Environmental Technology and Sustainability

Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1From the Rio Earth Summit to Earth Day1.2 Looking for U.S. Leadership1.3 Filling the Environmental Policy Gaps1.4 Developing a Binding Framework of Environmental Principles.1.5 Rules Right Regarding the Climate Regime.1.6 Imposing Liability and Providing Compensation1.7 Emphasizing Environmental Restoration1.8 Chemicals Persist in the Environment 1.9 Water Shortages1.10 Kyoto Protocol for Global Environment1.11 International Environmental Law Principles1.12 Integrating Environmental Protection into the Global Economy1.13 Emphasizing the Individual to Protect the Global Environment1.14 Democratizing International Environmental Law1.15 Integrating Human Rights and the Environment

Chapter 2 Greenhouse gas capture and conversion2.1 Capture from Flue Gases and Other Sources2.2 CO2 Sequestration and Capture Technologies2.3 The Production of Value-added Products, Materials and Fuel from CO22.4 CO2 as an Energy Vector for Efficient Use of Solar Energy2.5 The Use of Algae to Convert CO2 Indirectly into High-value Products2.6 Harvesting Energy from Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.7 CO2-to-fuel Conversion2.8 Advanced Catalysts for CO2 Recycle Technologies

Chapter 3 Aqueous-phase Conservation and management3.1 Fresh Water Aquatic Ecosystem Management3.1.1River3.1.2 Natural Lake3.1.3 Marine3.1.3.1 Marine Ecology and Management3.1.3.2 Direct Ethanol Production from Marine Algae3.1.3.3 Direct Hydrogen Production from Marine Algae3.1.3.4 Marine Based Oil Refinery3.1.4 Oil Spill Removal from Marine and Fresh Water Ecosystems 3.1.4.1 Chemical and Mechanical Tehnology 3.1.4.2 Microbial Technology3.2 Contaminated Water and Management3.2.1 Sewage water Treatment and Recycling3.2.2 Direct Electricity from Sewage water and Cleaning 3.2.3 Methane from Sewage water 3.2.4 Detoxification of Sewage Water3.2.5 Nanoparticle Synthesis and Stabilization for Water Treatment3.2.6 Industrial Wastewater Treatment and Recycling 3.3 Treatment of Dense Non-Aqueous Phase3.4 Groundwater quality control3.4.1 Ground Water Shifting Control

Chapter 4 Contaminated Soil Management 4.1Landfill Technology 4.1.1 Traditional Landfills and Associated Problem45.1.2 Working of Bioreactor Landfill4.1.3 Advantages of Bioreactor Landfill4.1.4 Disadvantage of Bioreactor Landfills4.1.5 Implementation of Bioreactor Landfills4.1.6 Semi-aerobic Landfill 4.1.7 Wastes Landfill Technology and System4.1.8 Direct electricity Generation from Landfill.1.8 Land restoration Technology4.2 Wetland Management 4. 2.1 Wetland and Climate Changes5.2.2 Conservation5.2.3 Restoration4.3 Direct Generation of Electricity

Chapter 5 Air pollution and controlling measures5.1 Classification of Air Pollutants5.1.1Primary pollutants and5.1.2Secondary pollutants5.2 Sources of Air pollution 5.2.1Natural sources5.2.2Artificial sources5.3 Air Pollution control measures 53.1Air Pollution Control Engineering5.3.2biological treatment of air pollution5.3.2.1Biofilter 5.3.2.2Bioscrubber