Environmental science, engineering and technology

The pesticide dibromochloropropane, known as DBCP, was developed by the chemical companies Dow and Shell in the 1950s to target wormlike, soil-dwelling creatures called nematodes.

Grand Canyon For Sale is a carefully researched investigation of the precarious future of America's public lands: our national parks, forests, wildlife refuges, monuments, and wildernesses.

A Geography of Digestion is a highly original exploration of the legacy of the Kellogg Company, one of America's most enduring and storied food enterprises.

Nitrogen is indispensable to all life on Earth.

Get ready for your AP Environmental Science exam with this straightforward, easy-to-follow study guideThe wildly popular test prep guide updated and enhanced for smartphone users 5 Steps to a 5: AP Environmental Science 2017 provides a proven strategy to achieving high scores on this demanding Advanced Placement exam.

A fully updated guide to no-dig engineeringThis thoroughly revised reference covers the latest techniques and materials for high-demand trenchless technology in underground projects.

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This revised and extended 6 volume handbook set is the most comprehensive and voluminous reference work of its kind in the field of nuclear chemistry.

Gorillas, the largest of the apes inhabiting our planet, have been a source of fear, awe, and inspiration to humans.

This book provides an overview of the rapidly growing and developing field of nanotechnology, focusing on key essentials and structured around a robust anatomy of the subject.

This book, named one of Booklist's Top 10 books on sustainability in 2014, is the first to offer a comprehensive examination of the environmental health movement, which unlike many parts of the environmental movement, focuses on ways toxic chemicals and other hazardous agents in the environment effect human health and well-being.

This easy-to-use reference not only provides you with a basic understanding of environmental sampling concepts, but it also provides you with the information you need to perform your tasks with ease and efficiency.

This Handbook provides comprehensive coverage of laser and coherent-domain methods as applied to biomedicine, environmental monitoring, and materials science.

In this history of the black peasants of Amazonia, Oscar de la Torre focuses on the experience of African-descended people navigating the transition from slavery to freedom.

The natural beauty of Austin, Texas, has always been central to the city's identity.

Environment and Energy: A Report of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe presents the various sources of energy, their reserves, and their consumption patterns.

Historical Dictionary and Environmentalism, Third Edition provides a balanced and wide-ranging overview of the most important events, issues, organizations, ideas, and people shaping the direction of environmentalism worldwide.

During the 2010s, science fiction's immortal adversaries King Kong and Godzilla, representing our conflicts per Carl Sagan's "e;dream dragons"e; analogy, made comebacks in American cinema.

Radio Remote-Control and Telemetry and their Application to Missiles provide information pertinent to the developments in the design of remote-control and telemetry equipment.

The management of hazardous materials and industrial wastes is complex, requiring a high degree of knowledge over very broad technical and legal subject areas.

This book gathers the latest advances and innovations in the field of innovative biosystems engineering for sustainable agriculture, forestry and food production, as presented at the International Mid-Term Conference of the Italian Association of Agricultural Engineering (AIIA), held in Padova, Italy, on June 17-19, 2024.

This volume in the Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology, Second Edition, brings together chapters examining water, energy, minerals and the environment in a holistic approach to land use planning and utilization.

This book is a collection of studies on recent technological developments and related challenges in laboratory and industrial applications and processes for the production of biomass-derived organic acids and alcohols.

As coal is considered as a substitute for other fuels, more serious attention is being given to the environmental impacts of the whole coal fuel cycle: mining, transport, storage, combustion and conversion.

This book develops the theory of durable choice and utilization.

This book highlights the sustainable innovation in environmental design, materials science, and engineering technologies.

This book provides a platform for the dissemination of information on the latest initiatives, paving the way for technology transfer and networking.

This book provides a platform for the dissemination of information on the latest initiatives, paving the way for technology transfer and networking.

How to Make A Wetland tells the story of two Turkish coastal areas, both shaped by ecological change and political uncertainty.

This introductory manual addresses environmental site restoration practices that both ensure compliance with federal statutes and prevent further contamination or expense.

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Every first lesson your child needs to know will always be challenging.

In this thought-provoking title, environmental science expert and professor Frank R.

In this edition of their bestseller, the sequel to the best-selling Good News for a Change, authors David Suzuki and Holly Dressel provide the latest inspiring stories about individuals, groups, and businesses that are making real change in the world.

Respected, authoritative, award-winning author Chris Goodall tackles global warming reversal in this engaging and balanced book.

On the Edge grew out of a lifetime spent living and traveling across the American Southwest, from San Antonio to Los Angeles.

As more and more people inhabit the Earth and live longer on it, Super Cities will explode with populations of 20, 30, even 100 millions or more.

Tar Sands critically examines the frenzied development in the Canadian tar sands and the far-reaching implications for all of North America.

This book offers a comprehensive exploration of recent trends in lignocellulosic biofuels, focusing on advancements and sustainability assessments.

In this expanded version of an inspiring speech delivered in December 2009, David Suzuki reflects on how we got where we are today and presents his vision for a better future.

This thoughtful book provides a much-needed look at the vulnerabilities and security of our nation's water sources.

To a child, the world is an alien place.

In this reference book, we're going to discuss the alkali metals, the alkaline Earth metals and the transition metals.

Let's have in the laboratory!

Re-Imagining Nature: Environmental Humanities and Ecosemiotics explores new horizons in environmental studies, which consider communication and meaning as core definitions of ecological life, essential to deep sustainability.

Lakes and seas are both bodies of water but they are homes to different kinds of life forms.

Water is the most important natural resource in your life you use it to drink, water your lawn, clean yourself, your dishes, and your clothes, and to cook.

Did you know that the environment is an excellent source of natural, renewable power?

The pollution state of various resources has deteriorated to such an extent that survival of human life is at stake.