{"product_id":"integrated-environmental-modeling-pollutant-transport-fate-and-risk-in-the-environment-hardback-9780471359531","title":"Integrated Environmental Modeling; Pollutant Transport, Fate, and Risk in the Environment (Hardback) 9780471359531","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eIntegrated Environmental Modeling\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePollutant Transport, Fate, and Risk in the Environment\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAnu Ramaswami (Author), Jana B. Milford (Author), Mitchell J. Small (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780471359531, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 17 May 2005\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e688 pages, Drawings: 205 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color; Tables: 83 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color\u003cbr\u003e24 x 16.4 x 3.6 cm, 1.084 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA unified presentation of environmental model development, implementation, and testing\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Integrated Environmental Modeling teaches model development, model implementation, and model testing skills in a unified manner, crosscutting the three \"media\" comprising environmental systems--air, water, and soil--by focusing on parallels and similarities between them, and introducing a new generation of multimedia models. No other single volume offers comprehensive coverage of chemical transport and fate in all three environmental media, including the resulting impacts on the biosphere and human health, with a focus on the fundamental processes underlying environmental modeling.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Integrated Environmental Modeling provides broad-based training in the development of pollutant transport and fate models in air, water, and soil, with a focus on five essential competencies:\u003cbr\u003e * Understanding the fundamental process principles that govern contaminant transport and transformations in multimedia environments, emphasizing the parallels and links between different media\u003cbr\u003e * Learning model development skills, starting from the simplest conceptual models and building more complex and realistic models that couple component process modules at the appropriate spatial and temporal scales of resolution\u003cbr\u003e * Using statistical methods and data sources to estimate input parameters and characterize model sensitivity and uncertainty\u003cbr\u003e * Gaining hands-on experience with computer-aided implementation and evaluation of fate and transport models using realistic case study examples\u003cbr\u003e * Applying fate and transport models to evaluate pollutant interactions with the biosphere, particularly in human exposure modeling and health risk assessment\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Complete with case studies, Integrated Environmental Modeling is a valuable, single-source tool for senior and graduate students in environmental science and engineering courses on pollutant transport, remediation, and risk assessment, and an essential reference text for professionals in industry, consulting, and government agencies responsible for environmental assessment and risk analysis.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eDedication.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Preface.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction to Modeling the Transport and Transformation of Contaminants in the Environment.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. Nature of Environmental Pollutants.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. Intermedia Contaminant Transfer: Equilibrium Analysis.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. Kinetics of Intermedia Pollutant Transfer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. Transport Fundamentals.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. Overview of Numerical Methods in Environmental Modeling.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7. Overview of Probabilistic Methods and Tools for Modeling.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 8. Models of Transport in Air.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 9. Models of Transport in Soil and Groundwater.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 10. Models of Transport in Surface Water.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 11. Atmospheric Transformation and Loss Processes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 12. Modeling Chemical Transformations in Water.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 13. Exposure and Risk Assessment.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 14. Tools for Evaluation, Analysis, and Optimization of Environmental Models.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Civil engineering, surveying \u0026amp; building [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Civil engineering, surveying \u0026amp; building\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Civil%20engineering,%20surveying%20\u0026amp;%20building%20%5BTN%5D%22\"\u003eTN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52293393940760,"sku":"9780471359531","price":104.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780471359531.jpg?v=1781639560","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/integrated-environmental-modeling-pollutant-transport-fate-and-risk-in-the-environment-hardback-9780471359531","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}