Pollution and threats to the environment

The portending process of climate change, induced by the anthropogenic accumulations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, is likely to generate effects that will cascade through the biosphere, impacting all life on earth and bearing upon human endeavors.

This book is a comprehensive account of all significant energy sources, evaluated according to their capacity, reliability, cost, safety and effects on the environment.

We are used to hearing that the climate crisis is serious, but still tractable if we start acting on it soon.

We are used to hearing that the climate crisis is serious, but still tractable if we start acting on it soon.

This synopsis covers evidence for the effects of conservation interventions for native farmland wildlife.

Energy: The Basics offers a concise and engaging introduction to energy, answering critical questions and providing accessible definitions of essential concepts and developments in the field.

This book extensively covers issues and concerns related to plastics and micro/nano-plastics (MNPs) in the environment, offering a comprehensive exploration beyond simple collection and disposal processes.

How do we assess and manage the actual risks from water contamination?

This book is the proceedings of the conference Faecal Indicators: problem or solution?

Inadequate access to clean water afflicts people throughout the world, and in developing countries any solution to this challenge must be achieved at a low cost and low energy demand.

Modern agriculture must seek to feed the world's growing population with little or no cost to the Environment.

This book is the proceedings of the International Conference on Water Contamination Emergencies: Monitoring, Understanding, Acting held in October 2010.

There is growing concern about the state of the world's oceans.

Life-cycle assessment of new energy solutions plays an important role in discussions about global warming mitigation options and the evaluation of concrete energy production and conversion installations.

It is predicted that climate change will result in big changes to the global distribution of rainfall, causing drought and desertification in some regions and floods in others.

As aviation is celebrated as one of the world's fastest growing industries, with passenger numbers and cargo volumes projected to double in the next 20 years, Plane Truth sounds a note of caution.

As aviation is celebrated as one of the world's fastest growing industries, with passenger numbers and cargo volumes projected to double in the next 20 years, Plane Truth sounds a note of caution.

This volume examines diverse developments in the evolution of public policy institutions for remedying social problems.

'I could fly to New York and back every day for seven years and still not leave a carbon footprint as big as if I have a child.

Murray Bookchin's frank assessment of the disaster we are heading toward at increasing speed is as much a work of ethics as it is of environmentalism.

The world as we know it is undergoing a sudden and violent transformation, unlike anything the planet has experienced since the Cretaceous Extinction.

Imperiled Life theorizes an exit from the potentially terminal consequences of capital-induced climate change.

As cities all over the world have urbanized rapidly after the industrial revolution, most cities have confronted environmental problems such as poor air and water quality, high levels of traffic congestion and ambient noise, poor-quality built environment, derelict land, greenhouse gas emissions, urban sprawl, generation of waste and waste-water.

The Transition Town Movement is a fast growing social movement with hundreds of local groups which aims to prepare communities for the impact of peak oil and climate change.

Climate change is no longer merely projected to occur in the indeterminate future.

Peter McManners gets underneath the well-known facts about the unsustainable nature of the aviation industry and argues for fundamental change to our travelling habits.

Peter McManners gets underneath the well-known facts about the unsustainable nature of the aviation industry and argues for fundamental change to our travelling habits.

The Kyoto Protocol, the world's first tentative step towards avoiding the threat of climate change, has failed.

The Global Food Economy examines the human and ecological cost of what we eat.

As negotiations proceed for the post-Kyoto climate change regime, major obstacles stand in the path to their successful completion.

As negotiations proceed for the post-Kyoto climate change regime, major obstacles stand in the path to their successful completion.

The Kyoto Protocol, the world's first tentative step towards avoiding the threat of climate change, has failed.

The Global Food Economy examines the human and ecological cost of what we eat.

Drylands, a home for nearly 2.

This book highlights the untapped potential of underground spaces as a pivotal resource for climate resilience and sustainable urban development.

'Urgent, profound and compassionate ROBERT MACFARLANE'Truly original .

Isaiah Berlin is well known as a defender of liberal democracy in the Cold War.

Everyone agrees we need to slash global greenhouse emissions.

With Broeker as his guide, award-winning science writer Robert Kunzig looks back at Earth's volatile climate history so as to shed light on the challenges ahead.

As the use of beryllium grows worldwide, the need for a single source of information on this important but toxic element is of increasing importance.

Urban air quality is a topic which remains high on the scientific and political agenda.

In the current international situation, the ability to deal effectively with water contamination emergencies is of rapidly increasing importance.

Environmental chemistry is becoming increasingly important and is crucial in the understanding of a range of issues, ranging from climate change to local pollution problems.

Recent discussions among scientists and policy-makers have highlighted that knowledge generated by many research and demonstration projects is not reaching policymakers in an efficient way.

Understanding pollution, its behaviour and impact is becoming increasingly important, as new technologies and legislation continually lower the tolerable levels of pollutants released into the environment.

Rising concern in recent years over the possible adverse environmental consequences of the use of chemicals has led to a steady increase in national activity towards greater regulation, as well as voluntary agreements with manufacturers for risk management of certain products.

Contamination of water supplies and the immediate availability of appropriate emergency responses to chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) events which result in contaminated water are becoming increasingly relevant and significant issues in the water industry and in the wider world.

Interest in volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as air pollutants has increased dramatically in recent years.

Mass transportation has become central to the lifestyle of developed societies - but with what consequences for the environment and, ultimately, human health?

Pollution: Causes, Effects and Control is the fourth edition of a best-selling introductory level book dealing with chemical and radioactive pollution in its broadest sense.