Pollution control Books

Book SynopsisThis book is designed to help scientifically astute non-specialists understand basic geophysical and computational fluid dynamics concepts relating to oil spill simulations, and related modeling issues and challenges. A valuable asset to the engineer or manager working off-shore in the oil and gas industry, the authors, a team of renowned geologists and engineers, offer practical applications to mitigate any offshore spill risks, using research never before published.Table of ContentsPreface xiii Part 1: Applied Oil Spill Modeling (with applications to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill) 1 1 The 2010 Deep Water Horizon and 2002 Supertanker Prestige Accidents 3 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 The Oil Spills Described 5 1.3 How Much Material Remains in the Gulf? 6 1.4 The Role of Ocean Models to Explain what Happened 7 References 8 2 Gulf of Mexico Circulation 9 2.1 General Characteristics 9 2.2 Exchanges at Lateral and Surface Boundaries 11 2.3 Loop Current Eddies 12 2.4 Blocking by the Pycnocline 13 2.5 Fate of the Deepwater Horizon Well Blowout Material 14 2.6 Summary 15 References 16 3 Geophysical Fluid Dynamics and Modeling Challenges 17 3.1 Modeling the Circulation and Mixing of the Gulf Waters 17 3.2 External Boundaries 18 3.3 Addressing the Water Column Contamination and Fluxes 18 3.4 Eff ects of Bottom Dynamics on Accumulated Hydrocarbons 20 3.5 Churning by Extreme Weather Events 20 3.6 Summary 21 References 22 4 Flow and Oil Transport Model Choices, Setup and Testing 23 4.1 The DieCAST Ocean Circulation Model 23 4.2 Korotenko Oil Transport Module KOTM 24 4.3 Gulf Modeling Approach 25 4.4 Model Vertical Eddy Viscosity and Diff usivity 25 4.5 Surface Wind Driving and Open Boundary Conditions 26 4.6 Comments on Modeling Equatorial Dynamics and the Gulf of Mexico 26 4.7 Modeling Multi-Century Gulf Currents 27 References 29 5 Modeling the 2010 DWH Oil Spill 31 5.1 Introduction: the BP/Deepwater Horizon Accident 31 5.2 Deepwater Blowouts: Processes Affecting the Transport and Fate of Oil throughout the Water Column 32 5.3 Oil Spill Model for Gulf of Mexico (GOSM) 57 5.4 Results and Discussion 68 5.5 Summary 82 References 86 Part 2: Special Topics in Oil Spill Modeling 95 6 DieCAST Model Origin and Development 97 6.1 Introduction 97 6.2 Recent Model Attributes 98 6.3 Challenges in Modeling the Gulf of Mexico Circulation 99 6.4 Complications of Modeling near-Equatorial Circulation 99 6.5 Non Hydrostatic Effects 101 6.6 Sponge Layers in the Global Model 101 6.7 Inflow Considerations 101 References 102 7 Brief History of the Community Ocean Modeling System (COMS) 105 7.1 COMS history 105 7.2 Background and motivations 106 7.3 COMS elliptic solver history 107 7.4 Evolution of DieCAST 108 7.5 Outlook 108 References 110 8 DieCAST Model Equations 113 8.1 Model Equations 113 8.2 Model Layer Depths 115 References 116 9 Some Basic Physical, Mathematical and Modeling Concepts 117 9.1 Buoyancy, Density and the Hydrostatic Approximation 117 9.2 Pycnocline Slope: Geopotential Surface as a Natural Vertical Coordinate 119 9.3 Rotation and Coriolis Terms 120 9.4 Pycnocline and the Florida Strait Sill Depth 121 9.5 Surface and Bottom Mixed Layers 121 References 122 10 Modeling Challenges, Validations and Animations 125 10.1 Incompressibility, Geostrophy, Data Assimilation and Initialization Issues 125 10.2 Thermocline Maintenance, Ventilation and Extreme Events 127 10.3 Nesting, Grid Coupling and Open Boundary Conditions 127 10.4 Validation of Simulated Major Current Patterns in the Gulf 127 10.5 Note on Data Assimilation 133 10.6 Gulf Circulation Animations 134 10.7 Animation 1 134 10.8 Animation 2 135 10.9 Animation 3 136 References 136 11 A Five-Century Gulf Simulation using DieCAST 139 11.1 Motivation 139 11.2 Basic Flow Patterns 140 11.3 Some Results Observed during the 5th Century 142 11.4 Internal Waves 143 11.5 Island /Headland Wake Eff ects in the Yucatan Channel 143 11.6 Deeply Suspended and Bottom Deposited Material 144 References 145 12 Extreme Events and Oil Rig Stability 147 12.1 Introduction 147 12.2 An Unusual Northern Gulf Eddy Event 148 12.3 Detailed Discussion of Run A 148 12.4 Some Comments 151 12.5 Other Extreme Events Found during the 500-year simulation 152 References 153 13 Initialization and Data Assimilation; MAM Procedure 155 13.1 Introduction 155 13.2 Preliminary Comment 156 13.3 MAM Procedure 156 13.4 Refinements, Variations, Generalizations and Specializations of the MAM Approach 158 References 160 14 On the Simulation of Density Currents by z-level Models 161 14.1 Motivation 161 14.2 Introduction 162 14.3 Analysis 164 14.4 Summary and Conclusion 167 14.5 Acknowledgements 168 References 168 Appendix I: Notes on Modeling Hurricanes with DieCAST 171 A1.1 Introduction 171 A1.2 Model Setup 172 A1.3 Results and Discussion 174 A1.4 Final Remarks 178 A1.5 Summary 179 A1.6 Acknowledgements 179 References 179 Appendix II: A Model Study of Ventilation of the Mississippi Bight by Baroclinic Eddies: Local Instability and Remote Loop Current Effects 181 A2.1 Abstract 181 A2.2 Introduction 182 A2.3 Model Setup 183 A2.4 Results 184 A2.5 Concluding Remarks 208 References 213 Index 215

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Book SynopsisThis book focuses on the synthesis, characterisation and application of advanced materials that can be used for the removal of various emerging water pollutants.

