Environmental science, engineering and technology

Refractory organic substances (ROS) are an essential part of the biogeochemical carbon cycle.

Production-integrated environmental protection is synonymous with - reducing the amount of potential pollutants at source - reducing the consumption of resources and energy - recycling and utilization of residues and used products, and therefore a topic of considerable current interest.

Indoor air quality has gained more and more attention in recent years.

The ozonation of compounds in water is a complex process.

Contamination control is being used by more and more industries where the highest level of cleanliness and hygiene is of vital importance.

An ebook for practitioners who use capillary gas chromatography The chapters within Food and Environmental Analysis by Capillary Gas Chromatography - Hints for Practical Use cover a range of topics.

This concise introduction to the fundamentals of biological treatment of wastewater describes how to model and integrate biological steps into industrial processes.

Filling the urgent need for a professional book that specifies the applications of nanoelectrochemistry for the monitoring of persistent toxic substances, this monograph clearly describes the design concept, construction strategies and practical applications of PTS sensing interfaces based on nanoelectrochemical methods.

Filling the urgent need for a professional book that specifies the applications of nanoelectrochemistry for the monitoring of persistent toxic substances, this monograph clearly describes the design concept, construction strategies and practical applications of PTS sensing interfaces based on nanoelectrochemical methods.

In this wide-ranging interdisciplinary work, the authors draw on history, anthropology, and materials engineering to present a comprehensive and ambitious examination of the multifaceted roles of iron and steel throughout history and the current and future challenges faced by the steel industry.

This book draws on insights that originated from the Circular Economy and Zero Waste initiatives.

This textbook presents a technical, yet accessible, introduction to the interdisciplinary field of industrial ecology.

Hydroclimatic Extremes in the Middle East and North Africa: Assessment, Attribution and Socioeconomic Impacts focuses on assessing the current situation of hydroclimatic extremes in the MENA region, with particular emphasis on dry and wet extreme events.

Seit Jahrzehnten wird versucht, die Energienutzung klimaneutral zu gestalten.

To achieve environmental sustainability in industrial plants, resource conservation activities such as material recovery have begun incorporating process integration techniques for reusing and recycling water, utility gases, solvents, and solid waste.

Daß Gesellschaft und Wirtschaft eine ökologische Krise von bedrohlichem Aus­ maß hervorbrachten und weiterhin erzeugen, steht außer Frage.

Als ich 1972 meine Tätigkeit im Institut für Siedlungswasserwirtschaft an der TH Hannover begann, war das Fachgebiet Abfallwirtschaft noch kein Vorlesungsfach.

Umweltbelastung bedeutet nicht nur Schadstoffe in die Umwelt abzugeben, die Menschen, Tiere und Pflanzen beeinträchtigen.

This book advances the scientific understanding and application of space-based technologies to address a variety of areas related to sustainable development; including environmental systems analysis, environmental management, clean processes, green chemistry, and green engineering.

Central Asia is a large and understudied region of varied geography, ranging from the high passes and mountains of Tian Shan, to the vast deserts of Kyzyl Kum, Taklamakan to the grassy treeles steppes.

This book provides an overview of modern sensing technologies and reflects the remarkable advances that have been made in the field of intelligent and smart sensors, environmental monitoring, health monitoring, and many other sensing and monitoring contexts in today's world.

This book consists of full research papers submitted by scientists/faculty/research scholars who attended the conference on "e;Earth and Environment: Pollution and Prevention"e; held at Amity University, Noida from January 28-30, 2014 and had their abstracts published in the conference proceedings.

In this concise book, the author presents the essentials every chemist needs to know about how to obtain reliable measurement results.

This book summarise advanced knowledge and methods to recycle waste and fertilise soils in agriculture.

This book presents the complete guide for readers to understand the applications, and pros and cons of nanotechnology applications in environmental remediation, although there are few critical reviews and textbooks available on environmental biotechnology.

This volume of the Chinese Water Systems subseries offers up-to-date and comprehensive information on various aspects of the Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in China.

This volume addresses the latest results of the Major Water Program of the Chinese Government which aims at the restoration of polluted water environments and sustainable management of water resources in China.

This book is about the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam newly being built on the Blue Nile, a transboundary river.

This book uniquely presents accurate and up-to-date information related to crops in small and fragmented agricultural lands with mixed cropping patterns.

This book discusses the generation of green energy, providing fundamental scientific information on the availability of sustainable biological resources.

This book presents recent advances in the field of geomaterial and waste management.

This book covers the latest in recycling and reuse research focused toward greater sustainability and includes chapters authored by the world's leading thinkers and practitioners in the field.

This is the first complete edited volume devoted to providing comprehensive and state-of-the art descriptions of science principles and pilot- and field-scaled engineering applications of nanoscale zerovalent iron particles (NZVI) for soil and groundwater remediation.

A wide variety of marginal basins, ranging from polar to equatorial regions, and a few sizeable enclosed basins, can all be included among the Asian Seas.

This book is one out of six IAEG XIII Congress and AEG 61st Annual Meeting proceeding volumes, and deals with topics related to the advances made in engineering geology with emphasis on education, soil and rock properties, and modeling.

This book is one out of six IAEG XIII Congress and AEG 61st Annual Meeting proceeding volumes, and deals with topics related to geologic hazards, such as earthquakes, land subsidence, coastal hazards, and the emergency response.

This book is one out of six IAEG XIII Congress and AEG 61st Annual Meeting proceeding volumes, and deals with topics related to dams, tunnels, groundwater resources, and climate change.

This book is one out six IAEG XIII Congress and AEG 61st Annual Meeting proceeding volumes, and deals with topics related to mining, aggregates, and karst.

This book is one out six IAEG XIII Congress and AEG 61st Annual Meeting proceeding volumes, and deals with topics related to the geotechnical and environmental site characterization.

This book is one out of six IAEG XIII Congress and AEG 61st Annual Meeting proceeding volumes, and deals with topics related to slope stability including case histories, landslide mapping, and emerging technologies.

This book draws on insights that originated from the Circular Economy and Zero Waste initiatives.