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Books on Science > Environmental Science
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Rose George
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2011]
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"One smart book . . . delving deep into the history and implications of a daily act that dare not speak its name." --"Newsweek" Acclaimed as "extraordinary" ("The New York Times") and "a classic" ("Los Angeles Times"), "The Big Necessity" is on its way to removing the taboo on bodily... more
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Candace Slater
[Ebook, Adobe pdf]
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"The skill with which [Slater] combines various levels and modalities of narrative, utilizing her personal experience as a colorful unifying thread, is truly remarkable."--Antonio Candido, author of "Antonio Candido: On Literature and Society (Howard S. Becker, editor) "A very important book, that quite gracefully, elegantly, and persuasively moves beyond the... more
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Annalisa Griffa ,
A D Jr Kirwan ,
Arthur J Mariano
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2007]
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Description: Written by a group of international experts in their field, this book is a review of Lagrangian observation, analysis and assimilation methods in physical and biological oceanography. This multidisciplinary text presents new results on nonlinear analysis of Lagrangian dynamics, the prediction of particle trajectories, and Lagrangian stochastic models. It... more
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Michael Allaby
[Ebook, Microsoft reader desktop 2000]
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Description: The new edition of this popular student text offers an engaging introduction to environmental study. It covers the entire breadth of the environmental sciences, providing concise, non-technical explanations of physical processes and systems and the effects of human activities. Description: Offers an engaging introduction to environmental study, covering the... more
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F A Hassan
[Ebook, Adobe pdf]
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Table of Contents: http://www.wkap.nl/prod/b/0-306-46755-0?a=1... more
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John Wright
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2003]
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Description: This work offers an accessible introduction to chemical principles and concepts and makes the subject accessible to those with little or no previous knowledge of chemistry. Includes global case studies, and figures and tables. Many controversial issues revolve around complex scientific arguments which can be better understood with at... more
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Adalberto Vallega
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2000]
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Description: This book considers the ocean as a spatial complex system which must be represented as a whole. It argues that scientific approaches must change to achieve progress and co-operation between science and policy. This topical book examines ocean governance and calls for close co-operation between science and policy. Adalberto... more
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John Foster
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 1997]
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Description: "Valuing Nature?" questions the dominant economic methods of evaluating the environment. Innovatively, it asks what role economics should play in setting our environmental objectives. Topics include: a critique of neo-classical economic thought on the environment; environmental economics, institutions and policy; and relocating environmental economics. Contributors include Geoffrey Hodgson, Clive... more
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Andrew Skidmore
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2004]
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Description: Detailing the applications of remote sensing and GIS for environmental monitoring, modelling, and assessment, this book sets out current research results and provides operational methods for environmental mapping and monitoring. With contributions from key international authors, the book brings together case studies, theories, and applications of GIS and environmental... more
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Edwin M Mc Pherson
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About the Book : The book is designed to provide chief executive officers, manufacturing vice presidents, chief engineers and engineers a checklist of things to do in analyzing a potential plant site. It is also designed to provide state and local industrial development staffs guidance in their efforts to obtain... more
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William Kininmonth
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2004]
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This text argues that climate change is a natural phenomenon and that the United Nations International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has overlooked this straightforward cause for global warming because the climate models the IPCC has created are oversimplified. The models' faults are vigorously examined, including what has been left... more
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P J Craig
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Description: A knowledge of the chemical structure and concentration of organometal compounds throughout the ecosystem is important in working out the pathways and mechanisms by which metals distribute themselves throughout the environment. Treating the topic as an integrated subject area, the Second Edition of Organometallic Compounds in the Environment covers... more
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Frances Harris
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2012]
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Description: Meeting the needs of upper level students, this book treats global environmental problems as complex issues with a network of human and biophysical causes. Each chapter interlinks human demands on the Earth's resources to natural biophysical change - not simply a 'cause and effect' treatment of global issues and environmental... more
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James T Hamilton
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2005]
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Description: Information provision is increasingly being used as a regulatory tool. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program required facilities that handle threshold amounts of specific chemicals to report yearly their releases and transfers of these toxic substances. The TRI data have become the yardstick by which... more
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John R Dean
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Description: This book covers all aspects of bioavailability, as related to environmental contaminants. After a discussion of the definition of bioavailability and its context, focus is placed on the role of risk assessment and bioavailability. Methods of analysis are then discussed including a range of atomic spectroscopic and electrochemical techniques... more
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Linda Williams ,
Williams Linda
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2005]
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Offers real-world examples that illustrate the changing nature of the environment, particularly in light of atmopheric pollutants and global cycles Can be used as a self-contained environmental science resource, or as a supplement to students in the fields of geology, hydrology, petroleum engineering, and conservation Covers a wide array of... more
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Jose L Tadeo
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2008]
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Developing safety regulations for pesticides used around the world-in excess of 2.5 million tons annually-requires reliable analytical methods for assessing their impact in food and in the environment. Analysis of Pesticides in Food and Environmental Samples presents the most effective techniques for analyzing pesticide residues and other chemical contaminants in... more
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Timothy G Townsend ,
Helena Solo Gabriele
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2006]
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Due to the extensive use of treated wood products throughout urban and agricultural communities, information concerning the environmental and health risks associated with treated wood is very much in demand. Responding to increasing need for a comprehensive and cohesive source on this topic, Environmental Impacts of Treated Wood compiles the... more
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Wayne R Ott ,
Anne C Steinemann ,
Lance A Wallace
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2006]
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Written by experts, Exposure Analysis is the first complete resource in the emerging scientific discipline of exposure analysis. A comprehensive source on the environmental pollutants that affect human health, the book discusses human exposure through pathways including air, food, water, dermal absorption, and, for children, non-food ingestion. The book summarizes... more
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Werner Troesken
[Ebook, Adobe pdf 2008]
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In "The Great Lead Water Pipe Disaster," Werner Troesken looks at a long-running environmental and public health catastrophe: 150 years of lead pipes in local water systems and the associated sickness, premature death, political inaction, and social denial. The harmful effects of lead water pipes became apparent almost as soon... more
