environmental engineers handbook

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Irene Liu Princeton, New Jersey Acknowledgments ©1999 CRC Press LLC Contents CONTRIBUTORS PREFACE The Condition of the Environment The Condition of the Waters The Condition of the Air The Condition of the Land Energy Population FOREWORD 1Environmental Laws and Regulations 1.1 Administrative Laws 1.2 Information Laws 1.3 Natural Resource Laws 1.4 Pollution Control Laws 2Environmental Impact Assessment 2.1 Background Conceptual and Administration Information 2.2 EIA Methods: The Broad Perspective 2.3 Interaction Matrix and Simple Checklist Methods 2.4 Techniques for Impact Prediction 2.5 Decision-Focused Checklists 2.6 Preparation of Written Documentation 2.7 Environmental Monitoring 2.8 Emerging Issues in the EIA Process 2.9 International Activities in Environmental Impact Assessment 3Pollution Prevention in Chemical Manufacturing 3.1 Regulations and Definitions 3.2 Pollution Prevention Methodology 3.3 Pollution Prevention Techniques 3.4 Life Cycle Assessment 3.5 Sustainable Manufacturing 3.6 R & D for Cleaner Processes ©1999 CRC Press LLC 3.7 Reaction Engineering 3.8 Separation and Recycling Systems 3.9 Engineering Review 3.10 Process Modifications 3.11 Process Integration 3.12 Process Analysis 3.13 Process Control 3.14 Public Sector Activities 4Standards Air Quality Standards 4.1 Setting Standards 4.2 Technology Standards 4.3 Other Air Standards Noise Standards 4.4 Noise Standards Water Standards 4.5 Water Quality Standards 4.6 Drinking Water Standards 4.7 Groundwater Standards International Standards 4.8 ISO 14000 Environmental Standards 5Air Pollution Pollutants: Sources, Effects, and Dispersion Modeling 5.1 Sources, Effects, and Fate of Pollutants 5.2 VOCs and HAPs Emission from Chemical Plants 5.3 HAPs from Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Industries 5.4 Atmospheric Chemistry 5.5 Macro Air Pollution Effects 5.6 Meteorology 5.7 Meteorologic Applications in Air Pollution Control 5.8 Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling Air Quality 5.9 Emission Measurements 5.10 Air Quality Monitoring 5.11 Stack Sampling 5.12 Continuous Emission Monitoring 5.13 Remote Sensing Techniques Pollutants: Minimization and Control 5.14 Pollution Reduction 5.15 Particulate Controls 5.16 Dry Collectors 5.17 Electrostatic Precipitators 5.18 Wet Collectors 5.19 Gaseous Emission Control 5.20 Physical and Chemical Separation ©1999 CRC Press LLC 5.21 Thermal Destruction 5.22 Biofiltration Fugitive Emissions: Sources and Controls 5.23 Fugitive Industrial Particulate Emissions 5.24 Fugitive Industrial Chemical Emissions 5.25 Fugitive Dust Odor Control 5.26 Perception, Effect, and Characterization 5.27 Odor Control Strategy Indoor Air Pollution 5.28 Radon and Other Pollutants 5.29 Air Quality in the Workplace 6Noise Pollution 6.1 The Physics of Sound and Hearing 6.2 Noise Sources 6.3 The Effects of Noise 6.4 Noise Measurements 6.5 Noise Assessment and Evaluation 6.6 Noise Control at the Source 6.7 Noise Control in the Transmission Path 6.8 Protecting the Receiver 7Wastewater Treatment Sources and Characteristics 7.1 Nature of Wastewater 7.2 Sources and Effects of Contaminants 7.3 Characterization of Industrial Wastewater 7.4 Wastewater Minimization 7.5 Developing a Treatment Strategy Monitoring and Analysis 7.6 Flow and Level Monitoring 7.7 pH, Oxidation-Reduction Probes and Ion-Selective Sensors 7.8 Oxygen Analyzers 7.9 Sludge, Colloidal Suspension, and Oil Monitors Sewers and Pumping Stations 7.10 Industrial Sewer Design 7.11 Manholes, Catch Basins, and Drain Hubs 7.12 Pumps and Pumping Stations Equalization and Primary Treatment 7.13 Equalization Basins 7.14 Screens and Comminutors 7.15 Grit Removal 7.16 Grease Removal and Skimming 7.17 Sedimentation 7.18 Flotation and Foaming 7.19 Sludge Pumping and Transportation ©1999 CRC Press LLC Conventional Biological Treatment 7.20 Septic and Imhoff Tanks 7.21 Conventional Sewage Treatment Plants Secondary Treatment 7.22 Wastewater Microbiology 7.23 Trickling Filters 7.24 Rotating Biological Contactors 7.25 Activated-Sludge Processes 7.26 Extended Aeration 7.27 Ponds and Lagoons 7.28 Anaerobic Treatment 7.29 Secondary Clarification 7.30 Disinfection Advanced or Tertiary Treatment 7.31 Treatment Plant