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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

  • Hazardous Waste Reducation in the Metal Finishing Industry

    • 1st Edition
    • 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.

  • How to Conquer Air Pollution

    A Japanese Experience
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 38
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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.

  • Surface Operations in Petroleum Production, II

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 19B
    • J.O. Robertson + 2 more
    • English
    This second volume of Surface Operations in Petroleum Production complements and amplifies Volume I which appeared in 1987 and covered several aspects of oilfield technology. This second volume presents a detailed theoretical and practical exposition of surface oilfield practices, including gas flow rate measurement, cementing, fracturing, acidizing, and gravel packing. In today's era of specialization, these operations are generally left to service companies, denying field engineers and company managers direct detailed knowledge of the specific surface and subsurface operations. This book presents a comprehensive analysis which may be used by field engineers to analyze technical problems, specify the required surface and subsurface operations, and closely supervise the service company's work and post-treatment operation of the well.Another subject which has great economic consequences in all oilfields is corrosion of equipment. The book presents a comprehensive analysis of the theory of corrosion in the oilfield and methods that have proved effective for the retardation, or elimination, of corrosion. Quality control of injection waters in then covered. Three more topics are addressed: the first is offshore technology which is presented with reference to onshore oilfield operations, making a lucid presentation for field engineers who have no practical knowledge of the subject. The second is pollution control - an area of oilfield management which has assumed widespread importance in recent years. The last topic covered is the subject of underground storage of gas and oil. Underground fuel storage and retrieval is an active area of oilfield production management that utilizes the technology presented in this entire treatise. Finally, the technology of testing petroleum products and sample experiments for junior and senior petroleum engineering students are presented.This two-volume comprehensive treatise on modern oilfield technology thus provides not only a complete reference for field managers, engineers, and technical consultants, but will also serve academic needs in advanced studies of petroleum production engineering.

  • Valuation Methods and Policy Making in Environmental Economics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 36
    • H. Folmer + 1 more
    • English
    This volume considers, in depth, some valuation methods and aspects of cost benefit analysis, and policy making in environmental economics. Part I contains a number of contingent valuation studies for non-market assets. Part II consists of contributions on the valuation of health and life, and deals with the benefits of reduced morbidity from air pollution control. In Part III, cost benefit analysis for environmental policy-making is discussed in a disequilibrium setting, and in a macroeconomic context. Finally, Part IV deals with aspects of policy-making, particularly benefit estimation for complex policies, and the international aspects of transboundary air pollution in Europe.The book should not only appeal to students and researchers in university departments of economics and ``environmental sciences'' but also to those working in public organisations and associated advisory institutes which are concerned with environmental problems.

  • Changing the Global Environment

    Perspectives on Human Involvement
    • 1st Edition
    • Daniel B. Botkin + 3 more
    • English
    In the last human generation we have learned that life existed on our earth for more than three billion years, yet man has done more to change the earth and its ability to support life in the last few centuries than preceding life forms have over hundreds of millions of years. And nearly all of these changes were brought about as unforeseen or unconsidered side-effects of our technologies.The editors of this book feel that rather than accepting environmental degradation as the wages of progress, today we are seeing "a more widely accepted idea that concern for the environment is simply good economics and planning."In a series of essays written by environmental, economic, and social scientists from around the world, Changing the Global Environment looks at the ecological problems facing us as we move into the next century and examines possible solutions suggested by such new techniques as remote sensing and the implementation of worldwide computer-based data systems.

  • Principles of Environmental Science and Technology

    • 2nd Edition
    • Volume 33
    • I. Johnsen + 1 more
    • English
    Since the publication of the first edition of this book in 1981, it has been widely used as a textbook at university level for graduate courses in environmental management, environmental science and environmental technology (for non-engineers). As this second edition is significantly improved, it should find an even wider application than the first.In the second edition, the section on ecotoxicology and effects on pollutants has been expanded considerably, as has Chapter 4 on ecological principles and concepts. Further improvement has been made by the addition of a section on ecological engineering - the application of ecologically sound technology in ecosystems - and an appendix on environmental examination of chemicals. The problems of agricultural waste have been included in Part B, and in Chapter 6 on waste water treatment, several pages have been added about non-point sources and the application of ``soft'' technology. Throughout the book, more examples, questions and problems have been included, and several figures and tables have been added to better illustrate the text.

