Hydrology and the hydrosphere

We live in a world confronted by mounting environmental problems; increasing global deforestation and desertification, loss of species diversity, pollution and global warming.

The book addresses the development of the basic knowledge of the subsurface solute transfer with a particular emphasis on field data collection and analysis coupled with modeling (analytical and numerical) tool application.

This book identifies emerging technologies that allow the reuse and regeneration of industrial wastewater with innovative and applied approaches throughout the wastewater treatment cycle.

This book investigates how actors organize in order to solve a water quality problem.

The manufacture of plastic as well as its indiscriminate disposal and destruction by incineration pollutes atmospheric, terrestrial, and aquatic ecosystems.

This book provides an in-depth discussion of various aspects of metal ecotoxicology.

This book presents an overview of modeling and simulation of environmental systems via diverse research problems and pertinent case studies.

Until now, techniques for studying biofilms- the cellular colonies that live in drinking water systems, wastewater operations, even ground and surface water- have been limited.

This volume contains the proceedings of the 19th International Liege Colloquium on Ocean Hydrodynamics, the programme of which focused on the relationships between small-scale mixing and large-scale features, transports and processes.

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This book presents the proceedings of the International Conference on Health, Safety, Fire, Environment, and Allied Sciences (HSFEA 2018), highlighting the latest developments in the field of science and technology aimed at improving health and safety in the workplace.

The study of the ocean is almost as old as the history of mankind itself.

In the face of unprecedented challenges in managing water resources, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) emerges as a revolutionary force, reshaping the landscape of water conservation, treatment, irrigation, policy formulation, watershed management, and the monitoring of groundwater and surface water.

Engagingly written, with both learning and humor, Fish bridges the gap between purely pictorial books and scholarly texts, and provides a succinct summary of fish biology and conservation for students and fish enthusiasts.

An inspiring book about love in its purest form.

There is a growing problem of performance degradation of wells and associated systems on sites where groundwater quality is monitored or remediation performed.

The book presents a critical and comparative analysis of the hydropolitical landscape of African transboundary river basins which, for much of the past century, have been affected by water scarcity.

This book focuses on developing an integrated holistic approach for harnessing the potential of rain-fed agriculture.

From the microscopic observation of infection to the widespread application of molecular techniques in taxonomy and epidemiology, to the genome sequencing of two major species and advances in biochemistry, phylogeny, and water treatment, new information on this fascinating genus continues to mount as we discover and utilize the latest scientific te

This book, first published in 1984, has both a geomorphic and a hydrologic message.

Climate change is expected to modify the hydrological cycle and affect freshwater resources.

This book examines the political economy that governs the management of international transboundary river basins in the developing world.

This contributed volume analyzes flooding scenarios in Brazilian cities using a geographic and spatiotemporal approach to explore impacts and ways to mitigate future disasters.

This book is divided into four parts.

This volume contains the proceedings of the International Sym- posium on North Sea Dynamics which was held in Hamburg, August 31 - September 4, 1981.

Floods are difficult to prevent but can be managed in order to reduce their environmental, social, cultural, and economic impacts.

This book is the first comprehensive review of the subsurface monitoring theory and practice.

This book presents the selected papers presented at the 5th International Symposium on Water Pollution and Treatment (ISWPT 2022), held during October 28-29, 2022, in Bangkok, Thailand.

This encyclopedia is a reference for aquatic physical, biological and biogeochemical sciences, collecting and connecting a number of topics, concepts and facts about aquatic systems and their scientific investigation.

Stewarding the Sound uses different perspectives to build awareness of the wealth and fragility of this ecosystem by balancing economic and social needs with conservation.

This book focuses on green and innovative wastewater treatment technologies that promote sustainability.

Land use and water resources are two major environmental issues which necessitate conservation, management, and maintenance practices through the use of various engineering techniques.

Effluents generated from the pharmaceutical industry contain organic and inorganic contaminants that create potential threats to human health and the environment.

This volume is the result of work carried out under the NATO SPS Study Pilot Project "e;Sustainable Use and Protection of Groundwater Resources - Transboundary Water Management.

This new edition of Guide to Process Based Modeling of Lakes and Coastal Seas brings the modeling up to date, taking into account multiple stressors acting on aquatic systems.

In port cities around the world, waterfront development projects have been hailed both as spaces of promise and as crucial territorial wedges in twenty-first century competitive growth strategies.

Advanced Bioseparation of Industrial Wastes: Sustainable Recovery of High-Value Metal Ions examines resource recovery from a variety of industrial waste streams, including sludge and wastewater, with an emphasis on both the fundamentals and the more advanced concepts involved.

River Science is a rapidly developing interdisciplinary field at the interface of the natural sciences, engineering and socio-political sciences.

The research presented in this book demonstrates how an integrated 'systems' approach to farming in the watershed context increases the effectiveness of a production system and improves people's livelihoods.

An accessible introduction to large rivers, including coverage of the geomorphology, hydrology, ecology, and environments of large river systems This indispensible book takes a structured and global approach to the subject of large rivers, covering geomorphology, hydrology, ecology, and anthropogenic environment.

This comprehensive book covers the environmental issues concerning silver nanoparticles (AgNPs).

Optical remote sensing is of invaluable help in understanding the marine environment and its biogeochemical and physical processes.

Osmotic energy can be effectively harvested through pressure retarded osmosis (PRO) which is the most widely investigated technology due to its greater efficiency and higher power density output and effective membranes are the heart of the PRO technology.

This volume provides in-depth coverage of the latest in remote sensing of hydrological extremes:  both floods and droughts.

This book summarizes the advanced sustainable trends in removing toxic pollutants by environmental and biotechnological processes from both industrial wastewater and sewage wastewater.

A prevalent and increasingly important issue, arsenic removal continues to be one of the most important areas of water treatment.

This book introduces the discontinuous Galerkin (DG) method and its application to shallow water flows.

This book focuses on the theory and application of interdependent networks.

This book contains both practical and theoretical aspects of groundwater resources relating to geochemistry.

This book presents carbon nanotubes as a potential material for the development of new waste water treatment technologies.