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Handbook of Environmental Analysis Chemical Pollutants in Air Water Soil and Solid Wastes Third Edition

Handbook of Environmental Analysis Chemical Pollutants in Air Water Soil and Solid Wastes Third Edition

The Handbook will cover all aspects of environmental analysis and will examine the emergence of many new classes of pollutants in recent years. It will provide information on an array of topics from instrumentation analytical techniques and sample preparations to statistical calculations chemical structures and equations. It will present the tools and techniques required to measure a wide range of toxic pollutants in our environment. It will be fully revised throughout and will add four new chapters (Microbial Analysis Chlorophyll Chlorine Chloramines and Chlorine Dioxide and Derivatization Reactions in Environmental Analysis). | Handbook of Environmental Analysis Chemical Pollutants in Air Water Soil and Solid Wastes Third Edition

GBP 180.00
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Energy Management Handbook

Energy Management Handbook

This comprehensive handbook is recognized as the definitive stand-alone energy manager’s desk reference used by tens of thousands of professionals throughout the energy management industry. This new ninth edition includes new chapters on energy management controls systems compressed air systems renewable energy and carbon reduction. There are major updates to chapters on energy auditing lighting systems boilers and fired systems steam and condensate systems green buildings waste heat recovery indoor air quality utility rates natural gas purchasing commissioning financing and performance contracting and much more with numerous new and updated illustrations charts calculation procedures and other helpful working aids. | Energy Management Handbook

GBP 190.00
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Environmental Impact of Agricultural Production Activities

Environmental Impact of Agricultural Production Activities

The book summarizes actual and/or relative environmental impacts resulting from existing and emerging agricultural production technologies as practised in the USA. Case studies of environmental impacts of agricultural practices are discussed in one chapter while separate chapters consider water and soil air quality noise and waste impacts. Air pollutants from cultivation operations burning agricultural vehicles harvesting and grain handling pesticide applications wind erosion etc. are all considered. Noise produced by agricultural activities and exposure patterns for agricultural workers are examined. An annotated bibliography is included for the environmental impacts discussed in the text. Emerging agricultural production technologies such as nitrogen fixation genetic engineering plant growth regulation erosion control water management and waste utilization etc. are also compared for efficiency and environmental impacts. | Environmental Impact of Agricultural Production Activities

GBP 205.00
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Biomass Burning in South and Southeast Asia Two Volume Set

Biomass Burning in South and Southeast Asia Two Volume Set

The increasing intensity and frequency of natural disasters all around the world has caused severe socioeconomic impacts especially in South and Southeast Asia. This region is particularly susceptible to vegetation fires leading to biomass burning pollution with impacts on other countries through trans-boundary air pollution. Despite the growing body of information on biomass pollutants worldwide only a modest amount of data from these regions are available. With fires and biomass burning identified as a vital issue in South/Southeast Asia this two-volume set was created to meet community research and application needs. To better serve the atmospheric environmental and remote sensing communities and to address air quality climate and the human health impacts of greenhouse gases and aerosols from biomass burning this set brings together the collective achievements of experts in these regions and the state-of-the-art technologies and spatial analyses to model and monitor biomass burning events and their impacts. This first volume covers various topics on fire biomass burning mapping and monitoring while the second volume highlights the impact of biomass burning on the biosphere and reflects extensive research by interdisciplinary teams of experts. This set will serve as a valuable resource for remote sensing scientist geographers ecologists atmospheric scientists environmental scientists and all who wish to advance their knowledge on fires biomass burning and biomass burning pollution in South/Southeast Asia Specific Features: Unique in its discussion of the sources and the causes of biomass burning and atmospheric research in South and Southeast Asia. Explains how remote sensing and geospatial technologies help the mapping and monitoring of biomass burning events and their impacts. Focuses on large spatial scales integrating top-down and bottom-up methodologies. Addresses the pressing issues of environmental pollution that are rampant in South and Southeast Asia. Includes contributions from global experts currently working on biomass burning projects in the US Japan South/Southeast Asia and Europe. | Biomass Burning in South and Southeast Asia Two Volume Set

GBP 205.00
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Aeromedical Transportation A Clinical Guide

Aeromedical Transportation A Clinical Guide

Still the only book published anywhere in the world which is devoted entirely to the principles of aeromedical transport Aeromedical Transportation has rightly become known as the sole reference for the industry. This second edition has been radically revised and updated; featuring the latest research updated references and new chapters on the transport of intensive care patients and medical emergencies/death in flight. Since the first edition was published in 1996 the concept of 'evidence-based medicine' has been accepted as essential in any book which endeavours to be the accepted knowledge base in its subject area. A very practical text international in its approach much of its content is devoted to clinical matters. Administration and organisation are also discussed but are addressed from the standpoint of the clinical aeromedical escort. The text is suitable for medical paramedical and nursing personnel and for those working in organizations whose duties include the transportation of the sick and injured by air. | Aeromedical Transportation A Clinical Guide