  • Atmospheric Ozone Research and its Policy Implications

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 35
    • S.D. Lee + 3 more
    • English
    These proceedings describe the current state-of-the-art of ozone research. A wide range of topics is discussed including: emissions, transport and transformation of precursors of ozone and of ozone itself, the distribution of ozone, the deposition of ozone at the earth's surface, and its effects on man and the environment. Attention is also given to the role of stratospheric ozone and the role of the ultraviolet radiation which is transmitted through the ozone layer. Finally it describes in detail present and future policy measures to reduce the ozone in the lower atmosphere and to protect the ozone layer in the stratosphere.Many of the papers describe recent developments and new research results. Research carried out in both in Europe and in the United States is described, as are the policy measures which are being taken by both European and U.S. governments.

  • Pesticide Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 32
    • G. Matolcsy + 2 more
    • English
    This book provides an overview of the major chemical aspects of pesticides giving detailed descriptions of the various groups of pesticides in current use - insecticides, acaricides, nematocides, rodenticides, fungicides and herbicides. The organic syntheses are discussed in detail, as are the biochemical aspects of the effectiveness and mechanisms of action of these chemical agents. The ecological aspects of the use of pesticides - nowadays an important consideration - are also discussed.The main trends of development in the field are also dealt with, e.g. the development of insecticides which present less of a threat to human beings and animals than the ones presently used, whose point of attack is the nervous system. Research is now concentrated on developing chemical compounds which affect the biochemistry or the special behavioural features of insects, instead of acting upon their nervous system. Newly discovered chemicals with selective action which are still in the developmental and experimentational stages are also described.Because of its comprehensive character, the book will be a useful source of information to those engaged in practical work in this field, as well as to researchers in the agricultural sciences.

  • Environmental Health Reference Book

    • 1st Edition
    • M. H. Jackson + 2 more
    • English

  • Leak Prevention and Corrective Action Technology for Underground Storage Tanks

    • 1st Edition
    • A.C. Gangadharan
    • English
    A guide to the entire process of installing and managing underground storage tanks, with a focus on preventing leaks, and what to do if a leak occurs.

  • Anaerobic Treatment of Industrial Wastewaters

    • 1st Edition
    • Michael F. Torpy
    • Michael F. Torpy
    • English
    Describes several types of anaerobic treatment for municipal and industrial wastewaters.

  • Handbook of Contamination Control in Microelectronics

    Principles, Applications and Technology
    • 1st Edition
    • Donald L. Tolliver
    • English
    This book introduces contamination control in a comprehensive manner. It covers the basics for the beginner, and delves in depth into the more critical issues of process engineering and circuit manufacturing for the more advanced reader. The reader will begin to see how the puzzle of contamination control comes together and to focus on the fundamentals required for excellence in modern semiconductor manufacturing. What makes the area of contamination control unique is its ubiquitous nature, across all facets of semiconductor manufacturing. Clean room technology, well recognized as a fundamental requirement in modern day circuit manufacturing, barely scratches the surface in total contamination control. This handbook defines and describes most of the major categories in current contamination control technology.

  • Composting Municipal Sludge

    A Technology Evaluation
    • 1st Edition
    • Arthur A. Benedict
    • English
    A guide to the technologies involved in composting sludge from municipal waste facilities, including case studies from small municipalities and metropolitan areas.

  • How to Respond to Hazardous Chemical Spills

    • 1st Edition
    • W. Unterberg
    • English
    Guide to assessing and responding to hazardous chemical spills.

  • Pesticide Waste Disposal Technology

    • 1st Edition
    • James S. Bridges + 1 more
    • English
    This book attempts to define practical solutions to pesticide users' disposal problems. A major agreement must be reached on what can be done, legally and technically, to deal with the difficulties of proper pesticide-related waste disposal, and who should share in the cost of a clean environment.

  • Sorbents for Liquid Hazardous Substance Cleanup and Control

    • 1st Edition
    • Robert W. Melvoid
    • English
    A unique guide in the selection and use of sorbents in cleaning up hazardous liquids.

  • Operation and Maintenance of Surface Finish

    • 1st Edition
    • Celeste G Roy
    • English

  • Radon and the Environment

    • 1st Edition
    • William J. Makoofske + 1 more
    • English
    Proceedings of a conference that was sponsored by the Institute of Environmental Studies at Ramapo College of New Jersey on May 8, 9, and 10, 1986.

  • Extremely Hazardous Substances

    Superfund Chemical Profiles
    • 1st Edition
    • USEPA
    • English

  • Chemistry for Protection of the Environment 1987

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 34
    • L. Pawlowski + 3 more
    • English
    The Chemistry for Protection of the Environment series of conferences has become a most prestigious gathering of leading international scientists and engineers. Like its predecessors, this sixth conference brought together chemists and chemical engineers involved in environmental protection activities from all over the world.

