Advances in Environmental Research
Advances in Environmental Research. Volume 77 opens with a focus on the impact and direct effects of toxicant exposure, viruses, and parasitism on individual honey bee survival, foraging behavior, and colony survival. The authors discuss how habitat fragmentation and biological invasions, considered the primary cause for biodiversity loss and the biggest threats to the conservation of ecosystems and their environmental services, interact in the presence of a natural disturbance. Experimental and...
This holistic book covers the richest area in North East India in terms of both explored and foreseen reserves of fossil fuels and other natural resources. Using a multidisciplinary approach, GIS, and geospatial data gathered from different case studies included, this book helps readers develop a thorough understanding of a highly dynamic big river, the Brahmaputra, and use it as a comprehensive resource for further understanding the science of rivers. It discusses the causal factors of decadal-...
Cadmium (Environmental Toxin, #2)
On May 25,1978, the Commission on Toxicology ofthe Division of Clinical Chemistry of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) established its Subcommittee on Environmental and Occupational Toxicology of Cadmium following aseries of Commission meetings in Kristiansand, Norway. I was appointed chairman ofthe new Subcommittee by the Commission on Toxicology (chairman at that time F. w. Sun derman Jr. ) in which I served from 1977 as an Associate Member and from 1979 as a Titul...
Efficiency and Equity of Climate Change Policy (Economics, Energy and Environment, #15)
Efficiency and Equity of Climate Change Policy is a comprehensive assessment of the economic effects of climate change policy, addressing the issues with a quantitative modelling approach. The book thus goes beyond the usual statements on the efficiency of economic instruments to identify the way gains and losses are distributed; who gains and who loses. Both the costs and benefits of climate change policies are analyzed. Most papers also provide useful information on the economic feature...
Green Building (Nano and Energy)
Provides information on renewable energy sources and the technologies used to create green buildings and sustainable designsOffers insight into the new green building technologies and materialsCovers energy demand and energy storageDiscusses federal, state, and local standards for green buildingExplains the environmental impact of green design
This new edition of this highly-respected textbook provides a full and authoritative introduction for scientists, both students and professionals, needing to know the scope, potential and limitations of remote sensing. Chapters on satellite systems and on applications are given greater coverage than before and this material has been considerably updated. Key features: Comprehensively surveys the basic principles of remote sensing physics, techniques and technology Outlines data acquisition,...
Flood based irrigation in particular spate irrigation relies on variable flood scenarios occurring every year. Management of spate flood for spate irrigation must cope with the variability and uncertainty of water supply. Coping with water supply risks is often the only way to harness the opportunities for a productive use of water in arid environment. Integrating and strengthening community responses into irrigation policies and improvement plans could ensure sustainable and productive spate ir...
Integrating Safety, Quality and Environmental Management
New Approaches in Water Purification
In the past decade, practical applications of a variety of new wastewater-treatment technologies, such as membrane filtration systems and advanced oxidation, have led to new ways of managing urban water systems and water resources. These new treatment regimes, especially the integration of urban-water and waste-management systems, promise to dramatically improve the sustainability of our water resources. These new systems are creating new needs, which are driving further technology development....
Linking Sustainable Community Activities to Pollution Prevention
by Beth E Lachman
Engineering Reliability and Risk in Water Resources (Nato Science Series E:, #124)
Hydraulic, hydrologic and water resources engineers have been concerned for a long time about failure phenomena. One of the major concerns is the definition of a failure event E, of its probability of occurrence PtE), and of the complementary notion of reliability. However, as the stochastic aspects of hydraulics and water resources engineering were developed, words such as "failure," "reliability," and "risk" took on different meanings for different specialists. For example, "risk" is defined i...
This book examines the long-term fate of invasive species by detailing examples of invaders from different zoological and botanical taxa from various places around the world. Readers will discover what happened, after a century or so, to 'classical' invaders like rabbits in Australia, house sparrows in North America, minks in Europe and water hyacinths in Africa and Asia. Chapters presented in the book focus on eighteen species in the form of in-depth case studies including: earthworms, zebra m...
New Trends in Renewable Energy for Humanity Benefits
by Fouad A S Soliman and Karima A Mahmoud
Indoor Air Quality Engineering Environmental Health and Control of Indoor Pollutants
by Heinsohn/Cimbal
Offers practical strategies to construct, test, modify, and renovate industrial structures and processes to minimize and inhibit contaminant formation, distribution, and accumulation. Provides applications in Microsoft Excelr, Mathcadr, and Fluentr for analysis of contaminant concentration in various flow fields and air pollution control devices.
This brief critically reviews the structure and applications of polysaccharide based materials as a green and sustainable resource in water and water treatment operations. The authors present a fascinating insight into the application of this renewable resource in water and wastewater treatment operations approached from multiple perspectives: mechanistic insight into the coagulation efficiency of polysaccharides based coagulants; progress and prospects of polysaccharide composites as adsorbent...
EPAs Proposed Carbon Dioxide Rule for Existing Power Plants
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed regulations to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from existing power plants. EPA believes that its proposed Clean Power Plan (CPP) will "protect public health, move the United States towards a cleaner environment, and fight climate change while supplying Americans with reliable and affordable power." Burning fossil fuels to produce electricity results in the release of carbon dioxide, and represents the largest source of GHG emissions in...
Biotechnology for Treatment of Wastes Containing Metals addresses various aspects related to different wastes that have a metallic content and represent a serious risk for the environment and human health. These wastes, due to their physical and chemical characteristics, have been the object of studies which have led to the development of different technologies in recycling, reuse or adequate disposal, biotechnology being one of these alternatives. Biotechnology offers a range of options for the...
The abundance of sulfate-reducing bacteria and archaea (SRBA) is impressive and new isolates are being reported continuously. A few decades ago, only two genera of sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB) had been identified. As of 2018, 92 genera containing more than 420 species of SRB have been isolated and characterized and there are several species of archaea. This book addresses the development of the research with SRBA and includes historical background of this field. Biochemical characterization...
Conomie D'Nergie
by Frederic P Miller, Agnes F Vandome, and John McBrewster