Introduction to Environmental Management

by Mary K. Theodore, Louis Theodore

Overview

Written at a level that is accessible to students in all disciplines, Introduction to Environmental Management, Second Edition translates complex environmental issues into practical and understandable terms.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367773861
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	10/04/2024
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	556
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mary K. Theodore - the daughter of immigrant parents from Ireland - received her BA degree in English from Manhattan College and MA in Applied Linguistics from Queens College. She is a member of the International English Honor Society of Sigma Tau Delta and honor society Epsilon Sigma Pi. Ms. Theodore is presently the president of TheodoreTutorials, a company that specializes in providing training needs to industry, government, and academia. She is the author of the chapter entitled "Domestic Solutions" in the Handbook of Environmental Management and Technology (Wiley-Interscience, 1993; the only nontechnical chapter in the handbook); coauthor of the unpublished, but copyrighted, work "A Citizen's Guide to Pollution Prevention"; and, coauthor of Major Environmental Issues Facing the 21st Century (Prentice-Hall, 1996) and "introduction to Environmental Management" (CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, 2009). The latter text effectively integrated the concept of "sustainable growth without environmental degradation" at both the industrial and domestic levels. Ms. Theodore is also a contributor to Luna, a collection of poetry, prose, and short stories. Ms. Theodore is currently an adjunct faculty member at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT).

Since marriage and the birth of her first child, Ms. Theodore has devoted a significant part of her life to help solve the environmental problems facing society from a domestic point of view. A proactive environmentalist with no ties to any of the environmental organizations in vogue today, she has also lectured in this area. She was recently involved with the development of a nontechnical environmental calendar that serves as a consumer and youth outreach product.

Ms. Theodore resides in East Williston, Long Island, New York, with her husband of 53 years.

Louis Theodore - the son of immigrant parents from Greece - is a retired professor of chemical engineering at Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York. Born and raised in Hell's Kitchen, he received his MChE and EngScD from New York University and his BChE from The Cooper Union. Over the past 60 years, Dr. Theodore has been a successful educator, researcher, professional innovator, and communicator in the field of engineering. He has taught academic courses in environmental management, hazardous waste incineration, accident and emergency management, pollution prevention, air pollution control, and environmental health and hazard risk assessment.

Dr. Theodore is an internationally recognized lecturer who has provided nearly 200 courses to industry, government, and technical associations; he has served as an after-dinner or luncheon speaker on numerous occasions; and he has appeared on television as a guest commentator and a news spokesperson. He has developed training materials and has served as the principal moderator/lecturer for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) courses. He has also served as a consultant to several industrial companies in the field of environmental management, and is presently a consultant/expert witness for the USEPA and the U.S. Department of Justice.

Dr. Theodore has written 121 text/reference books plus "Basketball Coaching 101". He is also the cofounder of Theodore Tutorials, a company specializing in providing training needs to industry, government, and academia; included in this TheodoreTutorials series of 21 texts are four tutorials concerned with the professional engineer's (PE) exam.

Dr. Theodore is the recipient of the prestigious Ripperton award from the International Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA) that is "presented to an outstanding educator who through example, dedication, and innovation has so inspired students to achieve excellence in their professional endeavors." Earlier, he was the recipient of the American Society of Engineering Education AT&T Foundation award for "excellence in the instruction of engineering students." Dr. Theodore was also honored at Madison Square Garden in 2008 for his contributions to basketball and the youth of America.

Dr. Theodore is a member of Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, American Chemical Society, American Society of Engineering Education, Royal Hellenic Society, and the International Air and Waste Management Association. He is also certified to referee scholastic basketball games through his membership in the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials. He previously served on a Presidential Crime Commission and proved invited testimony. His column "AS I SEE IT" - drawn from www. Theodorenewsletter.com - addresses social, economic, political, technical, and sports issues, and is a monthly feature of several Long Island newspapers, plus the Queens Gazette.

Table of Contents

Preface xi

Authors xiii

Contributing Authors xv

Part I Overview

Chapter 1 Introduction to Environmental Issues 3

Chapter 2 Environmental Regulations 7

Chapter 3 International Regulations 31

Chapter 4 ISO 14000 Lauren De Sanctis 45

Chapter 5 Multimedia Concerns 61

Chapter 6 Classification and Sources of Pollutants 71

Chapter 7 Effects of Pollutants 83

Chapter 8 Green Chemistry and Green Engineering Vincenza Imperiale 97

Chapter 9 Sustainability 107

Part II Air

Chapter 10 Air Pollution Control Equipment 121

Chapter 11 Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling 135

Chapter 12 Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming Shannon O'Brien 145

Chapter 13 Air Toxics 157

Chapter 14 Indoor Air Quality 165

Chapter 15 Vapor Intrusion 181

Part III Water

Chapter 16 Water Chemistry Richard F. Carbonaro 191

Chapter 17 Safe Drinking Water Richard F. Carbonaro 201

Chapter 18 Municipal Wastewater Treatment 211

Chapter 19 Industrial Wastewater Management 223

Chapter 20 Dispersion Modeling in Water Systems 233

Chapter 21 Acid Rain 243

Part IV Solid Waste

Chapter 22 Municipal Solid Waste Management 255

Chapter 23 Industrial Waste Management 265

Chapter 24 Hospital Waste Management 275

Chapter 25 Nuclear Waste Management 285

Chapter 26 Underground Storage Tanks 297

Chapter 27 Superfund 307

Chapter 28 Asbestos 317

Chapter 29 Metals 325

Part V Pollution Prevention

Chapter 30 The Pollution Prevention Concept 335

Chapter 31 Pollution Prevention Applications 347

Chapter 32 Introduction to Health, Safety, and Accident Management 355

Chapter 33 Health, Safety, and Accident Management Applications 363

Chapter 34 Introduction to Energy Conservation373

Chapter 35 Energy Conservation Applications 381

Chapter 36 Architecture in the Environment: History, Practice, and Change 387

Part VI Environmental Risk

Chapter 37 Introduction to Environmental Risk Assessment 399

Chapter 38 Health Risk Assessment 407

Chapter 39 Hazard Risk Assessment 417

Chapter 40 Public Perception of Risk 425

Chapter 41 Risk Communication 433

Part VII Other Areas of Interest

Chapter 42 The EPA Dilemma Anna M. Daversa 449

Chapter 43 Electromagnetic Fields 463

Chapter 44 Noise Pollution 473

Chapter 45 Used Oil 483

Chapter 46 Environmental Audits 493

Chapter 47 Economics 501

Chapter 48 Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology 509

Chapter 49 Environmental Ethics 523

Chapter 50 Environmental Justice Francesco Ricci 535

Index 545

Editorial Reviews

"The authors are correct. This is the definitive source for a nontechnical analysis of 21^st century technical environmental issues."

Dr. John D. McKenna, C.E.O., ETS, Inc., Roanoke, VA.

"Really a great book. Easy to read and easy to understand the complex maze of environmental subject matter."

Robert McIlvaine, President, The McIlvaine Co., Northfield, IL.

"A hard book not to like. The new material is a welcome addition. Congratulations once again to the Theodores."

Kenneth Skipka, Principal, RTP Environmental, Inc., Carle Place, NY

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