Pollution Books

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11. Remediation of Former Manufactured Gas Plants and Other Coal-Tar Sites

    By Allen W. Hatheway

    Remediation of Former Manufactured Gas Plants and Other Coal-Tar Sites is geared toward environmental professionals who want to design and implement gasworks remediation strategies that offer the greatest chance to successfully protect the public. Exploring the bases for selecting remedial...

    Published July 26th 2011 by CRC Press
12. Management of Indoor Air Quality

    Edited by Marzenna R. Dudzinska

    Due to changes in lifestyle, people spend more time indoors. This refers not only to the time spent at home and at office premises, but also in shopping malls, recreation centers and transport vehicles. Concentrations of many pollutants are higher indoors than they are outdoors. Consequently, the...

    Published June 6th 2011 by CRC Press
13. Indoor Air Quality

    The Latest Sampling and Analytical Methods, Second Edition

    By Kathleen Hess-Kosa

    In the new millennium, indoor air quality methodologies have expanded, evolved, and morphed. This book addresses the old and the new. The focus is shifting from a knee-jerk to a more proactive response. Although indoor air quality in older buildings will continue to present old challenges, new...

    Published May 23rd 2011 by CRC Press
14. Managing Indoor Air Quality, Fifth Edition

    By H.E. Burroughs, Shirley J. Hansen

    Finding solutions to indoor air quality problems is often a complex, multifaceted endeavor. This practical desk reference serve as a guide and information resource – both on treating existing indoor air problems effectively – and on preventing costly IAQ problems from occurring in the first place....

    Published April 24th 2011 by Fairmont Press
15. Microorganisms in Home and Indoor Work Environments

    Diversity, Health Impacts, Investigation and Control, Second Edition

    Edited by Brian Flannigan, Robert A. Samson, J. David Miller

    In 2007, scientists estimated the direct cost of diseases associated with mould and dampness on the US population to be in the range of 4 billion dollars, and the indirect costs of lost work and school days are gauged even higher. The US Centers for Disease Control recently concluded that...

    Published April 12th 2011 by CRC Press
16. Fundamentals and Applications in Aerosol Spectroscopy

    Edited by Ruth Signorell, Jonathan P. Reid

    Helping you better understand the processes, instruments, and methods of aerosol spectroscopy, Fundamentals and Applications in Aerosol Spectroscopy provides an overview of the state of the art in this rapidly developing field. It covers fundamental aspects of aerosol spectroscopy, applications to...

    Published December 19th 2010 by CRC Press
17. Radioactive Air Sampling Methods

    Edited by Mark L. Maiello, Mark D. Hoover

    Although the field of radioactive air sampling has matured and evolved over decades, it has lacked a single resource that assimilates technical and background information on its many facets. Edited by experts and with contributions from top practitioners and researchers, Radioactive Air...

    Published October 17th 2010 by CRC Press
18. Sick Building Syndrome and Related Illness

    Prevention and Remediation of Mold Contamination

    Edited by Walter E. Goldstein

    Small but mighty, ranging from 3 to 100 microns in size, miniscule mold organisms can cause big problems. A seemingly minor water leak behind a wall, unnoticed until the sinister color of mold is evident, can wreak havoc and cause a financial nightmare. A practical primer, Sick Building Syndrome...

    Published August 18th 2010 by CRC Press
19. Environmental Biotechnology

    By M. H. Fulekar

    This book provides information essential to students taking courses in biotechnology as part of environmental sciences, environmental management, or environmental biology programs. It is also suitable for those studying water, waste management, and pollution abatement. Topics include biodiversity,...

    Published July 18th 2010 by Science Publishers
20. Air Pollution

    Health and Environmental Impacts

    Edited by Bhola R. Gurjar, Luisa T. Molina, C.S. P. Ojha

    Air pollution is recognized as one of the leading contributors to the global environmental burden of disease, even in countries with relatively low concentrations of air pollution. Air Pollution: Health and Environmental Impacts examines the effect of this complex problem on human health and the...

    Published June 21st 2010 by CRC Press