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41. Heavy Metals in the Environment

    Edited by Lawrence K. Wang, Jiaping Paul Chen, Yung-Tse Hung, Nazih K. Shammas

    Series: Advances in Industrial and Hazardous Wastes Treatment

    A successful modern heavy metal control program for any industry will include not only traditional water pollution control, but also air pollution control, soil conservation, site remediation, groundwater protection, public health management, solid waste disposal, and combined industrial-municipal...

    Published June 22nd 2009 by CRC Press
42. Field Confirmation Testing for Suspicious Substances

    By Rick Houghton

    Frequently a substance found at a port of entry, waste site, laboratory triage facility, or even in a hazardous materials emergency will be labeled and purportedly identified. But law enforcement and other first responders cannot take this claim at face value, as the accuracy is not confirmed and...

    Published April 22nd 2009 by CRC Press
43. Principles of Hazardous Materials Management, Second Edition

    By Roger D. Griffin

    Since the publication of the first edition of this volume in 1988, we have made great strides in reducing the amount of toxic waste that threatens our water, soil, and air. A greater acceptance of clean fuels and clean technologies, along with increased public awareness of environmental health...

    Published March 31st 2009 by CRC Press
44. Waste Treatment in the Metal Manufacturing, Forming, Coating, and Finishing Industries

    Edited by Lawrence K. Wang, Nazih K. Shammas, Yung-Tse Hung

    Series: Advances in Industrial and Hazardous Wastes Treatment

    Comprehensive in its scope and directly applicable to daily waste management problems of specific industries, Waste Treatment in the Metal Manufacturing, Forming, Coating, and Finishing Industries covers hazardous industrial waste treatment, renovation, and reuse in the metal manufacturing, forming...

    Published December 16th 2008 by CRC Press
45. Evapotranspiration Covers for Landfills and Waste Sites

    By Victor L. Hauser

    New, natural, self-renewing, and low-cost, evapotranspiration (ET) covers for landfills provide a solution to landfill waste that is clean, green, and economical. Evapotranspiration Covers for Landfills and Waste Sites examines the concept theory and the practical proof, then explains the...

    Published October 21st 2008 by CRC Press
46. Advances in Hazardous Industrial Waste Treatment

    Edited by Lawrence K. Wang, Nazih K. Shammas, Yung-Tse Hung

    Series: Advances in Industrial and Hazardous Wastes Treatment

    As the global nature of pollution becomes increasingly obvious, successful hazardous waste treatment programs must take a total environmental control approach that encompasses all areas of pollution control. With its focus on new developments in innovative and alternative environmental technology,...

    Published September 8th 2008 by CRC Press
47. Field Sampling Methods for Remedial Investigations, Second Edition

    By Mark Edward Byrnes

    Originally published in 1994, the first edition of Field Sampling Methods for Remedial Investigations soon became a premier resource in the field. The “Princeton Groundwater” course designated it as one of the top books on the market that address strategies for groundwater well installation, well...

    Published August 24th 2008 by CRC Press
48. Nanotechnology and the Environment

    By Kathleen Sellers, Christopher Mackay, Lynn L. Bergeson, Stephen R. Clough, Marilyn Hoyt, Julie Chen, Kim Henry, Jane Hamblen

    Nanomaterials' unique properties offer revolutionary means to optimize a variety of products, including electronics, textiles, paintings and coatings, pharmaceuticals, and personal care products. However, these same properties mean that nanoscale materials can behave differently in the human body...

    Published July 29th 2008 by CRC Press
49. Advances in Biological and Chemical Terrorism Countermeasures

    Edited by Ronald J. Kendall, Steven M. Presley, Galen P. Austin, Philip N. Smith

    Biological and chemical weapons are a growing terrorist threat to the United States and other nations and countermeasures continue to evolve as a national and global priority issue. To keep up with this rapidly changing and vital field we must establish the current state-of-the-science on...

    Published May 14th 2008 by CRC Press
50. Solvent Extraction and Liquid Membranes

    Fundamentals and Applications in New Materials

    Edited by Manuel Aguilar, Jose Luis Cortina

    The applications of solvent extraction (SX) and liquid membranes (LM) span chemistry, metallurgy, hydrometallurgy, chemical/mineral processing, and waste treatment—making it difficult to find a single resource that encompasses fundamentals as well as advanced applications. Solvent Extraction and...

    Published April 6th 2008 by CRC Press