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P. Aarne Vesilind

    Aarne Vesilind, profundamente influenciado por la defensa de la conciencia ambiental de Rachel Carson, dedicó su carrera a la enseñanza y la investigación en ingeniería. Su permanencia en la Universidad de Duke y, más tarde, en la Universidad de Bucknell fomentó programas innovadores y la mentoría para numerosos estudiantes. Vesilind también estableció Lakeshore Press, una editorial centrada en textos académicos y memorias, particularmente aquellas que detallaban las experiencias de los estonios durante y después de la ocupación soviética. Su legado se define por su compromiso con la educación, la conciencia ambiental y la preservación de la memoria cultural.

    Environmental Engineering
    Introduction to Environmental Engineering - SI Version
    Introduction to enviromental engineering
    • Environmental Engineering

      Second Edition

      • 545 páginas
      • 20 horas de lectura

      This book provides a comprehensive introduction to air, water, noise, and radioactive materials pollution and its control. Legal and regulatory principles and risk analysis are included in addition to engineering principles. The text presents the engineering principles governing the generation and control of air and water pollutants, solid and hazardous waste, and noise. Water quality and drinking water treatment are discussed, as well as the elements of risk analysis. Radioactive waste generation and treatment in relation to the nuclear fuel cycle, are discussed. The health and environmental effects of all these pollutants are discussed. An introduction to the Federal laws and regulations governing pollution is included. - This text embraces the latest thinking in environmental engineering - Includes updates in regulation and current pollution abatement technologies

      Environmental Engineering1988