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Book SynopsisVehicle exhaust emissions, particularly from diesel cars, are considered to be a significant problem for the environment and human health. Lean NOx Trap (LNT) or NOx Storage/Reduction (NSR) technology is one of the current techniques used in the abatement of NOx from lean exhausts. Researchers are constantly searching for new inexpensive catalysts with high efficiency at low temperatures and negligible fuel penalties, to meet the challenges of this field. This book will be the first to comprehensively present the current research on this important area. Covering the technology used, from its development in the early 1990s up to the current state-of-the-art technologies and new legislation. Beginning with the fundamental aspects of the process, the discussion will cover the real application standard through to the detailed modelling of full scale catalysts. Scientists, academic and industrial researchers, engineers working in the automotive sector and technicians working on emission control will find this book an invaluable resource.Table of ContentsReview of deNOx Technology for Mobile Applications; NSR Technology; NSR Catalytic Materials; Lean NOx Trap Performance Degradation - Reversible Sulfur Poisoning and Irreversible Thermally-induced Sintering; Mechanism and Kinetics of NOx Storage; Active Sites for NOx Uptake, and the Nature of Stored NOx Species; Mechanistic Aspects of the Reduction of the Stored NOx by H2 Investigated by Isotopic Labelling Experiments and FTIR Spectroscopy; NOx Storage and Reduction: Effects of Pt Dispersion, Reductant Type, and Cycle Timing; Reduction of Stored NOx with CO/H2 and Hydrocarbons: A Spatial Resolution Analysis; Global Kinetic Modelling of the NSR Catalysts; Combined LNT-SCR Catalysts for NOx Reduction from Lean Exhaust Gas; LNT Catalysts for the Simultaneous Removal of NOx and Soot: The DPNR Concept; Non-thermal Plasma NOx Storage-reduction; New deNOx Concept by Fast Reductants Injection Pulse Upstream NSR; Development of Combined NSR DeNOx and DeSOx Model and Application for Control Strategy Pre-calibration of a Modern Diesel Engine; LNT Catalysis at Ford Motor Company - A Case History

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Book SynopsisAn unparalleled how-to guide to citizen-sensing practices that monitor air pollution Modern environments are awash with pollutants churning through the air, from toxic gases and intensifying carbon to carcinogenic particles and novel viruses. The effects on our bodies and our planet are perilous. Citizens of Worlds is the first thorough study of the increasingly widespread use of digital technologies to monitor and respond to air pollution. It presents practice-based research on working with communities and making sensor toolkits to detect pollution while examining the political subjects, relations, and worlds these technologies generate. Drawing on data from the Citizen Sense research group, which worked with communities in the United States and the United Kingdom to develop digital-sensor toolkits, Jennifer Gabrys argues that citizen-oriented technologies promise positive change but then collide with entrenched and inequitable power structures. She asks: Who or what constitutes a “citizen” in citizen sensing? How do digital sensing technologies enable or constrain environmental citizenship? Spanning three project areas, this study describes collaborations to monitor air pollution from fracking infrastructure, to document emissions in urban environments, and to create air-quality gardens. As these projects show, how people respond to, care for, and struggle to transform environmental conditions informs the political subjects and collectives they become as they strive for more breathable worlds.Trade Review"The planet, the region, the community, the neighborhood, the block—these are all sensoria: sites of sense, sensation, and sensibility. Citizens of Worlds offers a powerful and instructive report on how to create everyday sensor infrastructures to register and combat the damage these social sensoria are suffering amidst today’s compromised atmospheres and environments. A critical handbook for theory and action."—Stefan Helmreich, Massachusetts Institute of Technology"In this timely and carefully crafted book, Jennifer Gabrys takes us on a fascinating journey to trace the multiple relations between citizens and their environments mediated though sensors. Throughout the book we encounter diverse sensing technologies, each making us reflect more deeply about how environments are made perceptible and how this allows us to act upon them in novel ways. The concept of ‘citizens of worlds’ sensitizes us to the multiple ways in which these novel experiences of the environment co-constitute political subjects. A mind-opening read inviting further explorations."—Ulrike Felt, University of Vienna

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Book SynopsisDrinking water availability and safety is a major challenge faced globally and is highly pronounced in developing countries worldwide. Lack of safe potable water across the globe can be attributed to industrial pollution, climate change and other human activities that result in a spectrum of chemical, physical and biological pollutants entering a water body. Although efforts to solve this problem are well underway worldwide, challenges still exist. This book shines a light on drinking water treatment methods and scale of operation specifically for the developing countries. Covering both conventional and emerging treatment technologies, the authors discuss the removal of chemical, physical and biological pollutants from drinking water, with a focus on developing countries. Conservation by rainwater harvesting, wastewater reuse, and selection criteria of feasible methods are considered in the context of issues relevant to Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. With case studies connecting theory to real world matters, showcasing efficiencies and drawbacks, this book is ideal for graduate and postgraduate level course use in engineering departments or for self-study and research.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Treatment techniques for Developing Countries; Rain Water Harvesting in developing countries; Waste Water Reuse in Developing Countries; Case Studies; Selection Criteria of Water Treatment Strategy in Developing Countries; Conclusions

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Book SynopsisA few ASEAN countries have signed the Global Methane Pledge, but methane should receive a broader and higher priority from the entire region, given its significant contribution to climate change, and the availability of solutions.The agriculture sector contributes the most amount of methane emissions with a steadily rising share over the past decade.Several Southeast Asian countries face similar methane abatement challenges (i.e., agricultural productivity in Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and the Philippines; gas leakage in Malaysia and Brunei; and waste management in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore), warranting closer collaboration at the subregional level.While it is true that countries have been participating in international initiatives and implementing national policies related to rice cultivation and oil and gas processing, their impacts have not been thoroughly evaluated.Rather than creating new institutional structures, ASEAN could for example ensure that its existing working groups and networks prioritize methane abatement.Missing data on the relative contribution to methane emissions from livestock, rice paddies and informal economies should be collected to help refine problem definition and formulate effective solutions.

