Pollution and threats to the environment Books

Book SynopsisProvides all new material on urban, industrial, and highway pollution, as well as on management and restoration of streams, lakes, and watershed management techniques. Includes revised chapters on agricultural diffuse pollution; control of urban, highway, and industrial diffuse pollution; and wetlands considerations.Table of ContentsPreface xix 1 Introduction 1 2 Causes of Diffuse Pollution 50 3 Basic Concepts of Diffuse Pollution 104 4 Hydrologic Considerations 134 5 Erosion and Sedimentation 205 6 Soil Pollution and Its Mitigation 259(Coauthored by Wim Salomons) 7 Groundwater and Base Flow Contamination 328 8 Urban and Highway Diffuse Pollution 374 9 Control of Urban Diffuse Pollution 430(Coauthored by Neal O’Reilly) 10 Abatement of Agricultural Diffuse Pollution 519(Coauthored by Susan Alexander) 11 Integrated Watershed Management 571 12 Water Body Assessment 626 13 Estimating Loads and Loading Capacity by Models 719 14 Water Body and Watershed Restoration and Waste Assimilative Capacity Enhancement 787 References 841 Appendix 847 Index 849

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Book SynopsisWritten for turf managers looking to reduce or eliminate their use of chemical pesticides and fertilizers, this guide offers advice and practical steps for earth-conscious solutions to traditional fertilizers and pesticides.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments. Introduction. About the Author. Chapter 1. The Soil Ecosystem. Chapter 2. Fertility. Chapter 3. Compost. Chapter 4. Analysis. Chapter 5. Pests. Chapter 6. Cultural Practices. Chapter 7. Simplicity versus Stability. Sources and Resources. Glossary. Index.

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Book SynopsisAimed at a first course in environmental physics, environmentalscience, environmental analysis, or environmental monitoring. Thistext can be used by first year students and above, and takes ascientific approach as opposed to a social or political one.Mathematics is kept to a minimum, although some background (school)knowledge of science is assumed. Courses would be taught inphysics, environmental science and physical sciencedepartments. Comprehensively covering the field, this book brings together thelatest developments, theories, research and concerns, from both thescientific and social sides. Placing the environment firmly at thecentre of the scientific agenda, it provides all the backgroundneeded by readers to fully understand this important and often''hype-driven'' subject. Whilst mathematics is introduced wherenecessary, it is carefully explained and kept simple, withderivations generally being avoided. Wherever possible, topics ofcurrent concern and relevance are includeTrade Review"...I would regards this as one of the more accessible and usefulintroductory texts in environmental physics..." (Chemistry &Industry, 19 August 2002) "...This book should be a good choice for environmental scienceteachers..." (Jnl of Environmental Quality (September/October2002) "...very valuable to all students taking a course inenvironmental sicence..." (The Int Jnl of Environmental Studies,Vol.59, 2002) "...well adapted to the needs of an environmental sciencecourse..." (Int Jnl of Environement & Pollution, Vol.18, No.1,2002) "...valuable to all students taking courses on environmentalsciences..." (Int Jnl of Environmental Analytical Chemistry,Vol.82, No.10, 2002) "...the material is fresh and to the point ...It is a highlyrecommended introductory text..." (Environmental Geology, January2003) "...an excellent overview...very well written...material isfresh and to the point...highly recommendable..." (EnvironmentalGeology, Vol 43(3), Jan 2003)Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction: A Physical Approach to Environmental Problems What are Environmental Problems - Pollution The Economic and Social Context Sunlight and the Solar Spectrum The Greenhouse Effect Transport of Pollutants The Carbon Cycle 2. Weather and Climate Energy Transport The Atmsophere, Vertical Structure and Motion Horizontal Motion of Air The Oceans 3. Climate Change Natural Changes of Climate Human induced changes Consequences of Climate Change Reactions to Climate Change 4. Conventional Energy Physics of Heat Heat and Power: Thermodynamics Converting Heat into Power: Problems and 'Solutions' 5. Carbonfree Energies Renewable energies Nuclear Power 6. Making up the Balance Greenhouse Gases, Pollution and Resources Defining the task 7. Transport of Pollutants Basic Concepts Dispersion in the Air Dispersion in Surface Waters Dispersion by Groundwater 8. Noise Physics of Sound Human hearing Reducing Sound Levels 9. Environmental Spectroscopy Basic Spectrospcopy The Solar Spectrum at Ground Level Experimental Techniques in Environmental Spectroscopy Solar UV, Ozone and Life 10. Geophysical Methods Radioactive Clocks Isotope Ratios as Environmental Sensors Magnetic Surveys Seismic Probing 11. Science and Society Finite Resources of Energy Pollution and Health Effects Environmental Policy Thinijhng about the Environment and Human Life The Responsibility of the Scientist Appendices References Index

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Book SynopsisThe bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.), is used in products worldwide as a biological control agent for species of insect pest, either by crop spraying or genetic engineering of crop plants. This text provides information on the environmental, non-target and human safety of these products.Trade Review"The book can be recommended as a comprehensive and valuable source of information" (Journal of Plant Physiology, Vol 158/7, 2001) "This is a useful complement to the Bacillus thuringiensis literature that will find application in both teaching and research." (Microbiology Today, February 2002) "I recognise and salute the Herculean effort that was involved in producing a review of this scope and magnitude" (Biocontrol Science & Technology, No. 12 2002)Table of ContentsCharacterisation. Natural Occurrence and Role in the Environment. Production and Formulation. Toxicity to Insects. Effects on Non-target Microbes and Invertebrates. Effects on Vertebrates. Persistence and Activity in the Environment. Insect and Environmental Factors Affecting Toxicity. Transmission and Dispersal. Effects in Combination with Other Insecticidal Agents. Gene Transfer. Transgenic Use of Bt Toxin Genes. Resistance. Conclusions: Safety and Risks. References. Appendices. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis is a complete introduction to the concepts, applications and techniques of aquatic chemistry. It has been revised and updated to focus upon pollution and its control, as well as the processes affecting the circulation of chemical substances in water.Table of ContentsChemical Thermodynamics and KineticsAcid and BasesDissolved Carbon DioxideAtmosphere-Water InteractionsMetal Ions in Aqueous Solution: Aspects of Coordination ChemistryPrecipitation and DissolutionOxidation and Reduction; Equilibria and Microbial MediationThe Solid-Solution InterfaceTrace Metals: Cycling, Regulation, and Biological RoleKinetics of Redox ProcessesPhotochemical ProcessesKinetics at the Solid-Water Interface: Adsorption, Dissolution of Minerals, Nucleation, and Crystal GrowthParticle-Particle Interaction: Colloids, Coagulation, and FiltrationRegulation of the Chemical Composition of Natural WatersReferencesAppendicesIndex

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Book SynopsisThis volume offers an examination of the role of microbiological processes related to environmental deterioration. Emphasizing new approaches, the book investigates the complex microbial processes involved in contamination and the methods of pollution control.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: Bacteria in the Greenhouse: Modeling the Role of Oceanic Planktonin the Global Carbon Cycle (H. Ducklow & M. Fasham). Effect of Acid Rain on Soil Microbial Processes (D. Myroid & G.Nason). Transport of Pathogens Through Soils and Aquifers (G. Bitton &R. Harvey). Control of Enteric Pathogens in Developing Countries (S.Cairncross). Molecular Approaches to Environmental Management (B. Olson &Y.-L. Tsai). Bioremediation of Organic Contaminants in the Subsurface (E.Bouwer). Microbial Control of Plant Diseases (A. Sivan & I. Chet). Microbial Desulfurization of Coal (P. Bos, et al.). Index.

