PART 1INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCINECE AS WELL AS ENGINEERING1
Unit 1Text：What is Environment?1
Reading Material:A Little Environmental History5
Unit 2Text：What are Environmental Science and Engineering？7
Reading Material:Environmental Science12
Unit 3Text：Environmental Engineering13
Reading Material：Studying the Environment17
Unit 4Text：Environmental Analysis20
Reading Material：Overview of Environmental Economics24

Part 2ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND AIR POLLUTION AS WELL AS CONTROL27
Unit 5Text:Chemistry of the Atmosphere27
Reading Material:Reactions of Atmospheric Nitrogen and its Oxides30
Unit 6Text： Acid Rain32
Reading Material:Reactions of Atmospheric Sulfur Compounds35
Unit 7Text:Introduction to Environmental Chemistry of the Atmosphere37
Reading Material:Oxidation Process in the Atmosphere43
Unit 8Text：Type and Sources of Air Pollutants［Ⅰ］45
Reading Material：Type and Sources of Air Pollutants［Ⅱ］47
Unit 9Text:Indoor Air Quality50
Reading Material:Indoor Air Pollution54
Unit 10Text：New Technologies of Air Pollution Control［Ⅰ］56
Reading Material：New Technologies of Air Pollution Control［Ⅱ］60
Unit 11Text：Effects of Air Pollution63
Reading material:Control of Air Pollution by Oxidation66

PART 3WATER AND WASTE-WATER TREATMENT69
Unit 12Text:Water Pollution and Pollutants69
Reading Material:Wastewater72
Unit 13Text:Pollution of Inland Waters and Oceans74
Reading Material:Water Supply79
Unit 14Text：Water Purification83
Reading Material:Principles of Wastewater Treatment87
Unit 15Text：Water Treatment Processes89
Reading Material:Freshwater Systems94
Unit 16Text:Biological Wastewater Treatment ［Ⅰ］96
Reading Material:Biological Wastewater Treatment ［Ⅱ］100
Unit 17Text:Advanced Oxidation Processes（AOPs）—Wastewater Decontamination by Solar Photo-catalysis104
Reading Material:Precipitation107
Unit 18Text:Oxidation of Wastewater［Ⅰ］110
Reading Material:Oxidation of Wastewater ［Ⅱ］114
Unit 19Text: Unit Operations of Pretreatment118
Reading Material:Wastewater Treatment122

PART 4SOLID WASTES AND DISPOSAL125
Unit 20Text:Sources and Types of Solid Wastes125
Reading Material：Quantities of Wastes129
Unit 21Text:Everybody’s Problems—Hazardous Waste131
Reading Material:Municipal Solid—Waste Management135
Unit 22Text:Methods of Waste Disposal138
Reading Material:Incineration of Hazardous Waste in the U.S.A.141
Unit 23Text:Disposal of Solid Wastes144
Reading Material:Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management:An Overview148

PART 5OTHER POLLUTION AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES151
Unit 24Text:Noise Control［Ⅰ］151
Reading Material:Noise Control［Ⅱ］152
Unit 25Text: Global Change157
Reading Material:Global Warming161
Unit 26Text: Soil163
Reading Material: Soil Erosion166
Unit 27Text:Thermal Pollution168
Reading Material:The Major Greenhouse Gases169

PART 6ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND POLICY172
Unit 28Text:Summary of Environmental Impact Assessment（EIA）172
Reading Material:Introduction to Methods for Environmental Impact Assessment175
Unit 29Text:Impact of Wastewater Effluents on Water Quality of River179
Reading Material:The Aims and Objectives of Environmental Impact Assessment181
Unit 30Text:Environmental Impact Assessment of Air Quality186
Reading Material:Risk Assessment189
Unit 31Text: The Role of Environmental Monitoring in Pollution Science192
Reading Material: Environmental Chemical Processes and Chemicals195
Unit 32Text:Toxins197
Reading Material:Toxins Basics200
Unit 33Text:Sampling Sediment and Soil203
Reading Material:EMAP Overview—Objectives，Approaches，and Achievements208
Unit 34Text:Pollution Control Strategies［Ⅰ］211
Reading Material:Pollution Control Strategies［Ⅱ］214
Unit 35Text:Food Security217
Reading Material:Challenging Food Security220

PART 7THE BIOSPHERE:ECOSYSTEMS AND BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES223
Unit 36Text:Life and the Biosphere223
Reading Material:Nutrient Cycles for Ecosystem226
Unit 37Text:Ecology230
Reading Material:Benefits of Biodiversity234
Unit 38Text:Ecology and Life Systems236
Reading Material:The Five Major Components of an Industrial Ecosystem 240

PART 8ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND GREEN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY243
Unit 39Text:The Dilemma of Sustainability243
Reading Material:The Origins of Sustainable Development247
Unit 40Text:Sustainability250
Reading Material:Newer Synthetic Methods255
Unit 41Text:Green Science and Technology and Development258
Reading Material:Green Chemistry262
Unit 42Text:Clean Technologies through Microbial Processes for Economic Benefits and Sustainability265
Reading Material:Green Development：Reformism or Radicalism?269

GLOSSARY272