The environment is considered the surroundings in which an organism operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans a...

The environment is considered the surroundings in which an organism operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans a...

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

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

Water resources are sources of water that are useful or potentially useful to humans. Many uses of water include agricultural, industrial, househol...

Tritium is a radioactive hydrogen isotope that is of interest for both civil and military applications. Most of tritium is used for the realisation...

With an increasing role of tropical forests supporting a range of ecosystem services, biodiversity conservation, water regulation, soil conservatio...

Within the tropical fruits, the papaya, Carica papaya L. (family Caricaceae Dumort.), is presented as the main representative being cultivated in t...

Following the lead of her earlier bestselling books, Anny Scoones once again charms and inspires readers with her insights and observations. Using ...

The word 'sustainability' is frequently misunderstood because there are numerous definitions of sustainability and not even two definitions have co...

Congress raised concerns about the possible vulnerability of U.S. coastal areas to tsunamis, and the adequacy of early warnings for coastal areas, ...

This book examines the tsunami phenomenon with the focus on its relevance for hazard assessment at nuclear power plant sites. Three tsunamigenic me...

A collection of articles that showcases the diversity of tsunami science. This is truly an interdisciplinary field that brings together seismologis...

A tsunami is a series of water waves that is caused when a large volume of a body of water, such as an ocean, is rapidly displaced. Earthquakes, vo...

For most of us, the impression of the word "tsunami" is a combination of multiple elements of action movie, thriller, drama and science fiction, wh...

Tundra ecosystems are seriously affected by global climate change. Understanding tundra history and post-glacial development may enhance the abilit...

Recent international negotiations and domestic policy developments have generated interest in current and projected U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emiss...

As a result of advanced oil drilling and extraction technologies (primarily horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing), crude oil production in ...

According to the NRC and the USGCRP, changes in the earth's climate -- including higher temperatures, changes in precipitation, rising sea levels, ...

In recent decades, managing the nation's public and private forests and rangelands has become increasingly complex, requiring a sound understanding...

Most U.S. households have consistent, dependable access to enough food for active, healthy living -- they are food secure. But a minority of Americ...

For over 30 years, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has maintained effective nuclear security, emergency preparedness and incident resp...

The Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future was chartered to recommend a new strategy for managing the back end of the nuclear fuel cycl...

The Department of Energy (DOE) has adhered to its practice of using only unobligated low-enriched uranium (LEU) to meet national security needs for...

On 25 March 2014, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) jointly proposed a rule defining the scope...

In the beginning of this new century, when able people in science across the world are working on scientific methods of providing sustainable devel...

Human activities around the world are producing increasingly large quantities of greenhouse gases (GHGs), the most abundant of which is carbon diox...

Energy plays a vital role in Americans' lives and in the U.S. economy as a whole, particularly in the provision of electricity, transportation, hea...

The Arctic region faces growing economic, environmental, and cultural challenges, heightening the need for co-ordinated research across institution...

This book examines uranium mining and management in the United States with a focus on federal considerations. From 2005 to 2007, uranium prices inc...

Urban sustainability and governance in relation to housing trends and policies is the focus of this book written by leading Nordic and Baltic housi...

Urbanisation is caused by migration. However, an essential difference exists between migration in the past and that in the present. This book focus...

Natural resources are often valued externally and policies are framed for sustainable resource use with the objective of maximising social benefits...

This book summarises eight years of research, evaluation, and hands-on experience in developing Brøset as a future carbon-neutral settlement. The p...

New in paperback, this book tells the natural and human history of the Valles Caldera preserve. In 2000, President Clinton signed into law the Vall...

Natural catastrophic events such as volcano eruptions have greatly affected environments in wide regions around the world. Ash and gases impelled b...