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Book SynopsisCorrelating chemical structure with toxicity to humans and the environment, and the chemical structure of compounds to their hazardous properties, A Comprehensive Guide to the Hazardous Properties of Chemical Substances, 3rd Edition allows users to assess the toxicity of a substance even when no experimental data exists.Trade Review"…recommended for bookshelves in facility's health and safety office as well as in the laboratory." (Journal of Chemical Health and Safety) "This is a very comprehensive book containing much useful information (data and tables) which will enable those with a chemistry background to perform assessments of the hazards of chemical substances without prior data." (Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries, January 2008) "…a valuable resource to scientists as well as to laymen interested in chemicals, their properties and their hazards." (Journal of Hazardous Materials, October 22, 2007)Table of ContentsPreface xix Preface to the First Edition xxi Acknowledgments xxiii PART A 1 I. Introduction 3 II. Glossary 6 III. Physical Properties of Compounds and Hazardous Characteristics 9 IV. Toxic Properties of Chemical Substances 17 V. Target Organs and Toxicology 26 VI. Cancer-Causing Chemicals 40 VII. Teratogenic Substances 45 VIII. Habit-Forming Addictive Substances 49 IX. Flammable and Combustible Properties of Chemical Substances 65 X. Explosive Characteristics of Chemical Substances 71 XI. Peroxide-Forming Substances 76 XII. Chemical Warfare Agents 79 XIII. Biological Warfare Agents and Bioterrorism 90 PART B 103 Chapter 1 Acids, Carboxylic 105 Chapter 2 Acids, Mineral 115 Chapter 3 Acids, Peroxy 127 Chapter 4 Alcohols 134 Chapter 5 Aldehydes 160 Chapter 6 Alkalies 193 Chapter 7 Alkaloids 200 Chapter 8 Amines, Aliphatic 235 Chapter 9 Amines, Aromatic 251 Chapter 10 Asbestos 269 Chapter 11 Azo Dyes 277 Chapter 12 Chlorohydrins 286 Chapter 13 Cyanides, Organic (Nitriles) 294 Chapter 14 Cyanides, Inorganic 317 Chapter 15 Dioxin and Related Compounds 336 Chapter 16 Epoxy Compounds 348 Chapter 17 Esters 370 Chapter 18 Ethers 390 Chapter 19 Gases, Common Toxic, and Flammable 402 Chapter 20 Glycol Ethers 410 Chapter 21 Haloethers 425 Chapter 22 Halogenated Hydrocarbons 438 Chapter 23 Halogens, Halogen Oxides, and Interhalogen Compounds 470 Chapter 24 Heterocyclic Compounds 484 Chapter 25 Hydrocarbons, Aliphatic and Alicyclic 496 Chapter 26 Hydrocarbons, Aromatic 516 Chapter 27 Industrial Solvents 537 Chapter 28 Isocyanates, Organic 551 Chapter 29 Ketones 568 Chapter 30 Metal Acetylides and Fulminates 592 Chapter 31 Metal Alkoxides 598 Chapter 32 Metal Alkyls 602 Chapter 33 Metal Azides 613 Chapter 34 Metal Carbonyls 622 Chapter 35 Metal Hydrides 630 Chapter 36 Metals, Reactive 643 Chapter 37 Metals, Toxic 650 Chapter 38 Mustard Gas and Sulfur Mustards 669 Chapter 39 Nerve Gases 674 Chapter 40 Nitro Explosives 691 Chapter 41 Oxidizers 704 Chapter 42 Particulates 715 Chapter 43 Peroxides, Organic 719 Chapter 44 Pesticides and Herbicides: Classification, Structure, and Analysis 741 Chapter 45 Pesticides, Carbamate 746 Chapter 46 Pesticides, Organochlorine 762 Chapter 47 Pesticides, Organophosphorus 782 Chapter 48 Herbicides, Chlorophenoxy Acid 804 Chapter 49 Herbicides, Triazine 811 Chapter 50 Herbicides, Urea 817 Chapter 51 Phenols 821 Chapter 52 Phosphorus and Its Compounds 834 Chapter 53 Polychlorinated Biphenyls 854 Chapter 54 Radon and Radioactive Substances 863 Chapter 55 Sulfate Esters 867 Chapter 56 Sulfur-Containing Organics (Miscellaneous) 872 Chapter 57 Miscellaneous Substances 882 Appendix A Federal Regulations 899 Appendix B IARC List of Carcinogenic Agents (Update 2006) 916 Appendix C NTP List of Carcinogens (2004) 11th Annual Report 937 Chemical Substances–CAS Registry Number Index 945 CAS Registry Number–Chemical Substances Index 1015 Subject Index 1045

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Book SynopsisThis CCPS Guideline book outlines current transportation risk analysis software programs and demonstrates several available risk assessment programs for land transport by rail, truck, and pipeline for consequences that may affect the public or the environment. Provides introductory transport risk considerations for process engineers Gives guidance on route selection, equipment factors and materials Describes transportation security risk issues and industry practices to mitigate them Includes loading and unloading checklists for several transport modes Develops specific operating procedures and checklists to reduce human error Discusses considerations for transportation security, including threat and vulnerability assessments and potential countermeasures Summarizes key transportation security regulations, guidelines and industry initiatives. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not inTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. Items on the CD. Glossary. 1. Introduction. 1.1 Key Shareholders in the Supply Chain and Risk Management Process. 1.2 Transportation Risk Management. 1.3 Using These Guidelines. 2. Primary Management Systems. 2.1Regulatory Compliance. 2.2 Essential Components of a Transportation Management System. 2.3 XYZ Chemical Example- Primary Management Systems. 3. Risk Assessment Fundamentals. 3.1 Safety Risk Assessment Concepts. 3.2 Risk Definitions. 3.3 Risk Analysis Protocol. 3.4 Identification and Prioritization Activities. 3.5 XYZ Chemical Example- Identification and Prioritization 4. Qualitative and Semi- Quantitative Risk Analysis. 4.1 Qualitative and Semi- Quantitative Risk Assessments. 4.2 Qualitative Risk Analysis. 4.3 Semi- Quantitative Risk Analysis. 5. Quantitative Risk Analysis. 5.1 Overview. 5.2 QRA Data Sources. 5.3 Presentation of Quantitative Results. 5.4 XYZ Chemical Example- Quantitative Risk Analysis. 6. Transportation Security Considerations. 6.1 Overview of Transportation Security. 6.2 Transportation Security Concepts. 6.3 Security Prioritization Process. 6.4 Transportation Security Vulnerability Assessment. 6.5 Practical Transportation Security Elements. 6.6 XYZ Chemical Example- Security Analysis. 7. Risk Reduction Strategies. 7.1 Risk Reduction Initiatives. 7.2 Factors Influencing Risk Reduction Options. 7.3 Selection of Risk Reduction Options. 7.4 XYZ Chemical Example- Risk Reduction Strategies. 8. Program Sustainability. 8.1 Ongoing Commitment to Risk Management. 8.2 Continuous Improvement. 8.3 Emerging Safety and Security Trends. 8.4 Evolving Transportation Risk Analysis Practices. 8.5 XYZ Chemical Example- Program Sustainability. Index.

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Book SynopsisExplores how the emissions of acidifying gases in the atmosphere have caused the acidification of large freshwater areas in Europe and North America, and induced major changes in the structure and function of aquatic ecosystems.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: Acidic Emissions and Political Systems (T. Paces). The Relative Importance of Sulfur and Nitrogen Compounds in theAcidification of Freshwater (H. Van Miegroet). Lake Acidification and the Role of Paleolimnology (R. Battarbee& D. Charles). Role of Organic Acids in Acidification of Fresh Waters (H.Hemond). Effects of Acidification on Trace Metal Transport in Fresh Waters(J. Vesely). Biological Processes that Affect Water Chemistry (C. Kelly). The Biological Effects of Acid Episodes (S. Ormerod & A.Jenkins). Invertebrate Community Changes Caused by Reduced Acidification (G.Raddum & A. Fjellheim). Predicting Recovery of Freshwater Ecosystems: Trout in NorwegianLakes (B. Cosby, et al.). Indexes.

