19731Environmental geology : 8th ed. (kèm CD)
This book offers one of the most comprehensive, up-to-date treatments of environmental geology available from fundamental geologic principles to the specifics of environmental law and geological hazards.
19732Environmental hazards : assessing risk and reducing disaster
Part I of this established textbook defines basic concepts of hazard, risk, vulnerability and disaster. Critical attention is given to the evolution of theory, to the scale of disaster impact and to the various strategies that have been developed to minimise the impact of damaging events. Part II employs a consistent chapter structure to explain how individual hazards, such as earthquakes, severe storms, floods and droughts, plus biophysical and technological processes, create distinctive patterns of loss throughout the world.
19733Environmental health
The book covers a broad spectrum of topics, including health hazards in the workplace; pest control; the disposal of solid, radioactive and hazardous wastes; the effects, uses and management of ionizing and nonionizing radiation; accidents as a cause of injuries and deaths; environmental and occupational standards; environmental monitoring; risk assessment; and natural and man-made disasters and the impact of energy usage. The result is designed to be a well-balanced and unsensationalized perspective on the often complex phenomena that cause environmental health problems.
19734Environmental health : 3rd ed.
Presents balanced assessments of environmental problems, examining their local and global implications, their short and long ange impacts, and their importance in both developed and less developed countries of the world. The Third Edition also addresses emerging issues such as environmental justice, deforestation, the protection of endangered species, multiple chemical sensitivity, and the application of the threshold concept in evaluating the effects of toxic and radioactive materials.
19735Environmental health : 3rd ed.
This text emphasizes the environmental practices that support human life as well as the need to control factors that are harmful to human life. Chapters focus on the requisites of life, water, air, food, space, and shelter. Chapters also address proper management of wastewater treatment, solid waste management, insect and rodent control and agents that cause diseases. The top Environmentalist from around the world contribute a chapter in their area of expertise to form the most comprehensive text available.
19736Environmental health : from global to local : 2nd ed.
This book offers an overview of the methodology and paradigms of this burgeoning field, ranging from ecology to epidemiology, from toxicology to environmental psychology, and from genetics to ethics. Expert contributors discuss the major issues in contemporary environmental health: air, water, food safety, occupational health, radiation, chemical and physical hazards, vector control, and injuries. Also emphasizing a wide variety of issues of global interest, the thoroughly revised second edition contains updated information on such timely topics as toxicology, exposure assessment, climate change, population pressure, developing nations and urbanization, energy production, building and community design, solid and hazardous waste, and disaster preparedness. In addition, each chapter of environmental health includes learning objectives, key points, and discussion questions.
19737Environmental issues and solutions : a modular approach
Focused on and organized around environmental issues, this innovative new book helps you critically evaluate possible solutions to the environmental problems we now face. The authors outline specific environmental issues and provide the scientific background to enable you to understand each issue. In order to find and apply solutions to these problems, they help you see that the problems are not insurmountable and that something can be done to achieve a sustainable future. The modular chapters provide full descriptions of each of the major environmental problems with real stories about what people are doing to tackle the resulting challenges.
19738Environmental management and business strategy : leadership skills for the 21st century
Part 1: Achieving compliance; Part 2: Recognizing business opportunities; Part 3: Answering public expectations.
19739Environmental nanotechnology : applications and impacts of nanomaterials
Environmental nanotechnology is the first book to assist you in both understanding the properties of new nanomaterial-centered technology and assessing the potentially harmful effects these materials may have on the environment. Written by a team of 29 leading experts from around the world, this comprehensive book presents cutting-edge coverage of the fabrication, characterization, and measurement of nanomaterials…emerging markets for nanomaterials…nanotechnologies in the energy industry…nanotechnologies for environmental quality…nanotechnology transport and fate in the environment…toxicological impacts of nanomaterials…and much more.
19740Environmental nanotechnology : applications and impacts of nanomaterials
This book features: State-of-the-art techniques for the characterization and measurement of nanomaterials; The latest findings on the transport and fate of nanomaterials in the environment; Nanotechnologies for energy production, storage, and distribution; In-depth analyses of the ecotoxicological impacts of nanomaterials; New methods for developing nanomaterials with less environmental risk.