Environmental contaminants assessment and control

This book serves as a tool for environmental professionals to produce technically sound and reproducible scientific evidence. It identifies ways to clean up environmental problems in air, water, soil, sediment and living systems. Ethical issues, environmental management, and professionalism, and env...

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Main Author: Vallero, Daniel A
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Boston Elsevier Academic Press 2004
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Summary:This book serves as a tool for environmental professionals to produce technically sound and reproducible scientific evidence. It identifies ways to clean up environmental problems in air, water, soil, sediment and living systems. Ethical issues, environmental management, and professionalism, and environmental economic problems are illustrated to assist the reader in understanding and applying quantitative analysis of environmental problems. Companion Website http://books.elsevier.com/companions/0127100571 *Real life solutions for practicing environmental professionals. *Example problems, sidebars, and case studies to illustrate ethical issues, environmental economic problems, and environmental management. *Explanation of scientific principles and concepts needed for risk assessment, waste management, contaminant transport, environmental hydrogeology, and environmental engineering & chemistry. *A fully supportive glossary, appendices and tables throughout the text contain physical, chemical and biological resources necessary for all environmental practitioners
Physical Description:xxxix, 801 σ. εικ. 24 εκ
Bibliography:Περιέχει βιβλιογραφικές παραπομπές και ευρετήριο
ISBN:9780127100579
0127100571