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Environment in Key Words - book by Paenson, I.

DESCRIPTION: Environmental problems ignore international boundaries. Toxic wastes travel by water and air, sometimes displacing the effects of an environmental disaster entirely outside of its country of origin. It is now understood that to overcome the problems that face us international co-operati... view more info and the price of this book.

Elsevier's Dictionary of Environment - book by Bakr, M.

DESCRIPTION: The main objective of Elsevier's Dictionary of Environment is to assist those involved in environmental activities in their attempt to make the world cleaner and to sustain its natural resources for future generations. It will help with the production of documentation for meetings and c... view more info and the price of this book.

Elsevier's Dictionary of Environmental Hydrogeology - book by Pfannkuch, H.-O.

DESCRIPTION: Over the last twenty years there have been new developments in the field of hydrogeology and an enlargement of the scope into environmental concerns. This dictionary incorporates the terms that have become important in the vocabulary of environmental hydrogeology to do justice to these ... view more info and the price of this book.

Applied Isotope Hydrogeology - book by Pearson, F.J.;Balderer, W.;Loosli, H.H.;Lehmann, B.E.;Matter, A.;Peters, T.;Schmassmann, H.;Gautschi, A.

DESCRIPTION: In 1980, Nagra, the Swiss National Cooperative for the Storage of Radioactive Waste, began a comprehensive field investigation programme to assess the feasibility and safety of a repository for the final disposal of high-level radioactive waste in northern Switzerland. An international... view more info and the price of this book.

Elsevier's Dictionary of Hydrological and Hydrogeological Environment - book by Dzhamalov, R.G.;Zektser, I.S.;Kanivetsky, R.A.

DESCRIPTION: This dictionary contains terms in the areas of hydrology, hydrogeology, environmental science and related disciplines. It has been compiled to facilitate an understanding of the literature on water problems for English-speaking and Russian-speaking specialists and to promote their perso... view more info and the price of this book.

Handbook of Radioactive Contamination and Decontamination - book by Severa, J.;Bar, J.

DESCRIPTION: The objective of this book is to present a comprehensive picture, first of the fundamentals of general contamination of solid surfaces and water, and in the second part, to review the main practical procedures and means of applied decontamination used in the fields of activity. The mos... view more info and the price of this book.

Freight Transport and the Environment - book by Kroon, M.;Smit, R.;van Ham, J.

DESCRIPTION: In the past few decades, freight transport on roads has grown considerably because of the quick and flexible movement of goods. With an expanding market due to product specialization, there will be an increase in the demand for freight transport. There are however, several negative i... view more info and the price of this book.

Elsevier's Dictionary of Geoenvironment and Natural Disasters - book by Dzhamalov, R.G.;Safronov, Y.V.

DESCRIPTION: This dictionary has been compiled by authors who have been working in the fields of engineering geology, hydrogeology, and geocryology for many years. It includes terminology widely accepted in English and Russian literature devoted to the study of geoenvironmental problems and natural ... view more info and the price of this book.

Europe's Environment: The Second Assessment - book by The European Environment Agency

DESCRIPTION: This highly anticipated report presents the results of the second assessment of the state Europe's environment made by the European Environment Agency. The book contains a vast quantity of data consolidated in graphs, maps and tables, with full colour throughout. The first report Europ... view more info and the price of this book.

Modelling Radioactivity in the Environment - book by Scott, E.M.

DESCRIPTION: Just as an environmental model typically will be composed of a number of linked sub-models, representing physical, chemical or biological processes understood to varying degrees, this volume includes a series of linked chapters exemplifying the fundamental nature of environmental radioa... view more info and the price of this book.

Ozone Air Pollution in the Sierra Nevada - Distribution and Effects on Forests - book by Bytnerowicz, A.;Arbaugh, M.J.;Alonso, R.

DESCRIPTION: The book contains information on geology, climate and vegetation of the Sierra Nevada with a special emphasis on air pollution effects on the mixed conifer forests. A history of the extent of air pollution effects on mixed conifer forests, especially ponderosa and Jeffrey pines is pro... view more info and the price of this book.

Solid Waste: Assessment, Monitoring and Remediation, 4 - book by Twardowska, I.;Allen, H.E.;Kettrup, A.F.;Lacy, W.J.

DESCRIPTION: This book covers a broad group of wastes, from biowaste to hazardous waste, but primarily the largest (by mass and volume) group of wastes that are not hazardous, but also are not inert, and are problematic for three major reasons: (1) they are difficult to manage because of their volum... view more info and the price of this book.

