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Mao's War against Natureby Judith Shapiro
Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 28.00This book tells the story of environmental destruction and human suffering during the Mao years. more...
Water Pollution Biologyby P D Abel
CRC Press 1996; US$ 49.95Presents an examination of the scale of water pollution problems, and, through case studies, explores the type of investigations biologists need to undertake in solving them. The text draws comparisons between British and European practice, and includes a brief review of American procedures. more...
Managing Environmental Pollutionby Andrew Farmer
Routledge 1997; US$ 67.95A comprehensive introduction to the nature of pollution, its impacts, and the practical options and regulatory frameworks for pollution control. An invaluable up-to-date guide to both the principles and practice of pollution management more...
Urban Traffic Pollutionby Dietrich Schwela; Olivier Zali
Spon Press 1998; US$ 109.95Air and noise pollution are, or are rapidly becoming, major problems for the physical and mental health of those living in large cities around the world. Most industrialized countries have extensive experience of these problems. more...
Air Pollutionby Jeremy Colls
Spon Press 2002; US$ 74.95This new edition continues to cover the wide range of air quality issues in an accessible style. It is recommended for students studying courses specialising in air pollution, whether from an environmental science or engineering perspective. more...
Environmental Xenobioticsby Mervyn Richardson
CRC Press 1996; US$ 269.95The effects of man-made substances (xenobiotics) on the natural environment are described in this volume. It explains why these effects need to be understood, monitored and curtailed, especially in developing countries. more...
Ecological Effects of Waste Waterby E.B. Welch
Spon Press 1992; US$ 230.00This is a completely revised and update edition of a work first published in 1980 in the USA and deals with the ecological effects of water pollution. It is the result of twenty years of teaching the subject and will be essential reading for all those interested in water quality. more...
Nuclear Power, Pollution and Politicsby Bob Burton
Routledge 1990; US$ 169.00The author places the environmental issues related to the production of nuclear power in their political context. He evaluates the extent of nuclear pollution, in comparison with other forms of power, and looks at the future of energy. more...
Agricultural Pollutionby G. Merrington; L. Winder; R. Parkinson; M Redman
Spon Press 2002; US$ 84.95This is a well illustrated and fully-referenced introduction to the main contemporary agricultural pollution issues in the UK. It provides a concise, yet comprehensive overview of the environmental pollution caused by agriculture. more...
Acid Rainby Watt Committee on Energy Publications
Spon Press 1984; US$ 190.00What is loosely described as ?acid rain? is not a new phenomenon. The burning of coal and other fossil fuels must have always resulted in the production of sulphur dioxide, and, where the combustion temperatures are high, of oxides of nitrogen. These may be present in various stages of oxidation and are often referred to as simply SOx and NOx. The Clean Air Act 1956 with its limitations on the burning of raw coal in urban areas has virtually eliminated ?smog? in British cities but has not directly reduced the SOx emissions. It is only during the last decade or so that Acid Rain has become a topic of discussion vying with nuclear energy in its emotive power. Initially attention was mainly concerned with the alleged effect of these gases and... more...









