Environmental Biology for Engineers and Scientists

Name: Environmental Biology for Engineers and Scientists
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ISBN: 9780471722397

ISBN-10: 0471722391

ISBN-13: 9780471722397

Edition: 2005

Authors: David A. Vaccari, Peter F. Strom, James E. Alleman

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Introducing environmental engineers and scientists (chemists, physicists, geologists, environmental planners, etc.) to biology, Environmental Biology for Engineers and Scientists covers a far wider range of biology than has historically been taught to environmental engineers and offers a way to train future environmental engineers. * Introduces environmental engineers and scientists to biology, a subject important in their professional lives, but which is not covered well in college * Based on a graduate-level course designed to teach engineers to be literate in biological concepts and terminology * Contains information comprehensive enough so that it can serve as a professional reference…

Book details

List price: $187.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/6/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 960
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.30" long x 1.85" tall
Weight: 4.334



Preface



Perspectives on Biology



Biology as a Whole



The Substances of Life



The Cell: the Common denominator of Living Things



Energy and Metabolism



Genetics



The Plants



The Animals



The Human Animal



Microbial Groups



Quantifying Microorganisms and Their Activity



Effect of Microbes on Human Health



Microbial Transformations



Ecology: the Global View of Life



Ecosystems and Applications



Biological Applications for Environmental Control



The Science of Poisons



Fate and Transport of Toxins



Dose-Response Relationships



Field and Laboratory Toxicology



Toxicity of Specific Substances



Applications of Toxicology


Appendixes



Physiochemical Properties of Common Pollutants



Biodegradability of Common Pollutants



Toxicological Properties of Common Pollutants



Standards for Exposure to Common Toxic Pollutants



Ambient Air Quality Standards



Unit Conversions and Physical Constants



The Elements



Periodic Table of the Elements


Index