Pollution: Causes, Effects and Control
Roy M. Harrison(Author)
Springer (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 1. July 1997
Book
Hardback
978-981-3083-07-3 (ISBN)
Description
Pollution: Causes, Effects and Control has established itself as a key text, providing an introduction on the causes and effects of pollution in the modern world. It is wide ranging, touching on marine pollution, toxic wastes, air pollution, effects of pollutants on crops and trees, and waste minimization. This 3rd edition has been updated and expanded to reflect the changes of recent years. In particular, it contains new chapters on marine pollution, contaminated land, solid waste disposal, toxic organic chemicals and the effects of air pollution on human health. The book's treatment of its subject is essentially introductory, although some aspects are covered in greater depth. The contributions combine to give abroad overview, touching on a wide range of important areas. More than ever before, the environment is high on the political agenda, illustrating the need for authoritative scientific information. Pollution: Causes, Effects and Control is essential reading for all those who want to know the facts behind the effects of pollution on the world in which we live.
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Edition
3rd ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Singapore
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Weight
1 gr
ISBN-13
978-981-3083-07-3 (9789813083073)
Schweitzer Classification
Content
Table of contents: Chemical pollutions of the aquatic environment by priority pollutants and its control.- Chemistry and pollution of the marine environment.- Drinking water quality and health; Water pollution biology.- Sewage and sewage sludge treatment.- The treatment of toxic wastes.- Air pollution: sources, concentrations and measurement.- Chemistry of the troposphere.- Chemistry and pollution of the stratosphere.- Atmospheric disposal of the pollutants and the modelling of air pollution.- The health effects of air pollution.- Effects of gaseous pollutants on crops and trees.- Control of pollutant emissions from road traffic.- Soil pollution and land contamination.- Solid waste management.- The environmental behaviour of toxic organic chemicals.- Radioactivity in the environment.- Health effects of environmental chemicals.- The legal control of pollution.- Integrated pollution control and waste minimisation.- Subject index.