Note continued: Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs) -- Lead -- Nitrogen Dioxide -- Photochemical Oxidants -- Sulfur Oxides -- Particulates -- 12-6.Micro And Macro Air Pollution -- Indoor Air Pollution -- Acid Rain -- Ozone Depletion -- Global Warming -- 12-7.Air Pollution Meteorology -- The Atmospheric Engine -- Turbulence -- Stability -- Terrain Effects -- 12-8.Atmospheric Dispersion -- Factors Affecting Dispersion of Air Pollutants -- Dispersion Modeling -- 12-9.Indoor Air Quality Model -- 12-10.Air Pollution Control Of Stationary Sources -- Gaseous Pollutants -- Flue Gas Desulfurization -- Control Technologies for Nitrogen Oxides -- Particulate Pollutants -- Control Technologies for Mercury -- 12-11.Air Pollution Control Of Mobile Sources -- Engine Fundamentals -- Control of Automobile Emissions -- 12-12.Waste Minimization For Sustainability -- Chapter Review -- Problems -- Discussion Questions -- References -- 13.Solid Waste Engineering -- Case Study: Too Much Waste, Too Little Space -- 13-1.Introduction -- Magnitude of the Problem -- 13-2.Characteristics Of Solid Waste -- 13-3.Solid Waste Management -- 13-4.Solid Waste Collection -- 13-5.Waste As Resource -- Background and Perspective -- Green Chemistry and Green Engineering -- Recycling -- Composting -- Source Reduction -- 13-6.Solid Waste Reduction -- Combustion Processes -- Types of Incinerators -- Public Health and Environmental Issues -- Other Thermal Treatment Processes -- 13-7.Disposal By Sanitary Landfill -- Site Selection -- Operation -- Environmental Considerations -- Leachate -- Methane and Other Gas Production -- Landfill Design -- Landfill Closure -- Chapter Review -- Problems -- Discussion Questions -- References -- 14.Hazardous Waste -- Management -- Case Study: Not a Good Time at the Beach -- 14-1.Introduction -- Dioxins and PCBs -- 14-2.Epa's Hazardous Waste Designation System -- 14-3.Rcra And Hswa -- Congressional Actions on Hazardous Waste -- Cradle-to-Grave Concept -- Generator Requirements -- Transporter Regulations -- Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Requirements -- Underground Storage Tanks -- 14-4.Cercla And Sara -- The Superfund Law -- The National Priority List -- The Hazard Ranking System -- The National Contingency Plan -- Liability -- Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act -- 14-5.Hazardous Waste Management -- Waste Minimization -- Waste Exchange -- Recycling -- 14-6.Treatment Technologies -- Biological Treatment -- Chemical Treatment -- Physical/Chemical Treatment -- Incineration -- Stabilization-Solidification -- 14-7.Land Disposal -- Deep Well Injection -- Land Treatment -- The Secure Landfill -- 14-8.Groundwater Contamination -- And Remediation -- The Process of Contamination -- EPA's Groundwater Remediation Procedure -- Mitigation and Treatment -- Chapter Review -- Problems -- Discussion Questions -- References -- 15.Noise Pollution -- 15-1.Introduction -- Properties of Sound Waves -- Sound Power and Intensity -- Levels and the Decibel -- Characterization of Noise -- 15-2.Effects Of Noise On People -- The Hearing Mechanism -- Normal Hearing -- Hearing Impairment -- Damage-Risk Criteria -- Speech Interference -- Annoyance -- Sleep Interference -- Effects on Performance -- Acoustic Privacy -- 15-3.Rating Systems -- Goals of a Noise-Rating System -- The Ln Concept -- The Leq Concept -- The Ldn Concept -- 15-4.Community Noise Sources And Criteria -- Transportation Noise -- Other Internal Combustion Engines -- Construction Noise -- Zoning and Siting Considerations -- Levels to Protect Health and Welfare -- 15-5.Transmission Of Sound Outdoors -- Inverse Square Law -- Radiation Fields of a Sound Source -- Directivity -- Airborne Transmission -- 15-6.Traffic Noise Prediction -- Leq Prediction -- Ldn Prediction -- 15-7.Noise Control -- Source-Path-Receiver Concept -- Control of Noise Source by Design -- Noise Control in the Transmission Path -- Control of Noise Source by Redress -- Protect the Receiver -- Chapter Review -- Problems -- Discussion Questions -- References -- 16.Ionizing Radiation -- 16-1.Fundamentals -- Atomic Structure -- Radioactivity and Radiation -- Radioactive Decay -- Radioisotopes -- Fission -- The Production of X-Rays -- Radiation Dose -- 16-2.Biological Effects Of Ionizing Radiation -- Sequential Pattern of Biological Effects -- Determinants of Biological Effects -- Acute Effects -- Relation of Dose to Type of Acute Radiation Syndrome -- Delayed Effects -- Genetic Effects -- 16-3.Radiation Standards -- 16-4.Radiation Exposure -- External and Internal Radiation Hazards -- Natural Background -- X-Rays -- Radionuclides -- Nuclear Reactor Operations -- Radioactive Wastes -- 16-5.Radiation Protection -- Reduction of External Radiation Hazards -- Reduction of Internal Radiation Hazards -- 16-6.Radioactive Waste -- Types of Waste -- Management of High-Level Radioactive Waste -- Waste Isolation Pilot Plant -- Management of Low-Level Radioactive Waste -- Long-Term Management and Containment -- Chapter Review -- Problems -- Discussion Questions -- References.