《建筑类专业英语 给水排水与环境保护 第1册》

UNIT ONE1

Text History of Water Supply1

Reading Material A Major Water Pollutants(Ⅰ)6

Reading Material B Major Water Pollutants(Ⅱ)8

UNIT TWO10

Text Water10

Reading Material A Importance of Water14

Reading Material B The Nature of Water15

UNIT THREE17

Text Water Problems17

Reading Material A The Hydrologic Cycle21

Reading Material B The Hydrologic Cycle and Water Quality22

UNIT FOUR24

Text The Purification of Water24

Reading Material A Softening of Water28

Reading Material B Softening of Water29

UNIT FIVE31

Text Basic Factors in Water Analysis31

Reading Material A Water Testing37

Reading Material B The General Physical-chemical Principle of Water39

UNIT SIX41

Text Water-supply Engineering41

Reading Material A Drainage,Sewerage and Sewage46

Reading Material B Water Supply48

UNIT SEVEN50

Text Plumbing---Background and Status50

Reading Material A Basic Principles of Plumbing54

Reading Material B Sources of Water55

UNIT EIGHT58

Text Microbes as Chemical Machines58

Reading Material A Bacteria63

Reading Material B Water Pollution and Its Effect on Environment65

UNIT NINE67

Text Groundwater Pormation and Its Movement67

Reading Material A Sources of Water for Domestic Use72

Reading Material B Multi-purpose Hydraulic Projects73

UNIT TEN75

Text Open Channel Flow75

Reading Material A Dam79

Reading Material B Rock fill Dams and Spillway80

UNIT ELEVEN83

Text Environmental/Sanitary Engineering83

Reading Material A Sanitary Engineering87

Reading Material B Municipal Engineering88

UNIT TWELVE91

Text Ecosystem91

Reading Material A Problems Due to Plankton-algae96

Reading Material B The Death of Microorganisms98

UNIT THIRTEEN100

Text Factors Responsible for the Burgconing Air Pollution Problem100

Reading Material A The"Killer Smog"105

Reading Material B Economic Loss from Air Pollution107

UNIT FOURIEEN109

Text Solid Waste Disposal109

Reading Material A Where Do Pollution Come from?114

Reading Material B Industry Sludges116

UNIT FIFTEEN119

Text Combating Water Pollution119

Reading Material A Ozone123

Reading Material B Acid Rain125

UNIT SIXTEEN128

Text Paving the Way to Excellence in Water Supply System128

Reading Material A Control of Data Quality133

Reading Material B The Monitoring Approach of the Levels-of-service Framework135

AppendixⅠVocabulary137

AppendixⅡTranslation for Reference144

AppendixⅢKey to Exercises163