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Overview
This is a comprehensive textbook for energy and environment covering history, sources, movement, control of anthropogenic emissions, toxicology and regulations. The new and updated edition of the Environmental Technology Handbook explains clearly with well-defined terms the present relationship between energy generation from all sources and its environmental effects. This is a standalone book that presents all the pertinent information in a clear and understandable form. End of chapter questions help readers quickly learn the essential topics and terminology.
The authors start by giving a history of environmental technology and go on to explain the physical and thermal methods of waste management and explores pertinent issues such as gaseous emissions, waste recycling and disposal. This exemplary analysis of the field can be used as a reference for companies setting up an environmental compliance program.
Synopsis
This is a comprehensive textbook for energy and environment covering history, sources, movement, control of anthropogenic emissions, toxicology and regulations. The new and updated edition of the Environmental Technology Handbook explains clearly with well-defined terms the present relationship between energy generation from all sources and its environmental effects. This is a standalone book that presents all the pertinent information in a clear and understandable form. End of chapter questions help readers quickly learn the essential topics and terminology.
The authors start by giving a history of environmental technology and go on to explain the physical and thermal methods of waste management and explores pertinent issues such as gaseous emissions, waste recycling and disposal. This exemplary analysis of the field can be used as a reference for companies setting up an environmental compliance program.
Booknews
This second edition adds end-of-chapter summaries and problems to make it more useful for a university course (probably an upper-division seminar for science and non-science majors). The first two chapters introduce and describe natural resources that can pose pollution problems. Chapters 3,4, and 5 discuss land and water ecosystems and the atmosphere. Chapters 6-11 deal with various aspects of waste management, including chemical waste and waste management, physical and thermal methods of management, waste recycling, and control of gaseous emissions. The final chapter covers environmental regulations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)