Environmental science, engineering and technology

Water scarcity affects around 40% of the world's population and, to make the situation worse, 80% of wastewater enters water bodies without being adequately treated.

The Science of Fluid Mechanics: Applications in Water and Wastewater Operations examines the intricacies of hydrology and hydraulic systems within the context of water and wastewater management.

Electrospinning for Advanced Energy and Environmental Applications delivers a state-of-the-art overview of the use of electrospun fibers in energy conversion and storage, as well as in environmental sensing and remediation.

In its second edition, the purpose of this handbook is to assist remediation site managers and their operating contractors in ensuring that each remediation system is effectively making progress toward site cleanup objectives and remains protective of human health and the environment.

An examination of systematic techniques for the design of sustainable processes and products, this book covers reducing energy consumption, preventing pollution, developing new pathways for biofuels, and producing environmentally friendly and high-quality products.

This book demonstrates the variability and extension of environmental pollutants in water and wastewater, besides with recent technological developments in wastewater treatment.

This book demonstrates the variability and extension of environmental pollutants in water and wastewater, besides with recent technological developments in wastewater treatment.

Industrial wastewater can contain many toxic pollutants as well as varying concentrations of organic and inorganic matter.

Groundwater is Africa's most precious natural resource, providing reliable water supplies for many people.

Filled with practical applications and research, Biodegradation of Nitroaromatic Compounds and Explosives presents an international perspective on environmental contamination from explosives.

In the field of industrial ventilation and air quality, a lack of adequate analysis for aerodynamic processes, as well as a shortage of properly equipped computer facilities, has forced specialists to rely on an empirical approach to find answers in the past.

Completely revised and updated, Treatment Wetlands, Second Edition is still the most comprehensive resource available for planning, designing, and operating wetland treatment systems.

Biogeochemistry of Marine Dissolved Organic Matter, 3rd edition is the most up-to-date revision of the fundamental reference for the biogeochemistry of marine dissolved organic matter.

How fossilized reefs hold clues to the survival of corals in the AnthropoceneWith rising global temperatures, pollution, overfishing, ocean acidification, and other problems caused by humans, there's no question that today's coral reefs are in trouble.

Handbook of Vegetable Processing Waste: Chemistry, Processing Technology, and Utilization serves as an essential resource for food scientists, environmental engineers, and industry professionals.

Water Pollution Calculations: Quantifying Pollutant Formation, Transport, Transformation, Fate and Risks provides a comprehensive collection of relevant, real-world water pollution calculations.

The Afrotropical Streams and Rivers: Structure, Ecological Processes and Management is a comprehensive guide that provides assessment of major rivers and tributaries in Africa.

Innovative and Hybrid Advanced Oxidation Processes for Water Treatment presents a panoply of topics, from the fundamental aspects and mechanistic modeling to upscaled experiments, that relate recent innovation and hybridization of AOPs to improving the efficiency of processes used to remove recalcitrant and emerging contaminants from water.

This new edition of a very successful standard reference is expanded and fully reworked.

Explore a Viable Resource for DesalinationThe world's freshwater supplies are rapidly depleting and seawater is being positioned as a major feasible replacement in the search for a sustainable water source.

There are five main classes of rocket propellant, from the cryogenic liquid-hydrogen and liquid-oxygen to the mutagenic mono-methyl-hydrazine.

A detailed reference for the practicing engineer, Air Pollution Control Technology Handbook, Second Edition focuses on air pollution control systems and outlines the basic process engineering and cost estimation required for its design.

Society has become more educated on the impacts on human health and environment, and there has been a noticeable decrease in the acceptance of this risk by workers and the public.

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This book describes a comprehensive, integrated view of separation science backed by discussions about simple extraction and partition processes to give a better understanding of advanced techniques like chromatography and membrane separations.

This book contains the peer-reviewed papers that were accepted and presented at the 2023 13th International Conference on Environmental Science and Engineering (ICESE 2023), held in Leuven, Belgium, September 8-10, 2023.

This book contains the peer-reviewed papers that were accepted and presented at the 2023 13th International Conference on Environmental Science and Engineering (ICESE 2023), held in Leuven, Belgium, September 8-10, 2023.

Rediscover Harmony Between Humanity and NatureImagine a world where nature and technology coexist in perfect harmony, offering hope and resilience to a planet in peril.

Rediscover Harmony Between Humanity and NatureImagine a world where nature and technology coexist in perfect harmony, offering hope and resilience to a planet in peril.

Pressure Transient Analysis: Pressure Derivative provides focuses on applications of pressure and derivative data for interpretation of pressure transient tests, offering alternatives to costly commercial software.

In a world where the pace of technological advancement continues to accelerate, the imperative to ensure sustainable development has never been more pressing to address the same, the 1st International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches for Sustainable Development in Science & Technology (MASDST - 2024), took place at Manipal University Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, from 28th to 29th March 2024.

Advances in Ecological Research, Volume 70 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors- Provides the latest information on cancer research- Offers outstanding and original reviews on a range of cancer research topics- Serves as an indispensable reference for researchers and students alike

The Handbook of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations is the first thorough resource manual developed exclusively for water and wastewater plant operators.

In the 1950s, the residents of the southwestern coastal areas of Taiwan suffered greatly from Blackfoot disease (BFD) due to the consumption of arsenic-contaminated groundwater.

According to the United Nations, climate change was supposed to be a slow gradual process that we'd have plenty of time to adapt to.

In this shortform book, Sun, French, and Unnithan explore state- of- the- art optical recording techniques, with a focus on the revolutionary miniaturized fluorescence microscope - the miniscope - for real- time and in vivo monitoring of multi- neuronal dynamics during cognition- related events.

Waste-derived Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Applications, and Sustainability embarks on an illuminating exploration at the intersection of waste management and nanotechnology.

Until now, techniques for studying biofilms- the cellular colonies that live in drinking water systems, wastewater operations, even ground and surface water- have been limited.

Landfilling of waste has increased dramatically over recent years and there have been many examples of landfills which are unacceptable on environmental and health grounds.

This book is a collection of papers presented in the 30th International Geological Congress, held in Beijing, on mineralogy.

This book systematically introduces the fundamentals, preparation technology, state-of-the-art applications, and future development of biomass-derived porous carbon materials.

In the countries of the Middle East and Northern Africa, reclaimed wastewater is recognized as a non-conventional water resource.

Phycoremediation is an alternative method of water and wastewater remediation, which includes the use of algae for treatment, and is an environmentally friendly and sustainable technology.