GBP 180.00
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Inductive Learning Algorithms for Complex Systems Modeling

Inductive Learning Algorithms for Complex Systems Modeling

Inductive Learning Algorithms for Complex Systems Modeling is a professional monograph that surveys new types of learning algorithms for modeling complex scientific systems in science and engineering. The book features discussions of algorithm development structure and behavior; comprehensive coverage of all types of algorithms useful for this subject; and applications of various modeling activities (e. g. environmental systems noise immunity economic systems clusterization and neural networks). It presents recent studies on clusterization and recognition problems and it includes listings of algorithms in FORTRAN that can be run directly on IBM-compatible PCs. Inductive Learning Algorithms for Complex Systems Modeling will be a valuable reference for graduate students research workers and scientists in applied mathematics statistics computer science and systems science disciplines. The book will also benefit engineers and scientists from applied fields such as environmental studies oceanographic modeling weather forecasting air and water pollution studies economics hydrology agriculture fisheries and time series evaluations.

GBP 205.00
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The Routledge Handbook of Urban Logistics

The Routledge Handbook of Urban Logistics

The Routledge Handbook of Urban Logistics offers a state-of-the-art comprehensive overview of the discipline of urban and city logistics. The COVID-19 pandemic and the rise in internet shopping in particular have placed new demands on urban logistics which require innovative technological and policy responses. Similarly the necessity for sustainable urban logistics offers both a challenge and opportunity for development and seeks to address traffic congestion local air quality traffic-related degradation the use of energy safety aspects and noise. Featuring contributions from world-leading international scholars the chapters examine concepts issues and ideas across five topic areas that reflect the increasingly diverse nature of current research and thinking in urban logistics: transport modes urban logistics sectors technical analysis policy and sustainability. Each chapter provides an overview of current knowledge identifies issues and discusses the relevant debates in urban logistics and the future research agenda. This handbook offers a single repository on the current state of knowledge written from a practical perspective utilising theory that is applied and developed using real-work examples. It is an essential reference for researchers academics and students working in all areas of urban logistics from policy and planning to technology and sustainability in addition to industry practitioners looking to develop their professional knowledge.

GBP 205.00
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Handbook of Environmental Engineering

Handbook of Environmental Engineering

This new edition provides a practical view of pollution and its impact on the natural environment. Driven by the hope of a sustainable future it stresses the importance of environmental law and resource sustainability and offers a wealth of information based on real-world observations and expert experience. It presents a basic overview of environmental pollution emphasizes key terms and addresses specific concepts in advanced algebra fundamental engineering and statistics. In addition it considers socioeconomic political and cultural influences and provides an understanding of how to effectively treat and prevent air pollution implement industrial hygiene principles and manage solid waste water and wastewater operations. The Handbook of Environmental Engineering is written in a down-to-earth style for a wide audience as it appeals to technical readers consultants policymakers as well as a wide range of general readers. Features: Updated throughout with a new chapter on modern trends in environmental engineering the book further emphasizes climate change effects on water/wastewater infrastructure Examines the physical chemical and biological processes fundamental to understanding the environment fate and engineered treatment of environmental contaminants Presents technologies to prevent pollution at the source as well as treatment and disposal methods for remediation Identifies multiple environmental pollutants and explains the effects of each Includes the latest environmental regulatory requirements.

GBP 190.00
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The Passivhaus Designer's Manual A technical guide to low and zero energy buildings

The Passivhaus Designer's Manual A technical guide to low and zero energy buildings

Passivhaus is the fastest growing energy performance standard in the world with almost 50 000 buildings realised to date. Applicable to both domestic and non-domestic building types the strength of Passivhaus lies in the simplicity of the concept. As European and global energy directives move ever closer towards Zero (fossil) Energy standards Passivhaus provides a robust 'fabric first' approach from which to make the next step. The Passivhaus Designers Manual is the most comprehensive technical guide available to those wishing to design and build Passivhaus and Zero Energy Buildings. As a technical reference for architects engineers and construction professionals The Passivhaus Designers Manual provides:State of the art guidance for anyone designing or working on a Passivhaus project;In depth information on building services including high performance ventilation systems and ultra-low energy heating and cooling systems;Holistic design guidance encompassing: daylight design ecological materials thermal comfort indoor air quality and economics;Practical advice on procurement methods project management and quality assurance;Renewable energy systems suitable for Passivhaus and Zero Energy Buildings; Practical case studies from the UK USA and Germany amongst others;Detailed worked examples to show you how it's done and what to look out for;Expert advice from 20 world renowned Passivhaus designers architects building physicists and engineers. Lavishly illustrated with nearly 200 full colour illustrations and presented by two highly experienced specialists this is your one-stop shop for comprehensive practical information on Passivhaus and Zero Energy buildings. | The Passivhaus Designer's Manual A technical guide to low and zero energy buildings

