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前言

Unit 1

 Introduction of Environmental Engineering and Science

 Reading Material A

 What is Environmental Research?

 Reading Material B

 Environmental Engineering: Training for the Next Round

Unit 2

 Finding Solutions for Tough Environmental Problems

 Reading Material A

 Meeting China's Water Shortage Crisis: Current Practices and

 Challenges

 Reading Material B

 Nanoscale Environmental Science and Technology: Challenges and

 Opportunities

Unit 3

 Climate Change and the Greenhouse Effect

 Reading Material A

 Climate Change and Air Quality--Measures with Co-Benefits in

 China

 Reading Material B

 Speech on World Petroleum Congress Sustainability Luncheon about

 Climate Change

Unit 4

 Overview on Ecological Restoration

 Reading Material A

 Opportunities for Integrating Ecological Restoration & Biological

 Conservation within the Ecosystem Approach

 Reading Material B

 Biodiversity Challenges in 2007

Unit 5

 Environmental Security: An Evolving Concept

 Reading Material A

 Global Stressors on Water Quality and Quantity

 Reading Material B

 PFOA in People

Unit 6

 Environmental Modeling

 Reading Material A

 Oxygen Sag Model

 Reading Material B

 Gaussian Model

Unit 7

 The Process of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)

 Reading Material A

 Risk Assessment

 Reading Material B

 Environmental Management in the 21 st Century

Unit 8

 Introduction to Environmental Information Systems (EIS)

 Reading Material A

 Remote Sensing

 Reading Material B

 The Challenge of Predicting Nonpoint Source Pollution

Unit 9

 International Standards for Environmental Management Systems ISO 14000

 Reading Material A

 Assessing Environmental Impacts in A Life-Cycle Perspective

 Reading Material B

 Quantifying Industrial Symbiosis

Unit 10

 Overview of Environmental and Resource Economics as A Subdiscipline in

 Economics

 Reading Material A

 An Evaluation of the Emission Trading Programs in the United States ...

 Reading Material B

 Taking Stock of Green Tax Reform Initiatives

Unit 11

 Environmental Analytical Chemistry

 Reading Material A

 Chemical Oxygen Demand

 Reading Material B

 Techniques for Gas Analysis

Unit 12

 Wastewater Treatment...

 Reading Material A

 Coagulation

 Reading Material B

 Biological Treatment

Unit 13

 Advanced Wastewater Treatment

 Reading Material A

 Membrane Processes

 Reading Material B

 Advanced Oxidation Processes

Unit 14

 Control of Pollutant Particles

 Reading Material A

 Particulate Matter

 Reading Material B

 Characterizing Fine, Airborne Particulate Matter

Unit 15

 Control of Gaseous Pollutants

 Reading Material A

 Types and Sources of Gaseous Air Pollutants

 Reading Material B

 Microbes and Fungi Help Clean the Air

Unit 16

 Incineration

 Reading Material A

 Hazardous Materials Legislation

 Reading Material B

 Managing the Health Impacts of Waste Incineration

Unit 17

 Disposal of Unprocessed Refuse in Sanitary Landfills

 Readin~ Material A

 Altemative Treatment Processes for Landfill Leachate

 Reading Material B

 Tracking Mercury in Landfill Gas

Unit 18

 Noise Control

 Reading Material A

 Light Pollution

 Reading Material B

 Electromagnetic Radiation and Health

Unit 19

 Planning and Realization of Soil Remediation

 Reading Material A

 Bioremediation Techniques in Situ

 Reading Material B

 In Situ Chemical Oxidation

Unit 20

 How to Write A Scientific Paper

 Reading Material A

 The Ignoble Art of Cheating in Scientific Publications

 Reading Material B

 How to Prepare A Manuscript -- Taking Water Research for

 Example

Appendix A

 Environmental Science and Engineering Resources in Intemet

Appendix B

 Selected Journals of Environmental Science and Engineering

Appendix C

 Glossarial Word-Building

Appendix D

 Glossary