Introduction to Environmental Management
暫譯: 環境管理導論

本書以所有學科的學生都能理解的水平撰寫，環境管理導論（第二版）將複雜的環境問題轉化為實用且易於理解的術語。該書使學生和從業者了解可應用於各種相關環境領域和行業的法規、污染物和廢物管理問題。這一新版全面更新，新增十一個章節，包括水資源保護、水中毒素、測量方法、海水淡化、工業生態、法律問題等內容。

特色：

• 全面更新，包含十一個全新章節


• 回顧污染預防、可持續性及優化在水處理和相關領域中的角色的專業文獻，並提供進一步閱讀的參考資料


• 提供插圖示例和案例研究，與文本內容相輔相成

• 為採用本書的教師提供附加考試和解答手冊

本書作為一個完整的教學工具，提供深入的內容、簡潔的語言和便利的教學特點，並提供實用的指導，將有助於學生和從業者。

Mary K. Theodore　- the daughter of immigrant parents from Ireland - received her BA degree in English from Manhattan College and MA in Applied Linguistics from Queens College. She is a member of the International English Honor Society of Sigma Tau Delta and honor society Epsilon Sigma Pi. Ms. Theodore is presently the president of TheodoreTutorials, a company that specializes in providing training needs to industry, government, and academia. She is the author of the chapter entitled "Domestic Solutions" in the　Handbook of Environmental Management and Technology　(Wiley-Interscience, 1993; the only nontechnical chapter in the handbook); coauthor of the unpublished, but copyrighted, work　"A Citizen's Guide to Pollution Prevention"; and, coauthor of　Major Environmental Issues Facing the 21st Century　(Prentice-Hall, 1996) and "introduction to Environmental Management" (CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, 2009). The latter text effectively integrated the concept of "sustainable growth without environmental degradation" at both the industrial and domestic levels. Ms. Theodore is also a contributor to Luna, a collection of poetry, prose, and short stories. Ms. Theodore is currently an adjunct faculty member at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT).

Since marriage and the birth of her first child, Ms. Theodore has devoted a significant part of her life to help solve the environmental problems facing society from a domestic point of view. A proactive environmentalist with no ties to any of the environmental organizations in vogue today, she has also lectured in this area. She was recently involved with the development of a nontechnical environmental calendar that serves as a consumer and youth outreach product.

Ms. Theodore resides in East Williston, Long Island, New York, with her husband of 53 years.

Louis Theodore　- the son of immigrant parents from Greece - is a retired professor of chemical engineering at Manhattan College, Riverdale, New York. Born and raised in Hell's Kitchen, he received his MChE and EngScD from New York University and his BChE from The Cooper Union. Over the past 60 years, Dr. Theodore has been a successful educator, researcher, professional innovator, and communicator in the field of engineering. He has taught academic courses in environmental management, hazardous waste incineration, accident and emergency management, pollution prevention, air pollution control, and environmental health and hazard risk assessment.

Dr. Theodore is an internationally recognized lecturer who has provided nearly 200 courses to industry, government, and technical associations; he has served as an after-dinner or luncheon speaker on numerous occasions; and he has appeared on television as a guest commentator and a news spokesperson. He has developed training materials and has served as the principal moderator/lecturer for U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) courses. He has also served as a consultant to several industrial companies in the field of environmental management, and is presently a consultant/expert witness for the USEPA and the U.S. Department of Justice.

Dr. Theodore has written 121 text/reference books plus "Basketball Coaching 101". He is also the cofounder of Theodore Tutorials, a company specializing in providing training needs to industry, government, and academia; included in this TheodoreTutorials series of 21 texts are four tutorials concerned with the professional engineer's (PE) exam.

Dr. Theodore is the recipient of the prestigious Ripperton award from the International Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA) that is "presented to an outstanding educator who through example, dedication, and innovation has so inspired students to achieve excellence in their professional endeavors." Earlier, he was the recipient of the American Society of Engineering Education AT&T Foundation award for "excellence in the instruction of engineering students." Dr. Theodore was also honored at Madison Square Garden in 2008 for his contributions to basketball and the youth of America.