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Book SynopsisTime–activity diaries kept by members of the general public indicate that on average people spend around 90% of their time indoors, this is associated with considerable exposure to air pollutants as not only is there infiltration of pollutants from outdoors, there are also emissions indoors that can lead to elevated pollutant concentrations. Despite this, and the fact that the WHO produces air quality guidelines for indoor air, the only statutory requirements for monitoring of airborne pollutant concentrations relate to the outdoor environment. Given its importance as a source of air pollution exposure, increasing attention is being given to pollution of the indoor environment. This volume considers both chemical and biological pollutants in the indoor atmosphere from their sources to chemical and physical transformations, human exposure and potential effects on human health. It is a valuable reference for those working in in environmental policy, civil and environmental engineering as well as for atmospheric chemists.Table of ContentsIndoor Sources of Air Pollutants;Outdoor Air as a Source of Indoor Pollution; Chemical and Physical Properties of Indoor Aerosols; Indoor Emissions as a Source of Outdoor Pollution; Chemical Reactions in the Indoor Atmosphere; Biological Particles in the Indoor Environment; Indoor Air as a Contributor to Air Pollution Exposure; Health Effects of Indoor Air Pollution

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Book SynopsisThis book is designed to give an existing state of knowledge in the field of hydrology, irrigation engineering, and hydraulic structures in a brief manner so that students can use it for their own reference from time to time. Compared to other voluminous books available on the subject, the author has tried to cover the important subject matter in an abridged manner in approximately 320 pages. Besides the full explanation of the theoretical aspects with well-illustrated figures, it gives a number of solved numerical examples. Problems for practice are also given with answers at the end of each chapter.Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Water Requirement of Crops.- Hydrology.- Ground Water.- Reservoir Planning.- Design of Gravity Dams.- Spillways and Gates.- Arch and Buttress Dams.- Earth Dams.- Canal Head Works.- Distribution System.- Canal Structures.- Sediment Transport in Alluvial Canals.- River Training Works and Flood Control.- River Flow Measurement.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewMastery of nature has a dark side—spiraling unintended and unwanted consequences. James C. Rice’s history of radioactive fallout from atom bomb testing is a striking demonstration that it is almost easier to build weapons of mass destruction than to contain—or even recognize and admit—their grim penumbra. An object lesson for the Anthropocene. * Andrew Pickering, author of The Cybernetic Brain: Sketches of Another Future *With this gripping account of poisoned sheep, radioactive milk, and desert towns blanketed in nuclear fallout, Rice brilliantly reveals the technological hubris and governmental arrogance behind the post-war era of open-air atomic bomb testing. Based on new research and cutting-edge theory, Downwind of the Atomic State highlights the perils of underestimating a vibrant material world that can often be more complex and treacherous than we imagine. A powerful cautionary tale for our own day. * Timothy James LeCain, author of The Matter of History: How Things Create the Past *Downwind of the Atomic State charts the relationship between human and non-human participants in the ongoing burdening of the Great Basin ecosystem with fallout radionuclides throughout the ‘open-air’ testing era. Rice tracks the tensions between the fallout models of the test site managers and the reality of the intractable uptake of fallout by the ecosystem, weaving a powerful narrative from test series to test series, and ultimately to the court cases that followed. * Robert A. Jacobs, author of Nuclear Bodies: The Global Hibakusha *

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Book SynopsisMany industrial processes use water as a solvent and therefore produce wastewater containing chemicals from that process. The amounts of these chemicals and the types will vary hugely depending on the industry and the processes running and may include things that are hazardous to health or the environment. This makes the treatment of industrial wastewater both extremely important and highly complex. One route for industrial wastewater treatment is the use of bioreactors. Biological Treatment of Industrial Wastewater presents a comprehensive overview of the latest advances and trends in the use of bioreactors for treating industrial wastewater. Several different types of bioreactor and their applications are discussed, alongside trends and considerations important in designing bioreactors. Bringing together a wealth of different approaches and voices this book will be a useful resource for anyone working in water treatment or looking at how industrial processes can be made more environmentally friendly.Table of ContentsIndustrial Wastewater and Its Toxic Effects; Impact of Industrial Wastewater Discharges on the Environment and Human Health; Detrimental Effects of Industrial Wastewaters on the Environment and Health; Treatment and Management Strategies for Industrial Wastewater; Introduction to Industrial Wastewaters and Allied Treatment Technologies; Bioreactor: A Biological and Bioengineering Prodigy; Challenges in Industrial Wastewater Treatment using Biological Reactors; Challenges in Designing and Operation of Bioreactor for Treatment of Wastewater; Different Type of Advanced Bioreactor for the Treatment of Industrial Effluent; Membrane Bioreactor: An Advanced Technology to Treat Industrial Wastewater; Membrane Bioreactors for Industrial Wastewater Treatment; Investigation and Treatment of Industrial Wastewater by Membrane Bioreactor: An Innovative Approach; Membrane Bioreactors for Separation of Persistent Organic Pollutants from Industrial Effluents; Anaerobic Membrane Bioreactors for Industrial Wastewater Treatment; Moving Bed Biofilm Systems: A Sustainable Approach for Industrial Wastewater Treatment; Recent Advances in the Biological Treatment of High-salt Wastewater; Mineralization of Recalcitrant Pollutants from Wastewater by Solar Nano-photocatalysis; Comparison of Biological and Physicochemical Techniques for Treatment of Coffee Wastewater – A Comprehensive Review

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Book SynopsisFires are a common source of exposure to smoke and a range of toxicologically active chemicals. Providing a complete overview of the subject, this book provides comprehensive and detailed information on combustion processes, estimation of rate of production of combustion products, dispersion of these products and their effects on health. Beginning with a chapter discussing the chemistry of combustion and detailing the mechanisms of burning, how different materials ignite and the nature of combustion products, the book goes on to examine specific combustion products in detail, the toxicity and carcinogenicity of the products, their dispersion and methods of monitoring. With diverse coverage edited and authored by recognised experts in the field, this book will provide an essential text for those working in toxicology, combustion science, public health and environmental research.Table of ContentsOverview of combustion toxicology; Fire types and combustion products; Estimating yields and quantities of mass releases of toxic products from fires; Products of combustion and toxicity from specific types of fires; Generation, sampling and quantification of toxic combustion products; Dispersion of fire plumes in the atmosphere; Application of animal models and human studies to prediction of combustion toxicity in humans; Haber's law and its application to combustion products; Carbon monoxide; Hydrogen cyanide: physiological effects of acute exposure during fires; Mechanism of action of combustion-derived nanoparticles; Dioxins and other carcingens; irritant gases; Acute effects of combinations of toxicologically active substances and heat on fire victims in buildings and during exposures to outdoor smoke plumes; Treatment of cyanide poisoning associated with fires; Acute lung injury following inhalation of irritant products of combustion; Health effects on groups exposed to wildland and urban fires; Buncefield fire; The World Trade Centre disaster; Providing advice to those exposed to combustion products;

