One part of a five-volume textbook intended for chemists, chemical engineers, environmental engineers, as well as non-science professionals such as political office-holders, legal professionals, and journalists. Covers the fate and transport of xenobiotics in air, water, and soil media, with an emphasis on the fundamental chemical principles of different processes and treatments adopted by environmental engineers. Specific topics include water softening, ion exchange, coagulation, disinfection, oxidation, reduction, sedimentation, activated sludge, adsorption, and membrane separation. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
TEH FU YEN is Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. He is also author of Environmental Chemistry: Essentials of Chemistry for Engineering Practice, Volume 4A and a number of related books.