由谭慧明主编的《环境专业英语》是全国规划教材的编写力求满足高职高专环境保护类专业课程体系和课程教学的新发展，立足教学现状，力求创新，在吸收已有教材成果的基础上，将本学科的最新理论、技术和规范纳入教学内容，并与国家最新的相关政策标准、法律法规保持一致。为满足培养应用型人才目标的需要，整套教材加强了职业教育特色，避免大量理论问题的分析和讨论，强调以实际技能和职业需求带动教学任务，技能实训部分采用项目模块化编写模式，提倡工学结合，增加可操作性和工作实践性，为学生今后的职业生涯打下坚实的基础。同时，教材中每章列有学习目标、章后小结和形式多样的复习题，便于学生理清知识脉络、掌握学习重点；丰富的课外阅读材料使学生的学习增加了兴趣，拓宽了视野。

由谭慧明主编的《环境专业英语》包括12个模块，由25篇文章组成。每篇文章分为三个部分，Part A为精读部分，包括专业词汇、注释、练习题。Part B是与Part A相对应的背景知识与课文知识补充等。Part C是附录部分，是专业英语翻译和阅读知识。本教材取材广泛，内容丰富，全部内容精选于英美原文著作、报刊、杂志等。

《环境专业英语》为教育部高等学校高职高专环保与气象类专业教学指导委员会组织编写的全国高职高专环境保护类专业规划教材之一，供环境高职高专相关专业师生教学使用，也适合环境相关技术人员培训使用，还可供环境保护相关人员学习环保技术、阅读环保资料等参考使用。

Module 1 The Environment and Environmental Problems

 Chapter 1 Part A Text Environment

Part B Reading Material What is Pollution

Part C Translation Skills

Module 2 Ecosystem

 Chapter 2 Part A Text How Do Ecosystems Work

Part B Reading Material Endangered Species

Part C Translation Skills

Module 3 Air Pollution and Control Technology

 Chapter 3 Part A Text Type and Sources of Air Pollutants （1）

Part B Reading Material Typeand Sources of Air Pollutants （2）

Part C Translation Skills

 Chapter 4 Part A Text Conventional Technology of Air Pollution Control

Part B Reading Material Gas and Vapor Control Technology

Part C Translation Skills

 Chapter 5 Part A Text New Technology of Air Pollution Control （1）

Part B Reading Material New Technology of Air Pollution Control （2）

Part C Translation Skills

 Chapter 6 Part A Text Acid Rain : What is the Solution

Part B Reading Material AcidRain Basics

Part C Translation Skills

Module 4 Water Resources and Wastewater Treatment Technology

 Chapter 7 Part A Text Water

Part B Reading Material Problems of Water Resources

Part C Translation Skills

 Chapter 8 Part A Text Water Problems

Part B Reading Material Oxygen in Water

Part C Translation Skills

 Chapter 9 Part A Text Basic Factors in Water Analysis

Part B Reading Material Thunderstorms Are Affected by Pollution

Part C Translation Skills

 Chapter 10 Part A Text Water Purification

Part B Reading Material Water Environment Basics

Part C Translation Skills

 Chapter 11 Part A Text Water Pollution and Pollutants

Part B Reading Material Wastewater

Part C Translation Skills

 Chapter 12 Part A Text Water Treatment Processes

Part B Reading Material Water Environment Problems

Part C Translation Skills

Module 5 Solid Waste and Waste Disposal Technology

 Chapter 13 Part A Text Municipal Solid Waste

Part B Reading Material Industrial Solid Waste

Part C Translation Skills

 Chapter 14 Part A Text Solid Waste Disposal Technology

Part B Reading Material The Impacts of Composting

Part C Translation Skills

 Chapter 15 Part A Text Garbage-potential Resources

Part B Reading Material Imagine No Restrictions on Fossilfuel Usage and No Global Warming

Part C Translation Skills

Module 6 Noise and Noise Control Technology

 Chapter 16 Part A Text Noise and Noise Control

Part B Reading Material Noise Pollution Effects

Part C Translation Skills

Module 7 Soil and Soil Pollution Protection

 Chapter 17 Part A Text Soil and Soil Pollution

Part B Reading Material Land Degradation

Part C Translation Skills

 Chapter 18 Part A Text Soil Erosion and Conservation

Part B Reading Material An End to Soil Problems

Part C Translation Skills

Module 8 Other Pollution and Control Technologies

 Chapter 19 Part A Text Thermal Pollution

Part B Reading Material Light Pollution

Part C Translation Skills

Module 9 Environmental Management Systems

 Chapter 20 Part A Text Environmental Management Systems

Part B Reading Material The ISO System

Part C Word-formation Knowledge of Science and Technology

Module 10 Environmental Monitoring

 Chapter 21 Part A Text Identify the Indoor Air Quality Problems

Part B Reading Material Indoor Air Quality Concerns

Part C Word-formation Knowledge of Science and Technology

 Chapter 22 Part A Text Biological Oxygen Demand Monitoring

Part B Reading Material Monitoring

Part C Reading Skills of Science and Technology

Module 11 Environmental Impact Assessment

 Chapter 23 Part A Text Environmental Impact Assessment

Part B Reading Material EIA around the World

Part C Reading Skills of Science and Technology

Module 12 Sustainable Development

 Chapter 24 Part A Text Sustainable Development （1）

Part B Reading Material Clean Production

Part C Reading Skills of Science and Technology

 Chapter 25 Part A Text Sustainable Development （2）

Part B Reading Material SiX Steps to a Sustainable Society

Part C Reading Skills of Science and Technology

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