In Introduction to Environmental Engineering, First Edition, authors Richard Mines and Laura Lackey explain complicated environmental systems in easy-to-understand terms, providing numerous examples and an emphasis on current environmental issues such as global warming, the failing infrastructure within the United States, risk assessment, and hazardous waste remediation. KEY TOPICS Environmental Engineering as a Profession; Introduction to Environmental Engineering Calculations: Dimensions, Units, and Conversions; Essential Chemical Concepts; Biological and Ecological...