1Preface
63Chapter - 4 Hazardous Waste
2Chapter - 1 Introduction to Environmental Engineering
644.1 Objectives
31.1 Objectives
654.2 What is hazardous waste?
41.2 Introduction to environmental engineering
664.3 Toxic waste
51.2.1 The Environment
674.4 History
61.2.2 Population
684.5 Hazardous waste generation
71.2.3 Sustainable Development
694.6 Characteristics of hazardous waste
81.2.4 Water
704.6.1 Ignitability
91.2.5 Wastewater and Water Pollution Control
714.6.2 Corrosivity
101.2.6 Industrial and Hazardous Wastes
724.6.3 Reactivity
111.2.7 Air Pollution and Global Environmental Change
734.6.4 Toxicity
121.3 Introduction to environmental policy
744.7 Hazardous waste legislation
131.3.1 The EQA 1974 and the Environmental Issues
754.8 Overview
141.3.2 Air Quality
764.9 Exercise
151.3.3 Related International Treaties
77Chapter - 5 Air Pollution
161.4 Overview
785.1 Objectives
171.5 Exercise
795.2 What is air pollution?
18Chapter - 2 Noise pollution
805.3 Historical review
192.1 Objectives
815.4 Air pollution
202.2 What is noise pollution?
825.4.1 Sources of Air Pollution
212.3 Effect of noise
835.4.2 Legislation and Standards
222.4 Sources of noise pollution
845.5 Classification of pollutant
232.5 Physical properties of sound
855.5.1 Origin
242.6 Sound power and intensity
865.5.2 Chemical Composition
252.7 The DECIBEL
875.5.3 State of Matter
262.8 Addition of sound level
885.6 Particulate: 5.6.1 Detection, Measurement and Analysis
272.8.1 Time-varying Sound Level
895.7 Units of measurement
282.8.2 A, B and C weight
905.8 Effect of Air Pollution
292.9 Loudness
915.8.1 Effect on Health
302.10 Noise measurement
925.8.2 Effect on Vegetation
312.10.1 Sound Level Meter
935.8.3 Effect on Material
322.10.2 Dosimeter
945.9 Ozone Depletion
332.11 Noise Regulation
955.10 Acid Rain
342.12 Overview
965.11 Meteorology
352.13 Exercise
975.11.1 Stability
36Chapter - 3 Solid Waste
985.11.2 Plume Types
373.1 Objectives
995.12 Overview
383.2 Historical aspects & national problems
1005.13 Exercise
393.3 Waste management: 3.3.1 Waste management hierarchy
101Chapter - 6 Water Pollution
403.4 Waste generation & composition
1026.1 Objectives
413.4.1 Waste Generations
1036.2 What is Water Pollution?
423.4.2 Waste Composition
1046.3 Sources of Water Pollution
433.5 Waste classification
1056.3.1 Point Sources Pollution
443.5.1 Physical Properties
1066.3.2 Non-Point Sources Pollution
453.5.2 Chemical Properties of Waste
1076.4 The Effects of Water Pollution
463.6 Waste collection and processing
1086.5 Water Quality Parameters
473.6.1 Waste Collection
1096.5.1 Physical Parameters
483.6.2 Collection Technologies and Strategies
1106.5.2 Chemical Parameters
493.7.1 Balers and Shredders
1116.5.3 Biological Parameters
503.7.2 Other Equipment Requirements
1126.6 Regulation and Standard for Water Pollution
513.7.3 Additional Considerations
1136.6.1 Environmental Quality Act (EQA) 1974
523.8 Landfill engineering and control
1146.6.2 Marine Water Quality Criteria and Standards
533.9 Public health & environment
1156.7 Water Quality Trends in Malaysia
543.9.1 Aesthetics
1166.8 Principle of Water and Wastewater Treatment
553.9.2 Gas and Leachate
1176.8.1 Water Treatment
563.9.3 Birds
1186.8.2 Wastewater Treatment
573.9.4 Fires and Odors
1196.9 Overview
583.9.5 Pests
1206.10 Exercise
593.9.6 Rats
121Appendix
603.9.7 Scavenging
122Glossary
613.10 Overview
123Index
623.11 Exercise