Environmental science, engineering and technology

The feeling of optimism that followed the COP 21 Paris Conference on Climate Change requires concrete action and steadfast commitment to a process that raises a number of crucial challenges: technological, political, social, and economic.

With contributions from experts from both the industry and academia, this book presents the latest developments in the identified areas.

This book discusses new and innovative trends and techniques in the removal of toxic and or refractory pollutants through various environmental biotechnological processes from wastewater, both at the laboratory and industrial scale.

Through the mid-nineteenth century, the US whaling industry helped drive industrialization and urbanization, providing whale oil to lubricate and illuminate the country.

Biochar prepared from agricultural biomass has received considerable attention because of the huge availability of ago-waste at zero cost, flexibility, high efficiency, renewability, faster contaminant removal rate, ability to treat concentrated effluent and reduction of sludge production after the treatment.

There is a growing need for cooperation between disciplines, not only to deal with the burning problems of the present, but to study the interaction of societies and their ecosystems in the past.

In diesem Band werden unter anderem Handlungsempfehlungen für die Überflutungsvorsorge gegeben, die Hebung des energetischen Potenzials von Abwasser besprochen und Praxisbeispiele zur ökologischen Sanierung oder ökologischen Baubegleitung dargestellt.

This book examines the concept of naturalness in ecosystems, discusses its values and considers choices about the level of naturalness in conservation efforts.

This book presents discussions regarding the design of the main components for steam generation plants, such as evaporators, steam generators for fossil-fuelled and nuclear power plants, waste heat boilers for chemical and related field plants, and auxiliary components in steam cycle plants.

Green Communications and Networking introduces novel solutions that can bring about significant reductions in energy consumption in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry-as well as other industries, including electric power.

In the last 15 years, the field of fire and gas mapping has grown extensively, yet very little is published on the subject.

This reference book provides advanced knowledge on sustainable biogenic waste management.

This book presents both updated and new measurements on water resources from selective pilot areas form the Middle East.

Widely used for power generation, gas turbine engines are susceptible to faults due to the harsh working environment.

The book is designed to highlight the utility of supramolecular systems in diverse areas such as sensing of ionic and molecular analytes, aggregation, artificial molecular machines, biology, and medicine.

During the past three decades, urban groundwater has emerged as one of the worlds most pressing issues.

This book is designed as an undergraduate text for water and environmental engineering courses and as preliminary reading for postgraduate courses in water and environmental engineering- including introductory coverage of irrigation and drainage, water resources, hydrology, hydraulic structures, and more.

Containing the most recent theoretical accomplishments, numerical developments, experimental investigations and field studies in Fluvial Hydraulics, River Flow 2012 is an excellent resource for researchers, civil and environmental engineers, and practitioners in river-related disciplines.

Future First is a practical guide for any business leader who wants to build, expand, or reinvent their company by finding new value in global challenges.

At the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, the nations of the world adopted the convention on Biological Diversity.

First Published in 1999: The Bridge Engineering Handbook is a unique, comprehensive, and state-of-the-art reference work and resource book covering the major areas of bridge engineering with the theme "e;bridge to the 21st century.

You know your organization needs creativity.

The Landmark Water Use and Conditioning Resource--Fully Updated for the Twenty-First CenturyDeveloped by the world's leading integrated water treatment and process improvement company, The Nalco Water Handbook, Third Edition provides comprehensive guidance on the use and conditioning of water and wastewater in any industrial or institutional facility.

It is with great pleasure and enthusiasm that we welcome you to the International Conference on Advances in Computational Intelligence and its Applications (ICACIA-2023).

Covering recent developments in maritime transportation and exploitation of sea resources, encompassing ocean and coastal areas, this book is intended for academics and professionals involved in the development of marine transportation and the exploitation of sea resources.

Microbial Products: Applications and Translational Trends offers complete coverage of the production of microbial products, including biopolymers, biofuels, bioactive compounds, and their applications in fields such as bioremediation, agriculture, medicine, and other industrial settings.

6G is currently under definition, being often addressed from a plain telecommunications perspective as an evolutionary paradigm that represents an extension of 5G.

This book presents select proceedings of the International Conference on Water Resources, Ocean, and Environmental Engineering (ICWROEE 2024).

This is the first comprehensive book on Argentinian pedology.

This book provides innovative chapters on the growth of educational, scientific, and industrial research activities among chemists, biologists, and polymer and chemical engineers and provides a medium for mutual communication between international academia and the industry.

Highlighting recent trends that employ innovative management and conservation approaches, this volume provides an informative overview of the issues and challenges in water resources affected by climate change, such as drought, flooding, glacier changes, and overbuilt-up urban areas.

How have nuclear issues been covered in documentary since the end of the Cold War?

Written by international experts in their respective fields, Sustainable Growth and Resource Productivity provides a comprehensive overview of global issues of raw materials supply and resource use.

This book covers fire and extinguishing theory and reliability theory and how to validate any survey within the field of engineering.

Considerable amount of effort has been devoted, over the recent years, towards the development of electronic skin (e-skin) for many application domains such as prosthetics, robotics, and industrial automation.

The aim of the present encyclopedia is to introduce the subjects of ecology and environmental management in a concise and organized manner with proper emphasis on fundamentals.

Electronic Waste Management and Treatment Technology applies the latest research for designing waste treatment and disposal strategies.

This volume gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of biosystems engineering, as presented at the 12th Conference of the Italian Association of Agricultural Engineering (AIIA), held in Palermo, Italy, on September 19-22, 2022.

The ongoing global climate change triggered by greenhouse gas growth has had a significant effect on the microbial dynamics of plants and soils.

In recent years, radioactive contamination in the environment by uranium (U) and its daughters has caused increasing concerns globally.

This book provides an overview of emerging semiconductor devices and their applications in electronic circuits, which form the foundation of electronic devices.

The increasing availability and decreasing costs of 3D printing and bioprinting technologies are expanding opportunities to meet medical needs.

This book comprises of papers from the International Conference on Advances and Innovations in Recycling Engineering (AIR-2021).

Energy is essential to all human activities as well as critical to social and economic development.

Deterministic Learning Theory for Identification, Recognition, and Control presents a unified conceptual framework for knowledge acquisition, representation, and knowledge utilization in uncertain dynamic environments.

Metamaterials have been in research limelight for the last few years owing to the exotic electromagnetic features these exhibit.

After air, water is the most crucial resource for human survival.