The book, an outgrowth of author's long experience in teaching the postgraduate science and engineering students, is presented in a student-oriented approach. It is interspersed with solved examples and illustrations to reinforce many of the concepts discussed and apprise the readers of the current practices in areas of water processing, water distribution, collection and treatment of domestic sewage and industrial waste water, and control of air pollution. It emphasizes fundamental concepts and basic appli-cations of environmental technology for management of environmental problems.
Besides students, the book will be useful to the academia of environmental sciences, civil/environmental engineering as well as to environmentalists and administrators working in the field of pollution control.
RAO, P. VENUGOPALA
P. VENUGOPALA RAO, Former Professor, JNTU Hyderabad has about 50 years of academic experience in teaching various Civil Engineering subjects, including Surveying. Dr. Rao is now a visiting faculty in various engineering colleges, and has also presented/published papers in national journals.