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  • Indoor Air Pollution

    Edited by R M Harrison, R E Hester ...
    Series Book 48 - Issues in Environmental Science and Technology
    Time–activity diaries kept by members of the general public indicate that on average people spend around 90% of their time indoors, this is associated with considerable exposure to air pollutants as not only is there infiltration of pollutants from outdoors, there are also emissions indoors that can lead to elevated pollutant concentrations. Despite this, and the fact that the WHO produces air ... Read more

    $85.99 USD

  • Agricultural Chemicals and the Environment

    Issues and Potential Solutions

    Edited by R E Hester, R M Harrison ...
    Series Book 43 - Issues in Environmental Science and Technology
    Agricultural production is in a period of rapid transformation which has seen an increase in the use of biotechnology, synthetic chemistry, biological chemicals and biopesticides. These disciplines are integrated with improvements in application technology, digital farming and the use of big data. Whilst offering unique opportunities to reduce potential environmental impacts, these advances also ... Read more

    $85.99 USD

  • Pharmaceuticals in the Environment

    Edited by R E Hester, R M Harrison ...
    Series Book 41 - Issues in Environmental Science and Technology
    Medicines play an important role in the treatment and prevention of disease in humans and animals, but residues from these medicines can be released into the environment through a number of routes during their manufacture, use and disposal. It is only recently that the potential environmental impacts of this exposure to pharmaceuticals are being considered.The book explores where pharmaceutical ... Read more

    $85.99 USD

  • Airborne Particulate Matter

    Sources, Atmospheric Processes and Health

    Edited by R M Harrison, R E Hester, Xavier Querol ...
    Series Book 42 - Issues in Environmental Science and Technology
    The estimated health impacts and associated economic costs resulting from airborne particulate matter are substantial. Exposure to airborne fine particles ranks highly amongst preventable causes of disease. This book reviews the sources and atmospheric processes affecting airborne particulate matter and consequent impacts upon human health. Examining the latest information on the sources of ... Read more

    $85.49 USD

  • Still Only One Earth

    Progress in the 40 Years Since the First UN Conference on the Environment

    Edited by R M Harrison, R E Hester ...
    Series Book 40 - Issues in Environmental Science and Technology
    Forty years since the first UN Conference on the Human Environment was held in Stockholm, how has the situation changed? We still have only one Earth but are we caring for and maintaining it? This book, written by leaders in the field, discusses the key environmental issues affecting the Earth today including atmospheric science, the marine environment, waste management and a specific chapter ... Read more

    $85.99 USD

  • Energy Storage Options and Their Environmental Impact

    Edited by R E Hester, R M Harrison ...
    Series Book 46 - Issues in Environmental Science and Technology
    Recent decades have seen huge growth in the renewable energy sector, spurred on by concerns about climate change and dwindling supplies of fossil fuels. One of the major difficulties raised by an increasing reliance on renewable resources is the inflexibility when it comes to controlling supply in response to demand. For example, solar energy can only be produced during the day. The development of ... Read more

    $85.99 USD

  • Environmental Impacts of Road Vehicles

    Past, Present and Future

    Edited by R M Harrison, R E Hester ...
    Series Book 44 - Issues in Environmental Science and Technology
    The first concerns that come to mind in relation to pollution from road vehicles are direct emissions of carbon dioxide and toxic air pollutants. These are, of course, important but the impacts of road traffic are altogether more substantial. This volume of the Issues in Environmental Science and Technology Series takes a broader view of the effects on the environment and human health, excluding ... Read more

    $88.99 USD

  • Plastics and the Environment

    Edited by R M Harrison, R E Hester ...
    Series Book 47 - Issues in Environmental Science and Technology
    Plastic has become a ubiquitous part of modern life. A cheap, lightweight material, it is used in everything from food packaging to consumer electronics and microbeads in cosmetic products. However, we are becoming increasingly aware of the problems our reliance on plastic is causing in the environment. For example, recent campaigns have highlighted the build-up of microbeads in the marine ... Read more

    $88.99 USD

  • Coal in the 21st Century

    Energy Needs, Chemicals and Environmental Controls

    Edited by R E Hester, R M Harrison ...
    Series Book 45 - Issues in Environmental Science and Technology
    The long-term future for coal looks bleak. The recent UN climate change conference in Paris called for an end to the use of fossil fuels. However, coal remains one of the world’s most important sources of energy, fuelling more than 40% of electricity generation worldwide, with many developing nations relying almost wholly on coal-fuelled electricity.Coal has been the fastest growing energy source ... Read more

    $88.99 USD

  • Geoengineering of the Climate System

    Edited by R M Harrison, R E Hester ...
    Series Book 38 - Issues in Environmental Science and Technology
    It is generally accepted within the scientific community that anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases are primarily responsible for a recent warming in global climate and that current trajectories of emissions may lead to potentially catastrophic changes in climate. While reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases, and particularly carbon dioxide, could lead to a stabilisation of global ... Read more

    $85.99 USD

  • Fracking

    Edited by R E Hester, R M Harrison ...
    Series Book 39 - Issues in Environmental Science and Technology
    Fracking has the potential to extract hydrocarbons from previously inaccessible sources of gas and oil, but is regularly in the news because of environmental concerns surrounding the process. First used commercially in the mid-20th Century, only recently has fracking been deployed on a large scale, revolutionising the energy industry in the USA. As more nations seek to adopt or ban fracking, do ... Read more

    $85.99 USD

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  • Waste

    A Handbook for Management

    Edited by Daniel A. Vallero, Trevor Letcher ...
    Waste: A Handbook for Management gives the broadest, most complete coverage of waste in our society. The book examines a wide range of waste streams, including: - Household waste (compostable material, paper, glass, textiles, household chemicals, plastic, water, and e-waste) - Industrial waste (metals, building materials, tires, medical, batteries, hazardous mining, and nuclear) - Societal waste ... Read more

    $85.99 USD