Environmental science, engineering and technology Books

Synopsis Algarum Scandinaviae est opus botanicum a Carolo Adolfo Agardh anno 1817 editum. In hoc libro, auctor describit varietates algas quae in Scandinavia inventae sunt. Dispositio universali algarum quoque addita est, quae eas secundum earum...

Symmetrical Masonry Arches: Including Natural Stone, Plain-Concrete, And Reinforced-Concrete Arches (1906) is a comprehensive guide to the construction of various types of arches. Written by Malverd Abijah Howe, an American civil engineer and author, the...

The book ""Social Progress And The Darwinian Theory: A Study Of Force As A Factor In Human Relations"" was written by George William Nasmyth in 1916. The book explores the concept of social progress and its relationship with the Darwinian theory of...

Synopsis Of The Mutillidae Of North America (1871) is a scientific book written by Charles A. Blake. The book is a comprehensive guide to the Mutillidae family of insects found in North America. Mutillidae, also known as velvet ants, are a family of...

Mission Scientifique De Cap Horn, 1882-1883 V6: Zoologie (1888) est un livre �����crit par Leon Louis Vaillant. Il s'agit d'un compte rendu d�����taill����� de la mission scientifique men�����e au Cap Horn en 1882-1883, avec un accent particulier sur la...

A Monografia dos Moluscos Terrestres, Fluviais, Lacustres e Insulares da Madeira (1867) escrita por Antonio da Costa do Castelo de Paiva ����� uma obra que se dedica ao estudo e classifica����������o dos moluscos encontrados em diferentes ambientes da...

Flowers And Their Unbidden Guests is a book written by Anton Kerner and first published in 1878. The book is a comprehensive study of the relationship between flowers and the insects that visit them. Kerner was a renowned Austrian botanist and...

""Abbildungen und Beschreibungen V2: Neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien"" ist ein Buch von Rudolph Amandus Philippi, das 1847 ver������ffentlicht wurde. Das Buch enth�����lt detaillierte Beschreibungen und Abbildungen von verschiedenen Muschelarten,...

""Etude Monographique D'Une Espece D'Ascidie Composee"" est un livre �����crit par Maurice Charles et publi����� en 1888. Il s'agit d'une �����tude approfondie sur une esp�����ce d'ascidie compos�����e, un type de cr�����ature marine qui appartient...

This book elucidates the growing application of greener technology with a circular economic approach and examines the connection among environment, economy, and ecology for an emerging and supportable human society. Focusing on the technologies and...

This book presents state-of-the-art knowledge of Hg in the soil-rice system. It shows the global contamination of soil, and how Hg can be mobilized, immobilized, methylated, and de-methylated in soils. The authors also present how Hg can be accumulated...

This book examines the changing roles and functions of the soybean throughout world history and discusses how this reflects the complex processes of agrofood globalization.

Phycoremediation of Wastewater: Practical Applications for Sustainability focuses on the latest developments in water remediation, as well as the major challenges faced by municipalities implementing large scale phycoremediation operations.

The Science of Lithium provides a comprehensive survey of information on this highly sought-after element, including its chemistry, metallurgical properties, and industrial applications, as well as its drawbacks and environmental implications.

This book provides a step-by-step guide on how to use various publicly available remotely sensed time series data sources for environmental monitoring and assessment. Readers will learn how to extract valuable information on global changes from a 20-year...

This book describes comprehensive, integrated view of separation science backed by discussions about simple extraction and partition processes to give better understanding of chromatography and membrane separations. It paves way for understanding of...

This book provides the linkages between environmental resources, such as water, waste, and soil to deal with sustainable management of resources. This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in environmental science and engineering,...

Giving an account of successfully applied and recently developed green remediation technologies for water pollution control, this book describes the scope and applications of nature-based wastewater treatment technologies for environmental sustainability.

Bioelectrochemical Oxidation Processes for Wastewater Treatment examines the latest hybrid technologies utilizing algae, bacteria, and various other chemical agents, and discusses the major challenges in large scale operations, as well as forward-looking...

Recalcitrant Pollutants Removal from Wastewaters examines the role of indigenous microbes in the degradation and detoxification of wastewater utilizing the latest biological treatment technologies.

The Handbook of Irrigation Hydrology and Management examines irrigated ecosystems in which water storage, applications, or drainage volumes are artificially controlled in the landscape and the spatial domain of processes varies from micrometers to tens...

