David A. Chin, a professor in College of Engineering Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, recently published a new edition of a widely used textbook on the fundamentals of contaminant fate and transport in the water environment, and their applications to water-quality control in natural systems.
The book title is “Water-Quality Engineering in Natural Systems: Fate and Transport Processes in the Water Environment, 3rd Edition”; the book is published by the Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Division of Wiley. The book is primarily used as a core textbook by undergraduate and graduate students in environmental engineering, and as a technical reference for practicing environmental engineers. The book focuses on water-quality engineering in natural systems, which is the broadest of the water-quality specialty areas in environmental engineering, which include water treatment, wastewater treatment, and water-quality control in natural systems.
In practical applications, water-quality engineering in natural systems is concerned with protecting humans, aquatic life, and other users of waterbodies from the harmful effects of pollutants. The material covered in the book also helps water-quality engineers and managers understand the types and characteristics of pollutants discharged into waterbodies, the manner in which they affect water quality, and the fate and transport of these pollutants within a water body.
