Marine pollution is the harmful effect caused by the entry into the ocean of chemicals or particles. An associated problem is that many potentially...

Despite the fact that water covers two-thirds of the Earth's surface, it is surprisingly vulnerable to human influence and activity. Marine ecosyst...

Environmental stresses, such as heavy metals, drought, radiation, salts, pesticides, temperature, etc. are major factors collectively called abioti...

Why the word Meltdown in the title of the book? With the world heating up, bush fires wiping out whole communities, money markets and economic syst...

On 25 June 2013, President Obama announced a national "Climate Action Plan" (CAP) to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases,...

This book compiles the works of many authors from some of the best academic institutions in the world, all related to Mexico´s contemporary general...

This book compiles the works of many authors from some of the best academic institutions in the world, all related to Mexico´s contemporary general...

The growing food industry is currently employing a large number of microbial products. Microbial products are of biological origin and are consider...

Many organic pollutants, such as, organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are...

Shortlisted, Hubert Evans Non-Fiction AwardWarm, imaginative, and thoroughly original, this memoir intertwines the mysteries of trees with the defi...

Microtopographic features, such as natural depressions, wetlands, and raised roads, are very important in regulating watershed energy and water flu...

This book describes the structure of the climate system, as well as the processes upon which the system runs, changes and operates. Also discussed ...

A biomarker is a biochemical, cellular, physiological or behavioral variation that can be measured in tissue or body fluid samples or at the level ...

Life was one big adventure for Hiram Cody Tegart. At times unbelievable and others just downright impressive, Mountain Man is the celebration of a ...

In this collection, the authors open with a review of current state of the art methods for the recovery and reuse of selected monomers and biomacro...

Solid waste has grown into a relatively difficult problem to solve for those responsible for its management; these responsibilities include the col...

Currently, the management of solid waste represents a major economic and environmental issue throughout the world. Trends in waste generation show ...

Today's world is changing rapidly - technologically, socially, and environmentally. One of the main challenges is climate change which is accompani...

Today's world is changing rapidly - technologically, socially, and environmentally. One of the main challenges is climate change which is accompani...

Many of the vast number of mushroom species are available world-wide. They are valued in gourmet traditions around the world for their unique taste...

Abuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi are ubiquitous in soils around the world where they form symbiotic associations with the majority of plant species...

When there is a catastrophe in the United States, state and local governments lead response activities, invoking state and local legal authorities ...

This book is an overview of the National Response Framework (NRF) and how the nation conducts an all-hazards response. It is built upon scalable, f...