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Book SynopsisResidues offers readers a new approach for conceptualizing the environmental impacts of chemicals production, consumption, disposal, and regulation. Environmental protection regimes tend to be highly segmented according to place, media, substance, and effect; academic scholarship often reflects this same segmented approach. Yet, in chemical substances we encounter phenomena that are at once voluminous and miniscule, singular and ubiquitous, regulated yet unruly. Inspired by recent studies of materiality and infrastructures, we introduce “residual materialism” as a framework for attending to the socio-material properties of chemicals and their world-making powers. Tracking residues through time, space, and understanding helps us see how the past has been built into our present chemical environments and future-oriented regulatory systems, why contaminants seem to always evade control, and why the Anthropocene is as inextricably harnessed to the synthesis of carbon into new molecules as it is driven by carbon’s combustion.Trade Review"Residues shows how the chemicals we systematically ignore are powerful agents shaping our environmental future. A compelling argument for putting forgotten materials front and center in environmental research and politics." — Evan Hepler-Smith, Duke University "This erudite and accessible book presents a novel theoretical framing that draws on examples from a multiplicity of intriguing case studies from across the globe. Residues is distinguished by its collaborative authorship and multi-disciplinary and multinational scope, seeking to change how scholars in a range of disciplines study chemicals."— Sara Shostak, author of Exposed Science "Residues offers readers a new approach for conceptualizing the environmental impacts of chemicals production, consumption, disposal, and regulation."— American Sociological Association - Environmental Sociology NewsletterTable of ContentsPreface List of Acronyms and Abbreviations 1. Residues Properties 2. Legacy 3. Accretion 4. Apprehension 5. Residual Materialism Bibliography Authors' Biographies

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Book SynopsisThe United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) established by the General Assembly in 1955 assesses the levels and effects of exposure to ionising radiation on human health and the environment. This is the second of four volumes of scientific annexes that provides the supporting scientific deliberations for the UNSCEAR 2020/2021 report to the United Nations General Assembly. Annex B 'Levels and effects of radiation exposure due to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: implications of information published since the UNSCEAR 2013 Report' summarises all relevant scientific information (peer reviewed literature and monitoring data) available up to the end of 2019. These data relate to the levels and effects of radiation exposure due to the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The aim of the report is to provide a summary of all scientific information and an appraisal of the implications of this information for the UNSCEAR 2013 Report

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Book SynopsisThe United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) established by the General Assembly in 1955 assesses the levels and effects of exposure to ionizing radiation on human health and the environment. This is the last of four volumes of scientific annexes provide the supporting scientific deliberations for the UNSCEAR 2020/2021 report to the General Assembly. Annex D 'Evaluation of occupational exposure to ionizing radiation' presents the estimated average annual effective and collective doses to workers for each major work sector and sub-sector involving the use of ionizing radiation; estimated worldwide level of occupational exposure for different sectors involving exposure to natural sources and to human-made sources of radiation; and analysis of temporal trends in occupational exposure. It is based on data provided by United Nations Member States and international organizations, as well as peer reviewed literature and national reports on radiation exposure to workers

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Book SynopsisThe Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) addresses classification and labelling of chemicals by types of hazards. It provides the basis for worldwide harmonization of rules and regulations on chemicals and aims at enhancing the protection of human health and the environment during their handling, transport and use by ensuring that the information about their physical, health and environmental hazards is available. The sixth revised edition includes, inter alia, a new hazard class for desensitized explosives and a new hazard category for pyrophoric gases; miscellaneous amendments intended to further clarify the criteria for some hazard classes (explosives, specific target organ toxicity following single exposure, aspiration hazard, and hazardous to the aquatic environment) and to complement the information to be included in section 9 of the Safety Data Sheet; revised and further rationalized precautionary statements; and an example of labelling of a small packaging in Annex 7.