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Book SynopsisWhile not all metals in Soil--plant systems are inherently toxic, particularly in low concentrations, there is an increasing incidence of metal pollution from aerial fallout, spoils, wastes and agricultural amendments including sewage sludge. Toxic Metals in Soil--Plant Systems discusses the processes of trace-metal cycling in contaminated ecosystems under conditions where their concentrations become toxic through high loading rates, long-term exposure or altered environmental conditions. Other environmental and pedological concentration mechanisms are discussed, including cation exchange and anion adsorption onto different soil materials. The book is divided into two sections; the first part discusses the sources and fates of metals in ecosystems, with an up-to-date review of the processes which control metal speciation in soils, metal uptake mechanisms, and plant responses to toxic metal concentrations in soils. A clear understanding of these processes and their interactions in soil Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: THEORY AND PROCESSES. Sources and Forms of Potentially Toxic Metals in Soil-Plant Systems(S. Ross). Retention, Transformation and Mobility of Toxic Metals in Soils (S.Ross). Toxic Metals: Fate and Distribution in Contaminated Ecosystems (S.Ross). CASE STUDIES. Mechanisms of Ecosystem Recovery Following 11 Years of NutrientEnrichment in an Old-Field Community (S. Brewer, et al.). The Impact and Fate of Heavy Metals in an Oak Woodland Ecosystem(M. Martin & R. Bullock). Caesium Cycling in Heather Moorland Ecosystems (A. Horrill & G.Clint). A Metal Budget for a Monsoonal Wetland in Northern Australia (C.Finlayson). Index.

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Book SynopsisMetal Speciation and Bioavailability in Aquatic Systems is thefirst comprehensive review to deal with fundamental concepts andmodels, speciation measurements and field applications in metalspeciation and bioavailability in aquatic environments. This volumeprovides a thorough review of current developments concerning theinteractions between trace metals and aquatic organisms. MetalSpeciation and Bioavailability in Aquatic Systems provides: * The first comprehensive approach to the subject covering allaspects of trace metal ecotoxicology in the environment. * Essential reading for researchers and graduate students who willappreciate critical reviews of classical and modern methods ofmetal speciation. * Contributions from leading scientists from many disciplinesassessing both analytical and physical methods applied to thisgrowing field of environmental analysis. * An introduction to the use of laboratory bioassays as predictivetools for understanding trace metal organism iTable of ContentsTransport of Metals Across Membranes (K. Simkiss & M.Taylor). Interactions between Trace Metals and Aquatic Organisms: A Critiqueof the Free-Ion Activity Model (P. Campbell). Environmental Organometallic Chemistry of Mercury, Tin and Lead:Present Status and Perspectives (E. Pelletier). Problems in Trace Metal Speciation Modeling (D. Turner). Trace Metal Speciation of Labile Chemical Species in Natural Water:Electrochemical Methods (A. Mota & M. Correia dosSantos). Trace Metal Speciation of Labile Chemical Species in Natural Watersand Sediments: Non-Electrochemical Approaches (S. Apter & G.Batley). Chromatographic Approaches to Trace Element Speciation ofNon-Labile Chemical Species (W. Marshall & G.-M. Momplaisir). The Trophic Transfer of Metals in Marine Systems (N. Fisher &J. Reinfelder). Biological Factors Involved in Metal Concentrations Observed inAquatic Organisms (W. Langston & S. Spence). Metal Detoxification in Aquatic Organisms (A. Mason & K.Jenkins). Prediction of Metal Toxicity in Nature from Bioassays: Limitationsand Research Needs (S. Luoma). Index.

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Book SynopsisEnvironmental Consultancy Recognition of contaminated land as a potential environment risk problem has come relatively late. However, in the 1990s there is an international agreement that dealing with such problems benefits from a risk management approach. This book provides a unique, practical guide to the effective conduct of risk assessments for contaminated sites. The risk-based approach requires recognition of site investigation as a component of (not merely an adjunct to) risk assessment and a systematic gathering of quality data relevant to making judgements about risks. This is an integrated and multidisciplinary subject. The book provides an understanding of the regulatory and social context in which contaminated land risks are managed; the interdisciplinary requirements, as well as the methodologies and their limitations for investigation and assessment. The opening chapters provide risk assessment and management background, stressing pragmatic approaches to the former. The cTable of ContentsContaminated Land Risk Management: Policies and Issues. Contaminated Land Risk Assessment: An Overview. Site Investigation in Risk Assessment: An Overview. Preliminary Investigations for Hazard Identification. Site Investigation in Risk Assessment: Soil Contamination. Investigation of the Water Environment. Gas and Vapour Invesitgations. Qualitative Risk Assessment. Risk Ranking and Semi-Quantified Assessment. Site-Specific, Quantified Risk Assessment. Risk Assessment and Comtaminated Land: Conclusions. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisContaminated sites and facilities may pose significant risks to the local populations because of the potential health and environmental effects associated with environmental contamination problems. Also affected are property owners and financiers due to reduced property values and possible financial liabilities. The effective management of contaminated sites is therefore an important environmental issue, requiring careful planning. This book addresses the issues relevant to the investigation and management of contaminated sites, emphasising problem diagnosis/characterisation and the development of site restoration/corrective action programs. The book focuses on methodologies that will allow scientifically justifiable/defensible, technically feasible, and economically viable corrective action assessment and response decisions to be made. This includes methods for developing effectual site restoration tasks, methods for evaluating the progress of corrective action programs, and the appliTable of ContentsPROBLEM DIAGNOSIS. Investigating Potentially Contaminated Sites. Contaminant Fate and Transport in the Environment. Conceptualization of Contaminated Sites. Elements of a Site Characterization Activity. Risk Assessment as a Diagnostic Tool. DEVELOPMENT OF SITE RESTORATION. Development of Risk-Based Site Restoration Goals. Site Restoration Techniques. Corrective Measure Evaluation Tools. Evaluation of Site Restoration Options. Development of a Site Restoration Plan for a Contaminated SiteProblem: An Illustrative Example. Design of Corrective Action Response Programs. Additional Bibliography. Recommended Scientific Journals. Appendices. Index.

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Book SynopsisEnvironmental Management Systems (EMSs) are a way in which business and industry can implement a system of self-regulation on their processes, in order to aid the promotion of clean technology. This book brings together wide ranging analysis and practical experience on Environmental Management Systems and Cleaner Production. This highlights the importance of a clear understanding of complex environmental issues and the relative impact of business and industry, linked to national and international standards and regulations, in developing an efficient Environmental Management System. The book begins by addressing the global dimension of EMSs and Cleaner Production by identifying the strategies and policies used to promote cleaner production in industry and the drivers for voluntary EMSs like the international standard ISO 14001; and their implications for business and trade. This is followed by focusing on selected national perspectives, examining the policies, strategies and initiativesTable of ContentsPartial table of contents: THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION. Drivers for International Integrated Environmental Management (J.Wolfe). The Possibility of Cleaner Production Worldwide (S. de Hoo). NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES. Management Systems: Getting Lean, Getting Green in the USA (J.Atcheson). Environmental Management Initiatives in China to Promote CleanerProduction (Y. Zhuang). REGULATION OR SELF-REGULATION? The Role of Regulatory Systems in Requiring Cleaner Processes andRelationships with Voluntary Systems (A. Duncan). EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE. Cleaner Production Through Environmental Management of ProcessInnovations (N. Thorsen). INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE FROM EMERGING AND TRANSITION ECONOMIES. The Greening of Lithuanian Industry: Past and Present (L.Rinkevicius). PRACTICAL CASE STUDIES FROM SMALLER COMPANIES. EMAS Adoption by an SME in the Chemical Sector (V. Biondi & M.Frey). Index.