Health and Safety, Environment and Quality Audits includes the latest health and safety, environmental and quality management system standards. It delivers a powerful and proven approach to risk-based auditing of business-critical risk areas using ISO,...

In this book the authors examine the governance of marine protected areas (MPA), and in particular they compare two different forms of governance - co-management (CM) and adaptive co-management (ACM). The authors show that there is a symbiotic...

Written and edited by a team of specialists at Max Fordham LLP, one of the UK's leading environmental and building services engineering consultancies, this book is the result of their extensive experience in designing environmentally-friendly buildings.

In the past decade there has been a rapid increase in waterborne outbreaks of disease associated with viral and protozoan agents, normally in drinking waters that were found to be microbially safe using the Coliform Index.For nearly a quarter of a...

This book is a compendium of knowledge about nanomaterials and strategies for bioremediation over hazardous environmental pollutants.

Scientists and engineers have made significant advances over the last two decades to achieve feasible, cost-efficient processes for the large-scale production of alternative, environmentally friendly sources of energy. Alcoholic Fuels describes the...

This book examines some of the successes and failures of actual implementation of modern water policy options in the light of the principles and concepts which have emerged from the Rio Earth Summit, the Dublin Statement and other international consensus...

This book provides a critical review of the conceptual basis, strengths and weaknesses of using Species Sensitivity Distributions (SSDs) to model the effects of contaminants on ecosystems. For anyone developing or revising environmental criteria or...

Published nearly ten years ago, the first edition of Practical Atlas for Bacterial Identification broke new ground with the wealth of detail and breadth of information it provided. The second edition is poised to do the same. Differing fundamentally from...

We live in a society as dominated by food preference as by sexual preference, as obsessed with eating too much as with eating too little. In this accessible, cross-disciplinary text, David Goodman and Michael Redclift look at the development of the...

First Published in 2004. Plate tectonic collision, climate oscillation, glacial fluctuation, severe wind and water erosion-all have wrought dramatic change on the landscape of the Western Himalaya, one of the most dynamic and spectacular landscapes on...

Shelving Guide: Environmental EngineeringIn-situ burning is recognized as a viable alternative for cleaning up oil spills on land and water. It can rapidly reduce the volume of spilled oil and eliminate the need to collect, store, transport, and dispose...

The Connemara region in Western Ireland is world-renowned for its outstanding geology and spectacular landscapes. This book and its many colorful illustrations, maps, diagrams, field, and landscape images, detail the origin and formation of Connemara's...

This book provides a thorough understanding of wastewater treatment and management focussing on scientific, technical, and principles of microbial treatment to aid in understanding how microbial nexus work on wastewater detoxification for its safe...

This book emphasizes on the comprehensive information on emerging contaminants overview, environmental occurrence, analysis, risk assessment and toxicity assessment. Environmental, legal, health concerns of the ECs have also been covered in this book...

This book includes a discussion on the different routes of contamination, the food-chain transport possibilities of pesticide pollutants, which are very contemporary and required topics of research. It also includes relevant discussions on how to get...

Sustainability and the Rights of Nature in Practice is the much-needed complementary volume to Sustainability and the Rights of Nature: An Introduction (CRC Press, May 2017). The first book laid out the international precursors for the Rights of Nature...

At a time of growing environmental concerns and an urgent need for sustainable solutions, the intersection of blockchain technology and environmental sustainability is emerging as a powerful force for positive change.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

The 36 heartfelt and personal accounts about fire management contained in To Burn or Not to Burn reveal not just the differing perspectives on fire management but perhaps more importantly, how Australians interact with the land on a more profound level...

Climate Myths is both a primer on climate change and a definitive rebuttal of climate science denial. The book can thus be used to help educate students, teachers, and the general public about the controversy over climate change. Climate Myths puts the...

Water Quality Data emphasizes the interpretation of a water analysis or a group of analyses, with major applications on ground-water pollution or contaminant transport. A companion computer program aids in obtaining accurate, reproducible results, and...

Environmental Site Assessment Phase 1 describes the methods used by leaders in the industry and emphasizes the development of an easy-to-follow investigative strategy for performing in-house assessments. It provides investigative tools that are mandated...

Photodegradation of Water Pollutants, the only complete survey available of current photocatalytic methods for treating water pollutants, covers all aspects of light-stimulated detoxification. Ideal for researchers and students, this new book explains...