Advances 7.32 Chemical Precipitation 7.33 Filtration 7.34 Coagulation and Emulsion Breaking Organics, Salts, Metals, and Nutrient Removal 7.35 Soluble Organics Removal 7.36 Inorganic Salt Removal by Ion Exchange 7.37 Demineralization 7.38 Nutrient (Nitrogen and Phosphorous) Removal Chemical Treatment 7.39 Neutralization Agents and Processes 7.40 pH Control Systems 7.41 Oxidation-Reduction Agents and Processes 7.42 ORP Control (Chrome and Cyanide Treatment) 7.43 Oil Separation and Removal Sludge Stabilization and Dewatering 7.44 Stabilization: Aerobic Digestion 7.45 Stabilization: Anaerobic Digestion 7.46 Sludge Thickening 7.47 Dewatering Filters 7.48 Dewatering: Centrifugation 7.49 Heat Treatment and Thermal Dryers Sludge Disposal 7.50 Sludge Incineration 7.51 Lagoons and Landfills 7.52 Spray Irrigation 7.53 Ocean Dumping 7.54 Air Drying 7.55 Composting 8Removing Specific Water Contaminants 8.1 Removing Suspended Solid Contaminants 8.2 Removing Organic Contaminants 8.3 Removing Inorganic Contaminants 8.4 Inorganic Neutralization and Recovery ©1999 CRC Press LLC 8.5 Oil Pollution 8.6 Purification of Salt Water 8.7 Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment 9Groundwater and Surface Water Pollution Principles of Groundwater Flow 9.1 Groundwater and Aquifers 9.2 Fundamental Equations of Groundwater Flow 9.3 Confined Aquifers 9.4 Unconfined Aquifers 9.5 Combined Confined and Unconfined Flow Hydraulics of Wells 9.6 Two-Dimensional Problems 9.7 Nonsteady (Transient) Flow 9.8 Determining Aquifer Characteristics 9.9 Design Considerations 9.10 Interface Flow Principles of Groundwater Contamination 9.11 Causes and Sources of Contamination 9.12 Fate of Contaminants in Groundwater 9.13 Transport of Contaminants in Groundwater Groundwater Investigation and Monitoring 9.14 Initial Site Assessment 9.15 Subsurface Site Investigation Groundwater Cleanup and Remediation 9.16 Soil Treatment Technologies 9.17 Pump-and-Treat Technologies 9.18 In Situ Treatment Technologies Storm Water Pollutant Management 9.19 Integrated Storm Water Program 9.20 Nonpoint Source Pollution 9.21 Best Management Practices 9.22 Field Monitoring Programs 9.23 Discharge Treatment 10Solid Waste Source and Effect 10.1 Definition 10.2 Sources, Quantities, and Effects Characterization 10.3 Physical and Chemical Characteristics 10.4 Characterization Methods 10.5 Implications for Solid Waste Management Resource Conservation and Recovery 10.6 Reduction, Separation, and Recycling ©1999 CRC Press LLC 10.7 Material Recovery 10.8 Refuse-Derived Fuel Treatment and Disposal 10.9 Waste-to-Energy Incinerators 10.10 Sewage Sludge Incineration 10.11 Onsite Incinerators 10.12 Pyrolysis of Solid Waste 10.13 Sanitary Landfills 10.14 Composting of MSW 11Hazardous Waste Sources and Effects 11.1 Hazardous Waste Defined 11.2 Hazardous Waste Sources 11.3 Effects of Hazardous Waste Characterization, Sampling, and Analysis 11.4 Hazardous Waste Characterization 11.5 Sampling and Analysis 11.6 Compatibility Risk Assessment and Waste Management 11.7 The Hazard Ranking System and the National Priority List 11.8 Risk Assessment 11.9 Waste Minimization and Reduction 11.10 Hazardous Waste Transportation Treatment and Disposal 11.11 Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Requirements 11.12 Storage 11.13 Treatment and Disposal Alternatives 11.14 Waste Destruction Technology 11.15 Waste Concentration Technology 11.16 Solidification and Stabilization Technologies 11.17 Biological Treatment 11.18 Biotreatment by Sequencing Batch Reactors Storage and Leak Detection 11.19 Underground Storage Tanks 11.20 Leak Detection and Remediation Radioactive Waste 11.21 Principles of Radioactivity 11.22 Sources of Radioactivity in the Environment 11.23 Safety Standards 11.24 Detection and Analysis 11.25 Mining and Recovery of Radioactive Materials 11.26 Low-Level Radioactive Waste 11.27 High-Level Radioactive Waste 11.28 Transport of Radioactive Materials ©1999 CRC Press LLC Irving M. Abrams BCh, PhD; Manager, Technical Development, Diamond Shamrock Chemical Company Carl E. Adams, Jr. BSCE, MSSE, PhDCE, PE; Technical Director, Associated Water & Air Resources Engineers, Inc. Elmar R. Altwicker BS, PhD; Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Donald B. Aulenbach BSCh, MS, PhDS; Associate