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Book SynopsisProvides a timely and comprehensive review of all methods of remediation of land and water contaminated by pesticides with contributions from experts in industry, government and academia. The safe disposal of pesticide wastes is one of the most critical issues in the whole field of pesticide technology and this book covers all the main methods for reducing the concentration of pesticide waste, including incineration and destruction by micro-organisms (bioremediation). It discusses new remediation methods, pesticide production and generation of pesticide waste, focusing on the prevention of spills and accidental contamination. There is also a chapter on regulation authored by two members of the US Environment Agency. This is a first class book of interest to anyone involved in the production, use and clean-up of pesticides.Trade Review"...this is an excellent [volume] of considerable value to all professionals involved in the production, use and regrettably the clean-up of pesticides, which are now a requisite for increasing agricultural production and yields.", , , International Journal of Environmental Studies#"... a valuable contribution for those interested in dealing with the problems of pesticide waste and soil contamination treatment. It compiles a wealth of scientific and technological information which would be tedious to obtain otherwise.", , , European Journal of Soil Science#Table of ContentsUser Sites and the Generation of Pesticide Waste (A. Felsot). Industrial Aspects of Remediation--Environmental Safety (D. Paulson). Disposal Options Based on Properties of Pesticides in Soil and Water (P. Kearney & R. Wauchope). Pesticide Fate and Behavior in Soil at Elevated Concentrations (J. Gan & W. Koskinen). Incineration as a Pesticide Remediation Method (E. Steverson). Thermal Desportion (W. Troxler). Landfarming Pesticide-Contaminated Soils (A. Felsot). Direct Radical Oxidation Processes (C. Hapeman & A. Torrents). Pesticide Bioremediation: Genetic and Ecological Considerations (D. Shelton & J. Karns). Biostimulation: Enhancement of Cometabolic Processes to Remediate Pesticide-Contaminated Soils (R. Zablotowicz, et al.). Phytoremediation (E. Arthur & J. Coats). Innovation Remediation Technology (M. Rock, et al.). Photochemical Processes (L. Muszkat). Regulatory Aspects of Pesticide Remediation (N. Fitz & J. Jensen). Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book outlines the techniques for reducing pesticide use internationally through using integrated pesticide management, and assesses the resulting environmental and economic benefits. The goal of the book is to focus on reducing pesticide use, not eliminating it, in order to maintain yields and current cosmetic food standards and provide a sustainable agriculture.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: Pest Management in Agriculture (D. Pimentel). Environmental Ethics and Pesticide Use (H. Lehman). Environmental and Socio-Economic Costs of Pesticide Use (D. Pimentel & A. Greiner). Host-Plant Resistance to Insect Pests (H. van Emden). What is Durable Resistance? A General Outline (J. Parlevliet). Benefits of Minimum Pesticide Use in Insect and Mite Control in Orchards (T. Edland). IPM Practices for Reducing Fungicide Use in Field Crops (K. Bailey). IPM Techniques for Greenhouse Crops (J. Grant). Index.

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Book SynopsisThe text describes the impact and management of rivers and covers issues of river channel stability, flood control, water quality, amelioration of detrimental impacts of utilitarian uses and provision of in-stream habitat in a generally arid continent.Trade Review"for bringing together some inherently fascinating case studies into a satisfying package, we should be grateful" (Zeitschrift fur Geomorphology, March 2001)Table of ContentsIntroduction (B. Finlayson S. Brizga). Some Human Impacts on Australian Stream Channel Morphology (I.Rutherfurd). Channel Planform Adjustments Along the Waiau River 1946-1992:Assessment of the Impacts of Flow Regulation (G. Brierley K.Fitchett). The Hydrological and Geomorphological Impacts of the Tinaroo FallsDam on the Barron River, North Queensland, Australia (B. Yu). Managing Regulated Rivers for Environmental Values: Selected CaseStudies from Southeastern Australia (C. Gippel). Geomorphic Effects of Extractive Industries and Their Implicationsfor River Management: The Case of the Hawkesbury-Nepean River, NewSouth Wales (W. Erskine D. Green). The Impact of Mining Waste on the Rivers Draining into Georges Bay,Northeast Tasmania (J. Bird). The Role of Stormwater Management in Sydney's Urban Rivers (R.Warner). The Dispersal and Storage of Trace Metals in the Hawkesbury RiverValley (M. Thoms, et al.). The Role of European Disturbance in the Metamorphosis of the LowerBega River (A. Brooks G. Brierley). The Management of Unstable Rivers: The Avon River, Victoria,Australia (S. Brizga B. Finlayson). Measuring Stream Condition (A. Ladson L. White). Conclusions: Future Directions (S. Brizga B. Finlayson). Index.

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Book SynopsisPeroxy radicals are formed in biological systems, the atmosphere and agueous waste and are important intermediates in the breakdown both of organic molecules and several inorganic species. The implications of their chemistry are far reaching and of great importance. Until now their has been no one volume which bring together all aspects of peroxy radical chemistry - from their formation, to their wide and varied chemistry in the aqueous environment, biological systems, solid matrices, polymeric systems and the atmosphere. Peroxy radicals react with CFCs and HFCs in the atmosphere, resulting in the further destruction of the ozone layer - a point which is of topical interest.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: Formation of Peroxyl Radicals in Solution (Z. Alfassi). Methods of Preparing Organic Peroxy Radicals for Laboratory Studies (O. Nielsen & T. Wallington). The Thermochemistry of Peroxides and Polyoxides, and their Free Radicals (S. Benson & N. Cohen). Ultraviolet Absorption Spectra of Peroxy Radicals in the Gas Phase (O. Nielsen & T. Wallington). Kinetic Studies of Organic Peroxyl Radicals in Aqueous Solutions and Mixed Solvents (Z. Alfassi, et al.). Electron Spin Resonance Studies of Peroxyl Radicals in Solid Matrices (C. Rhodes). Organic Peroxy Radicals in Polymeric Systems (Y. Hori). Peroxy Radicals and the Atmosphere (T. Wallington & O. Nielsen). Peroxyl Radicals in the Treatment of Waste Solutions (N. Getoff). Index.

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Book SynopsisWritten from a chemist's perspective, this book provides coverage of all aspects of the occurrence, toxicity and analysis of toxicants in the aqueous ecosystem. Chapters in the book deal with toxicity measurement, control of pollution regulation and toxicity data.Table of ContentsToxicity Evaluation--Water Analysis Based. Toxicity Evaluation--Animal Tissue Analysis Based. Control of Pollution Regulations. Toxicity Data. Effects on Creatures of Dissolved Metals in Freshwater andOceans. Effects on Creatures of Organic and Organometallic Compounds inWater. Pollution of Sedimentary Matter. Pollution of Sea Creatures, Phytoplankton, Algae and Weeds. Pollution of Potable Water. Radioactivity in the Environment. Appendices. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis introduction to quantitative methods for the analysis of ecotoxicological data contains numerous tables, figures and worked examples to provide support in the planning and operation of laboratory and field ecotoxicological experiments.Trade Review"Overall there is enough value in this softcover edition to make it worth its cost for persons in ecology and toxicology." --Technometrics Vol. 42, No. 4 May 2001Table of ContentsBasic Concepts (P. Rotbery). Exploring the Data (D. French & D. Lindley). Field Experiments (D. Gadsden & T. Sparks). The Analysis of Laboratory Toxicity Experiments (R. Meister & P. Van den Brink). Analysis of Field Studies: Regression Analysis (E. Smith & C. Anderson-Cook). Multivariate Techniques (A. Scott & R. Clarke). Environmental Monitoring: Investigating Associations and Trends (L. Conquest). Organochlorines in Bird of Prey Eggs: A Terrestrial Case Study (T. Sparks, et al.). Statistical Techniques for the Ecological Risk Assessment of Chemicals in Freshwaters (M. Crane, et al.). Trying to Detect Impacts in Marine Habitats: Comparisons with Suitable Reference Areas (A. Underwood). Appendices. Index.

