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Oil Pollution and its Environmental Impact in the Arabian Gulf Region
Elsevier Science 2005; US$ 200.00Situated within the richest oil area in the world, the Arabian Gulf represents a stressed ecosystem with scarce published data and environmental studies. The oil-related activities cause significant damages to different ecosystem components such as coral reefs, algal mats, mangrove and other habitats. In addition to the increasing potential of pollution... more...
Plutonium and the Rio Grande
Oxford University Press 1995; US$ 169.99This illustrated study traces the movement of plutonium dumped from the Los Alomos National Laboratory into canyons draining into the Rio Grande. The analytical methods which are exploited here may be applied to other studies where the tracing of nuclear materials is of vital importance. more...
Modeling Phosphorus in the Environment
CRC Press 2006; US$ 165.95Phosphorus modeling is a popular topic as phosphorous is one of the most relevant environmental pollutants. This book combines traditional models with fresh approaches derived from modern technology and assesses the state of modeling P. more...
Perchlorate
Springer-Verlag New York Inc 2006; US$ 99.99Perchlorate is a widespread, environmentally persistent contaminant discovered in US groundwater and drinking water supplies. This book summarizes the knowledge and understandings of the extent and potential sources of perchlorate contamination, its behavior, exposure pathways in the environment, toxicology and risk assessment, and more. more...
Past and Present Water Column Anoxia
Springer 2006; US$ 109.99Contains papers partly based on presentations by 60 scientists attending a NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Past and Present Water Column Anoxia in Sevastopol, Ukraine. They address the entire range of oxygen-deficient conditions and reflect the complexity of the issues governing the formation and persistence of such conditions. more...
Water Quality Control Handbook
McGraw-Hill 2006; US$ 150.00Capitalize on the Latest Design and Operating Innovations forAchieving Peak Performance in Any Wastewater Treatment Plant. Wastewater treatment professionals can turn to the updated Second Edition of Water Quality Control Handbook for cutting-edge information on designing and operating systems used to treat wastewater from industrialand domestic sources.... more...
Oil Spills First Principles
Elsevier Science 2002; US$ 270.00Marine oil spills are no longer considered unavoidable "accidents" resulting from adverse environmental conditions or functions of catastrophic events. More than 80% of all spills are the result of "human error". The focus of the current legal, regulatory, and convention framework affecting the transportation of oil by ship reflects a recent change... more...
Monitors of Organic Chemicals in the Environment
Springer 2006; US$ 74.99Aimed at the scientists involved in research concerning environmental contaminants as well as natural resource managers and regulatory agencies, this book talks about a technology and its application to monitoring, exposure assessment and mitigation/remediation of environmental pollution. It is suitable as a text in graduate level courses. more...
Groundwater Vulnerability Assessment and Mapping
Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 120.00This volume presents the contemporary issues surrounding groundwater pollution risk assessment and the application of vulnerability and risk assessment maps for the effective protection and management of aquifers. Numerous new and improved approaches to intrinsic and specific vulnerability assessment (modified DRASTIC, GOD, VULK, VURAAS) are described,... more...
Water Management at Abandoned Flooded Underground Mines
Springer 2008; US$ 189.99Switching off the pumps of a mine is one of the last steps in the lifetime of a surface or underground mine. As the water in the open space raises, the water might become contaminated with different pollutants and eventually starts to flow in the open voids. This book addresses the processes related to mine abandonment from a hydrogeological perspective.... more...









