This book examines the occurrence of uranium in its natural setting in the United States, as well as its industrial uses and the methods employed o...

Nature thrives on diversity and flexibility, gaining strength from heterogeneity, whereas the quest for homogeneity seems to motivate much of moder...

The world is experiencing a shortage of helium-3, a rare isotope of helium with applications in homeland security, national security, medicine, ind...

Hazardous waste is a waste with properties that make it dangerous or potentially harmful to human health or the environment. Hazardous waste genera...

In the past few years, there has been a considerable increase in the number of new and emerging pollutants in the limited water resources around th...

Hazardous waste is a waste with properties that make it dangerous or potentially harmful to human health or the environment. Hazardous waste genera...

The world's first non-phosgene process for producing an aromatic polycarbonate (PC) using CO2 as a starting material has been succeeded in develop...

Biochar is a carbon rich solid material resulting from the pyrolysis of biomass under oxygen-free and low temperature conditions. Although most res...

Nova Excerpts: Environmental Sciences is a compilation of Abstracts and Introductions from a wide variety of Environmental Science books Nova has p...

Rainwater harvesting has gained popularity as a measure to address the water supply shortage in rural areas in developing countries. The harvesting...

The Department of Energy (DOE) faces significant technical challenges in successfully constructing and operating the Waste Treatment and Immobiliza...

The theoretical analysis and modeling of nutrients in water catchments and in irrigation water is a significant issue in the design of industrial p...

This book presents current research in the study of the ecology, types and management of oak. Topics discussed include oak wood characterisation wi...

The development of offshore oil, gas and other mineral resources in the United States is impacted by a number of interrelated legal regimes, includ...

Offshore wind has been envisaged as making a critical contribution in Europe in satisfying the electricity demand in a low-carbon generation scenar...

This book provides comprehensive discussions on current oil issues from authors across the globe, including petroleum oil, biodiesel, and biomass d...

Petroleum perhaps is one of the most important substances in the modern society due to its wide use in the most diverse productive sectors. Besides...

This book is a compilation of research on oil spills in ice-covered Arctic waters and recommendations for future work. Research entities in governm...

In recent years, several new concepts have emerged in the field of ozone science, creating a need for an in-depth publication covering the various ...

In this book, the literature on modern estuarine diatoms from Argentina is revised in order to synthesise the available ecological information and ...

Interactions between competitors, predators and their prey have traditionally been seen as the foundation of community structure. Parasites - long ...

Particulate matter are fine particles, and soot, which are tiny subdivisions of solid matter suspended in a gas or liquid. Sources of particulate m...

This book has been written with emphasis on the fundamental engineering principles underlying the peat characteristics, importance of peat, environ...

Perchlorate is the explosive component of solid rocket fuel, fireworks, road flares, and other products. Used heavily by the Department of Defense ...