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Book SynopsisEstuaries is a comprehensive introductory text emphasizing the physical processes involved in the mixing of sea and river water and the transport of fine sediments within the complex estuarine topographic context. The theoretical and mathematical formulation of these processes are treated at a fairly elementary level, and are used to develop a foundation for more extensive study. The second edition retains the classical approaches to the tidally averaged circulation and mixing conditions but broadens them to consider recent advances in the understanding of processes occurring within the tide. The scope has also been widened to include more detail on the morphology of estuaries and their development, the fluxes of suspended fine sediments, and the generation and maintenance of turbidity maximum. The book provides an excellent introduction for research students in oceanography, environmental science, geography, geology, and water and coastal engineering. It will also be useful as a referTable of ContentsDefinition and Classification. Tides in Estuaries. Mixing. Cross- channel Effects. Salt Balance. Dynamic Balance. Highly Stratified Estuaries. Partially Mixed and Well-mixed Estuaries. Flushing and Pollution Distribution Prediction. Glossary. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisForensic and Environmental Detection of Explosives is the first comprehensive book on the detection of explosives. It combines the two main fields of application: * Forensic detection of explosives - the detection of hidden explosives in airfreight, luggage, vehicles, and on suspects. * Environmental detection of explosives - detecting on-site explosives in soil and water of contaminated areas and the detection of landmines. Dr Jehuda Yinon is a world renowned expert on the analysis of explosives and has served as consulting expert during the Oklahoma bombing trial, where his previous book Modern Methods and Applications in Analysis of Explosives was quoted by both the prosecution and defense experts. This new book complements the author''s previous book on the analysis of explosives. It includes the following features: * Classifications of explosives * Explanations of the basic terms related to the detection of explosives * Vapor detection methodsTrade Review"...extremely valuable as a reference text...an excellent source of information." (Science Justice, Vol 39/4, 1999) "This book describes the principles and methods used in the forensic and environmental detection of explosives..." (Journal of American Chemical Society, Vol. 123, No. 1)Table of ContentsClassification of Explosives and Basic Terms. Vapor Detection Methods (Sniffers). Probing Radiation Methods (Bulk Detection). Systems Integration and Performance Testing. Tagging of Explosives. Environmental Detection of Explosives. Detection of Landmines. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisBioremediation is a process applied to restore contaminated sites using biological tools. This book offers a treatment of the subject, linking soil ecotoxicity tests, bioremediation and environmental risk assessment.Trade Review"Presents scientific and theoretical approaches to the evaluation and restoration of contaminated sites." (SciTech Book News, Vol. 26, No. 2, June 2002) "...essential to the libraries of...professionals as they provide real world analysis of the issues and applications to allow them to perform their jobs better." (Chemical Health and Safety, Vol. 10, No. 1, January/February 2003) "...The book will be essential reading for all those involved in land or water reclamation, regulators, environmental consultants and industrial ecotoxicologists. (Int Jnl of Environmental Analysitcal Chemistry, Vol.82, No.10, 2003) "...It is a clearly written and authoritative book that will be of great value to students , regulators and consultants alike." (Journal of Applied Toxicology, March-April 2003) "I fully agree with the comments made by the editors?that sponsored this book: 'This is a book that everyone involved in development of contaminated sites should read...'" (Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2003)Table of ContentsList of contributors Series foreword Editors' Preface Abbreviations Part 1 Ecotoxicity Tools and Novel Approaches 1. Introduction (A.Y. Renoux and G.I. Sunahara) 2. Sample Handling and Preparation for Estimation of Mobility, Bioavailablity and Toxicity of Contaminants in Soils (G.J. Zagury et al) 3. Toxicity Tests for Assessing Contaminated Soils and Ground Water (G.L. Stephenson et al) 4. Multispecies and Multiprocess Assays to Assess the Effects of Chemicals on Contaminated Sites (R. Kuperman et al) 5. Genotoxicity Analysis of Contaminated Environmental Media (S.S. Garcia and K.C. Donnelly) 6. Challenges and Approaches for Identifying Carcinogens in Contaminated Media (L.D. Claxton and S.E. George) 7. Soil Biomarkers (Invertebrates and Microbes) for Assessing Site Toxicity (C.Svendsen et al) 8. Xenobiotic Impacts on Plants and Biomarkers of Contaminant Phytotoxicity (B.M. Greenberg) 9. Use of Biomarkers of Exposure and Vertebrate Tissue Residues in the Hazard Characterization of PCBs at Contaminated Sites - Application to Birds and Mammals (A.L. Blankenship and J.P. Giesy) 10. Ecotoxicological Approaches in the Field (J. Römbke and J. Notenboom) Part 2 Risk Assessment Approaches to Contaminated Sites 11. Introduction (C. Thellen and C.L. Gaudet) 12. Risk-based Assessment of Soil Contamination: Generic versus Site-specific Approaches (C.L. Gaudet et al) 13. Ecological Effects-based Soil Guidelines: Case Studies from The Netherlands and Canada (S. Ouellet et al) 14. Risk-based Remediation Approach: Critical Review and Implications (J-P. Tré panier et al) 15. Application Requirements for ERA of Contaminated Sites (L. Martel et al) 16. The Evolution of Ecological Risk Assessment During the 1990s: Challenges and Opportunities (C.A. Menzie) Part 3 Case Studies showing Applications of Toxicological and Ecotoxicological Risk Methods to Contaminated Sites and Remediation Technologies Management 17. Introduction (A. Pilon) 18. New Dutch Policy on the Remediation of Soil - Balancing Human Health and Ecological Risks, Land Use and Mediation Costs: Two Case Studeis (E. Elkenbracht et al) 19. Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment of an Explosives-contaminated Site (P.Y. Robidoux et al) 20. Influence of Soil Remediation Techniques on the Bioavailability of Heavy Metals (C.A.M. van Gestel et al) 21. Contaminated Sites Redevelopment Using the Risk Assessment/Risk Management Approach: The Montreal Experience (C. Guay and S. Barbeau) 22. Einvironmental Fate and Human Exposure Modeling of the Residual TPH Contamination in a Bioremediated Petroleum Storage Site (S. Loranger et al) 23. An Application of Risk-based Corrective Action (Atlantic RBCA) for the Management of Two Sites Impacted with Residual Hydrocarbons in Groundwater (C. Chamberland et al) Part 4 Closing Remarks 24. Closing Remarks (G.I. Sunahara et al) Index

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Book SynopsisDetails the attempts by chemical and lead industries to deceive Americans about the dangers that their deadly products present to workers, the public, and consumers. This book highlights the immediate dangers ordinary citizens face because of the relentless failure of industrial polluters to warn, inform, and protect their workers and neighbors.Trade Review“This ably written book makes a strong case for a precautionary approach toward the regulation of toxic hazards.” * The Lancet *“Chronicles the history of poisoning by environmental lead and vinyl chloride. . . . [The book shows] how that the lead industry in the United States was well aware of the hazard decades before the publication of the article by Byers and Lord but chose to respond to it primarily as a public-relations problem.” * New England Journal of Medicine *“Like any solid work of history, Deceit and Denial stands on the strength of its evidence and argument. Rosner and Markowitz marshal a devastating case, and the overarching question of culpability gives their account a narrative power and an analytical precision too often missing in historical scholarship.” * Reviews in History *"Provides a most readable narrative history. . . . Even for those unfamiliar with the players, this is a riveting account that can convey a better understanding of the complex influences of corporate-government interactions and the cost to health." * JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association *“An important work . . . A wonderful depiction of the difficulty of combating a well-funded corporate culture.” * Enterprise & Society *“The authors . . . write authoritatively and persuasively, marshaling an impressive array of sources. . . . It raises numerous issues related to the manufacture and marketing of potentially toxic products. The book has potential as a [course] text.” * Technology and Culture *“Twenty of the biggest chemical companies in the United States have launched a campaign to discredit two historians who have studied the industry's efforts to conceal links between their products and cancer. In an unprecedented move, attorneys for Dow, Monsanto, Goodrich, Goodyear, Union Carbide and others have subpoenaed and deposed five academics who recommended that the University of California Press publish the book Deceit and Denial: The Deadly Politics of Industrial Pollution, by Gerald Markowitz and David Rosner. The companies have also recruited their own historian to argue that Markowitz and Rosner have engaged in unethical conduct. Markowitz is a professor of history at the CUNY Grad Center; Rosner is a professor of history and public health at Columbia University and director of the Center for the History and Ethics of Public Health at Columbia's School of Public Health.” * The Nation *Table of ContentsForeword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Industry's Child 1. The House of the Butterflies: Lead Poisoning among Workers and Consumers 2. A Child Lives in a Lead World 3. Cater to the Children: The Promotion of White Lead 4* Old Poisons, New Problems 5* Better Living through Chemistry? 6. Evidence of an Illegal Conspiracy by Industry 7* Damn Liars 8. 01' Man River or Cancer Alley? 9* A Hazy Mixture: Science, Civil Rights, Pollution, and Politics 10. Science and Prudent Public Policy Conclusion Epilogue Notes Index

