Contents 前言 Unit 1 Introduction of Environmental Engineering and Science 1 Reading Material A What is Environmental Research? 4 Reading Material B Environmental Engineering: Training for the Next Round 7 Unit 2 Finding Solutions for Tough Environmental Problems 13 Reading Material A Meeting China’s Water Shortage Crisis: Current Practices and Challenges 17 Reading Material B Nanoscale Environmental Science and Technology: Challenges and Opportunities 25 Unit 3 Climate Change and the Greenhouse Effect 28 Reading Material A Climate Change and Air QualityMeasures with Co-Benefits in China 33 Reading Material B Speech on World Petroleum Congress Sustainability Luncheon about Climate Change 39 Unit 4 Overview on Ecological Restoration 44 Reading Material A Opportunities for Integrating Ecological Restoration & Biological Conservation within the Ecosystem Approach 48 Reading Material B Biodiversity Challenges in 2007 53 Unit 5 Environmental Security: An Evolving Concept 58 Reading Material A Global Stressors on Water Quality and Quantity 63 Reading Material B PFOA in People 72 Unit 6 Environmental Modeling 80 Reading Material A Oxygen Sag Model 85 Reading Material B Gaussian Model 90 Unit 7 The Process of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) 95 Reading Material A Risk Assessment 100 Reading Material B Environmental Management in the 21st Century 103 Unit 8 Introduction to Environmental Information Systems (EIS) 108 Reading Material A Remote Sensing 114 Reading Material B The Challenge of Predicting Nonpoint Source Pollution 121 Unit 9 International Standards for Environmental Management Systems ISO 14000 125 Reading Material A Assessing Environmental Impacts in A Life-Cycle Perspective 131 Reading Material B Quantifying Industrial Symbiosis 137 Unit 10 Overview of Environmental and Resource Economics as A Subdiscipline in Economics 140 Reading Material A An Evaluation of the Emission Trading Programs in the United States 145 Reading Material B Taking Stock of Green Tax Reform Initiatives 150 Unit 11 Environmental Analytical Chemistry 155 Reading Material A Chemical Oxygen Demand 159 Reading Material B Techniques for Gas Analysis 166 Unit 12 Wastewater Treatment 171 Reading Material A Coagulation 175 Reading Material B Biological Treatment 180 Unit 13 Advanced Wastewater Treatment 184 Reading Material A Membrane Processes 189 Reading Material B Advanced Oxidation Processes 194 Unit 14 Control of Pollutant Particles 199 Reading Material A Particulate Matter 204 Reading Material B Characterizing Fine, Airborne Particulate Matter 206 Unit 15 Control of Gaseous Pollutants 210 Reading Material A Types and Sources of Gaseous Air Pollutants 214 Reading Material B Microbes and Fungi Help Clean the Air 218 Unit 16 Incineration 222 Reading Material A Hazardous Materials Legislation 228 Reading Material B Managing the Health Impacts of Waste Incineration 234 Unit 17 Disposal of Unprocessed Refuse in Sanitary Landfills 239 Reading Material A Alternative Treatment Processes for Landfill Leachate 244 Reading Material B Tracking Mercury in Landfill Gas 247 Unit 18 Noise Control 250 Reading Material A Light Pollution 254 Reading Material B Electromagnetic Radiation and Health 259 Unit 19 Planning and Realization of Soil Remediation 264 Reading Material A Bioremediation Techniques in Situ 268 Reading Material B In Situ Chemical Oxidation 273 Unit 20 How to Write A Scientific Paper 279 Reading Material A The Ignoble Art of Cheating in Scientific Publications 286 Reading Material B How to Prepare A Manuscript ——Taking Water Research for Example 288 Appendix A Environmental Science and Engineering Resources in Internet 297 Appendix B Selected Journals of Environmental Science and Engineering 300 Appendix C Glossarial Word-Building 312 Appendix D Glossary 315