全书分为10部分(Parts),22单元(Units),每个单元均由课文和阅读材料组成。课文和阅读材料选自原版英文教科书、著作、期刊等。主要内容包括:环境问题;水污染及控制工程;大气污染及**;固体废物及处理方法;其他污染及控制技术;环境监测;环境法规;环境质量评价;环境的可持续发展。每篇课文均配有单词、注释和练习题。教材设置专业术语词汇表(英文解释)和附录,附录中的内容包括了读、译、听、说、写五大技巧,供师生参考使用。

本书为高职高专环境类专业的教材,也可供同等英语程度环境技术人员或相近领域人员使用。 环境专业英语-第二版_刘亚珍,谭慧明_化学工业出版社_

Part 1Environmental Problems1

Unit 1Text:Global Environmental Issues1

Reading Material:Climate Change5



Part 2Water Pollution & Wastewater Treatment8

Unit 2Text:Water Pollution8

Reading Material:Wastewater12

Unit 3Text:Water Pollutants16

Reading Material:Biochemical Oxygen Demand19

Unit 4Text:Wastewater Treatment Methods and Disposal [Ⅰ]22

Reading Material:Treatment of Cyanide Wastewater26

Unit 5Text:Wastewater Treatment Methods and Disposal [Ⅱ]28

Reading Material:Advanced Wastewater Treatment32

Unit 6Text:Extended Aeration Activated Sludge Plant37

Reading Material:Types of Decomposition40



Part 3Air Pollution & Control42

Unit 7Text:Principal Air Pollutants42

Reading Material:Global Air Pollution Problems47

Unit 8Text:Photochemical Smog51

Reading Material:How Does Smog Affect Us?55

Unit 9Text:Particulate Removal58

Reading Material:What is Acid Rain and What Causes It?60

Unit 10Text:Control of Gaseous Pollutants65

Reading Material:Measures to Improve Air Quality69

Unit 11Text:Biofiltration:A New Technology of Air Pollution Control(Ⅰ)72

Reading Material:Biofiltration:A New Technology of Air

Pollution Control(Ⅱ)75



Part 4Solid Wastes & Disposal79

Unit 12Text:Types of Solid Wastes79

Reading Material:Health Impacts of Solid Waste82

Unit 13Text:Solid Waste Management84

Reading Material:Handling Household Hazardous Waste87

Unit 14Text:How to Compost90

Reading Material:Recycling and Reuse94



Part 5Soil and Soil Pollution96

Unit 15Text:Soil and Soil Pollution96

Reading Material:Land Degradation99



Part 6Other Pollution & Control Technologies102

Unit 16Text:Noise Pollution102

Reading Material:Effects of Noise on Health and WellBeing105

Unit 17Text:Thermal Pollution107

Reading Material:Radioactive Waste110



Part 7Environmental Monitoring113

Unit 18Text:Identify the Indoor Air Quality Problems113

Reading Material:Indoor Air Quality Concerns116

Unit 19Text:Biological Oxygen Demand Monitoring119

Reading Material:Chemical Oxygen Demand(COD)and Dissolved

Oxygen(DO)Testing Procedures122



Part 8Environmental Policy & Management124

Unit 20Text:Environmental Management Systems124

Reading Material:Water Quality Standards128



Part 9Environmental Impact Assessment132

Unit 21Text:Environmental Impact Assessment132

Reading Material:Environmental Assessment as a Project

Management Tool135



Part 10Environmental Sustainable Development138

Unit 22Text:Sustainable Development138

Reading Material:Envisioning a Sustainable Future141



Glossary of Terms147



Appendixes159

Part ⅠReading Training159

Part ⅡTranslation Training166

Part ⅢListening Training180

Part ⅣSpeaking Training184

Part ⅤWriting Training188

《教育部高职高专规划教材:环境专业英语(第2版)》为高职高专环境类专业的教材,也可供同等英语程度环境技术人员或相近领域人员使用。