GBP 180.00
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The Handbook of Natural Resources Second Edition Six Volume Set

The Handbook of Natural Resources Second Edition Six Volume Set

Authored by world-class scientists and scholars the Handbook of Natural Resources Second Edition is an excellent reference for understanding the consequences of changing natural resources to the degradation of ecological integrity and the sustainability of life. Based on the content of the bestselling and CHOICE awarded Encyclopedia of Natural Resources this new edition demonstrates the major challenges that the society is facing for the sustainability of all wellbeing on planet Earth. The experience evidence methods and models used in studying natural resources are presented in six stand-alone volumes arranged along the main systems: land water and air. It reviews state-of-the-art knowledge highlights advances made in different areas and provides guidance for the appropriate use of remote sensing data in the study of natural resources on a global scale. The six volumes in this set cover: Terrestrial Ecosystems and Biodiversity; Landscape and Land Capacity; Wetlands and Habitats; Fresh Water and Watersheds; Coastal and Marine Environments; and finally Atmosphere and Climate. Written in an easy-to-reference manner the Handbook of Natural Resources Second Edition as a complete set is essential for anyone looking for a deeper understanding of the science and management of natural resources. Public and private libraries educational and research institutions scientists scholars and resource managers will benefit enormously from this set. Individual volumes and chapters can also be used in a wide variety of both graduate and undergraduate courses in environmental science and natural science courses at different levels and disciplines such as biology geography Earth system science ecology etc. | The Handbook of Natural Resources Second Edition Six Volume Set

GBP 270.00
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Handbook on Spray Drying Applications for Food Industries

Handbook on Spray Drying Applications for Food Industries

Spray drying is a mechanical process by which materials in liquid form can be converted into solid form such as powders. It is a rapid continuous cost-effective reproducible and scalable process for producing dry powders from a fluid material by atomization through an atomizer into a hot drying gas medium usually air. The Handbook on Spray Drying Applications for Food Industries deals with recent techniques adopted in spray drying systems for drying a vast array of food products novel and emerging tools used for spray drying of antioxidant rich products optimized conditions used for extraction and production of herbal powders by using spray drying techniques and problems encountered during spray drying of acid and sugar rich foods and also various herbal powders. The book discusses the encapsulation of flavors by using the spray drying process providing a comparison with other encapsulation techniques. It reviews the retention of bioactive compounds and the effect of different parameters on bioactive compounds during spray drying of juice. Moreover the book explains the effect of novel approaches of spray drying on nutrients. The book addresses strategies adopted for retention of nutrients and survival of probiotic bacteria during spray drying processing. It also identifies packaging material needed for enhanced product stability. The safety and quality aspects of manufacturing spray dried food products are discussed. Key Features: Describes the design of high performance spray drying systems Highlights the strategy adopted for maximizing the yield potential of various spray dried food products Discusses strategies adopted for retention of nutrients and survival of probiotic bacteria during spray drying process Contains charts procedure flow sheets tables figures photos and a list of spray drying equipment suppliers This book will benefit entrepreneurs food scientists academicians and students by providing in-depth knowledge about spray drying of foods for quality retention and also for efficient consumer acceptability of finished products.

GBP 230.00
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Clay's Handbook of Environmental Health

Clay's Handbook of Environmental Health

Since its first publication in 1933 Clay’s Handbook of Environmental Health (under its different names) has provided a definitive guide for the environmental health practitioner (EHP) and an essential reference for the consultant and student. This 22nd edition continues with its more recent successful structure reviewing the core principles techniques competencies and skills required of an EHP and then outlining the specialist subjects without getting bogged down in a legalistic approach seeking to broaden the content for a more global audience. This new edition seeks to educate the EHP on the public health impacts of global heating and the climate emergency and also reflects the COVID-19 pandemic as might be expected. Although seeking to have global appeal the impact of the UK leaving the EU is also addressed. The book examines environmental health in different settings including in the military working in both conflict and natural disaster settings and environmental health at sea and airports. In line with previous editions case studies are used to illustrate how EH problems have been resolved. This new edition includes guidance on key issues in public and environmental health including air pollution contaminated land housing and health noise water food safety pests and vector control chemicals in the environment and radiation as well as sustainability and public health and humanitarian crises. This handbook aims to give a basic understanding of the philosophical basis of environmental health as well as the required technical aspects and an understanding of environmental health in different settings. All chapters have sections on further reading and sources of information. Clay’s Handbook is essential reading for all practitioners students and researchers in environmental and public health wherever they are working. | Clay's Handbook of Environmental Health