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Book SynopsisLinks health inequalities and worker struggles as it charts how people excluded from workplace and legal protections have found ways to challenge power structures and seek justice from states and transnational corporations alike.Trade Review"[Bohme] has skillfully brought together an extensive amount of detail from multiple sources... Recommended." -- Byron Anderson Electronic Green Journal "An invaluable book." The Journal of American HistoryTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Roots of Optimism and Anxiety 2. DBCP on the Farm 3. Unequal Exposures 4. An Inconvenient Forum? 5. Making a Movement 6. National Law, Transnational Justice? Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisLinks health inequalities and worker struggles as it charts how people excluded from workplace and legal protections have found ways to challenge power structures and seek justice from states and transnational corporations alike.Trade Review"[Bohme] has skillfully brought together an extensive amount of detail from multiple sources... Recommended." -- Byron Anderson Electronic Green Journal "An invaluable book." The Journal of American HistoryTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Roots of Optimism and Anxiety 2. DBCP on the Farm 3. Unequal Exposures 4. An Inconvenient Forum? 5. Making a Movement 6. National Law, Transnational Justice? Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisAddressing plastics can feel overwhelming. Guilt, shame, anger, hurt, fear, dismissiveness, and despair abound. Beyond Straw Men moves beyond hot take or straw man fallacies by illustrating how affective counterpublics mobilized around plastics reveal broader stories about environmental justice and social change. Inspired by on- and offline organizing in the Global South and the Global South of the North, Phaedra C. Pezzullo engages public controversies and policies through analysis of hashtag activism, campaign materials, and podcast interviews with headline-making advocates in Bangladesh, Kenya, the United States, and Vietnam. She argues that plastics have become an articulator of crisis and an entry point into the contested environmental politics of carbon-heavy masculinity, carceral policies, planetary fatalism, eco-ableism, greenwashing, marine life endangerment, pollution colonialism, and waste imperialism. Attuned to plastic attachments, Beyond Straw Men illustrates how everydayTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction: Care amid Oceans of Trouble 1. #ThereIsNoAway: Carbon-Heavy Masculinity and the Life/Death Cycle of Plastics 2. Have a Coke and a #FootprintCalculator: The Myth of Recycling and Transnational Greenwashing 3. From #BanPlasticsKE to #ISupportBanPlasticsKE: Pissed Off Online, Picturing Participation, and Policing Pollution in Kenya 4. Engaging #StrawlessInSeattle and #StopSucking: The Loneliest Whale, Sporting Fun, and American Exceptionalism 5. #SuckItAbleism Intervenes: Eco-normative Shaming, Voicing Justice, and Planetary Fatalism 6. Creating #ToiChonCa (#IChooseFish): Trauma, Affective Art, and Big Tech Dominance Conclusion: #BreakFree(FromPlastics) Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThis handbook covers methods for detecting and monitoring pollution in air, soil and water in the context of legal requirements and industry standards. Methods covered include biosensors and remote sensing, with practical guidance on their use included.Table of Contents1. The environment and the nature of pollution 2. Essentials of analysis 3. Sampling methods 4. Classical methods of chemical analysis 5. Instrumental analysis - optical and spectroscopic techniques 6. Chromatography 7. Integrated (hyphenated) instrumental analysis 8. Remote sensing of the environment 9. Methods for environmental monitoring: biological methods 10. Electroanalysis for environmental applications 11. Radiochemical methods and radiation monitoring

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Book SynopsisIn this thoroughly revised, updated and expanded edition of his classic textbook Atmospheric Pollution (1987), Derek Elsom provides the clearest introduction available to the atmospheric pollution problem, its causes and effects, and approaches to its control. Atmospheric Pollution - A Global Problem retains the clear structure of the widely-praised earlier edition, but includes new sections covering urban smog alert systems, the US Clean Air Act, the rising pollution in the UK and Europe, the pollution problems of Eastern Europe, and other topics of current concern. The discussions of acid rain, the Antartic ozone hole and global warming have been greatly expanded, and new appendices include a glossary of key terms and a list of contact addresses. The text is now comprehensively illustrated with 39 photographs, 110 diagrams and 47 tables. Atmospheric Pollution - A Global Problem will be welcomed by students and specialists alike in geography and related environmenTable of Contents1. The Atmospheric Pollution Problem ; 2. Nature, Sources and Effects of Pollution ; 3. Air Pollution Control Strategies ; 4. Pollution Control in the United States of America ; 5. Pollution Control in the United Kingdom and the European Community ; 6. Approaches to Pollution Control in Socialist Countries ; 7. International Collaboration on Pollution Control ; Appendix 1: Prefixes for SI units

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Book SynopsisDespite a history of several decades of pesticide regulation, continuous innovation, and considerable practical experience with using pesticides in agriculture, the environmental impact of pesticide use continues to be of serious concern.Table of ContentsContributors' Biographical Notes. Acknowledgements. List of Reviewers. Preface. 1 Questions Around the Persistence of the Pesticide Problem (Frank den Hond, Peter Groenewegen and Nico M. van Straalen). 2 An Agricultural Vision (Paul C. Struik and Martin J. Kropff). 3 The Authorisation of Pesticides in the Light of Sustainability (Elizabeth Vogelezang-Stoute). 4 Innovation in the Agrochemical Industry (Frank den Hond). 5 Regulatory Science in an International Regime: An Institutional Analysis (Alan Irwin and Henry Rothstein). 6 Farmers' Agrochemical Use Decisions and the Potential of Efficiency and Innovation Offsets (Ada Wossink and Tanja de Koeijer). 7 Variations in Agricultural Practice and Environmental Care (Geert R. de Snoo). 8 Assessing the Environmental Performance of Agriculture: Pesticide Use, Risk and Management Indicators (Kevin Parris and Yukio Yokoi). 9 Integrated Assessment of Pesticides: Methods for Predicting and Detecting Environmental Risks in a Safety Net (Harrie A.J. Govers, Pim de Voogt, Pim Leonards, André van Roon and Onno Kwast). 10 Site-Specific Pest Management (Scott M. Swinton). 11 New Biotechnology, Crop Protection and Sustainable Development (Susan Carr). 12 European Food Industry Initiatives Reducing Pesticide Use (Nicolien M. van der Grijp). 13 Impact of International Policies (CAP) and Agreements (WTO) on the Development of Organic Farming (David Barling). 14 Integration: Learning to Solve the Pesticide Problem (Peter Groenewegen, Frank den Hond and Nico M. van Straalen). Index.

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Book SynopsisThis work tallies up the huge economic, social and spiritual costs that America is paying for its car-crazed lifestyle. It is also a wake-up call for citizens to reinvent the places where they live and work and to build communities that are once again worthy of their affection.Trade ReviewRobert Taylor Boston Globe A wonderfully entertaining useful and provocative account of the American environment by the auto, suburban developers, purblind zoning and corporate pirates.Bill McKibben author of The End of Nature A Funny, Angry, Colossally Important Tour of Our Built Landscape, Our Human Ecology.The New Yorker A serious attempt to point out ways future builders can avoid the errors that have marred the American landscape.James G. Garrison The Christian Science Monitor Contributes to a discussion our society must hold if we are to shape our world as it continues to change at a dizzying pace.Michiko Kakutani The New York Times Provocative and entertaining.Table of ContentsCONTENTSChapterOne SCARY PLACESTwo AMERICAN SPACEThree LIFE ON THE GRIDIRONFour EDEN UPDATEDFive YESTERDAY'S TOMORROWSix JOYRIDESeven THE EVIL EMPIREEight HOW TO MESS UP A TOWNNine A PLACE CALLED HOMETen THE LOSS OF COMMUNITYEleven THREE CITIESTwelve CAPITALS OF UNREALITYThirteen BETTER PLACESNOTESBIBLIOGRAPHYINDEX

