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Volatile Organic Compounds in the Atmosphere
This 4th volume of Issues in Environmental Science and Technology covers a number of issues concerning VOCs, including stratospheric ozone depletion due to CFCs and the properties of alternative substances, the role of VOCs in the photochemical formation of lower atmosphere (tropospheric) ozone and the problem of the direct toxicity of VOCs such as benzene and formaldehyde. Reviewing current knowledge of VOCs, this Issue draws upon the expertise of experts and major national and international research programmes. It looks closely at the sources and concentrations of VOCs indoors, where humans are most likely to be exposed to them and describes techniques used for the calculation of emissions inventories and strategies for control.
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Nuclear power and the environment
The environmental implications of generating electric power from nuclear fission have been a matter of concern since the construction of the earliest nuclear reactors and power stations in the 1950s. After two or more decades of construction of nuclear power stations, this ceased in many countries, largely as a result of concerns for the environment and human health. However, the pressing need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is leading many countries to plan extensive new programmes of construction of nuclear power stations which serves to re-emphasise concerns over environmental impacts. Volume 32 of the Issues in Environmental Science and Technology series is concerned with reviewing the political and social context for nuclear power generation, the nuclear fuel cycles and their implications for the environment. Known issues of nuclear accidents, the legacy of contaminated land and low level waste, and the decommissioning of nuclear sites are considered together with a more forward look at the deep geological disposal of high level waste and the pathways of radioactive substances in the environment and their implications for human and non-human organisms. This topical work will be of interest to scientists and policy makers working within this field or related areas as well as advanced students.
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Risk Assessment and Risk Management
This 9th volume of Issues in Environmental Science and Technology provides a detailed and wide-ranging review of the many aspects of risk assessment and risk management, which have excited so much debate and controversy in recent times. Written by acknowledged experts in the field, the articles examine a range of practical applications of risk assessment methods and risk management procedures. Subjects as diverse as BSE, the use of risk assessment in government, the use of computer modelling as an aid to risk assessment in the case of accidental contamination of rivers, estuaries and many others are included.
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Air quality management
This 8th volume of Issues in Environmental Science and Technology provides comprehensive coverage of the air quality management issue. There are chapters on improving air quality in the UK, the construction of emissions inventories and the design and operation of air monitoring networks. Validation of air pollution models is described, as is the use of \"critical loads\" to determine the maximum allowable inputs of pollutants to the terrestrial environment.
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Contaminated Land and its Reclamation
This 7th volume in the Issues in Environmental Science and Technology series covers aspects ranging from risk assessment and risk management through specific remediation methods and the evolution of government policy and controls, to analysis of the legal and technical features of specific environmental insurance policies. It examines the chemistry of the non-ferrous heavy metals lead, zinc, and cadmium in relation to reclamation of superfund sites in the USA. This examination includes a consideration of the Welsh Development Agency's role in developing recovery strategies for derelict and contaminated land.
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Biodiversity under threat
In this book the editors have provided a broad view of the many pressures imposed by human-induced changes and the many threats to global biodiversity and of the policy responses required to combat them.
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The Russian Civil War, 1918-1921 : an operational-strategic sketch of the Red Army's combat operations
\"A wealth of knowledge. . .For every incident, chasing Kornilov or dealing with Admiral Kolchak, the reader has a 360-degree view.\" -- Roads to the Great War The Russian Civil War was one of the most fateful of the 20th century's military conflicts, a bloody three-year struggle whose outcome saw the establishment of a totalitarian communist.
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Principles of environmental chemistry
Written by leading experts in the field, this book provides an in-depth introduction to the chemical processes influencing the atmosphere, freshwaters, salt waters and soils. Subsequent sections discuss the behavior of organic chemicals in the environment and environmental transfer between compartments such as air, soil and water. Also included, is a section on biogeochemical cycling, which is crucial in the understanding of the behavior of chemicals in the environment. Complete with worked examples, the book is aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate chemistry students studying environmental chemistry.
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Environmental and health impact of solid waste management activities
This book, written by international experts, discusses the various waste disposal options that are available (landfill, incineration, composting, recycling) and then reviews their impact on the environment, and particularly on human health. Comprehensive and highly topical, this book will make a strong contribution to scientific knowledge in the area, and will be of value to scientists and policy-makers.
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