Professor, Bio-Environmental Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Richard C. Bailie BSChE, MSChE, PhDChE; Professor of Chemical Engineering, West Virginia University Edward C. Bingham BSCh, MBA; Technical Assistant to General Manager, Farmers Chemical Association, Inc. L. Joseph Bollyky PhD; President, Pollution Control Industries Ozone Corp. David R. Bookchin, Esq. BA, JD, MSL; private practice, Montpelier, Vermont Paul A. Bouis BSCh, PhDCh; Assistant Director, Research & Development, Mallinckrodt-Baker, Inc. Jerry L. Boyd BSChE; Chief Process Application Engineer, Eimco Corp. Contributors Thomas F. Brown, Jr. BSAE, EIT; Assistant Director, Environmental Engineering, Commercial Solvents Corp. Barrett Bruch BSME, BSIE; Oil Spill Control Project Leader, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company Robert D. Buchanan BSCE, MSCE, PE; Chief Sanitary Engineer, Bureau of Indian Affairs Don E. Burns BSCE, MSCE, PhD-SanE; Senior Research Engineer, Eimco Corp. Larry W. Canter BE, MS, PhD, PE; Sun Company Chair of Ground Water Hydrology, University of Oklahoma Paul J. Cardinal, Jr. BSME; Manager, Sales Development, Envirotech Corp. Charles A. Caswell BS Geology, PE; Vice President, University Science Center, Inc. Samuel Shih-hsien Cha BS, MS; Consulting Chemist, TRC Environmental Corp. Yong S. Chae AB, MS, PhD, PE; Professor and Chairman, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rutgers University Karl T. Chuang PhDChE; Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Alberta Richard A. Conway BS, MSSE, PE; Group Leader, Research & Development, Union Carbide Corp. George J. Crits BSChE, MSChE, PE; Technical Director, Cochrane Division, Crane Company Donald Dahlstrom PhDChE; Vice President and Director of Research & Development, Eimco Corp. Stacy L. Daniels BSChE, MSSE, MSChE, PhD; Development Engineer, The Dow Chemical Company Ernest W.J. Diaper BSc, MSc; Manager, Municipal Water and Waste Treatment, Cochrane Division, Crane Company Frank W. Dittman BSChE, MSChE, PhD, PE; Professor of Chemical Engineering, Rutgers University Wayne F. Echelberger, Jr. BSCE, MSE, MPH, PhD; Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Notre Dame Mary Anna Evans BS, MS, PE; Senior Engineer, Water and Air Research, Inc. Jess W. Everett BSE, MS, PhD, PE; Assistant Professor, School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering, University of Oklahoma David C. Farnsworth, Esq. BA, MA, JD, MSL; Vermont Public Service Board J.W. Todd Ferretti President, The Bionomic Systems Corp. Ronald G. Gantz BSChE; Senior Process Engineer, Continental Oil Company William C. Gardiner BA, MA, PhD, PE; Director, Electrochemical Development, Crawford & Russell, Inc. Louis C. Gilde, Jr. BSSE; Director, Environmental Engineering, Campbell Soup Company Brian L. Goodman BS, MS, PhD; Director, Technical Services, Smith & Loveless Division, Ecodyne Corp. Ahmed Hamidi PhD, PE, PH, CGWP; Vice President, Sadat Associates, Inc. Negib Harfouche PhD; President, NH Environmental Consultants R. David Holbrook BSCE, MSCE; Senior Process Engineer, I. Krüger, Inc. Sun-Nan Hong BSChE, MSChE, PhD; Vice President, Engineering, I. Krüger, Inc. Derk T.A. Huibers BSChE, MSChE, PhDChE, FAIChE; Manager, Chemical Processes Group, Union Camp Corp. Frederick W. Keith, Jr. BSChE, PhDChE, PE; Manager, Applications Research, Pennwalt Corp. Edward G. Kominek BS, MBA, PE; Manager, Industrial Water & Waste Sales, Eimco Processing Machinery Division, Envirotech Corp. Lloyd H. Ketchum, Jr. BSCE, MSE, MPH, PhD, PE; Associate Professor, Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences, University of Notre Dame Mark K. Lee BSChE, MEChE; Project Manager, Westlake Polymers Corp. David H.F. Liu PhD, ChE; Principal Scientist, J.T. Baker, Inc. a division of Procter &Gamble Béla G. Lipták ME, MME, PE; Process Control and Safety Consultant, President, Liptak Associates, P.C. ©1999 CRC Press LLC [...]