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Books in Environmental sciences

The Environmental Sciences titles present critical research and insights into the complex interactions within natural ecosystems, climate systems, and human impacts on the environment. Covering areas such as biodiversity, sustainability, climate change, and resource management, these titles support scientific discovery and practical solutions for addressing today’s most pressing environmental challenges. This collection is essential for researchers, policymakers, and students dedicated to advancing environmental understanding and stewardship

  • Troubleshooting and Human Factors in Automated Manufacturing Systems

    • 1st Edition
    • December 31, 1989
    • Susan R. Bereiter + 1 more
    • English
    Troubleshooting - the process of locating and diagnosing a fault in a system - is often difficult for the maintenance specialist in a computer controlled manufacturing system. They face a large system of many parts, where each part is complex in itself and where parts are interconnected in complex ways. This book addresses the ways maintenance specialists acquire and use information during troubleshooting and the types of difficulties they encounter in order to guide the improvement of computer-based troubleshooting support systems.

  • Hazardous Waste Reducation in the Metal Finishing Industry

    • 1st Edition
    • December 31, 1989
    • PRC Environmental Mgmt. PRC Environmental Mgmt. Staff
    • English
    This book identifies waste reduction technologies available to the metal finishing industry, and provides a waste reduction protocol that can be used by individual metal finishing plants to assess their own waste reduction opportunities.

  • Control of Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste Incincerators

    • 1st Edition
    • December 31, 1989
    • F. Thomas DePaul + 1 more
    • English
    A review of the regulations and technologies involved in controlling air and water emissions from solid waste incinerators.

  • Acidic Emissions Control Technology and Costs

    • 1st Edition
    • December 31, 1989
    • T.E. Emmell
    • English
    This book helps evaluate the merits of controlling directly emitted acidid materials as part of a policy evaluation of overall acid deposition control strategies. It is based on the Acid Precipitation Act of 1980.

  • In Situ Immobilization of Heavy-Metal-Contaminated Soils

    • 1st Edition
    • December 31, 1989
    • G. Czupyrna
    • English
    Many waste solutions and sludges contaminated with heavy metals are generated during aircraft maintenance operations at various Air Force Air Logistics Centers. The disposal of these waste streams by previously acceptable means has led to problems with the contamination of both soil and groundwater. Available technologies for treating contaminated soils are expensive. In situ immobilization of heavy metals is a cost-effective treatment alternative to alleviate the environmental and health hazards associated with contaminated soils. The objective of the program was the laboratory evaluation of various treatment chemicals for the in situ immobilization of hexavalent chromium, cadmium, nickel, copper and zinc in soils from Air Force facilities in the United States.

  • Volatilization Technologies for Removing Organics from Water

    • 1st Edition
    • December 31, 1989
    • J. L. Fleming
    • English
    This guide helps the reader determine whether a particular volatilization technology can successfully remove organics from water. It describes the performance evaluation of common volatilization technologies and provides an approach for selecting the appropriate technology for a given situation.

  • How to Conquer Air Pollution

    A Japanese Experience
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 38
    • November 23, 1989
    • H. Nishimura
    • English
    Many parts of the world suffer from urban air pollution and, despite the vast amount of knowledge about its causes, most countries are slow to implement counter-measures. An outstanding exception is Tokyo which, once blanketed in a mantle of smog, now enjoys ``clean'' air in spite of highly concentrated activity and congested traffic.Based on the successful Japanese experience, this book describes all aspects of the measures necessary to combat air pollution. It begins with a well-documented history of the fight against air pollution and describes the processes and mechanisms of reaching a social consensus on pollution control. The essential steps in the process are the establishment of ambient air quality standards, the introduction of the total allowable mass of emission, and the legal control of each emission based on diffusion equations. The scientific background to this approach is fully explained, from epidemiology to computer simulations of air quality. An up-to-date account of emission control technology is also given, and the controversial issue of health damage compensation is examined, based on actual experience.An important feature of the book is that it is written by authors who were actually in the forefront of the battle against air pollution in Japan. Two of them worked successively as Director General of the Bureau of Air Quality of the central government, and a third helped local governments to force the central government to implement the most stringent auto-emission controls in the world.The book is intended not only for scientists, engineers and administrative planners dealing with pollution control, but also for anyone concerned about the serious global problem of urban air pollution.

  • Advances in Ecological Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 19
    • November 7, 1989
    • English
    Volume 19 in this prestigious series is the second under the new editorial team and benefits once again from their own special interests. The scope of this volume is wide, spanning aspects of plant/insect interactions and arthropod population dynamics to palaeobotany, the evolution of photosynthesis, and marine community ecology. Of particular topical interest is an article on the impact of rising levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide on tree physiology.

  • Asbestos in the Natural Environment

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 37
    • August 10, 1989
    • H. Schreier
    • English
    Asbestos minerals have novel properties which make them highly desirable for industrial use. While the health hazards of asbestos have long been recognized and are well documented in the medical literature, ecological and environmental research involving asbestos fibers has only been undertaken in the past 25 years and the significant deleterious effects of asbestos materials on soil and plant ecology has been much less well publicised.This book examines non-occupational exposure and environmental effects of asbestos relating to animal and plant growth in the natural environment. Major nutrient imbalances and excess concentrations of trace metals have been identified as main causes for the poor plant response. Given the complexity of the asbestos analysis and the extent of the problem, this book attempts to bring together the multitude of subjects pertaining to asbestos in the natural environment with the aim of contributing to a better understanding of the chemical characteristics of asbestos-rich materials and their effect on plant growth.

  • Encyclopedia of Environmental Control Technology: Volume 3

    Wastewater Treatment Technology
    • 1st Edition
    • August 9, 1989
    • Paul Cheremisinoff
    • English
    This reference examines the impact of acids, metals, oils, and other water-borne wastes on forests, crops, watersheds, lakes, rivers, and wildlife. It focuses on the key areas of treatment and disposal of wastewater and sludge, and the groundwater effects associated with the migration of wastes.

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