  • Advances in Ecological Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 18
    • English

  • The Ecology of Social Behavior

    • 1st Edition
    • Bozzano G Luisa
    • English
    The chapters in this book discuss and summarize the ecological factors affecting and effecting the formation of animal social groups and thereby address one of the central issues confronting researchers and students in sociobiology. The objectives are to review what is known about the impact of ecological factors in the formation and maintenance of social groups. Numerous examples have been drawn from a variety of phyla.

  • Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Encyclopedia, Second Edition

    • 1st Edition
    • Marshall Sittig
    • English

  • Classification of Surface Water Quality

    Review of Schemes Used in EC Member States
    • 1st Edition
    • P. J. Newman
    • English

  • Teratogens

    Chemicals Which Cause Birth Defects
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 31
    • V. Kolb Meyers
    • English
    This multi-author work deals with the practical aspects of teratogens - chemicals which cause birth defects. It is designed for use as a unique guide to these chemicals in which one can find all relevant information. The issues covered include: how to obtain information about the teratogenic potential of chemicals; teratogenic chemicals in undergraduate chemistry laboratories; safe handling of teratogenic chemicals; teratogenicity of pesticides and other pollutants in the environment; occupational exposure and pregnancy outcome; identification and prevention of reproductive hazards in industry; and the long-term effects of chemicals on the developing brain. A list of approximately 5,000 chemicals known to cause reproductive effects is given. A comprehensive bibliography is included with each chapter providing up-to-date references for more in-depth coverage. The monograph will be of interest to academic and industrial chemists, health professionals, as well as both undergraduate and graduate students in health and related sciences.

  • Storage and Treatment of Hazardous Wastes in Tank Systems

    • 1st Edition
    • USEPA
    • English
    Extensive coverage of tank systems for storing hazardous waste, including design and installation; secondary containment systems; release detection; controls for preventing spills; inspections; response to large leaks and spills; and procedures for tanks that contain or treat ingnitable, reactinve and incompatible wastes.

  • Biotechnological Advances in Processing Municipal Wastes for Fuels and Chemicals

    • 1st Edition
    • A. A. Antonopoulos
    • A. A. Antonopoulos
    • English
    Proceedings of the Symposium on Biotechnological Advances in Processing Municipal Wastes for Fuels and Chemicals held in Minneapolis, Minn., on Aug. 15-17, 1984, and sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy's Division of Energy from Municipal Waste and by Argonne National Laboratory's Energy and Environmental Systems Division (Energy from Municipal Waste Program)

  • Drum Handling Manual for Hazardous Waste Sites

    • 1st Edition
    • K. Wagner
    • English
    A guide to the safe handling of drums that contain hazardous waste.

  • Mobile Waste Processing Systems and Treatment Technologies

    • 1st Edition
    • W. Glynn
    • English
    A guide to mobile waste treatment and processing technologies. Includes chapters on thermal treatment, immobilization, chemical treatment, physical treatment, and biological treatment.

  • Underground Tank Leak Detection Methods

    • 1st Edition
    • S. Niaki + 1 more
    • English
    A guide to the many variables affecting leak detection methods. Includes volumetric leak detection tests, nonvolumetric leak tests, inventory control, and leak effects monitoring.

  • Waste-to-Energy

    Technologies and Project Implementation
    • 1st Edition
    • Marc J. Rogoff + 1 more
    • English
    This book covers in detail programs and technologies for converting traditionally landfilled solid wastes into energy through waste-to-energy projects.

  • Protection of Public Water Supplies from Groundwater Contamination

    • 1st Edition
    • Wayne A. Pettyjohn
    • Wayne A. Pettyjohn
    • English
    This book covers basic groundwater hydrology and the science and technology used to protect public water supplies from groundwater contamination.

  • Minimizing Employee Exposure to Toxic Chemical Releases

    • 1st Edition
    • Ralph W. Plummer + 2 more
    • English
    The objective of the study published in this book was to collect data and information from a sample of chemical manufacturing facilities and facilities which use chemicals in other processes to determine what kinds of procedures are in practice and to develop a set of recommended procedures to minimize the possibility of toxic chemical releases.

  • Decontamination Techniques for Buildings, Structures and Equipment

    • 1st Edition
    • M.P. Esposito
    • English
    Includes extensive studies on decontamination techniques for buildings, structures and equipment for hazardous materials sites.