... environmental legislation represents two costs: the effort and expenditure required to achieve compliance and the fines, penalties, and liabilities that may be incurred as a result of noncompliance Whether preparing for environmental audits, developing an emergency response plan, or participating in an environmental impact study, environmental engineers must be conversant in environmental law and environmental. .. reflect on its implications carefully as we try to decide the cost-tobenefit ratio of environmental control technology Following the Preface, Environmental Engineers Handbook CRCnetBASE 1999 begins with a thorough review of environmental law and regulations that are then further detailed in individual chapters The chapter on environmental impact assessment is the bridge between the release of pollutants... because I know that this handbook made a small contribution to that progress I am optimistic because we are beginning to understand that nature should not be conquered, but protected, that science and technology should not be allowed to evolve as “value-free” forces, but should be subordinated to serve human values and goals This second edition of the Environmental Engineers Handbook contains most of... Foreword The revised, expanded, and updated edition of the Environmental Engineers Handbook covers in depth the interrelated factors and principles which affect our environment and how we have dealt with them in the past, how we are dealing with them today, and how we might deal with them in the future Although the product is clearly aimed at the environmental professional, it is written and structured... President, John R Snell Engineers BS, MA, PhD; Professor Emeritus, Department of Chemistry, The City College of New York Paul L Stavenger BSChE, MSChE; Director of Technology, Process Equipment Division, Dorr-Oliver, Inc Curtis P Wagner BA, MS; Senior Project Manager, TRC Environmental, Inc Michael S Switzenbaum BA, MS, PhD; Professor, Environmental Engineering Program, Department of Civil and Environmental. .. sciences Some engineers might end up working on these tools instead of working with them Environmental engineers are in a privileged and challenging position, because their tools are the totality of man’s scientific knowledge, and their target is nothing less than human survival through making man’s peace with nature When, in 1974, I wrote the preface to the three-volume first edition of this handbook, ... National Environmental Policy Act The Freedom of Information Act The Occupational Safety and Health Act The Emergency Planning and Community Rightto-Know Act National Environmental Policy Act The National Environmental Policy Act (42 USC §§4321–4370; 40 CFR Parts 1500–1508) STATUTORY ROADMAP §4321 SUBCHAPTER Congressional declaration of purpose 1 §4331 Congressional declaration of national environmental. .. the NEPA Council of Environmental Quality The NEPA (§202, 42 USC §4342) created the Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ), composed of three members appointed by the president The CEQ’s functions include: Assisting the president in preparing an annual environmental quality report to Congress Gathering, analyzing, and interpreting information about current and prospective trends in environmental quality... environment and [for] which, therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required” (40 CFR §1508.4) Thus, under limited circumstances, neither an EIS nor an EA is required SUMMARY The NEPA establishes a broad, protective national environmental policy as a goal to be furthered by the procedural mandates of it and other environmental statutes (NEPA §101) The NEPA... federal agencies to prepare an environmental impact statement for major federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the environment (NEPA §102) The NEPA requires the president to submit an annual environmental quality report to Congress (NEPA §201) The NEPA creates the CEQ to assist the president in preparing the environmental quality report, to develop national environmental policies, and . cost-to- benefit ratio of environmental control technology. Following the Preface, Environmental Engineers Handbook CRCnetBASE 1999 begins with a thorough re- view of environmental law and regulations. should be subordinated to serve human values and goals. This second edition of the Environmental Engineers Handbook contains most of the technical know-how needed to clean up the environment trends. ©1999 CRC Press LLC Foreword The revised, expanded, and updated edition of the Environmental Engineers Handbook covers in depth the interrelated factors and principles which affect our envi- ronment