (Hydraulic Engineering)    5. Engineering - Civil    6. Engineering Geology    7. Groundwater flow    8. Soil mechanics    9. Technology    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Sanitary & municipal engineering    12. Soil & rock mechanics    13. Technology / Engineering / Civil   

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Very Helpfull
If you're interested in design for water and waste water treatment I recommend this text for you ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical    2. Engineering - Civil    3. Environmental Engineering & Technology    4. Handbooks, manuals, etc    5. Hydrology    6. Mathematics    7. Purification    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Technology    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Waste Disposal And Treatment    12. Water    13. Water Supply And Treatment    14. Water-supply    15. Mathematics for scientists & engineers    16. Reference works    17. Technology / Engineering / Chemical & Biochemical    18. Water supply & treatment   

Subjects:  1. Administration Of Recreation Services    2. Congresses    3. Environmental Engineering & Technology    4. Golf - General    5. Golf courses    6. Irrigation    7. Nature/Ecology    8. Sewage Disposal And Treatment    9. Sewage irrigation    10. Sports & Recreation    11. Sewage treatment & disposal    12. Sport & leisure industries    13. Technology / Environmental    14. Waste management   

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Valuable reference in environmental field
This is a recommended reading text in a 3rd yr Env. Science paper here in N.Z. I find it relevant and pertinent - highly recommended

Great resource! I wish it had been available 20 years ago.
Nazaroff and Cohen-Alvarez: Where were you when I got interested in this field a long time ago? I used to buy several texts to cover the material ccvered in this great book. It combines information from various disciplines and provides a comprehensive resource that is invaluable. It covers the basics and takes the reader-user through to applications. It is obviously a valuable resource for engineering students and faculty as well as practitioners.

Wow! Best work on this important subject.
Ms. Cohen and Mr. Nazaroff make environmental science spring to life in this comprehensive, fascinating work which will undoubtedly become the standard text for serious students of the environment worldwide.Read more

Subjects:  1. Air quality management    2. Environmental Engineering & Technology    3. Environmental engineering    4. Pollution    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Technology    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Water quality management    9. Environmental science    10. Sanitary & municipal engineering    11. Technology / Environmental    12. The Environment   

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Most complete and credible book on the topic
After reading a couple of books about composting toilets and graywater systems that were either suspiciously poetic or a little too humorous, I was happy to find this book. The best book out there
I would venture that the authors have forgotten more about toilets than most of the rest of us will ever know.There is no possible toilet configuration that does not receive at least cursory discussion.I only have 2 complaints about the book, both of them minor.First there were a couple of systems that I felt were described incompletely and critiqued a bit unfairly.Second, much of the book seemed to be a compilation of other writings without a lot of editing.Consequently there is significant repetition, and a presentation of information that is sometimes slightly disorganized and confusing. Impressive, comprehensive, reader friendly, practical.
The Composting Toilet System Book is an impressive, comprehensive, reader friendly, and practical guide to choosing, planning and maintaining composting toilet systems for those seeking an alternative to traditionalsewer and septic tank systems. David Del Porto and Carol Steinfeldcollaborate to explain the technologies, sources, applications, graywaterissues, and regulations relevant to a composting toilet system for thehome, whether manufactured or site-built. Highly recommended. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Construction - Plumbing    2. Do-It-Yourself    3. Do-It-Yourself - Plumbing    4. Ecology    5. Environmental Engineering & Technology    6. Home Improvement / Construction    7. House & Home    8. Sewage treatment & disposal    9. Waste management   

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how pneumatic work
what is pneumatic,how its work and the component ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Engineering - General    2. Engineering - Industrial    3. Engineering - Mechanical    4. Pneumatic-tube transportation    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Technology    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Mechanical engineering    9. Reference works    10. Sanitary & municipal engineering    11. Technology / Engineering / Chemical & Biochemical   

Subjects:  1. Construction - Contracting    2. Design and construction    3. Engineering - Civil    4. Engineering - Hydraulic    5. General    6. Pipeline Engineering    7. Pipelines    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Structural Analysis (Engineering)    10. Technology    11. Technology & Industrial Arts    12. Trenchless construction    13. Hydraulic engineering    14. Sanitary & municipal engineering    15. Structural engineering    16. Technology / Construction / Contracting   

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Poorly written, poorly organized
This was the text for my environmental engineering class at Cooper Union (Fall 2002). A very useful book!
This is an excellent book to read if you want to learn about wastewater treatment or just if you want to refresh your knowledge of this theme. The book presents easy to follow examples in many of the topics, say, clarifiers design (primary, intermediate, final), Aeration basins, etc. Iprefer this book rather than Viessman & Hammer because it is much morefriendly. I have not check yet the part of the book corresponding to watertreatment, but the wastewater part is very good. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Environmental Engineering & Technology    2. Life Sciences - Ecology - Recycling    3. Sanitary And Municipal Engineering    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Sewage disposal    6. Technology    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Water-supply engineering    9. Technology / Environmental    10. Waste treatment & disposal   

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Great resource for decentralized wastewater systems
I think this book is a fantastic resource, for both teaching purposes and design purposes.I recommend this book for use in the classroom and in the design room. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Appropriate Technology    2. Engineering - Industrial    3. Environmental Engineering & Technology    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Sewage Disposal And Treatment    6. Sewage disposal plants    7. Technology    8. Technology & Industrial Arts    9. Sanitary & municipal engineering    10. Technology / Environmental    11. Waste management   

Subjects:  1. Construction - Plumbing    2. Do-It-Yourself    3. Engineering - Mechanical    4. Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning    5. Plumbing    6. Plumbing Technology    7. Technology    8. Technology & Industrial Arts    9. Mechanical engineering    10. Sanitary & municipal engineering    11. Technology / Technical & Manufacturing Industries & Trades   

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Civil    2. Environmental Engineering & Technology    3. Life Sciences - Ecology - Recycling    4. Refuse and refuse disposal    5. Science/Mathematics    6. Technology    7. Technology & Industrial Arts    8. Technology / Environmental    9. Waste management    10. Waste treatment & disposal   

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good book but bad printing quality
printing and paper not good as expected from the price. It is not hard cover. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Civil    2. Science/Mathematics    3. Technology    4. Technology & Industrial Arts    5. Sanitary & municipal engineering    6. Structural engineering    7. Technology / Engineering / Civil