Pollution and threats to the environment

HEAT TRANSFER BASICS Concise introduction to heat transfer, with a focus on worked example problems to aid in reader comprehension and student learning Heat Transfer Basics covers the essential topics of heat transfer in a focused manner, starting with an introduction to heat transfer that explains its relationship to thermodynamics and fluid mechanics and continuing on to key topics such as free convection, boiling and condensation, radiation, heat exchangers, and more, for an accessible and reader-friendly yet comprehensive treatment of the subject.

Environmental public health is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the direct and indirect impact of exposure to environmental hazards on the public's health and wellbeing.

Climatic conditions are key determinants of plant growth, whether at the scale of temperature regulation of the cell cycle or at the scale of the geographic limits for a particular species.

The present book covers diversified contributions addressing the impact of climate change on the Antarctic environment.

This book focuses on microplastics as emerging persistent contaminants in terrestrial environments.

Human activities are depleting ecosystems at an unprecedented rate.

A tiny organism called pollen pulls off one of nature's key tasks: plant reproduction.

Nitrous oxide, N2O, is the third most important (in global warming terms) of the greenhouse gases, after carbon dioxide and methane.

This book analyzes the status quo concerning waste generation and management systems in Thailand and other developing countries with similar problems.

Diese reich illustrierte Einführung in die Meteorologie entstand aus der langjährigen Lehrerfahrung des Autors an den Universitäten München, Göttingen und Bonn.

This book systematically describes the instrument setup for the measurement of nitrate radical (NO3) and dinitrogen pentoxide (N2O5), as well as the mixing ratio, chemical behaviors, and atmospheric impacts of NO3 and N2O5 in Beijing, China.

In the face of limited time and escalating impacts, some scientists and politicians are talking about attempting "e;grand technological interventions"e; into the Earth's basic physical and biological systems ("e;geoengineering"e;) to combat global warming.

Remediation and Management of Degraded Lands presents the program of the first International Conference on the Remediation and Management of Degraded Lands.

Ice humanities is a pioneering collection of essays that tackles the existential crisis posed by the planet's diminishing ice reserves.

Although the progress of environmental restoration projects in the Florida Everglades remains slow overall, there have been improvements in the pace of restoration and in the relationship between the federal and state partners during the last two years.

Develops a novel argument explaining why climate change leads to especially bad security outcomes in some places but not in others.

This volume explores recent research trends and achievements in environmental pollution remediation (e.

The lives and futures of children and animals are linked to environmental challenges associated with the Anthropocene and the acceleration of human-caused extinctions.

As water resources diminish with increasing population and economic pressures as well as global climate change, this book addresses a subject of ever increasing local and global importance.

This book presents up-to-date information on the status of water resources in India.

In 2000, the nations next-generation National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) program anticipated purchasing six satellites for $6.

This monograph is based on pollution control technologies available to deal with water and air pollution.

Climate Denial in American Politics is a detailed examination of the rise within American politics of climate denialism, the counter movement which challenges the accepted science of climate change.

This book provides an in-depth overview of marine greens and their environmental and biotechnological applications.

Having safe drinking water is important to all Americans.

This book contains a set of papers which explore the subject matter of human and planetary health at various anglesThe year 2015 was a special year in the field of human and planetary health.

This contributed volume is focused on  SDG 3, 6, 7 ,9, 11, 15, and it covers extensive knowledge on damage and loss contexts of climate change in a developing country.

This book presents recently-developed crop, soil, and management practices that can be used to improve phosphorous use efficiency in agriculture.

In important branches of manufacturing industries, especially those producing chemicals, polymers, semiconductors, ceramics, metals and alloys, analytical process control is already an integral part of the company.

Das bewährte Buch liefert eine ausführliche Einführung in das Arbeitsgebiet der Siedlungswasserwirtschaft.

As the Kyoto Protocol limps along without the participation of the US and Australia, on-going climate negotiations are plagued by competing national and business interests that are creating stumbling blocks to success.

A collection of the most advanced and authoritative agricultural-economic research in the face of increasing water scarcity.

This volume reviews the oil inputs to the Mediterranean Sea from sources such as shipping, offshore oil installations, and oil refineries, presented in a number of national case studies.

An overview of the obstacles to effective climate governance, including international relations, national politics and psychosocial factors.

This book focuses on irrigation sources together with water management for agricultural development in Uttar Pradesh state of India.

This handbook brings together leading international academic experts to provide a comprehensive and authoritative survey of global environmental politics.

Our divided politics, unable to solve the challenges we face concerning society's hierarchies of injustice, poverty, endless war, and climate change, are now backtracking to even more division.

This Handbook gives a comprehensive, international and cutting-edge overview of Sustainable Development.

The Routledge Handbook of Energy Transitions draws upon a unique and multidisciplinary network of experts from around the world to explore the expanding field of energy transitions.

This book offers a variety of cases that detail microbial technologies for remediation of microfiber pollution.

Extremely hazardous substances can be released accidentally as a result of chemical spills, industrial explosions, fires, or accidents involving railroad cars and trucks transporting EHSs.

El Nino has been with us for centuries, but now we can forcast it, and thus can prepare far in advance for the extreme climatic events it brings.

This book advances the use of biodiesel-more environmentally friendly than traditional fossil fuels-by showing how it can be synthesized at a lower cost, with greater efficiency and as a more pure and stable product.

Senses of place helps us navigate the stability and change in a world of multiple interconnected global challenges.

This book comprises select proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Technologies for Farming - Energy & Environment - Water (ITsFEW 2018).