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Book Synopsis"As different as we all are in situations, needs, and views, we hold the world in common. In this brilliant ethnography, Colin Jerolmack vividly highlights this basic environmental conundrum with his compelling account of the local conflicts over fracking in the countryside around Williamsport, Pennsylvania"--Trade Review"Finalist for the PROSE Award in Cultural Anthropology and Sociology, Association of American Publishers""Honorable Mention for the Allan Schnaiberg Award, Environmental Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association""[Colin] Jerolmack’s many kitchen-table conversations with inhabitants of the formerly idyllic area of greater Williamsport—or ‘Billtown,’ as it is called, best known as the host of the Little League World Series—reveal the tensions and trade-offs that follow from America’s liberty-loving ways."---Sarah Smarsh, The Atlantic"The book considers fracking, property rights, and community in rural Pennsylvania. But at root, the book is a poignant consideration of what we choose to name as either 'mine' or 'ours.' Jerolmack considers how these two divergent (and often contradictory) classifications impact local governance, ecosystems, and the people who depend on them."---Gracy Olmstead, Commonweal"[A] deeply reported study of the impact of fracking . . . [that] explores[s] the conflict between personal sovereignty and public good." * Publishers Weekly *"With the sensitivity and patience of a veteran ethnographer, [Jerolmack]. . . spent years building relationships with a broad cross-section of locals in greater Williamsport. . . . Up to Heaven and Down to Hell is a work of empirical scholarship that strides confidently over the false boundary between ecological and social history."---Jonah Walters, Los Angeles Review of Books"An immersive and absorbing account. . . . [Up to Heaven and Down to Hell] diagnose[s] the pathologies of tying environmental stewardship so intimately to the perquisites of private property. . . . What Jerolmack is able to trace, through masterful ethnographic storytelling, is the ambivalence, the tensions, and the unanticipated consequences of being empowered to dispense with one’s own land."---Rebecca Elliott, Public Books"Wide ranging and multilayered, with each layer presenting a slightly different perspective. . . . [Up to Heaven and Down to Hell] provides one of the most convincing accounts of the sources of current political and ideological divisions and extreme polarization that often seems inexplicable to the outside observer. . . . A valuable resource for students of the political economy of the energy industry, boomtown studies, environmental, political, rural and community sociology, and, of course, the ins and outs of fracking."---Ann R. Tickamyer, American Journal of Sociology"A deeply empathetic ethnography. . . . The characters that drive the book’s narrative are complex and richly developed. Jerolmack’s account of their motivations, their emotions, and rationalizations is compelling."---Fedor Dokshin, Social Forces"An important story. . . . The sovereignty of landowners looms large in the fracking debate. Up to Heaven and Down to Hell suggests there is another competing ideal: government of the people by the people, and for the people."---Abraham Gutman, Los Angeles Review of Books"Up to Heaven and Down to Hell is an excellent deep dive into the ways fracking mirrors the many problems we face as we try to change the way we think about energy, individual choice, and climate change."---Ed Meek, Arts Fuse"Bravely written and rigorously documented."---Sheila Liming, Cleveland Review of Books"Extremely well researched. . . a poignant and personal assessment."---M. S. Field, Choice"While remaining very readable, [Up to Heaven and Down to Hell] provides important insights into US political polarization and includes interesting excursions into US history and social commentary. And it leads readers to ponder the relationship between politics, liberal economics and the environment. Most importantly, it provides valuable insights into the debates about global actions that might mitigate climate change and thus avoid a tragedy of the global commons that supports human life on earth."---Samuel Carmalt, Journal of World Energy Law & Business

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Book Synopsis"As different as we all are in situations, needs, and views, we hold the world in common. In this brilliant ethnography, Colin Jerolmack vividly highlights this basic environmental conundrum with his compelling account of the local conflicts over fracking in the countryside around Williamsport, Pennsylvania"--Trade Review"Finalist for the PROSE Award in Cultural Anthropology and Sociology, Association of American Publishers""Honorable Mention for the Allan Schnaiberg Award, Environmental Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association""[Colin] Jerolmack’s many kitchen-table conversations with inhabitants of the formerly idyllic area of greater Williamsport—or ‘Billtown,’ as it is called, best known as the host of the Little League World Series—reveal the tensions and trade-offs that follow from America’s liberty-loving ways."---Sarah Smarsh, The Atlantic"The book considers fracking, property rights, and community in rural Pennsylvania. But at root, the book is a poignant consideration of what we choose to name as either 'mine' or 'ours.' Jerolmack considers how these two divergent (and often contradictory) classifications impact local governance, ecosystems, and the people who depend on them."---Gracy Olmstead, Commonweal"[A] deeply reported study of the impact of fracking . . . [that] explores[s] the conflict between personal sovereignty and public good." * Publishers Weekly *"With the sensitivity and patience of a veteran ethnographer, [Jerolmack]. . . spent years building relationships with a broad cross-section of locals in greater Williamsport. . . . Up to Heaven and Down to Hell is a work of empirical scholarship that strides confidently over the false boundary between ecological and social history."---Jonah Walters, Los Angeles Review of Books"An immersive and absorbing account. . . . [Up to Heaven and Down to Hell] diagnose[s] the pathologies of tying environmental stewardship so intimately to the perquisites of private property. . . . What Jerolmack is able to trace, through masterful ethnographic storytelling, is the ambivalence, the tensions, and the unanticipated consequences of being empowered to dispense with one’s own land."---Rebecca Elliott, Public Books"Wide ranging and multilayered, with each layer presenting a slightly different perspective. . . . [Up to Heaven and Down to Hell] provides one of the most convincing accounts of the sources of current political and ideological divisions and extreme polarization that often seems inexplicable to the outside observer. . . . A valuable resource for students of the political economy of the energy industry, boomtown studies, environmental, political, rural and community sociology, and, of course, the ins and outs of fracking."---Ann R. Tickamyer, American Journal of Sociology"A deeply empathetic ethnography. . . . The characters that drive the book’s narrative are complex and richly developed. Jerolmack’s account of their motivations, their emotions, and rationalizations is compelling."---Fedor Dokshin, Social Forces"An important story. . . . The sovereignty of landowners looms large in the fracking debate. Up to Heaven and Down to Hell suggests there is another competing ideal: government of the people by the people, and for the people."---Abraham Gutman, Los Angeles Review of Books"Up to Heaven and Down to Hell is an excellent deep dive into the ways fracking mirrors the many problems we face as we try to change the way we think about energy, individual choice, and climate change."---Ed Meek, Arts Fuse"Bravely written and rigorously documented."---Sheila Liming, Cleveland Review of Books"Extremely well researched. . . a poignant and personal assessment."---M. S. Field, Choice"While remaining very readable, [Up to Heaven and Down to Hell] provides important insights into US political polarization and includes interesting excursions into US history and social commentary. And it leads readers to ponder the relationship between politics, liberal economics and the environment. Most importantly, it provides valuable insights into the debates about global actions that might mitigate climate change and thus avoid a tragedy of the global commons that supports human life on earth."---Samuel Carmalt, Journal of World Energy Law & Business

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Book SynopsisA fascinating journey through the atmosphere that will leave you breathless. Every Breath You Take combines scientific evidence with Mark's personal stories and advice on what you can do to improve air quality, giving us the low-down on what's up high.Trade Review'Written in an easily accessible style yet get across important facts about the world and what we are doing to it' Peter Wadhams, author of A Farewell to Ice'Not without raising a wry smile, the author takes us from the atmospheres of the planets to the air outside our front door... a fascinating read' Professor Duncan Laxen, Associate of Air Quality Consultants'Mark Broomfield’s writing is just the breath of fresh air needed to lift the fog on atmospheric sciences' Piers Forster, Professor of Physical Climate Change, University of Leeds

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Book SynopsisSocial work is the profession that claims to intervene to enhance people's well-being. However, social workers have played a low-key role in environmental issues that increasingly impact on people's well-being, both locally and globally.Trade Review"A very important and valuable argument for social work's engagement with environmental issues … Hopefully, it will be seen as a step along the path to a truly and deeply transformed social work." British Journal of Social Work "A rallying cry for the 're-politicisation' of social work." Professional Social Work "This book could not be more timely. The global crisis caused by climate change, environmental degradation, and food and water insecurity has created fertile ground for global inequalities. The role of social work in intersecting between people and policy can ensure that the human rights of the most vulnerable are protected and that socially just solutions are enacted. I applaud Lena Dominelli on her book and see it becoming a seminal social work text." Margaret Alston, Monash University "Lena Dominelli has done it yet again with another first in social work education! In Green Social Work, she combines her usual interests in human rights, poverty and inequality, and social justice with that of climate justice. Pragmatic intervention strategies and case studies are provided that make the book a necessary companion for educators, practitioners and students of social work and related disciplines." Vishanthie Sewpaul, University of KwaZulu Natal "Green Social Work makes an important contribution to explicating the links between the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability. Lena Dominelli convincingly argues that social workers are key to articulating the social with the environmental, and provides environmentalists with valuable insights into the ways in which societies' more vulnerable people and communities experience social-environmental disadvantage." Susan Buckingham, Brunel UniversityTable of ContentsAcknowledgments1. Introduction2. A Professional Crisis within Social and Environmental Calamities3. Reclaiming Industrialization and Urbanization for People4. Industrial Pollution, Environmental Degradation and People's Resilience5. Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Solving Social Problems6. Environmental Crises, Social Conflict and Mass Migrations7. Environmental Degradation, Natural Disasters and Marginalization8. Scarce Natural Resources and Inter-Country Conflict Resolution9. Interrogating World Views: From Unsustainable to Sustainable Ways of Reframing Peoples' Relationships to Living Environments10.Conclusions: Green Social WorkBibliographyAuthor IndexSubject Index

