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Overview
Green Technology is an eight-volume set that examines the relationship between human activities and their sometimes harmful consequences for the environment and explores new methods of repairing and restoring the Earth. Approaching environmental issues confronting society from a technological perspective has spawned significant controversy, and he books in this set present all sides of the debate. Designed to complement science curricula, the set also covers relevant history and new green technologies and innovations that will contribute to the field in the future.
Cleaning Up the Environment: Hazardous Waste Technology is an overview of current and emerging methods used in cleaning up pollution. The book explains the advantages and disadvantages of the physical, chemical, and biological methods employed to remove hazardous waste from contaminated sites. It also presents step-by-step the processes of finding, testing, and cleaning hazardous waste sites, beginning with contamination assessment and ending with cleaned and restored environments. Citing actual examples and statistics, figures, and case studies, sidebars enhance fundamental concepts and give the reader a sense of the urgency of the issues related to hazardous waste treatment.
The volume includes information on
brownfield sites
commerce versus ecology
contamination
excavating pollutants
international waste-control programs
oxidation technology
remediation technology
the Superfund and its history
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
the water supply
The book contains 50 color photographs and line illustrations, sidebars, five appendixes, a glossary, a detailed list of print and Internetresources, and an index. Green Technology is essential for high school students, teachers, and general readers who seek information on the important issues that affect the environment worldwide.
Synopsis
Green Technology is an eight-volume set that examines the relationship between human activities and their sometimes harmful consequences for the environment and explores new methods of repairing and restoring the Earth. Approaching environmental issues confronting society from a technological perspective has spawned significant controversy, and he books in this set present all sides of the debate. Designed to complement science curricula, the set also covers relevant history and new green technologies and innovations that will contribute to the field in the future.
Cleaning Up the Environment: Hazardous Waste Technology is an overview of current and emerging methods used in cleaning up pollution. The book explains the advantages and disadvantages of the physical, chemical, and biological methods employed to remove hazardous waste from contaminated sites. It also presents step-by-step the processes of finding, testing, and cleaning hazardous waste sites, beginning with contamination assessment and ending with cleaned and restored environments. Citing actual examples and statistics, figures, and case studies, sidebars enhance fundamental concepts and give the reader a sense of the urgency of the issues related to hazardous waste treatment.
The volume includes information on
brownfield sites
commerce versus ecology
contamination
excavating pollutants
international waste-control programs
oxidation technology
remediation technology
the Superfund and its history
the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
the water supply
The book contains 50 color photographs and line illustrations, sidebars, five appendixes, a glossary, a detailed list of print and Internetresources, and an index. Green Technology is essential for high school students, teachers, and general readers who seek information on the important issues that affect the environment worldwide.
School Library Journal
Gr 9 Up—This comprehensive and somewhat technical discussion of the various methods used for the cleanup of environmental waste will be a valuable addition to science units. A section on the evaluation of the contaminants present at a waste site leads to a chapter on the variety of methods available for remediation. Brownfields and superfund sites are explored with specific emphasis on the particular problems encountered in the cleanup of rivers, lakes, and other water-based sites. Case studies focus on specific incidents such as the Exxon Valdez oil spill. A thorough appendix offers numerous charts with summaries of environmental laws, organizations involved with related concerns, as well as the equipment and microbes in use today. Captioned, full-color photos and diagrams and sidebars add information. A comprehensive glossary will aid students with the technical terminology, and a long list of both print and online resources encourages further study. Oddly, the chart enumerating Congressional environmental laws ends in 1990. This is a vitally important subject not often discussed in environmental literature and is a welcome addition for use in classroom studies and for those considering a career in the field.—Eva Elisabeth VonAncken, Trinity-Pawling School, Pawling, NY