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Book SynopsisCarbon dioxide sequestration is a technology that is being explored to curb the anthropogenic emission of CO 2 into the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide has been implicated in the global climate change and reducing it is a potential solution.Trade Review"Each separately readable chapter is structured in introduction, experimentals, results and discussion. This allows a structured understanding. Although this book does not solve all the questions raised when talking about safety and reliability of CCS-technology, it provides a base of knowledge. Increased research on this questions contributes to a tremendous extension of current knowledge, basing on this publication." (Materials & Corrosion, 1 November 2012) Table of ContentsIntroduction The Three Sisters - CCS, AGI, and EOR xix Ying Wu, John J. Carroll and Zhimin Du Section 1: Data and Correlation 1. Prediction of Acid Gas Dew Points in the Presence of Water and Volatile Organic Compounds 3 Ray. A. Tomcej 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Previous Studies 4 1.3 Thermodynamic Model 5 1.4 Calculation Results 6 1.5 Discussion 10 2. Phase Behavior of China Reservoir Oil at Different C02 Injected Concentrations 13 Fengguang Li, Xin Yang, Changyu Sun, and Guangjin Chen 2.1 Introduction 14 2.2 Preparation of Reservoir Fluid 14 2.3 PVT Phase Behavior for the C02 Injected Crude Oil 15 2.4 Viscosity of the C02 Injected Crude Oil 17 2.5 Interfacial Tension for C02 Injected Crude Oil/Strata Water 19 2.6 Conclusions 20 3. Viscosity and Density Measurements for Sour Gas Fluids at High Temperatures and Pressures 23 B.R. Giri, P. Biais and R.A. Marriott 3.1 Introduction 24 3.2 Experimental 25 3.3 Results 31 3.4 Conclusions 37 4. Acid Gas Viscosity Modeling with the Expanded Fluid Viscosity Correlation 41 H. Motahhari, M.A. Satyro, H.W. Yarranton 4.1 Introduction 41 4.2 Expanded Fluid Viscosity Correlation 42 4.3 Results and Discussion 47 4.4 Conclusions 52 4.5 Acknowledgements 52 5. Evaluation and Improvement of Sour Property Packages in Unisim Design 55 Jianyong Yang, Ensheng Zhao, Laurie Wang, and Sanjoy Saha 5.1 Introduction 55 5.2 Model Description 56 5.3 Phase Equilibrium Calculation 58 5.4 Conclusions 62 5.5 Future Work 62 6. Compressibility Factor of High C02-Content Natural Gases: Measurement and Correlation 65 Xiaoqiang Bian, Zhimin Du, Yong Tang, and Jianfen Du 6.1 Introduction 65 6.2 Experiment 67 6.3 Methods 68 6.5 Comparison of the Proposed Method and Other Methods 78 6.6 Conclusions 83 6.7 Acknowledgements 84 6.8 Nomenclature 84 Section 2: Process Engineering 7. Analysis of Acid Gas Injection Variables 89 Edward Wiehert and James van der Lee 7.1 Introduction 89 7.2 Discussion 90 7.3 Program Design 93 7.4 Results 94 7.5 Discussion of Results 96 7.6 Conclusion 105 8. Glycol Dehydration as a Mass Transfer Rate Process 107 Nathan A. Hatcher, Jaime L. Nava and Ralph H. Weiland 8.1 Phase Equilibrium 108 8.2 Process Simulation 110 8.3 Dehydration Column Performance 111 8.4 Stahl Columns and Stripping Gas 114 8.5 Interesting Observations from a Mass Transfer Rate Model 115 8.6 Factors That Affect Dehydration of Sweet Gases 118 8.7 Dehydration of Acid Gases 119 8.8 Conclusions 119 9. Carbon Capture Using Amine-Based Technology 121 Ben Spooner and David Engel 9.1 Amine Applications 121 9.2 Amine Technology 122 9.3 Reaction Chemistry 124 9.4 Types of Amine 126 9.5 Challenges of Carbon Capture 128 9.6 Conclusion 131 10. Dehydration-through-Compression (DTC): Is It Adequate? A Tale of Three Gases 133 Wes H. Wright 10.1 Background 133 10.2 Water Saturation 138 10.3 Is It Adequate? 138 10.4 The Gases 141 10.5 Results 147 10.6 Discussion 151 11. Diaphragm Pumps Improve Efficiency of Compressing Acid Gas and C02 155 Josef Jarosch, Anke-Dorothee Braun 11.1 Diaphragm Pumps 162 11.2 Acid Gas Compression 164 11.3 C02 Compression for Sequestration 167 11.4 Conclusion 171 Section 3: Reservoir Engineering 12. Acid Gas Injection in the Permian and San Juan Basins: Recent Case Studies from New Mexico 175 David T. Lescinsky; Alberto A. Gutierrez, RG; James C. Hunter, RG; Julie W. Gutierrez; and Russell E. Bentley 12.1 Background 175 12.2 AGI Project Planning and Implementation 178 12.3 AGI Projects in New Mexico 190 12.4 AGI and the Potential for Carbon Credits 204 12.5 Conclusions 207 13. C02 and Acid Gas Storage in Geological Formations as Gas Hydrate 209 Farhad Qanbari, Olga Ye Zatsepina, S. Hamed Tabatabaie, Mehran Pooladi-Darvish 13.1 Introduction 210 13.2 Geological Settings 211 13.3 Model Parameters 216 13.4 Results 218 13.5 Discussion 221 13.6 Conclusions 223 13.7 Acknowledgment 224 14. Complex Flow Mathematical Model of Gas Pool with Sulfur Deposition 227 W. Zhu, Y. Long, Q. Liu, Y. Ju, and X. Huang 14.1 Introduction 227 14.2 The Mathematical Model of Multiphase Complex Flow 228 14.3 Mathematical Models of Flow Mechanisms 232 14.4 Solution of the Mathematical Model Equations 238 14.5 Example 240 14.6 Conclusions 242 14.7 Acknowledgement 242 Section 4: Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) 15. Enhanced Oil Recovery Project: Dunvegan C Pool 247 Darryl Burns 15.1 Introduction 248 15.2 Pool Data Collection 249 15.3 Pool Event Log 252 15.4 Reservoir Fluid Characterization 255 15.5 Material Balance 263 15.6 Geological Model 264 15.7 Geological Uncertainty 269 15.8 History Match 272 15.9 Black Oil to Compositional Model Conversion 282 15.10 Recovery Alternatives 290 15.11 Economics 307 15.12 Economic Uncertainty 312 15.13 Discussion and Learning 312 15.14 End Note 317 16. C02 Flooding as an EOR Method for Low Permeability Reservoirs 319 Yongle Hu, Yunpeng Hu, Qin Li, Lei Huang, Mingqiang Hao, and Siyu Yang 16.1 Introduction 319 16.2 Field Experiment of C02 Flooding in China 320 16.3 Mechanism of C02 Flooding Displacement 321 16.4 Perspective 324 16.5 Conclusion 326 17. Pilot Test Research on C02 Drive in Very Low Permeability Oil Field of in Daqing Changyuan 329 Weiyao Zhu, Jiecheng Cheng, Xiaohe Huang, Yunqian Long, and Y. Lou 17.1 Introduction 329 17.2 Laboratory Test Study on C02 Flooding in Oil Reservoirs with Very Low Permeability 330 17.3 Field Testing Research 333 17.4 Conclusion 346 17.5 Acknowledgement 349 18. Operation Control of C02-Driving in Field Site. Site Test in Wellblock Shu 101, Yushulin Oil Field, Daqing 351 Xinde Wan, Tao Sun, Yingzhi Zhang, Tiejun Yang, and Changhe Mu 18.1 Test Area Description 352 18.2 Test Effect and Cognition 353 18.3 Conclusions 359 19. Application of Heteropolysaccharide in Acid Gas Injection 361 Jie Zhang, Gang Guo and Shugang Li 19.1 Introduction 361 19.2 Application of Heteropolysaccharide in C02 Reinjection Miscible Phase Recovery 363 19.3 Application of Heteropolysaccharide in H2S Reinjection formation 370 19.4 Conclusions 373 Section 5: Geology and Geochemistry 20. Impact of S02 and NO on Carbonated Rocks Submitted to a Geological Storage of C02: An Experimental Study 377 Stéphane Renard, Jérôme Sterpenich, Jacques Pironon, Aurélien Randi, Pierre Chiquet and Marc Lescanne 20.1 Introduction 377 20.2 Apparatus and Methods 378 20.3 Results and Discussion 381 20.4 Conclusion 391 21. Geochemical Modeling of Huff 'N' Puff Oil Recovery With C02 at the Northwest Mcgregor Oil Field 393 Yevhen I. Holubnyak, Blaise A.F. Mibeck, Jordan M. Bremer, Steven A. Smith, James A. Sorensen, Charles D. Gorecki, Edward N. Steadman, and John A. Harju 21.1 Introduction 393 21.2 Northwest McGregor Location and Geological Setting 395 21.3 The Northwest McGregor Field, E. Goetz #1 Well Operational History 395 21.4 Reservoir Mineralogy 397 21.5 Preinjection and Postinjection Reservoir Fluid Analysis 398 21.6 Major Observations and the Analysis of the Reservoir Fluid Sampling 400 21.7 Laboratory Experimentations 401 21.8 2-D Reservoir Geochemical Modeling with GEM 402 21.9 Summary and Conclusions 403 21.10 Acknowledgments 404 21.11 Disclaimer 404 22. Comparison of C02 and Acid Gas Interactions with reservoir fluid and Rocks at Williston Basin Conditions 407 Yevhen I. Holubnyak, Steven B. Hawthorne, Blaise A. Mibeck, David J. Miller, Jordan M. Bremer, Steven A. Smith, James A. Sorensen, Edward N. Steadman, and John A. Harju 22.1 Introduction 407 22.2 Rock Unit Selection 409 22.3 C02 Chamber Experiments 411 22.4 Mineralogical Analysis 412 22.5 Numerical Modeling 413 22.6 Results 413 22.7 Carbonate Minerals Dissolution 414 22.8 Mobilization of Fe 416 22.9 Summary and Suggestions for Future Developments 418 22.10 Acknowledgments 418 22.11 Disclaimer 418 Section 6: Well Technology 23 Well Cement Aging in Various H2S-C02 Flui( is at High Pressure and High Temperature: Experiments and Modelling 423 Nicolas Jacquemet, Jacques Pironon, Vincent Lagneau, Jérémie Saint-Marc 23.1 Introduction 424 23.2 Experimental equipment 425 23.3 Materials, Experimental Conditions and Analysis 426 23.4 Results and Discussion 428 23.5 Reactive Transport Modelling 430 23.6 Conclusion 432 24. Casing Selection and Correlation Technology for Ultra-Deep, Ultra- High Pressure, High H2S Gas Wells 437 Yongxing Sun, Yuanhua Lin, Taihe Shi, Zhongsheng Wang, Dajiang Zhu, Liping Chen, Sujun Liu, and Dezhi Zeng 24.1 Introduction 438 24.2 Material Selection Recommended Practice 438 24.3 Casing Selection and Correlation Technology 441 24.4 Field Applications 443 24.4 Conclusions 445 24.5 Acknowledgments 447 25. Coupled Mathematical Model of Gas Migration in Cemented Annulus with Mud Column in Acid Gas Well 449 Hongjun Zhu, Yuanhua Lin, Yongxing Sun, Dezhi Zeng, Zhi Zhang, and Taihe Shi 25.1 Introduction 449 25.2 Coupled Mathematical Model 450 25.3 Illustration 458 25.4 Conclusions 459 25.5 Nomenclature 460 25.6 Acknowledgment 461 Section 7: Corrosion 26. Study on Corrosion Resistance of L245/825 Lined Steel Pipe Welding Gap in H2S+C02 Environment 465 Dezhi Zeng, Yuanhua Lin, Liming Huang, Daijiang Zhu, Tan Gu, Taihe Shi, and Yongxing Sun 26.1 Introduction 466 26.2 Welding Process of Lined Steel Pipe 466 26.3 Corrosion Test Method of Straight and Ring Welding Gaps of L245/825 Lined Steel Pipe 467 26.4 Corrosion Test Results of Straight and Ring Welding Gaps of 1245/825 Lined Steel Pipe 472 26.5 Conclusions 477 26.6 Acknowledgments 477 References 477 Index 479