GBP 250.00
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Handbook of Foodborne Diseases

Handbook of Foodborne Diseases

Clearly linked to consumption of foods beverages and drinking water that contain pathogenic microbes toxins or other toxic agents foodborne diseases have undergone a remarkable change of fortune in recent decades from once rare and insignificant malaises to headline-grabbing and deadly outbreaks. Unquestionably several factors have combined to make this happen. These include a prevailing demand for the convenience of ready-to-eat or heat-and-eat manufactured food products that allow ready entry and survival of some robust temperature-insensitive microorganisms; a drastic reduction in the costs of air sea and road transportation that has taken some pathogenic microorganisms to where they were absent previously; an expanding world population that has stretched the boundary of human activity; and an ageing population whose weakened immune functions provide a fertile ground for opportunistic pathogens to invade and thrive. Given the diversity of causative agents (ranging from viruses bacteria yeasts filamentous fungi protozoa helminthes toxins to toxic agents) and the ingenuity of pathogenic microbes to evolve through genetic reassortment horizontal gene transfer and/or random genetic mutation it has become an enormous challenge to understand how foodborne agents are able to evade host immune defenses and induce diseases and also to develop and apply innovative approaches for improved diagnosis treatment and prevention of foodborne diseases. Handbook of Foodborne Diseases summarizes the latest findings on more than 100 foodborne diseases and their causative agents. With contributions from international experts on foodborne pathogens toxins and toxic agents research this volume provides state-of-the-art overviews on foodborne diseases in relation to their etiology biology epidemiology clinical presentation pathogenesis diagnosis treatment and prevention. Apart from offering a comprehensive textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate students in food medical and veterinary microbiology this volume constitutes a valuable reference on foodborne diseases for medical professionals and health authorities and forms an informative educational resource for the general public.

GBP 250.00
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Handbook of Environmental Health Two Volume Set

Handbook of Environmental Health Two Volume Set

The two-volume Handbook of Environmental Health Fourth Edition provides a comprehensive but concise discussion of important environmental health areas including energy ecology and people environmental epidemiology risk assessment and risk management environmental law air quality management food protection insect control rodent control pesticides chemical environment environmental economics human disease and injury occupational health and safety noise radiation recreational environment indoor environments medical care institutions schools and universities prisons solid and hazardous waste management water supply plumbing swimming areas sewage disposal soils water pollution control environmental health emergencies and nuisance complaints. The handbook presents background material that gives students and professionals an understanding of the areas under discussion and describes common problems and potential solutions. Each volume includes illustrative graphs graphs computerized drawings inspection sheets and flowcharts that consolidate or clarify textual material. These books are neither engineering texts nor comprehensive texts in each area of study. Their purpose is to provide a solid working knowledge of each environmental health area with sufficient detail for practitioners and students. The text can be used in basic courses in environmental health environmental pollution and ecology. For general areas of study the instructor can omit specific details such as resources standards practices and techniques and modes of surveillance and evaluation. Practitioners in a variety of environmental health and occupational health and safety fields will find these volumes handy references for resolving current problems and for obtaining a better understanding of unfamiliar areas. Practitioners and administrators in other areas such as food processing water-quality control occupational health and safety and solid and hazardous waste management will also find these reference books useful. High school teachers often must introduce environmental health topics in their classes and yet have no specific background in this area. They can be used as a text in graduate education courses for high school teachers as well as a reference the material divides easily into two separate courses. In Volume I readers are introduced to the underlying problems basic concerns and basic philosophy of environmental health. The ecological economic and energy bases provided help individuals understand their relationship to the ecosystem and to the real world of economic and energy concerns. It also provides an understanding of the role of government and the environmental health practitioner in helping to resolve environmental and ecological dilemmas created by humans. Chapter 2 on human health helps the reader understand the relationship between biological physical and chemical agents and disease and injury causation. Volume II discusses the many varied facets of terrorism and environmental emergencies nuisances and special problems. Students may refer to other chapters of the text to obtain a complete idea of each of the problems and the potential solutions. | Handbook of Environmental Health Two Volume Set

GBP 180.00
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