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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

  • Acidic Emissions Control Technology and Costs

    • 1st Edition
    • 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.

  • Volatilization Technologies for Removing Organics from Water

    • 1st Edition
    • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Environmental Health Reference Book

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Operation and Maintenance of Surface Finish

    • 1st Edition
    • Celeste G Roy
    • English

  • Extremely Hazardous Substances

    Superfund Chemical Profiles
    • 1st Edition
    • USEPA
    • English

  • 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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Drum Handling Manual for Hazardous Waste Sites

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

  • 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.

  • 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)

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Halogenated-Organic Containing Waste

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

  • Dioxin-Containing Wastes

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

  • 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

  • Remedial Action Technology for Waste Disp.

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Aquifer Restoration

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

  • 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.

  • Air Pollution

    Supplement to Management Air Quality
    • 3rd Edition
    • Volume 8
    • Arthur C. Stern
    • English
    Subjects extensively covered include asbestos, carbon dioxide, lead, nuclear accidents, non-ionizing radiation, stratospheric ozone, and visibility.This state-of-the-art compilation will facilitate the work of air pollution control agency personnel, air pollution research scientists, and air pollution consultants. It will also be useful to law firms involved in air pollution litigation and to air pollution equipment and instrument manufacturers.

  • Atmospheric Chemical Compounds

    Sources, Occurrence and Bioassay
    • 1st Edition
    • T. E. Graedel + 2 more
    • English
    This practical reference examines the structure and properties of the atmosphere, including listings of compounds in clouds, fog, rain, snow, and ice; a listing of compounds detected in the stratosphere; and a compendium of compounds in indoor air. An introduction to carcinogenicity and bioassay of atmospheric compounds is also presented. Readers will find the extensive cross-referencing especially useful--compounds can be located by chemical type, name, CAS registry number, or source.

  • Corrosion Prevention and Control in Water Treatment and Supply Systems

    • 1st Edition
    • J.E. Singley
    • English
    A guide to preventing and monitoring corrosion within municipal water systems. Includes case histories and reviews of monitoring, detection, prevention, and control techniques.

  • Adhesives Technology Handbook

    • 1st Edition
    • Arthur H. Landrock
    • English
    Comprehensive technical treatment of the field of structural adhesive bonding.

  • Groundwater Contamination and Emergency Response Guide

    • 1st Edition
    • J.H. Guswa
    • English

  • Radiation Effects on and Dose Enhancement

    • 1st Edition
    • Bozzano G Luisa
    • English

  • Hazardous Waste Incineration Engineering

    • 1st Edition
    • T. Bonner
    • English
    A guide to current practices in hazardous waste incineration, including commercially available technologies, waste characterization, pollution control, facility design and operation.

  • Handbook of Geriatric Nutrition

    • 1st Edition
    • Jeng Hsu + 1 more
    • English

  • Hazardous Chemical Spill Cleanup

    • 1st Edition
    • J.S. Robinson
    • J.S. Robinson
    • English
    Procedures and applicable information for responding to hazardous spills, focused on clean up.

  • Air Pollution

    Air Quality Management
    • 3rd Edition
    • Volume 5
    • Arthur C. Stern
    • English
    The Third Edition of this standard reference work has grown to keep pace with our expanding knowledge of this vital subject, and will now consist of five volumes. Most chapters which appeared in the Second Edition have been revised. New chapters concern themselves chiefly with aspects of air quality management such as data handling, emission inventory, mathematical modeling, and control strategy analysis; global pollution and its monitoring; and more detailed attention to pollution from automobiles and incinerators.Volume V deals with laws, regulations, and standards pertaining to air pollution; the strategies, procedures, and organization forms for administering them; and the energy and economic ramifications of air pollution controls.

  • Environment and Birth Defects

    • 1st Edition
    • James G. Wilson
    • Douglas H. K. Lee + 2 more
    • English

  • Advances in Water Pollution Research

    Proceedings of the International Conference Held in London, September 1962
    • 1st Edition
    • W. W. Eckenfelder
    • English

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