Pollution and threats to the environment

Research funded by the Centre for Resource Studies,Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

This easy-to-understand introduction emphasizes the areas of probability theory and statistics that are important in environmental monitoring, data analysis, research, environmental field surveys, and environmental decision making.

This easy-to-understand introduction emphasizes the areas of probability theory and statistics that are important in environmental monitoring, data analysis, research, environmental field surveys, and environmental decision making.

Hydrodynamics and Transport for Water Quality Modeling presents a complete overview of current methods used to describe or predict transport in aquatic systems, with special emphasis on water quality modeling.

Hydrodynamics and Transport for Water Quality Modeling presents a complete overview of current methods used to describe or predict transport in aquatic systems, with special emphasis on water quality modeling.

This text examines problems such as microbial contamination, building design, ventilation systems and psychological effects.

This text examines problems such as microbial contamination, building design, ventilation systems and psychological effects.

Tropical ecosystems - the regions between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn - play an important role in global processes, economic issues, and political concerns.

Tropical ecosystems - the regions between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn - play an important role in global processes, economic issues, and political concerns.

"e;Covers the chemistry, process chemistry, technology, engineering, and economics of methane conversion, including its environmental impact and commercial exploitation.

"e;Covers the chemistry, process chemistry, technology, engineering, and economics of methane conversion, including its environmental impact and commercial exploitation.

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Ecotoxicology is the evaluation of toxic effects within the environment, typically within one specific ecosystem, like a forest, stream, or lake.

Ecotoxicology is the evaluation of toxic effects within the environment, typically within one specific ecosystem, like a forest, stream, or lake.

This extensive handbook presents up-to-date coverage of significant developments in estuarine and marine pollution.

This extensive handbook presents up-to-date coverage of significant developments in estuarine and marine pollution.

Winner of the Scientific & Medical Network Book Prize 2019!

Winner of the Scientific & Medical Network Book Prize 2019!

Over the last decades the world has witnessed a growing number of floods in urban areas.

Over the last decades the world has witnessed a growing number of floods in urban areas.

This book provides a concise synthesis of how toxic chemical pollutants affect physiological processes in teleost fish.

This book provides a concise synthesis of how toxic chemical pollutants affect physiological processes in teleost fish.

The share of global CO2 emissions from the core Northeast Asian (NEA) countries in 2015 was estimated to be as high as 33.

The share of global CO2 emissions from the core Northeast Asian (NEA) countries in 2015 was estimated to be as high as 33.

Once imagined as a place on the very edge of the world, Greenland is now viewed as being at the epicentre of climate change.

Recent years have seen a burgeoning of novels that respond to the environmental issues we currently face.

Recent years have seen a burgeoning of novels that respond to the environmental issues we currently face.

From around the world, cities and regions, civil society networks and businesses, nongovernmental organizations and institutions for research and learning, and many others, are taking action on climate change.

From around the world, cities and regions, civil society networks and businesses, nongovernmental organizations and institutions for research and learning, and many others, are taking action on climate change.

Originally published in 1986, this book takes an inter-disciplinary approach to the options for energy in the future.

Originally published in 1986, this book takes an inter-disciplinary approach to the options for energy in the future.

Originally published in 1999, The Kyoto Protocol provides a detailed discussion on the history, terms and implications of the Kyoto Protocol 1997.

Originally published in 1999, The Kyoto Protocol provides a detailed discussion on the history, terms and implications of the Kyoto Protocol 1997.

Following in the tradition of its predecessor, Crop Responses to Environment, this fully updated and more comprehensive second edition describes aspects of crop responses to environment that are particularly relevant to the development of improved crop cultivars and management methods on a global scale.

Following in the tradition of its predecessor, Crop Responses to Environment, this fully updated and more comprehensive second edition describes aspects of crop responses to environment that are particularly relevant to the development of improved crop cultivars and management methods on a global scale.

The chapters in this book reflect on the work of seminal Australian geographer, the late Professor Graeme Hugo.

The chapters in this book reflect on the work of seminal Australian geographer, the late Professor Graeme Hugo.

It is widely accepted that limiting climate change to 2(deg)C will require substantial and sustained investments in low-carbon technologies and infrastructure.

It is widely accepted that limiting climate change to 2(deg)C will require substantial and sustained investments in low-carbon technologies and infrastructure.

This book highlights how climate change has affected migration in the Indian subcontinent.

This book highlights how climate change has affected migration in the Indian subcontinent.

This book demonstrates the need to coordinate private and corporate actors with national and global sustainable climate policies, with conventions in the spheres of green energy laws, as well as from the spheres of commercial, trade, and other private law.

This book demonstrates the need to coordinate private and corporate actors with national and global sustainable climate policies, with conventions in the spheres of green energy laws, as well as from the spheres of commercial, trade, and other private law.

This comprehensive handbook provides a detailed and unique overview of current thinking about marine governance in the context of global environmental change.

This comprehensive handbook provides a detailed and unique overview of current thinking about marine governance in the context of global environmental change.

A changing climate is likely to have a drastic impact on crop yields in Africa.

A changing climate is likely to have a drastic impact on crop yields in Africa.

In line with COP21 agreements, state-led climate change mitigation and adaptation actions are being undertaken to transition to carbon-neutral, green economies.

In line with COP21 agreements, state-led climate change mitigation and adaptation actions are being undertaken to transition to carbon-neutral, green economies.