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Burning Planet
The Story of Fire Through Time
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2018
Raging wildfires have devastated vast areas of California and Australia in recent years, and predictions are that we will see more of the same in coming years, as a result of climate change. But this is nothing new. Since the dawn of life on land, large-scale fires have played their part in shaping...
Global Environmental Biotechnology
Proceedings of the Third International Symposium on the International Society for Environmental Biotechnology
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Environmental Biotechnology is an emerging field of scientific and technological investigations that is truly global. People around the world are now joined together by a common technical bond. Furthermore, popular recognition is high for the environmental problems being faced and solved by biotechnology...
Selenium Assessment in Aquatic Ecosystems
A Guide for Hazard Evaluation and Water Quality Criteria
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Selenium is a naturally occurring trace element that can become concentrated and released by industrial, agricultural, petrochemical and mining activities. At concentrated levels it is toxic and has polluted ecosystems around the world. This book will serve as a comprehensive practical handbook for...
Chlorine and the Environment
An Overview of the Chlorine Industry
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
This is the first book to examine comprehensively the chlorine industry and its effects on the environment. It covers not only the history of chlorine production, but also looks at its products, their effects on the global environment, and the international legislation which controls their use, release,...
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Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2012
This volume provides an overview of the occurrence and fate of emerging contaminants, discusses advanced chemical analysis methods, toxicological and ecotoxicological effects as well as human exposure. One focus is on pharmaceuticals, in particular antibiotics, and the problems associated with their...
Exploring Sustainable Behavior Structure in Higher Education
A Socio-Psychology Confirmatory Approach
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2015
This book presents a social-psychology model delineating the factors that may influence in an altruistic manner sustainable behaviour (SB) of students, faculty and administrators in four higher education institutions (HEI) with very different economic and social characteristics. It presents the areas...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2015
This volume builds on the previous two editions, Environmental Photochemistry Part I and Part II, which reflect the diverse range of activities in this highly dynamic research field. The chapters cover fundamental topics, from photocatalyst materials, surface-modified materials, reaction kinetics...
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Their Global Atmospheric Emissions, Transport, and Lung Cancer Risk
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2016
This thesis presents a comprehensive analysis of the global health impacts of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in ambient air, conducted on the basis of a high-resolution emission inventory, global chemical transport modeling, and probabilistic risk assessment. One of the main strengths of...
Ecohydrology
Vegetation Function, Water and Resource Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 26, 2006
Ecohydrology: Vegetation Function, Water and Resource Management describes and provides a synthesis of the different disciplines required to understand the sustainable management of water in the environment in order to tackle issues such as dryland salinity and environmental water allocation. It provides...
Bridges Between Tradition and Innovation in Ethnomedicine
Fostering Local Development Through Community-Based Enterprises in India
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2011
Community-based enterprises are the result of a process in which the community acts entrepreneurially to create and operate a new enterprise embedded in its existing social structure and network. This book argues that community-based enterprise could represent a strategy for fostering sustainable...
EnvironmentalStats for S-Plus®
User’s Manual for Version 2.0
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2011
This is the User's Manual to the software package EnvironmentalStats for S-PLUS, which is an add-on module for S-PLUS providing the first comprehensive software package for environmental scientists, engineers, and regulators.
The new edition provides the documentation for Version 2.0 (which runs under S-PLUS 6.0), and includes extensive examples using real data sets.
Environmental Engineering Studies
Polish Research on the Way to the EU
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING IN THE mSTORICAL PERSPECTIVE Lucjan Pawlowski Information bombarding the nowdays Man may suggest that the world is on the way to an ecological catastrophe. I do not disregard the dangers we are facing now, but I would like to remind that since the beginning ofexistence Man...
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Continuation of Residue Reviews
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicologycontains timely review articles concerned with all aspects of chemical contaminants (including pesticides) in the total environment, including toxicological considerations and consequences. It attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of advances,...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Here is a comprehensive and up-to date compendium of the technology and management of MTBE contamination, exploring the myths which impede successful clean-up techniques, and offering effective solutions. Section I looks at the history, properties, occurrence and assessment of MTBE. Section II discusses applicable remediation technologies. Section III offers remediation case studies.