Environmental Engineering and the Science of Sustainability

by Robert Snedden

Book Overview

Human activities have a huge impact on the Earth. Environmental engineers apply traditional engineering practices to help improve and prevent damage from humans and the waste we create to ecosystems and our environment. Readers will learn about how environmental engineering began, and the many processes environmental engineers apply to find sustainable solutions to problems. Real-life examples help readers understand key concepts related to this important...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778712133
• ISBN13: 9780778712138
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8