Environmental Engineering for Pathogen Control

Control pathogen exposure through unified environmental engineering interventions

Environmental engineers and public health professionals require systematic approaches to pathogen control across air, water, dust, and soil. Environmental Engineering for Pathogen Control delivers a unified framework for mitigating infectious diseases through environmental interventions. Written by Charles N. Haas, a National Academy of Engineering member and distinguished fellow of the International Water Association, this book grounds the emerging intersection of environmental engineering and public health.

The text covers dispersion and transmission of environmental pathogens, disinfection interventions, drinking water contamination, aerosol transmission of disease, and bioterrorist attack response. Detailed coverage addresses air transmission and movement in indoor environments, viability and growth-decay dynamics of microbes in environmental media, and quantitative microbial risk assessment methodologies. Case studies demonstrate practical risk assessment applications across diverse contamination scenarios.

Readers will also find:

• Systematic methods for analyzing pathogen dispersion across environmental media including air, water, dust, and soil transmission pathways
• Quantitative frameworks for assessing microbial viability, growth rates, and decay patterns in diverse environmental conditions and media
• Engineering approaches to disinfection interventions with detailed coverage of drinking water treatment and contamination response protocols
• Indoor air quality analysis techniques addressing aerosol transmission mechanics and ventilation strategies for pathogen control measures
• Risk assessment case studies with step-by-step guidance for evaluating exposure scenarios and determining appropriate intervention strategies

Environmental Engineering for Pathogen Control serves advanced environmental engineering students, public health professionals, and practitioners in environmental health and industrial hygiene. This authoritative resource equips readers with the quantitative tools and engineering frameworks needed to reduce human exposure to pathogens and control associated health risks.

CHARLES N. HAAS, PhD, is the L.D. Betz Professor of Environmental Engineering and Distinguished Professor at Drexel University and a member of the National Academy of Engineering. He co-directed the USEPA/DHS Center for Advancing Microbial Risk Assessment and is a fellow in multiple societies, including the International Water Association, American Academy for the Advancement of Science, Society for Risk Analysis, Association of Environmental Engineering and Science Professors, and American Academy of Microbiology. His honors include the Dr. John Leal Award, AP Black Award, and Clarke Water Prize from the American Water Works Association. He is a Board Certified Environmental Engineering Member by eminence of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists.