477 pages , Elsevier , 2003-01-10 Handbook of Solid Waste Management and Waste Minimization Technologies is an essential tool for plant managers, process engineers, environmental consultants, and site remediation specialists that focuses on practices for handling a broad range of industrial solid waste problems. In addition to equipment and process options, the author pr...[Read More]
235 pages , 2019-06-10 Air pollution is caused due to the release of harmful components like greenhouse gases, biological molecules and particulates into the atmosphere. Air pollution poses the threat of critical diseases like asthma, lung cancer, cardiovascular diseases and allergies in human beings, and also causes harm to food crops and animals. Both human activities and natu...[Read More]
Ecosystems are large, often highly complex areas of our environment. In this video we learn how abiotic and biotic factors interact with one another in a ...
Explore what makes trees a vital part of cities, and how urban spaces throughout history have embraced the importance of trees. -- By 2050, it's estimated that ...
518 pages , Springer Science & Business Media , 2011-08-30 Heavy-metal contamination is one of the world's major environmental problems, posing significant risks to agro-ecosystems. Conventional technologies employed for heavy-metal remediation have often been expensive and disruptive. This book provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art coverage of the natural, sustainabl...[Read More]
168 pages , Springer Science & Business Media , 2013-06-03 Humans are diurnal organisms whose biological clock and temporal organization depend on natural light/dark cycles. Changes in the photoperiod are a signal for seasonal acclimatization of physiological and immune systems as well as behavioral patterns. The invention of electrical light bulbs created more opportuni...[Read More]
Meg Lowman was determined to investigate the marvelous, undiscovered world of the rainforest treetops. Meg's perseverance and creativity allowed her to ...
188 pages , R M S Publishing , 2009 A health and safety guide that is designed to meet the requirements of the NEBOSH National Certificate in Environmental Management syllabus. It is supported with many photographs, schematics and where appropriate sketches, hand drawn to show the standard required at NEBOSH examination.
Every organism on our planet affects those around it. And even the non-living things have a part to play in the cycle of life and energy that is our world. On that ...
376 pages , Wayne State University Press , 1986-10-01 The five short novellas which comprise this anthology were written between 1890 and World War I. All share a common setting—the Eastern European Jewish town or shtetl, and all deal in different ways with a single topic—the Jewish confrontation with modernity. The authors of these novellas are among the greatest ma...[Read More]
