Environmental Sustainability for Engineers and Applied Scientists

Environmental Sustainability for Engineers and Applied Scientists

Svanstroem, Magdalena (Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg); Peters, Greg (Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenberg)

Cambridge University Press

03/2019

268

Mole

Inglês

9781316617731

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This textbook provides a unique bridge between qualitative, legal and ethical perspectives on environmental management and sustainability, and the quantitative scientific knowledge used by practising engineers and applied scientists in the workplace. It will be invaluable for advanced students in engineering and applied science disciplines.
Preface; Reader's guide: how is this all connected? 1. The engineer's role in environmental protection; 2. The Earth system: natural operation and human impacts; 3. Impacts of chemical pollution; 4. Modelling environmental transport and fate of pollutants; 5. Introduction to toxicology; 6. Qualitative and quantitative risk assessment; 7. Environmental assessment of products and processes; 8. Regulatory structures; 9. Decision-making; References; Index.