Towards a Thermodynamic Theory for Ecological Systems - book by Jorgensen, S.E.;Svirezhev, Y.M.

DESCRIPTION: The book presents a consistent and complete ecosystem theory based on thermodynamic concepts. The first chapters are devoted to an interpretation of the first and second law of thermodynamics in ecosystem context. Then Prigogine's use of far from equilibrium thermodynamic is used on eco... view more info and the price of this book.

Towards a Thermodynamic Theory for Ecological Systems - book by Jorgensen, S.E.;Svirezhev, Y.M.

The Natural Radiation Environment VII, 7 - book by McLaughlin, J.P.;Simopoulos, E.S.;Steinhausler, F.

DESCRIPTION: The Natural Radiation Environment Symposium (NRE VII), the Seventh in the NRE series, which commenced forty years ago in 1963 at Rice University Texas, was held in Rhodes (Greece) in May 2002. During the intervening four decades the research work presented at these NRE Symposia has cont... view more info and the price of this book.

The Metrics of Material and Metal Ecology, 16 - book by Reuter, M.A.;Boin, U.M.J.;van Schaik, A,;Verhoef, E.;Heiskanen, K.;Yang, Yongxiang;Georgalli, G.

DESCRIPTION: This book is a must for individuals and companies that have an interest in developing sustainable technology and systems in the complex 'Web of Metals' on a first principles, technological and economic basis, with a focus to the minerals, metals and product manufacturing industries. I... view more info and the price of this book.

The Institutional Economics of Market-Based Climate Policy, 7 - book by Woerdman, E.

DESCRIPTION: The objective of this book is to analyze the institutional barriers to implementing market-based climate policy, as well as to provide some opportunities to overcome them. The approach is that of institutional economics, with special emphasis on political transaction costs and path depe... view more info and the price of this book.

Sustaining Large Marine Ecosystems: The Human Dimension, 13 - book by Hennessey, Timothy;Sutinen, Jon G.

DESCRIPTION: The shift away from the management of individual resources to the broader perspective of ecosystems is no longer confined to academia and think tanks where it first began; the ecosystem paradigm also is beginning to take root in government policy and programs. This volume provides innov... view more info and the price of this book.

Cross-Border Resource Management, 4 - book by Guo, R.

DESCRIPTION: This essay is about the management of natural and environmental resources in cross-border areas. It explores a group of geographical, political, legal, economic and cultural factors that arise when political units (such as sovereign countries, dependent states and other administrative u... view more info and the price of this book.

Oil Pollution and its Environmental Impact in the Arabian Gulf Region, 3 - book by Al-Azab, M.;El-Shorbagy, W.;Al-Ghais, S.

DESCRIPTION: Situated within the richest oil area in the world, the Arabian Gulf represents a stressed ecosystem with scarce published data and environmental studies. The oil-related activities cause significant damages to different ecosystem components such as coral reefs, algal mats, mangrove and... view more info and the price of this book.

Underground Injection Science and Technology, 52 - book by Tsang, C-F.;Apps, J.A.

DESCRIPTION: Chapters by a distinguished group of international authors on various aspects of Underground Injection Science and Technology are organized into seven sections addressing specific topics of interest. In the first section the chapters focus on the history of deep underground injection a... view more info and the price of this book.

Environmentally Benign Approaches for Pulp Bleaching, 1 - book by Bajpai, P.

DESCRIPTION: Pulp and paper production has increased globally and will continue to increase in the near future. Approximately 155 millions tons of wood pulp is produced worldwide and about 260 millions is projected for 2010. To cope with the increasing demand, an increase in production and improved ... view more info and the price of this book.

EPSL Frontiers, 2 - book by Halliday, A.

DESCRIPTION: This second volume of Frontiers articles contains a broad array of fascinating topics. The first four papers focus on the Sun, the origin of the solar system and the early history of the Earth. The fifth, on komatiites, is also relevant to the early Earth but also forms a nice transiti... view more info and the price of this book.

Wetland Creation, Restoration, and Conservation - book by Mitsch, W.J.

DESCRIPTION: This book covers selected papers that were presented by participants at a "Wetland Invitational" held in Columbus Ohio, USA in May 2003. They are divided, by subject matter into four general categories: 1. Restoration of a large river basin and delta; 2. Long-term wetland restoration; 3... view more info and the price of this book.

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