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Book SynopsisThe Anthropocene has arrived riding a wave of pollution. From forever chemicals to oceanic garbage patches, human-made chemical compounds are seemingly everywhere. Concerned about how these compounds disrupt multiple lives and ecologies, environmental scholars, activists, and affected communities have sought to curb the causes of pollution, focusing especially on the extractive industries. In Worlds of Gray and Green, authors Sebastián Ureta and Patricio Flores challenge us to rethink extraction as ecological practice. Adopting an environmental humanities analytic lens, Ureta and Flores offer a rich ethnographic exploration of the waste produced by Chile's El Teniente, the world's largest underground mine. Deposited in a massive dam, the wasteknown as tailingsengages with human and non-human entities in multiple ways through a process the authors call geosymbiosis. Some of these geosymbioses result in toxicity and damage, while others become the basis of lively novel ecologies. A particular kind of power emerges in the process, one that is radically indifferent to human beings but that affects them in many ways. Learning to live with geosymbioses offers a tentative path forward amid ongoing environmental devastation. Table of ContentsContents List of Figures Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1 • Residualism 2 • Carp, Algae, Dragon 3 • Happy Coexistence 4 • Parasitism 5 • Life against Life 6 • Symbiopower Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisThe Anthropocene has arrived riding a wave of pollution. From forever chemicals to oceanic garbage patches, human-made chemical compounds are seemingly everywhere. Concerned about how these compounds disrupt multiple lives and ecologies, environmental scholars, activists, and affected communities have sought to curb the causes of pollution, focusing especially on the extractive industries. In Worlds of Gray and Green, authors Sebastián Ureta and Patricio Flores challenge us to rethink extraction as ecological practice. Adopting an environmental humanities analytic lens, Ureta and Flores offer a rich ethnographic exploration of the waste produced by Chile's El Teniente, the world's largest underground mine. Deposited in a massive dam, the wasteknown as tailingsengages with human and non-human entities in multiple ways through a process the authors call geosymbiosis. Some of these geosymbioses result in toxicity and damage, while others become the basis of lively novel ecologies. A particular kind of power emerges in the process, one that is radically indifferent to human beings but that affects them in many ways. Learning to live with geosymbioses offers a tentative path forward amid ongoing environmental devastation. Table of ContentsContents List of Figures Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1 • Residualism 2 • Carp, Algae, Dragon 3 • Happy Coexistence 4 • Parasitism 5 • Life against Life 6 • Symbiopower Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisDescribes basic principles and recent advances for handling solid waste in an environmentally sustainable way. This volume uses a global lens to examine all aspects of the solid waste, including waste minimization, waste as a resource, appropriate disposal, and efficient systems fostered by effective public policy.

