Field guide to environmental engineering for development workers : water, sanitation, and indoor air

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Mihelcic, James R., Carter, Jimmy, 1924-
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Reston, VA : ASCE, ©2009.
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN0784472408
9780784472408
9780784409855
0784409854
Physical Description1 online resource (xiii, 550 pages) : illustrations

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Table of Contents:
  • Engineering a Better World; Project Motivation: Public Health and the Role of Engineers; Participatory Approaches and Community Management in Engineering Projects; Project Management; Topographical Surveying Using Abney Levels and Global Positioning Systems; Engineering Materials; Foreword; Construction Techniques; Soil Properties and Identification; Water Use, Access, and Health; Watersheds: Hydrology and Drainage; Gravity-Fed Water Supply Systems; Increasing Capacity of Existing Gravity-Fed Water Systems; Pipeline Crossings; Water Storage Tanks; Development of Natural Springs; Manually Constructed and Operated Water Wells; Rainwater Harvesting; Water Treatment; Wastewater Composition and Generation; Latrines; Wash Areas and Soak Pits; Wastewater Lagoons; Constructed Wetlands and Evapotranspiration Beds; Solid Waste Management; Indoor Air; Tabulated Values for Designing Pipeline Crossings; Index; Back Matter