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Book SynopsisIntends to ponder the cultures that generated the bulk of our global contamination legacy. This title focuses on the psycho-social dynamics of chemical contamination. It deals with nuclear events, both accidents, but also the closed cities and closed society needed to produce a nuclear context.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Chapter one: Sustainability and the Need to Deal with the Contaminated Legacy: A Comparison of Russia and the U.S. Michael R. Edelstein, pp. 1-9 Part 1: The Dynamics of Chemical Contamination Section 1 Introduction 10-14 Chapter 1: The Love Canal: Social Science Research in a Community in Crisis. Adeline G. Levine, pp 14-23 Chapter 2: Forging Change in a Contaminated Russian City: A Longitudinal View of Kirishi. Olga Tsepilova 19 24-43 Chapter 3: Sokol: Seeing the Forests for the Trees. Antonina Kulyasova and Ivan Kulyasov 28 43-71 Chapter 4: The Case of the Pinewood Landfill: The Politics of Risk, Rationality and the Disposal of Hazardous Waste. Nicholas Martyniak, William Hallman and Abraham Wandersman, 18 72-90 Chapter 5: Fear of Cancer in a Rural Appalachian Community Following Notification of an Environmental Hazard. Janice Hastrup, Sherilyn N. Thomas and Michael R. Edelstein 27 91-118 Chapter 6: Toxic Water and the Anthill Effect: The Development of a Subculture of Distress in a Once Contaminated Community. Stephen R. Couch and Anne E. Mercuri 27 119-146 Part 2: Closed Cities, Closed Accidents and a Closed Society Section 2 Introduction 6 147-153 Chapter 7: Closed City, Open Disaster. Nadezda Kutepova and Olga Tsepilova 19 153-170 Chapter 8: The Most Contaminated Place on Earth: Community Response to Long-Term Radiological Disaster in Russias Southern Urals . Natalia Mironova, Michael R. Edelstein, Maria Tysiachniouk, Jonathan Reisman 20 171-191 Chapter 9: Psycho-Social Consequences Due to Radioactive Contamination in the Techa River Region of Russia. Michael R. Edelstein and Maria Tysiachniouk, 14 192-206 Chapter 10: Environmental Risk Perception after Chernoyl. Irina A. Zykova 18 207-225 Chapter 11: Habitual Risk Taking in Dzerzhinsk: Daily Life in the Capital of Soviet Chemistry. Alla Bolotova, 24 226-249 Chapter 12: Hanford: A Culture of Secrecy, Denial and Impact. Michael R. Edelstein 20 250-270 Part 3: Mitigations Introduction: Part 3 5 271-276 A Grassroots Perspective on the Brownfields and Superfund Programs. Madelyn Hoffman 33 pages word 277-303 Cleaning Up From the Cold War: Medical, Ecological and Psychological Aspects of the Russian Experience with Chemical Weapons Destruction. Boris N. Filatov, Valentina V. Klauchek, Nikolay G. Britanov, Sergei V. Klauchek. 29 304-333 Chernobyl: A Liquidators Story. Ludmila Smirnova and Michael Edelstein 10 334-344 Into Thin Air: Training Children to Live in Polluted Air. Oleg Glazachev 17 345-362 Volgograds Ecological Gymnasium: Adapting Children to a Contaminated Neighborhood. Ludmila Smirnova 19 pages word 363-382 Part 4: Perspectives: Introduction: Section 4 Secrecy and the U.S. Anti-Nuclear Movement. Susan Maret 31 365-396 The World Trade Center Disaster---Environmental Risk, Public Fear, and Changed Realities. Michael Edelstein and Catherine McVay Hughes 38 397-435 Environmental Altruism: A comparison of Russia and the United States. Margaret Gibbs, Tatiana Andrushenko, Natalya Makarevich and Robert Binford 18 pages word needs edit 435-453 Luda and Michael R. Edelstein An American Perspective on Comparative Cultures of Contamination 454-464

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Book SynopsisThis collection provides a critical, interdisciplinary analysis of how everyday exposures to common chemicals are adversely affecting the health of Canadians and reveals the connections between social inequity, environmental risks, and the gendered division of health burdens in Canada.Trade ReviewThe book... provides a wide variety of scholarship on chemical threats from a feminist political economy perspective. It is particularly effective at arguing for both extended producer responsibility for potentially harmful substances and the precautionary principle as a policy adoption strategy when dealing with uncertainties in the science of chemical pollution. -- Angela Cope * Health Tomorrow *Our Chemical Selves is a fascinating book that raises important questions about the impact of chemicals on women’s health in Canada … This book should be read by environmental historians or anyone concerned with the impact of chemicals in our world. Not only do the contributors highlight important issues regarding women’s health, but they offer useful solutions to change our collective indifference toward the intensification of chemicals in our world. -- David Kinkela, State University of New York at Fredonia * Environmental History 22 *The strength of this work lies in its success at bringing recent developments in science together with legal and policy analysis and recommendations. For anyone interested in women’s environmental health issues, it is a must-read … This book will help to provide researchers, policy-makers and advocates with tools to understand and address links between social inequity, environmental health and gendered differences in chemical exposure and effects -- Kaitlyn Mitchell * Herizons *[U]nique and valuable for its focus on gender and environmental justice. -- M. Gochfeld * Choice *Table of ContentsForeword: Water Is Life / Josephine MandaminIntroduction: The Production of Pollution and Consumption of Chemicals in Canada / Dayna Nadine Scott, Lauren Rakowski, Laila Zahra Harris, and Troy DixonPart 1: “Consuming” Chemicals1 Wonderings on Pollution and Women’s Health / M. Ann Phillips2 Protecting Ourselves from Chemicals: A Study of Gender and Precautionary Consumption / Norah MacKendrick3 Sex and Gender in Canada’s Chemicals Management Plan / Dayna Nadine Scott and Sarah LewisPart 2: Routes of Women’s Exposures4 Trace Chemicals on Tap: The Potential for Gendered Health Effects of Chronic Exposures via Drinking Water / Jyoti Phartiyal5 Consuming “DNA as Chemicals” and Chemicals as Food / Bita Amani6 Consuming Carcinogens: Women and Alcohol / Nancy Ross, Jean Morrison, Samantha Cukier, and Tasha SmithPart 3: Hormones as the “Messengers of Gender”?7 The Impact of Phthalates on Women’s Reproductive Health / Maria P. Velez, Patricia Monnier, Warren G. Foster, and William D. Fraser8 Plastics Recycling and Women’s Reproductive Health / Aimée L. Ward and Annie Sasco9 Xenoestrogens and Breast Cancer: Chemical Risk, Exposure, and Corporate Power / Sarah Young and Dugald SeelyPart 4: Consumption in the Production Process10 Plastics Industry Workers and Breast Cancer Risk: Are We Heeding the Warnings? / Margaret M. Keith, James T. Brophy, Robert DeMatteo, Michael Gilbertson, Andrew E. Watterson, and Matthias Beck11 Power and Control at the Production-Consumption Nexus: Migrant Women Farmworkers and Pesticides / Adrian A. Smith and Alexandra StiverConclusion: Thinking about Thresholds, Literal and Figurative / Dayna Nadine ScottGlossary; Index

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