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Book SynopsisChina''s spectacular economic growth over the past two decades has dramatically depleted the country''s natural resources and produced skyrocketing rates of pollution. Environmental degradation in China has also contributed to significant public health problems, mass migration, economic loss, and social unrest. In The River Runs Black, Elizabeth C. Economy examines China''s growing environmental crisis and its implications for the country''s future development.Drawing on historical research, case studies, and interviews with officials, scholars, and activists in China, Economy traces the economic and political roots of China''s environmental challenge and the evolution of the leadership''s response. She argues that China''s current approach to environmental protection mirrors the one embraced for economic development: devolving authority to local officials, opening the door to private actors, and inviting participation from the international community, while retaining Trade ReviewAccording to The River Runs Black, an outstanding new book by Elizabeth Economy,... five of China's biggest rivers are 'not suitable for human contact.'... According to Economy, Li Xioping, executive producers of 'Focus,' a Chinese investigative news program, says peasants now come to the 'Focus' studios to beg them to investigate environmental problems caused by local officials. -- Joshua Kurlantzick * The New Republic *As described by Elizabeth Economy, the scale of China's environmental degradation is shocking. Her book is particularly strong in its examination of the peculiarly Chinese reasons—beyond the country's rapid development and huge population pressure—that lie behind this: the leadership's obsession with short-term growth to preserve social stability, whatever the ultimate cost, is one; the weak rule of law and a tradition of devolving power to the regions, where watchdogs and polluters are often in collusion, is another. * The Economist *Economy examines the historical, political, cultural, and bureaucratic issues that will affect China's ability to meet the needs of its people and its environment.... She concludes that China's environment has paid 'a terrible price' as the country has turned from a nation in poverty to an economic power. It is possible, but by no means certain, she says, that it will be able to repair the damage or even to slow the degradation. * Chronicle Review *In Taiyun, a coal-producing region, water scarcity meant the city had the stark choice of moving 3 million people, shutting down heavy industry, or diverting a major river. It chose the last option. Water shortages also mean crop losses. In Qianghai, some 2,000 lakes and rivers have dried up, with serious implications for the flow of the crucial Yellow River. Already a quarter of China, about the size of the United States, is desert. Air pollution is also serious, creating health problems that mean days lost on the job. Beijing roads carry 2 million cars now, with 3 million predicted for next year. Traffic cops, breathing foul air, live 40 years on average. That's some of the environmental damage toted up by Elizabeth Economy, author of The River Runs Black. * Christian Science Monitor *The statistics and the anecdotes recounted in The River Runs Black are worse than ominous: China has six of the ten most polluted cities in the world; just by breathing, some children are smoking the equivalent of two packets of cigarettes a day; acid rain affects a third of the territory; more than three-quarters of the river water flowing through urban areas is unsuitable for drinking or fishing; each year, 300,000 people die prematurely as a result of air pollution; in one part of Guangdong Province, where circuit boards had been processed and burned, level of lead in the water were 2,400 times the guideline level set by the World Health Organisation. * Financial Times *Table of Contents1. The Death of the Huai River2. A Legacy of Exploitation3. The Economic Explosion and Its Environmental Cost4. The Challenge of Greening China5. The New Politics of the Environment6. The Devil and the Doorstep7. Lessons from Abroad8. Avoiding the CrisisNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisContributors including epidemiologists, clinicians, risk assessors, experts in air monitoring, microbiologists, and engineers discuss methodologies used in measuring exposures to pollution, strategies for improving indoor air quality, and other issues. They also assess the health effects of specificTrade ReviewHarmful of toxic substances enter the body through the air we breathe, through food or water ingested, or through the skin. This book by two prominent epidemiologists explores the relationship between air pollution and health. The book is well documented and well illustrated and provides a wealth of useful information including epidemiologic results and standards or requirements that influence air quality-both indoor and out. the 17 edited contributions are divided into discussions of (1) sources, (2) health effects, and (3) control and legal aspects. Each chapter is a detailed but readable review, of excellent quality and reliability. Particularly strong are the chapters on indoor air pollution, nitrogen dioxide, wood smoke, formaldehyde, and radon. Worldwide in coverage, this volume successfully provides a review for policy makers, engineers, lawyers, and health professionals, and for students in these disciplines, undergraduate and graduate. M.Gochfeld, Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolTable of ContentsContributorsPrefaceAckowledgmentsChapter 1. A Perspective on Indoor and Outdoor Air PollutionPart I. Sources, Concentrations, and ExposureChapter 2. Sources and Concentrations of Indoor Air PollutionChapter 3. Building Dynamics and INdoor Air QualityChapter 4. Assessment of Indoor Air QualityChapter 5. Personal Exposure to Indoor Air PollutionPart II. Health EfectsChapter 6. Environmental Tobacco SmokeChapter 7. Nitrogen DioxideChapter 8. Carbon MonoxideChapter 9. Wood SmokeChapter 10. FormaldehydeChapter 11. Volatile Organic CompoundsChapter 12. Indoor Air Pollution and Infectious DiseasesChapter 13. Biological Agents and Allergic DiseasesChapter 14. Building-related IllnessesChapter 15. RadonPart III. Control and Legal AspectsChapter 16. COntrol StrategiesChapter 17. Legal Aspects of Indoor Air PollutionIndex

