PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENTALSCINECE AS WELL AS ENGINEERING　　001
Unit 1 Text：What is Environment?　　001
　　Reading Material：A Little Environmental History　　005
Unit 2　Text：What are Environmental Science and Engineering？　　007
　　Reading Material：Environmental Science　　012
Unit 3　Text：Environmental Engineering　　013
　　Reading Material：Studying the Environment　　017

PART 2 ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND AIR POLLUTION AS WELL AS CONTROL　　021
Unit 4　Text：Chemistry of the Atmosphere　　021
　　Reading Material：Reactions of Atmospheric Nitrogen and its Oxides　　024
Unit 5　Text： Acid Rain　　026
　　Reading Material：Reactions of Atmospheric Sulfur Compounds　　030
Unit 6　Text：Introduction to Environmental Chemistry of the Atmosphere　　032
　　Reading Material：Oxidation Process in the Atmosphere　　037
Unit 7　Text：Type and Sources of Air Pollutants［Ⅰ］　　039
　　Reading Material：Type and Sources of Air Pollutants［Ⅱ］　　042
Unit 8　Text：New Technologies of Air Pollution Control［Ⅰ］　　044
　　Reading Material：New Technologies of Air Pollution Control［Ⅱ］　　048
Unit 9　Text：Effects of Air Pollution　　051
　　Reading Material：Control of Air Pollution by Oxidation　　054

PART 3 WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT　　057
Unit 10　Text：Water Pollution and Pollutants　　057
　　Reading Material：Wastewater　　061
Unit 11　Text：Water Purification　　063
　　Reading Material：Principles of Wastewater Treatment　　066
Unit 12　Text：Water Treatment Processes　　069
　　Reading Material：Freshwater Systems　　073
Unit 13　Text：Biological Wastewater Treatment ［Ⅰ］　　075
　　Reading Material：Biological Wastewater Treatment ［Ⅱ］　　080
Unit 14　Text：Advanced Oxidation Processes（AOPs）—Wastewater Decontamination by Solar Photo�瞔atalysis　　083
　　Reading Material：Precipitation　　086
Unit 15　Text：Oxidation of Wastewater［Ⅰ］　　090
　　Reading Material：Oxidation of Wastewater ［Ⅱ］　　093
Unit 16　Text： Unit Operations of Pretreatment　　097
　　Reading Material：Wastewater Treatment　　101

PART 4 SOLID WASTES AND DISPOSAL　　105
Unit 17　Text：Sources and Types of Solid Wastes　　105
　　Reading Material：Quantities of Wastes　　109
Unit 18　Text：Methods of Waste Disposal　　111
　　Reading Material：Incineration of Hazardous Waste in the U�盨�盇�薄　�115
Unit 19　Text：Disposal of Solid Wastes　　118
　　Reading Material：Emerging Technologies in Hazardous Waste Management：An Overview　　122

PART 5 OTHER POLLUTION AND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES　　125
Unit 20　Text：Noise Control［Ⅰ］　　125
　　Reading Material：Noise Control［Ⅱ］　　127
Unit 21　Text： Soil　　131
　　Reading Material： Soil Erosion　　134
Unit 22　Text：Thermal Pollution　　136
　　Reading Material：The Major Greenhouse Gases　　138

PART 6 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND POLICY　　140
Unit 23　Text：Summary of Environmental Impact Assessment（EIA）　　140
　　Reading Material：Introduction to Methods for Environmental Impact Assessment　　143
Unit 24　Text：Impact of Wastewater Effluents on Water Quality of River　　147
　　Reading Material：The Aims and Objectives of Environmental Impact Assessment　　150
Unit 25　Text：Environmental Impact Assessment of Air Quality　　154
　　Reading Material：Risk Assessment　　157
Unit 26　Text： The Role of Environmental Monitoring in Pollution Science　　160
　　Reading Material： Environmental Chemical Processes and Chemicals　　164
Unit 27　Text：Pollution Control Strategies［Ⅰ］　　166
　　Reading Material：Pollution Control Strategies［Ⅱ］　　169
Unit 28　Text：Food Security　　172
　　Reading Material：Challenging Food Security　　175

PART 7 THE BIOSPHERE:ECOSYSTEMS ANDBIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES　　179
Unit 29　Text：Life and the Biosphere　　179
　　Reading Material：Nutrient Cycles for Ecosystem　　183
Unit 30　Text：Ecology　　186
　　Reading Material：Benefits of Biodiversity　　190
Unit 31　Text：Ecology and Life Systems　　193
　　Reading Material：The Five Major Components of an Industrial Ecosystem 　　196

PART 8 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND GREEN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY　　199
Unit 32　Text：The Dilemma of Sustainability　　199
　　Reading Material：The Origins of Sustainable Development　　203
Unit 33　Text：Sustainability　　206
　　Reading Material：Newer Synthetic Methods　　211
Unit 34　Text：Green Science and Technology and Development　　215
　　Reading Material：Green Chemistry　　219

GLOSSARY　　222