Part I The Basic Knowledge 1 Unit 1 The Basic Characters of English for Special Purpose 1 1.1 The Characters of Language 1 1.2 The Characters of Grammar 2 1.3 The Characters of Words and Expressions 3 1.4 The Characters of Structure 5 Unit 2 The Translation of English for Special Purpose 7 2.1 Introduction 7 2.2 Contrast between English and Chinese 9 2.3 Selecting and Extending the Meaning of a Word 12 2.4 Method of Changing the Syntactical Functions 13 2.5 Methods of Adding and Omitting 15 2.6 Translation of Special Sentence Pattern 18 2.7 Translation of Long Sentence 22 2.8 Translation of Subordinate Clause 24 2.9 Translation about Quantity 26 Unit 3 Writing of Scientific and Technical Papers 29 3.1 Stylistic Rules of Papers 29 3.2 Title and Sign 30 3.3 Abstract 31 3.4 Writing and Organizing of the Main Text 34 Part II Introduction to Environmental Engineering 47 Unit 1 What is “The Environment” 47 Unit 2 Introduction to Environmental Science 50 Unit 3 Historical Overview of Hazardous Substance Disposal in the USA 55 Unit 4 Engineering and the Environment 58 Unit 5 Environmental Analysis 62 Unit 6 Studies and Designs 66 Unit 7 Environment—the Human Condition 71 Unit 8 Global Environmental Issues 74 Unit 9 Urban Environmental Problems Transition 77 Unit 10 Extinction of Species 80 Part III Environmental Pollution and Control Technologies 83 Unit 1 Water Pollution and Pollutants 83 Unit 2 Biological Wastewater Treatment 88 Unit 3 Wastewater Treatment Process 93 Unit 4 Sludge Treatment 98 Unit 5 Air Pollution 102 Unit 6 Type and Sources of Air Pollutants 105 Unit 7 Conventional Technology of Air Pollution Control 108 Unit 8 Solid Waste 112 Unit 9 Sources and Types of Solid Wastes 115 Unit 10 Solid Waste Disposal Technology 120 Unit 11 Sound and Noise 123 Unit 12 Noise Control 125 Unit 13 Energy Consumption and Pollution 127 Unit 14 Techniques for Removal Pollutants from Soil 129 Part IV Environmental Management and Policy 132 Unit 1 Environmental Degradation and the Law 132 Unit 2 Environmental Management Systems 137 Unit 3 Environmental Protection and Education in China 141 Unit 4 Solid Waste Management Overview 145 Unit 5 Sustainability and Water Management 149 Unit 6 A New Politics for a New Era — A Political Agenda for the 1990s 152 Part V Words and Phrases 158 Unit 1 Words and Phrases of Literatures 159 Unit 2 Glossary of Environmental Science and Engineering 172 2.1 Words of Environmental Protection 172 2.2 Words of Pollutant 174 2.3 Words of Air Pollution Control Engineering 176 2.4 Words of Water Treatment Engineering 178 2.5 Words of Solid Waste Treatment 183 2.6 Words of Noise Pollution Control 187 2.7 Words of Wild Animals 187 Appendix 189 Appendix 1 Specialized English Affixes Commonly Used 189 Appendix 2 Expression of Mathematical Symbols Commonly Used 192 Appendix 3 Measurements and the Conversion Commonly Used 195 References 196