Affiliation:
1. Duke University , Pratt School of Engineering, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Durham, North Carolina, USA , 27708
Abstract
This chapter applies the laws, theories, and principles of physics to contaminants dissolved or suspended in water. Water pollution occurs throughout the hydrologic cycle, including in surface waters, aquifers, sediment, water vapor, and in the biosphere. Thermodynamics and fluid dynamics in the hydrosphere are discussed.
Publisher
AIP Publishing LLCMelville, New York