Pollution and threats to the environment

This comprehensive text provides a concise overview of environmental problems caused by agriculture, (such as pesticide pollution and increased nitrate levels) and offers practical solutions to them.

Amidst growing environmental concerns worldwide, Japan is seen as particularly vulnerable to the effects of changing climate.

This book investigates the consequences of mountaineering (hiking, trekking, climbing) on the natural environment.

The Autonomous Vehicle (AV) has been strongly heralded as the most exciting innovation in automobility for decades.

International concern in scientific, industrial, and governmental communi- ties over traces of xenobiotics in foods and in both abiotic and biotic envi- ronments has justified the present triumvirate of specialized publications in this field: comprehensive reviews, rapidly published research papers and progress reports, and archival documentations.

An invaluable resource for general readers investigating climate change, this book examines the impact of climate change on popular culture and analyzes how writers and directors treat the disasters caused by climate change in their novels and films.

The diverse nature of environmental problems mankind has encountered within the last decade has developed a new understanding of the nature of environmental processes.

This is Volume II in a three-volume set on the Behavior of Radionuclides in the Environment, focusing on Chernobyl.

This book conducts a systematic inquiry into the tragic deaths caused by natural disasters at different geographic scales.

The International Gothenburg Symposia on Chemical Treatment have proven to be a unique platform for the exchange of ideas between theory and practice.

This book argues that the Soviet Union was a highly influential actor in furthering understandings of society-nature interaction on the international stage and played a key role in helping to shape, conceptualize and assess the relationship between humankind and the Earth system.

This book presents the results of an interdisciplinary research project that was set up to introduce Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) at the Zayandeh Rud, Central Iran's most important river.

What can prosperity possibly mean in a world of environmental and social limits?

Most people in the United States spend far more time indoors than outdoors.

Dive into the dynamic world of environmental stewardship with "e;Soil, Water Pollution, and Mitigation Strategies: A Spatial Approach.

How knowing the extreme risks of climate change can help us prepare for an uncertain futureIf you had a 10 percent chance of having a fatal car accident, you'd take necessary precautions.

Modern civilization faces a broad spectrum of daunting problems, but rational solutions are available for them all.

THE TIMES BEST HISTORY BOOK OF 2023A BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK FOR THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE, GUARDIAN, INDEPENDENT AND FINANCIAL TIMESA BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK | AN INSTANT #2 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Humanity has transformed the Earth: Frankopan transforms our understanding of history' Financial Times'Vast, learned and timely work' Sunday Times------From the international bestselling author of The Silk Roads comes a major history of how a changing climate has dramatically shaped the development-and demise-of civilisations across time.

This book discusses new and innovative trends and techniques in the application of nanotechnology to industrial wastewater treatment both at a laboratory scale and an industry scale, including treatment, remediation, sensing and pollution prevention.

Through an examination of carbon footprint metaphors, this books demonstrates the ways in which climate change and other ecological issues are culturally and materially constituted through metaphor.

The book aims to highlight the application of microbial electrochemical technologies, their fundamental to advanced, recent applications, management strategies, and relevant case studies.

This book contains up-to-date information and findings in research on the evaluation, treatment, reusability, and development of wastewater in India.

Landraces possess a very large genetic base in population structure and are dynamic populations of cultivated plants with historical origin, distinct identity, and without any formal crop improvement.

Climate change impacts upon the world's poorest most heavily.

The adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the UN General Assembly in 2015 represents the latest attempt by the international community to live up to the challenges of a planet that is out of control.

This book examines why authoritarian governments are willing to address environmental problems that have an international impact, such as CO2  emissions, but are reluctant to address problems that have only a domestic impact.

The passage of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) by Congress and subsequent modifications of international maritime regulations resulted in a far-reaching change in the design of tank vessels.

In this ready reference, a global team of experts comprehensively cover molecular and cell biology-based approaches to the impact of increasing global temperatures on crop productivity.

The main purpose of water quality monitoring may be seen as evaluating water quality conformity against water quality standards, especially for administrative purposes.

Perchlorate is a widespread, environmentally persistent contaminant recently discovered in U.

Chemical Modeling for Air Resources describes fundamental topics in chemical modeling and its scientific and regulatory applications in air pollution problems, such as ozone hole, acid rain, climate change, particulate matter, and other air toxins.

We know how to prepare our homes for each seasonal change, but do we know how to prepare for climate change?

Australia’s experience in community-based environmental repair is unique in the world, with no shortage of analysis by bureaucrats, academics and environmentalists.

Hazardous Materials Handbook for Emergency Responders breaks down the hazards and response priorities according to the nine classes of hazardous chemicals defined by the U.

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This book takes a compelling approach to describing what is needed to create the kind of future that most people on Earth really want.

This book presents a summary of the lectures given at the NATO Advanced Science Institute (ASI) which took place at Val Morin, Quebec, Canada, 4-15 September, 1995.

The ethics of climate governance is of critical importance to current debates in climate justice, yet until now it has been largely neglected.

This book focuses on the vulnerabilities of state and local services to cyber-threats and suggests possible protective action that might be taken against such threats.

The issues surrounding water services are some of the most critical challenges facing not only the United States, but also the global community today.

The environmental crisis besieges morality with unanswered questions and ethical dilemmas, requiring fresh examination of nature''s value, animal rights, activism, and despair.

Estimates of groundwater recharge and discharge rates are needed at many differentscales for many different purposes.

In recent years, there has been concern about security and operations management at Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories (LANL and LLNL).