內容簡介
全書分9部分20單元，每個單元均由課文和閱讀材料組成。
目錄
PART 1ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM1
Unit 1Text:Global Environmental Issues1
Reading Material:Climate Change5
PART 2WATER POLLUTION AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT8
Unit 2Text:Water Pollution8
Reading Material:Wastewater13
Unit 3Text:Water Pollutants17
Reading Material:Biochemical Oxygen Demand21
Unit 4Text:Wastewater Treatment Methods and Disposal [Ⅰ]24
Reading Material:Treatment of Cyanide Wastewater29
Unit 5Text:Wastewater Treatment Methods and Disposal [Ⅱ]31
Reading Material:Advanced Wastewater Treatment36
Unit 6Text:Extended Aeration Activated Sludge Plant41
Reading Material:Types of Decomposition45
PART 3AIR POLLUTION AND CONTROL47
Unit 7Text:Principal Air Pollutants47
Reading Material:Global Air Pollution Problems52
Unit 8Text:Photochemical Smog57
Reading Material:How Does Smog Affect Us?61
Unit 9Text:Particulate Removal65
Reading Material:What is Acid Rain and What Causes it?68
Unit 10Text:Control of Gaseous Pollutants73
Reading Material:Measures to Improve Air Quality78
PART 4SOLID WASTES AND DISPOSAL81
Unit 11Text:Types of Solid Waste81
Reading Material:Health Impacts of Solid Waste84
Unit 12Text:Solid Waste Management87
Reading Material:Handling Household Hazardous Waste91
Unit 13Text:How to Compost95
Reading Material:Recycling and Reuse99
PART 5OTHER POLLUTION AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES102
Unit 14Text:Noise Pollution102
Reading Material:Effects of Noise on Health and Well?Being106
Unit 15Text:Thermal Pollution108
Reading Material:Radioactive Waste112
PART 6ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING115
Unit 16Text:Monitoring115
Reading Material:Sampling and Testing Procedures118
Unit 17Text:Biological Oxygen Demand Monitoring122
Reading Material:Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) and Dissolved Oxygen(DO)Testing Procedures125
PART 7ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND MANAGEMENT128
Unit 18Text:The National Ambient Air Quality Standards128
Reading Material:Water Quality Standards132
PART 8ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT136
Unit 19Text:Environmental Impact Assessment136
Reading Material:Environmental Assessment as a Project Management Tool140
PART 9ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT143
Unit 20Text:Clean Production143
Reading Material:Envisioning a Sustainable Future147
Glossary of terms154
APPENDIXES168
Part ⅠReading Training168
Part ⅡTranslation Training176
Part ⅢListening Training191
Part ⅣSpeaking Training196
Part ⅤWriting Training201
