Anaerobic-anoxic-oxic (A2/O) is one of the most widely used processes in municipal wastewater treatment plants for simultaneous biological nitrogen...

Sixty-three pieces range from Conrad Kain's classic account of the first ascent of Mount Robson to Sharon Wood's thoughts on her experience as the ...

In the lead up to what is bound to be another disappointing global climate conference in Brazil this November, in 'Climate Collapse? Calls to Actio...

Genetic diversity is a level of biodiversity that refers to the total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species. It is d...

Prompted by the slow progress of global GHG reductions, the uncertainties of climate sensitivity, the potential existence of climate thresholds, an...

A fundamental requirement of Agenda 21 of UNCED is to support sustainable development while safeguarding the Earth's environment. This requires opt...

As part of a global effort to assess the storage potential for captured carbon dioxide (CO2), this book estimates and characterizes the storage pot...

This book focuses on five of the policy types that are most relevant to the U.S. market and political context for the exploration and confirmation ...

This book provides research on the geological formation of glaciers, as well as the effects of climate change to glaciers. The first chapter review...

This book is a collection of current research work on the economic and social impacts of, and policy responses to, global change mainly in the sout...

Now that the Bush Administration has kiboshed the Kyoto Protocol, are efforts to curtail global warming dead? Are even more technical studies calle...

This book looks at the concerns over climate change, often termed "global warming," which have emerged both in the U.S. and internationally as majo...

Changes in climate patterns and their impact on the physical environment can create profound effects on populations in parts of the world and prese...

Global climate change continues to be a front-burner issues whether ignored by governments or not. The clock continues to tick. This new book prese...

Environmental issues are among the most profound challenges of the 21st century. The widespread degradation of the earth's air, water, soil and div...

In an age of misinformation and public apprehension about climate change, droughts, floods, and polluted drinking water, Global Thirst offers a cri...

Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of Earth's near-surface air and oceans since the mid-20th century and its projected conti...

As consumers demand planet-friendly products and investors look for "green companies" to put their money into, more and more businesses are activel...

This book examines China's greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation policies. Debate on potential climate change legislation in the United States ha...

The United States and its allies are in a complex nuclear age, with potential adversaries modernising their arsenals, new nuclear technologies emer...

Grapes (Vitis spp.) are economically the most important fruit species in the world. Most cultivated vines belong to the European type (Vitis vinefe...

Grasslands, being one of most important ecosystems on earth, provide not only forage, livestock and fur, but also biodiversity and other ecosystem ...

Second only to humans in adapting to climate extremes, grey wolves once ranged from coast to coast and from Alaska to Mexico in North America. By t...

The Great Lakes ecosystem is recognised by many as an international natural resource that has been altered by human activities and climate variabil...

One of the most exciting new trends in water quality management today is the movement by many cities, counties, states, and private-sector develope...

Green Technology for Bioremediation of Environmental Pollution has significant importance in its fields, since it comprises the current information...

The interaction of three variables underlie debates on the issue of climate change and what responses might be justified: the magnitude and rates o...

Instituting policies to manage or reduce GHGs would likely impact different states differently. Understanding these differences may provide for a m...

As the US population increases, the need for energy sources such as electricity, petroleum and industrial processes and the resulting emissions are...

Candid, poetic and forensic, Derrick Stacey Denholm's book walks the reader slowly and nimbly through the tangle of social, ecological and economic...

This work arose from research results of the interdisciplinary centre for scientific computing at the University of Heidelberg as well as of the Hu...

Fresh water is one of the essential natural resources on Earth, and groundwater constitutes 98% of the liquid fresh water on the planet. Yet, throu...

Fresh water is one of the essential natural resources on Earth, and groundwater constitutes 98% of the liquid fresh water on the planet. Yet, throu...

This is an abridged and updated version of the award-winning publication 'Virginia's Endangered Species' (1991). An introduction summarises Virgini...

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was one of the worst man-made environmental disasters our country has ever experienced. The oil spill dramatically ...

In 1990 the Worldwatch Institute in Washington estimated that humankind had forty years to make the transition to an environmentally stable society...

The largest earthquake ever recorded in Haiti devastated parts of the country, including the capital, on January 12, 2010. The quake, centred about...

Nature conservation includes under its umbrella disciplines, such as landscape ecology, restoration ecology, theoretical ecology, ecological modell...

The rapid pace of industrialization and its resulting by-products have affected the environment by producing hazardous wastes, which have been rele...

Sustainable energy is the provision of energy such that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to...

Wastewater treatment represents a continuous challenge for engineers, environmental scientists and regulators. Today, an increasing number of new c...

Agroforestry is an approach to alternative land use based on deliberate integration of trees with crops and livestock production systems. It combin...

Environmental quality is a general term which can refer to varied characteristics that relate to the natural environment as well as the built envir...

In this handbook, the authors present current research in the study of the biological activity, classification and health and environmental implica...