Impacts of Fukushima Nuclear Accident on Freshwater Environments
This book examines the impacts of radionuclides released from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident on inland aquatic environments. The focus is on the dynamics of radiocesium in inland aquatic environments. The book comprises three parts: migration behavior of radiocesium in river and lake environment, accumulation of radiocesium into organisms in freshwater, and integrated environmental analysis in a lake system and a forest-freshwater system. Many studies on the dy...
Animal Biomarkers as Pollution Indicators (Chapman & Hall Ecotoxicology)
Ecotoxicology is a relatively new scientific discipline. Indeed, it might be argued that it is only during the last 5-10 years that it has come to merit being regarded as a true science, rather than a collection of procedures for protecting the environment through management and monitoring of pollutant discharges into the environment. The term 'ecotoxicology' was first coined in the late sixties by Prof. Truhaut, a toxicologist who had the vision to recognize the importance of investigating the...
Processes Determining Surface Water Chemistry
by Volodymyr Osadchyy, Bogdan Nabyvanets, Petro Linnik, Nataliia Osadcha, and Yurii Nabyvanets
This book presents major hydrological, physicochemical and biological processes determining the formation of hydro-physical properties and chemical composition of terrestrial surface water. Generalized hydro-physical, hydro-chemical and hydro-biological parameters affecting surface water quality, in particular in the Ukraine, are provided. Furthermore, a general description of the anthropogenic factors affecting the process of forming natural water’s properties is presented. This volume is of in...
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
This book reviews Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Nitropolycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (NPAHs) contamination in the context of environmental pollution in Asia. It is comprised of the following sections: 1. Fundamental Chemistry and General Characteristics; 2. Analytical Methods; 3. Emission Source and Atmospheric Behavior; 4. Atmospheric Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and PM2.5; 5. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Marine Environments; 6. Metabolic Activation/Toxicities; and 7....
Polish River Basins and Lakes – Part II (The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, #87)
This book reviews the latest research and developments concerning the biodiversity and biocontamination assessment of aquatic ecosystems in Poland. The authors present expert analyses of the current biological status of Polish surface waters, and examine a broad range of elements related to aquatic ecosystems, including macrophytes, phytoplankton, zooplankton and macroinvertebrates, microorganisms, fish, and selected invasive aquatic species. A set of conservation and restoration practices, an...
Environmental Pollution of the Pearl River Estuary, China (Estuaries of the World)
by Wen-Xiong Wang and Philip S. Rainbow
The Pearl River Estuary (PRE) is the Western name for a very large estuary in southern China that is currently home to an industrial metropolis of staggering size, and one that is rapidly evolving. The Chinese name for the Pearl River is Zhujiang. Guangzhou lies at the head of the estuary, and Macau and Hong Kong are on the western and eastern sides, respectively, of the wide opening of the estuary to the South China Sea. The new cities of Zhuhai and Shenzhen lie immediately north of Macau and H...
This volume concisely and systematically presents our current knowledge of the terrestrial environment and inland water resources in the Kaliningrad Region. The 22 chapters, including an introduction and a conclusion, are based on observational data; scientific literature, mainly published in Russian; and the authors’ long-standing experience in this area of research. The book is intended for specialists working in various fields of environmental sciences and ecology; water resources and managem...
Zum ersten Mal wird mit der vorliegenden Publikation ein aktueller Überblick über die verschiedenen Aspekte der Veränderung der Natur und ihrer Bestandteile gegeben. Im Mittelpunkt stehen dabei unterschiedliche, im Spannungsfeld zwischen natürlichem Wandel und anthropogenen Veränderungen angesiedelte Fragestellungen. Namhafte Autoren untersuchen am Beispiel der Naturelemente Klima, Boden und Biodiversität mögliche Prozesse, die zu Wandel oder Veränderung beitragen. Ergänzt werden diese Betrachtu...
Einmischungen / DDR
by Lebrecht Jeschke, Hans Dieter Schmidt, Michael Succow, Gunter Tembrock, and Karl-Friedrich Wessel
Die Geschwindigkeit der in der DDR ablaufenden Umwälzungen hat uns bisher den Atem stocken lassen. Zu den Neuerungen gehört u.a. die Möglichkeit zur freien und kritischen Meinungsäußerung. Sechs bekannte und kritisch für ihr Land engagierte Wissenschaftler geben einen Überblick über ihren Wissenschaftszweig; die letzten 40 Jahre, die Gegenwart und die Perspektiven, das Ist, das Soll, das "Kann" und das "Muß". Wir erleben eine weder von Partei noch Zensur bearbeitete Information aus Insiderkreise...
Environmental Physiology and Biochemistry of Insects
Of all the zoological classes the insects are the most numerous in species and the most varied in structure. Estimates of the number 18 of species vary from 1 to 10 million, and 10 individuals are es timated to be alive at any given moment. In their evolution, in sects are relatively ancient and, therefore, they have proved to be a phenomenally successful biological design which has survived unchanged in its basic winged form during the last 300 m. y. In sects were the first small animals to...