Dr. Theodore is a member of Phi Lambda Upsilon, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, American Chemical Society, American Society of Engineering Education, Royal Hellenic Society, and the International Air and Waste Management Association. He is also certified to referee scholastic basketball games through his membership in the International Association of Approved Basketball Officials. He previously served on a Presidential Crime Commission and proved invited testimony. His column "AS I SEE IT" - drawn from www. Theodorenewsletter.com - addresses social, economic, political, technical, and sports issues, and is a monthly feature of several Long Island newspapers, plus the Queens Gazette.

瑪麗·K·西奧多 - 來自愛爾蘭的移民父母之女 - 在曼哈頓學院獲得英語學士學位，並在昆士學院獲得應用語言學碩士學位。她是國際英語榮譽學會Sigma Tau Delta和榮譽學會Epsilon Sigma Pi的成員。西奧多女士目前是TheodoreTutorials的總裁，該公司專注於為工業、政府和學術界提供培訓需求。她是《環境管理與技術手冊》（Wiley-Interscience, 1993）中名為「國內解決方案」一章的作者（該手冊中唯一的非技術性章節）；未出版但已獲得版權的作品《公民污染預防指南》的共同作者；以及《21世紀面臨的主要環境問題》（Prentice-Hall, 1996）和《環境管理導論》（CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, 2009）的共同作者。後者有效地將「在工業和家庭層面上可持續增長而不造成環境退化」的概念整合在一起。西奧多女士也是詩歌、散文和短篇故事集《月亮》的貢獻者。西奧多女士目前是紐約理工學院（NYIT）的兼任教員。

自結婚及生下第一個孩子以來，西奧多女士將生活中的重要部分投入於從家庭的角度幫助解決社會面臨的環境問題。作為一位積極的環保人士，她與當前流行的環保組織沒有任何聯繫，並在這一領域進行過講座。她最近參與了開發一個非技術性的環境日曆，該日曆作為消費者和青少年的宣傳產品。

西奧多女士與她結婚53年的丈夫居住在紐約長島的東威利斯頓。

路易斯·西奧多 - 來自希臘的移民父母之子 - 是曼哈頓學院（Riverdale, New York）化學工程的退休教授。他在地獄廚房出生並長大，獲得紐約大學的化學工程碩士（MChE）和工程科學博士（EngScD），以及庫珀聯盟的化學工程學士（BChE）。在過去的60年中，西奧多博士在工程領域中是一位成功的教育者、研究者、專業創新者和傳播者。他教授過環境管理、有害廢物焚燒、事故與緊急管理、污染預防、空氣污染控制以及環境健康和危害風險評估等學術課程。

西奧多博士是一位國際知名的講師，為工業、政府和技術協會提供了近200門課程；他曾多次擔任晚宴或午餐演講者；並且作為嘉賓評論員和新聞發言人出現在電視上。他開發了培訓材料，並擔任美國環境保護署（USEPA）課程的主要主持人/講師。他還擔任過幾家工業公司的環境管理顧問，目前是USEPA和美國司法部的顧問/專家證人。

西奧多博士已撰寫121本教科書/參考書以及《籃球教練101》。他還是Theodore Tutorials的共同創辦人，該公司專注於為工業、政府和學術界提供培訓需求；在這個TheodoreTutorials系列的21本書中，有四本教程與專業工程師（PE）考試有關。

西奧多博士是國際空氣與廢物管理協會（AWMA）頒發的著名Ripperton獎的獲得者，該獎項「頒發給一位傑出的教育者，通過榜樣、奉獻和創新，激勵學生在其專業努力中追求卓越。」他早前獲得美國工程教育學會AT&T基金會獎，以表彰「在工程學生教學中的卓越表現。」西奧多博士在2008年也因其對籃球和美國青少年的貢獻而在麥迪遜廣場花園受到表彰。

西奧多博士是Phi Lambda Upsilon、Sigma Xi、Tau Beta Pi、美國化學學會、美國工程教育學會、皇家希臘學會和國際空氣與廢物管理協會的成員。他還通過成為國際認可的籃球裁判協會的成員，獲得了裁判學校籃球比賽的資格。他曾在總統犯罪委員會任職並提供邀請證詞。他的專欄《我所見的》 - 取自www.Theodorenewsletter.com - 涉及社會、經濟、政治、技術和體育問題，並且是幾份長島報紙以及昆士公報的每月專欄。