Fractals and wavelets are emerging areas of mathematics with many common factors which can be used to develop new technologies. This volume contains the selected contributions from the lectures and plenary and invited talks given at the International Workshop and Conference on Fractals and Wavelets held at Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology, India from November 9-12, 2013. Written by experts, the contributions hope to inspire and motivate researchers working in this area. They provide more insight into the areas of fractals, self similarity, iterated function systems, wavelets and the applications of both fractals and wavelets. This volume will be useful for the beginners as well as experts in the fields of fractals and wavelets.

Environmental Chemistry is a relatively young science. Interest in this subject, however, is growing very rapidly and, although no agreement has been reached as yet about the exact content and limits of this interdisciplinary subject, there appears to be increasing interest in seeing environmental topics which are based on chemistry embodied in this subject. One of the first objectives of Environ mental Chemistry must be the study of the environment and of natural chemical processes which occur in the environment. A major purpose of this series on Environmental Chemistry, therefore, is to present a reasonably uniform view of various aspects of the chemistry of the environment and chemical reactions occuring in the environment. The industrial activities of man have given a new dimension to Environ mental Chemistry. We have now synthesized and described over five million chemical compounds and chemical industry produces about one hundred and fifty million tons of synthetic chemicals annually. We ship billions of tons of oil per year and through mining operations and other geophysical modifications, large quantities of inorganic and organic materials are released from their natural deposits. Cities and metropolitan areas of up to 15 million inhabitants produce large quantities ofwaste in relatively small and confined areas. Much of the chemical products and was te products of modern society are released into the environment either during production, storage, transport, use or ultimate disposal. These released materials participate in natural cycles and reactions and frequently lead to interference and disturbance of natural systems."

Hunted, tortured, and marooned on remote Earth outpost Eutopia 3, Lucas Ramsay vows to stop at nothing to find his missing brother, Drew, as he battles to stay one step ahead of those who want his head-literally. It's been over a year since the Krellian invasion of Earth, but he is no closer to finding Drew, who is lost somewhere in the cosmos. Lucas' heart aches with the need to find his only brother; yet, he can't allow emotion to distract him from his quest when he learns that the newly elected leader of the colony, Cyrus, is planning something sinister against the weary citizens of Eutopia 3. During his search, Lucas is targeted by a ferocious, phase-shifting Taku Beast that wants his skin for dinner, and he befriends a group of mysterious alien life forms called the Baaku, a race of pre-adolescent telepaths who seem harmless, but something is off: Are they trying to help him or hurt him? He can't decide. Lucas' mentor, Professor Kleezebee, has an ingenious plan to travel across time and dimension to restore the mangled timeline with the help of the nearly-complete Incursion Chamber and Smart Skin Suit, but can Lucas outwit Cyrus and his lethal Royal Guards long enough to recover the stolen energy modules needed to power the incursion device? Lucas knows that destiny is waiting for him, but so are the haunting shadows of his own past, leading him into the ultimate showdown against both time and himself. This is the second installment of the riveting Narrows of Time trilogy by Jay J. Falconer.