The Rivers of Montenegro (The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, #93)
This book reviews the current state of knowledge on, recent advances in, and future prospects of Montenegrin river basins in the context of anthropogenic activities. Edited by three respected experts in the field, the book begins with an introduction to the specific hydrogeological conditions in Montenegro and critical reflections on the impact of hydropower projects. It then reviews the vulnerability of river ecosystems, exploring potential genotoxic effects and water quality, and explaining ty...
Diversity in Coastal Marine Sciences (Coastal Research Library, #23)
This book integrates a wide range of subjects into a coherent purview of the status of coastal marine science. Designed for the professional or specialist in coastal science, oceanography, and related disciplines, this work will appeal to workers in multidisciplinary fields that strive for practical solutions to environmental problems in coastal marine settings around the world. Examples are drawn from many different geographic areas, including the Black Sea region. Subject areas covered include...
Die Herausgeber präsentieren aktuelle Untersuchungen an Auen deutscher Flüsse. Den geographischen Schwerpunkt der Untersuchung bilden dabei die Elbe und ihre Nebenflüsse. Jedoch fanden auch Ergebnisse von Rhein und Oder sowie einiger anderer kleinerer Flußläufe Eingang in die Untersuchung. Folgende Themen werden dabei behandelt: - Eigenschaften und Hydrologie von Auenböden - Rezente Einträge in Auen - Verteilung und Verhalten organischer und anorganischer Schadstoffe - Modellierung - Management...
Lanthanides
This edited book Lanthanides is a collection of research chapters, offering an excellent review of recent applications in our lives. It consists of a number of interesting chapters by scientists and researchers from different parts of the world. The book is divided into six chapters. The first chapter is a short introduction that explains the nature and purpose of the book and the logic and significance of its contents. In the second chapter, Katarzyna Kiegiel et al. introduce novel apparatus so...
Covers the essentials of environmental chemistry and focuses on measurements that can be made in a typical undergraduate laboratory Provides a review of general chemistry nestled in the story of the Big Bang and the formation of the EarthIncludes a primer on measurement statistics and quantitative methods to equip students to make measurements in labEncapsulates environmental chemistry in three chapters on the atmosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphereDescribes many instruments and methods used to...
Chemical Modeling for Air Resources describes fundamental topics in chemical modeling and its scientific and regulatory applications in air pollution problems, such as ozone hole, acid rain, climate change, particulate matter, and other air toxins. A number of corroborative analysis methods are described to help extract information from model data. With many examples, Chemical Modeling for Air Resources may serve as a textbook for graduate students and reference for professionals in fields of at...
Imagine living through an arctic winter in shelter with no plumbing, not even an outhouse. For two months, the sun does not rise above the horizon, and the temperature locks in below minus fifty. This is the story of Jack Grainge, a civil engineer for the federal government, bringing the people of northern Canada the sanitary conveniences we take for granted. Full of anecdotes and colour photographs, this book provides insight into everyday life in the rapidly-changing North of the 1950s and 196...
State of Lake Superior
Long before the foundations of the concept of sustainability were laid down and green chemistry became a hot topic, chemists had already been looking for alternative feedstocks hoping to liberate the industry from its dependency on fossil fuels. This book examines one such story. Near the largest French forest in the southwest of the country, in Aquitaine, a network of entrepreneurs of chemists established in the early 20th century the Pine Institute. This curious institution, working at the int...
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology provides detailed review articles concerned with aspects of chemical contaminants, including pesticides, in the total environment with toxicological considerations and consequences.
This book argues that the Soviet Union was a highly influential actor in furthering understandings of society-nature interaction on the international stage and played a key role in helping to shape, conceptualize and assess the relationship between humankind and the Earth system. It considers how humankind’s capacity to affect physical and biological systems at a global scale was acknowledged and studied by Soviet scientists, discusses how the interaction between Soviet and Western scientists st...
Leading international scientists bring current and developing topics in sterol research together in Biochemistry and Function of Sterols. The authors are experts in each major area of sterol research-medicine, biochemistry, chemistry, and agriculture. Each chapter features the current state of research as well as new and developing research topics. Throughout the volume the focus is on the major and expanding areas of sterol biochemistry and function of sterols in all classes or organisms. The b...
The mission of 21st Century Chemistry is scientific literacy. This book prepares students for everyday life: From understanding nutrition labels, to monitoring global climate change and, perhaps most importantly, to making good decisions in the voting booth. Waldron accomplishes this mission by engaging students in the science. She brilliantly blends the central ideas of chemistry into stories that are relevant and familiar to her readers' own experiences. Michelle Nijhuis may have put it best i...