MCGRAW-HILL PROFESSIONAL Standard Handbook of Environmental Science, Health, and Technology (McGraw-Hill Standard Handbooks)

The most comprehensive single volume ever assembled for the environmental professional - a one-stop, all-under-one-roof overview of environmental engineering subject areas, and a task-simplifying toolkit designed to simplify day-to-day decisions. It covers the varied topics of interest for today's environmental scientist: mathematical modeling, statistics, plant pathology, as well as engineering problem-solving, management decision-making, and public communication. It is a perfect resource for biologists, hydrologists, geologists, engineers, chemists, and toxicologists. It is packed with numerous tables, charts, illustrations, sampling methods, monitoring methods, testing methods, control techniques, equipment maintenance procedures, and calculation methods. It includes lesson-filled editorial commentary by many of the nearly 100 environmental scientists who have contributed to this book. From the Back Cover [Reviewer quotes. Editor: please supply credentials for Weight. Changes to Rafson quote okay??] 'A reference book that covers all the bases.' Willis D. Weight, 'Fills a need ... an awesome accomplishment.' Harold Rafson, author of Brownfields and Odor and VOC Control THE PREMIER REFERENCE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS Standard Handbook of Environmental Health, Science, and Technology With Dr. Jay H. Lehr's monumental Standard Handbook of Environmental Health, Science, and Technology, you can solve problems, make decisions, and find answers on matters that span environmental disciplines, whether the topic is mathematical modeling or plant pathology. This inclusive and authoritative volume gives you instant access to procedures, tools, and data used by all the major environmental professions'it's the perfect resource for biologists, hydrologists, geologists, engineers, chemists, and toxicologists. The first and only resource to bring comprehensive coverage of environmental sciences and technologies under one roof, the Standard Handbook of Environmental Health, Science, and Technology offers you the key to the methods and expertise of more than 100 environmental authorities. This unique volume also gives you dozens of charts; tables; graphs; sampling, testing, and monitoring methods; models; formulas; and illustrations'all designed to assist you in finding quick answers to on-the-job questions. This distinguished compendium can help you: Manage today's complex environmental tasks.Organize and prioritize project requirements.Solve cross-disciplinary conflicts and dilemmas.Coordinate your work with that of colleagues.Find answers to queries in any environmental area.Discover crossover strategies, links, and possibilities for cooperation among specialties.Understand the methods and requirements of other environmental disciplines.Expand and extend your own expertise and proficiencies. The Standard Handbook of Environmental Health, Science, and Technology provides an insider's look at the roles and methods of every important discipline in the field, plus analyses of the techniques, assets, and aims that unite them. Many environmental scientists have contributed to this book and it offers more than facts and data It also gives you insights, inspiration, and possibilities for cross-fertilization that cannot be found in any other source. It's a landmark work for committed environmental professionals of every stripe. AssessmentsAuditsBiologyCalculation MethodsChemistryContaminantsControl TechniquesEffectsEngineeringEquipmentFate and TransportGeologyGlobal PerspectivesHydrologyMaintenanceManagementMathematical ModelingMonitoringPlace ScalePlant PathologyPollution PreventionRegulationRisk AssessmentSamplingSensitive SystemsSite ScaleStatisticsTestingToxicityToxicologyTransport MechanismsTreatmentAnd more About the Author Jay H. Lehr, Ph.D., is the country's most frequently quoted authority on groundwater hydrology and hydrogeology. Additionally, he is a prolific author and the Senior Scientist at Envir