Over the past few years, the occurrence of pharmaceutical residues in the environment has attracted great interest regarding the possible harmful e...

Phytoremediation represents the set of technologies able to remove pollutants using artificial ecosystems equipped with natural plants. This book e...

This volume of essays explores the significance of water and the current ecological crisis and examines this from both scientific and theological i...

The water resources of the Selenga River/Lake Baikal system are of fundamental importance for the ecosystems and socio-economic development of the ...

Engineers and scientists work to secure water supplies for potable and agricultural use. They evaluate the water balance within a watershed and det...

Water in Canada makes it crystal clear that the quantity and quality of our freshwater resources are diminishing at an alarming rate. Environmental...

Pollution is undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities so that t...

Pollution is undesirable state of the natural environment being contaminated with harmful substances as a consequence of human activities so that t...

Water scarcity and stringent environmental regulations have mandated treatment of polluted, saline and marginal waters for use and reuse within var...

Water Resources Issues & Perspectives

This book provides new research on water resources. Chapter One discusses water resource management and intelligent monitoring systems for reservoi...

Water is the most vital element among the natural resources, and is crucial for the survival of all living organisms. Water drove the development o...

The World Bank predicts that two-thirds of the world's population will not have enough fresh drinking water by the year 2025. Instead of protecting...

This book presents and discusses current research in the study of water supply systems, with a particular focus on the demand, distribution and con...

This book is dedicated to various water treatment processes. Water treatment describes those processes used to make water more acceptable for a des...

Intended to encourage Albertans to value a natural resource taken for granted, this book puts water in the context of its effect on our daily lives...

This book is the hearing that took place in front of the U.S. House of Representatives on June 10th 2011. It provides a State and Local Perspective...

This book discusses the function, services, importance and threats of natural and constructed wetlands. The first chapter presents one of the large...

Wetlands, with a variety of physical characteristics, are found throughout the country. They are known in different regions as swamps, marshes, fen...

Wetlands have already been recognised to hold the capacity for efficiently reducing or removing large amounts of pollutants from point sources (e.g...

Four years after Therese Greenwood and her husband moved to Fort McMurray, Alberta, their new community was shattered by one of the worst wildfires...

There is a dreamlike quality to many of the stories in this new collection from Wayne Curtis. In Wild Apples, he returns to familiar themes of love...

This is a heart-stopping collection of true stories from the Pacific Coast that build a vivid portrait of life on the continental edge and one woma...

Following passage of the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act in 1971, limits for the number of horses on each herd unit (referred to as Herd Ma...

Established in 1967, the Ghost River Wilderness Area, located along the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains in southern Alberta, is one of only t...

Congress enacted the Wilderness Act in 1964. It established a National Wilderness Preservation System of federal lands "where the earth and its com...

The present book intends to outline different approaches regarding wildland fires, showing different perspectives and challenges present in the beg...

Chapter 1 develops a better understanding of the health impacts of wildfires and what should be done to minimise those impacts. It looks closely at...

The 2000 and 2002 fire seasons were, by most standards, among the worst in the past. Many argue that the threat of severe wildfires has grown, beca...

Congress continues to face questions about forestry practices, funding levels, and the federal role in wildland fire protection. Recent fire season...

Federal funding for wildfire management (WFM) is provided in the annual Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. It funds w...

Recent wildfires in the Western United States highlight the need for understanding the human dimensions of forest and wildfire management. This boo...

It has been estimated that more than 30% of the global land surface is subject to a considerable frequency of vegetation fires (Chuvieco et al., 20...

The Forest Service and Interior agencies have initiated a number of steps to address key operational areas previously identified as needing improve...

This book provides new research on the perceptions, threats and conservation of wildlife. Chapter One reviews the distribution of Arabian gazelles ...

Wildlife includes all non-domesticated plants, animals, and other organisms. Domesticating wild plant and animal species for human benefit has occu...

The most up-to-date manual on the Southern Forests habitat and management techniques. This book traces the history of southern forests and associat...

Between fiscal years 2002 and 2007, the refuge system experienced funding and staffing level fluctuations, the introduction of several new policy i...

This book reviews past U.S. exports of utility-scale wind turbine nacelles and blades, and assesses the potential for future U.S. exports of these ...

Wind energy is today's most developed form of "green" power on the planet. This comprehensive survey examines the history of wind power, from early...

In British Columbia's remote and exotic Cariboo Plateau, "Everything is slow. Everything is happening at the same speed, which is no speed at all."...

Along with the internationally acclaimed and award-winning documentary film upon which this book is based, Wolves Unleashed takes the reader on an ...

The Yangtze River is Asia's longest river and the third longest river in the world. This book explores the Yangtze River's geography, pollution, an...

Lex Fullarton takes a closer look at the three pillars of the sustainable development framework known as the Triple Bottom Line (TBL). The concept...