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Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > Pollution control
A heavy backlog of gaseous, liquid, and solid pollution has
resulted from a lack of development in pollution control. Because
of this, a need for a collection of original research in water and
wastewater treatment, industrial waste management, and soil and
ground water pollution exists. Advanced Treatment Techniques for
Industrial Wastewater is an innovative collection of research that
covers the different aspects of environmental engineering in water
and wastewater treatment processes as well as the different
techniques and systems for pollution management. Highlighting a
range of topics such as agriculture pollution, hazardous waste
management, and sewage farming, this book is an important reference
for environmental engineers, waste authorities, solid waste
management companies, landfill operators, legislators,
environmentalists, and academicians seeking research on waste
management.
Once pollutants are released into the atmosphere, they cannot be
removed easily nor can the reaction with atmospheric constituents
be ceased. However, through enhancing our understanding of control
technology, further addition of pollution can be forestalled.
Through better understanding of innovations in the field of air
pollutant control technology and modelling, better cost-effective
control equipment can be designed to achieve a clean biosphere for
sustainable life in the near future. Global Perspectives on Air
Pollution Prevention and Control System Design is a pivotal
reference source that provides vital research on the understanding
of the basic concepts of air pollution, modeling concepts,
development of various models for source-specific pollutants, and
dispersion. While highlighting topics such as climate change,
fossil fuels, and motor vehicle emissions, this publication
explores the links between the global impact on climate change and
modeling concepts of indoor air pollutants. This book is ideally
designed for professors, students, researchers, environmental
agencies, environmentalists, policymakers, and government
officials, seeking current research on future solutions in critical
fields of air pollution.
Drinking water availability and safety is a major challenge faced
globally and is highly pronounced in developing countries
worldwide. Lack of safe potable water across the globe can be
attributed to industrial pollution, climate change and other human
activities that result in a spectrum of chemical, physical and
biological pollutants entering a water body. Although efforts to
solve this problem are well underway worldwide, challenges still
exist. This book shines a light on drinking water treatment methods
and scale of operation specifically for the developing countries.
Covering both conventional and emerging treatment technologies, the
authors discuss the removal of chemical, physical and biological
pollutants from drinking water, with a focus on developing
countries. Conservation by rainwater harvesting, wastewater reuse,
and selection criteria of feasible methods are considered in the
context of issues relevant to Africa, Asia, Latin America and the
Caribbean. With case studies connecting theory to real world
matters, showcasing efficiencies and drawbacks, this book is ideal
for graduate and postgraduate level course use in engineering
departments or for self-study and research.
What light does nearly twenty-five years of scientific study of the
Exxon Valdez oil spill shed on the fate and effects of a spill? How
can the results help in assessing future spills? How can ecological
risks be assessed and quantified? In this, the first book on the
effects of Exxon Valdez in fifteen years, scientists directly
involved in studying the spill provide a comprehensive perspective
on, and synthesis of, scientific information on long-term spill
effects. The coverage is multidisciplinary, with chapters
discussing a range of issues including effects on biota, successes
and failures of post-spill studies and techniques, and areas of
continued disagreement. An even-handed and critical examination of
more than two decades of scientific study, this is an invaluable
guide for studying future oil spills and, more broadly, for
unraveling the consequences of any large environmental disruption.
For access to a full bibliography of related publications, follow
the resources link at www.cambridge.org/9781107027176.
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