  • Habitat Selection in Birds

    • 1st Edition
    • Martin L. Cody
    • English
    The present book is divided into several parts. An introductory chapter serves to make the reader aware of the diversity of the subject of habitat selection in birds. Many if the various aspects of habitat selection introduced in the first chapter are developed in subsequent chapters, and thus it serves to some extent as an overview of the subject and as a "lead-in" to subsequent work.

  • Advances in Ecological Research

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 16
    • English
    Advances in Ecological Research, first published in 1962, is one of Academic Press's most successful and prestigious series. In 1999, the Institute for Scientific Information released figures showing that the serial has an Impact Factor of 9.6, with a half life of 10.0 years, placing it 1st in the highly competitive category of Ecology.The Editors have always striven to provide a wide range of top-quality papers on all aspects of ecology, such as animal/plant, physiology/populatio... landscape and ecosystem ecology. Eclectic volumes in the serial are supplemented by thematic volumes on such topics as Estuaries and Ancient Lakes.Now edited by Dr Hal Caswell, of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Advances in Ecological Research continues to publish topical and important reviews, interpreting ecology as widely as in the past, to include all material that contributes to our understanding of the field.

  • Dioxin-Containing Wastes

    • 1st Edition
    • Mark Arienti
    • English
    Dioxin-Containing Wastes

  • Halogenated-Organic Containing Waste

    • 1st Edition
    • Bozzano G Luisa
    • English
    Halogenated-Organic Con- taining Waste

  • Toxic Waste Minimization in the Printed Circuit Board Industry

    • 1st Edition
    • T. Nunno + 3 more
    • English
    Toxic Waste Minimization in Print.Circ.

  • Remedial Action Technology for Waste Disp.

    • 1st Edition
    • Wager Kathleen + 1 more
    • English
    Remedial Action Technology for Waste Disp.

  • Water Resources and Water Management

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28
    • M.K. Jermar
    • English
    The size and number of water projects and other development activities which influence the hydrological cycle have reached such proportions that the majority of problems involved extend beyond the boundaries of the traditional disciplines of hydraulics, hydrochemistry, hydrology and hydrogeology.New scientific methods for the solution of the contemporary problems in water management include analogy, operation research, system analysis and cybernetics. The distinctive features of these methods are their emphasis on measurement and on the use of conceptual models described in quantitative terms, the verification of their theoretical predictions, and their awareness that concepts are conditional and subject to growth and continuous change. This new approach should be defined within the framework of water resources management, i.e. within a complex of activities whose objective is the optimum utilization of water resources with regard to their quality and availability and the requirements of society. These water management activities should at the same time also ensure an optimum living environment, above all through protection of water resources against deterioration and exhaustion as well as through the protection of society against the harmful effects of water. In the course of these activities water resources management should avail itself of the entire spectrum of explicit sciences, gradually coming to form the sphere of its own theory.This monograph deals with the fundamental interdisciplinary problems of this complex sphere, an understanding of which is indispensable for successful water resources management in the widest sense of its social functions and environmental consequences. Thus, a common basis is provided for the mutual understanding of specialists from different backgrounds.

  • Control of Organic Substances in Water and Wastewater

    • 1st Edition
    • Bozzano G Luisa
    • English
    Control of Organic Substances in Water and Wastewater

  • Indoor Air Quality Contro

    • 1st Edition
    • Bozzano G Luisa
    • English
    Indoor Air Quality Contro

  • Avoiding Failure of Leachate Collection and Cap Drainage Systems

    • 1st Edition
    • Jeffrey Bass
    • English
    A guide to the control of leachate, including failure mechanisms, design, construction, inspection, maintenance and repair.

  • Aquifer Restoration

    State of the Art
    • 1st Edition
    • R.C. Knox
    • English
    An extensive review of technologies used to restore contaminated aquifers.

  • Controlling Volatile Emissions at Hazardous Waste Sites

    • 1st Edition
    • John R. Ehrenfeld
    • English
    An extensive evaluation of emission control technologies, models for estimating air emissions, and properties and categorization of wastes.

  • The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and Patch Dynamics

    • 1st Edition
    • Steward T.A. Pickett + 1 more
    • English
    Ecologists are aware of the importance of natural dynamics in ecosystems. Historically, the focus has been on the development in succession of equilibrium communities, which has generated an understanding of the composition and functioning of ecosystems. Recently, many have focused on the processes of disturbances and the evolutionary significance of such events. This shifted emphasis has inspired studies in diverse systems. The phrase "patch dynamics" (Thompson, 1978) describes their common focus. The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and Patch Dynamics brings together the findings and ideas of those studying varied systems, presenting a synthesis of diverse individual contributions.

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