This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding and solving environmental health and sanitation issues. The practical design examples and elementary principles can help engineers, public health officials, and policymakers design sustainable solutions for water supply and sewage disposal problems in urban, suburban, and rural communities.

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Updated to cover new laws and standards, including Federal Safe Drinking Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and the Clean Air Act of 1990. Applies sanitation and engineering theory and principles to environmental control in urban, suburban and rural communities. Engineering design, construction, operation and maintenance details are provided throughout as they relate to plants and structures. Topics include: disease control, water supply, wastewater treatment and disposal, air pollution and noise control, radiation uses and protection, recreation areas, solid waste management and much more.

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