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Book SynopsisPollution prevention technologies offer a way to comply with regulations and also makes smart business sense. This book presents a how-to guide for locating and implementing the pollution prevention strategies for particular manufacturing processes. It breaks down the process to steps such as defining problems, setting goals, and more.Trade Review“…an instructional manual for debugging the chemical process industries…helps the chemical engineer recognize pollution prevention as nothing more than a reformulation of traditional chemical engineering problem-solving…”—Scott Butner, Senior Research Scientist, Environmental technology Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory “…an excellent nuts, bolts, pumps, and pipes P2 guidance test for process engineers. The engineer or manager charged with developing P2 solutions for his or her company would be well advised to consider the advice and suggestions offered by Mulholland and Dyer.”—Harry Freeman, Director, Louisiana Environmental Leadership Pollution Prevention ProgramTable of ContentsDedication. Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. Epigraph. Chapter 1. Why Pollution Prevention? 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Waste As Pollution. 1.3 How is Pollution Prevention Defined? 1.4 Drivers for Pollution Prevention. 1.5 Pollution-Prevention Wisdom. 1.5.1 Waste Stream Analysis. 1.5.2 Process Analysis. 1.6 Scope of this Book. Literature Cited. Chapter 2. The Path to Pollution Prevention. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 The Recipe for Success. 2.3 Program Elements. 2.3.1 Chartering Phase. 2.3.2 Assessment Phase. 2.3.3 Implementation Phase. 2.4 The Incentive for Pollution Prevention. 2.4.1 New End-of-Pipe Treatment. 2.4.2 Raw-Materials Cost. 2.4.3 Cost of Manufacture. 2.5 Pollution-Prevention Engineering Technologies and Practices. 2.6 Engineering Evaluation of the Preferred Options. 2.7 Waste Stream and Process Analyses. 2.8 Case Studies. 2.8.1 Program Elements: U.S. EPA and DuPont Chambers Works Waste-Minimization Project. 2.8.2 Incentive for Pollution Prevention—Gas-Flow-Rate Reduction. 2.8.3 Waste Stream Analysis: Nonaqueous Cleaning. 2.8.4 Process Analysis: Replace Solvent with a Process Intermediate, Product, or Feed. Literature Cited. Chapter 3. Pollution Prevention Program Development. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Regulations. 3.3 A Successful Pollution-Prevention Program. 3.4 Program Elements. 3.5 Chartering Phase. 3.5.1 Business Leadership Decision to Start. 3.5.2 Establishing the Program. 3.5.3 Selecting the Waste Streams. 3.5.4 Creating a Core Assessment Team. 3.6 Assessment Phase. 3.6.1 Collect Data. 3.6.2 Set Goals. 3.6.3 Define the Problem. 3.6.4 Show Stoppers. 3.6.5 Generate Options. 3.6.6 Screening the Options. 3.6.7 Evaluate the Screened Options. 3.7 Implementation Phase. 3.7.1 Select Options for Implementation. 3.7.2 Create Preliminary Implementation Plan. 3.7.3 Secure Approval for Implementation and Begin Implementation Projects. 3.7.4 Keep People Involved. 3.8 Resources. 3.9 When Should You Do Pollution Prevention? 3.9.1 Pollution Prevention during Research and Development. 3.9.2 Pollution Prevention during Process and Design Engineering. 3.9.3 Pollution Prevention during Process Operation. 3.10 Case Studies. 3.10.1 R&D Phase. 3.10.2 Process and Design Engineering Phase. 3.10.3 Existing Process Operation. Literature Cited. Chapter 4. Economics of Pollution Prevention. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 End-of-Pipe Treatment Cost as the Incentive for Pollution Prevention. 4.3 Economic Criteria for Technology Comparisons. 4.3.1 Net Present Value. 4.3.2 Investment. 4.4 End-of-Pipe VOC and HVOC Treatment Technology Selection. 4.4.1 Cost Associated with Permit Applications. 4.4.2 Investment, Cash Operating Cost, and Net Present Cost. 4.5 Particulate Control Technologies. 4.5.1 Investment, Cost, and Economics. 4.5.2 technology Description. 4.5.3 Technology Selection. 4.6 Biological Wastewater Treatment Technologies. 4.6.1 Applicable technologies. 4.6.2 Incentive for Source Reduction for New Facilities. 4.6.3 Investment and Costs for Aerobic Deep-Tank Activated-Sludge Treatment Facilities. 4.7 Nonbiological Wastewater Treatment technologies. 4.7.1 Incentive for Pollution Prevention. 4.7.2 Nonbiological End-of-Pipe Technology Selection Map. 4.7.3 Investment, Cost, and Economics for Individual Technologies. 4.8 Solid-Waste Treatment Costs. 4.9 Examples. 4.9.1 High-Flow, VOC-Laden Air Stream. 4.9.2 Moderate-Flow, HVOC-Laden Air Stream. 4.9.3 Waste-Gas Stream with VOCs and particulates. 4.9.4 New Biotreatment Facility for an Existing Manufacturing Site. 4.10 Engineering Evaluations and Pollution Prevention. 4.10.1 What is Engineering Evaluation? 4.10.2 How Does It Work? 4.10.3 Where Is It Valuable. 4.11 The 10-Step Method. 4.11.1Define Problem and Set Goals (Step 1 and 2). 4.11.2 Identify the Alternatives (Step 3). 4.11.3 Define the Alternatives (Steps 4 and 5). 4.11.4 Evaluate the Alternatives (Steps 6 through 10). 4.12 Shortcut NPV Method. 4.12.1Data Requirements. 4.12.2 Calculating NPV. 4.12.3 Basis of the Shortcut Method. 4.12.4 Adjustments to the NPV Estimations Dues to Project Timing. 4.12.5 Comments on NPV Method. 4.12.6 An Example. 4.13 Waste-Management Economics: A Balanced Approach. 4.13.1 The Path to Better Solutions. 4.13.2 Incremental Costs of Waste Treatment. 4.13.3 How Should You Use These Incremental Costs? 4.13.4 Characteristics of a Balanced Approach. Literature Cited. Chapter 5. Case Study. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Background of Case Study. 5.3 Chartering Phase. 5.3.1 Incentive Based On End-of-Pipe Treatment. 5.3.2 Lost-Product Value Incentive for Pollution Prevention. 5.4 Assessment Phase. 5.4.1 Collect Data. 5.4.2 Set Goals. 5.4.3 Define the Problem. 5.4.4 Generate Ideas. 5.4.5 Screen Ideas. 5.4.6 Evaluate the Screened Ideas. 5.5 Implementation Phase. 5.6 Results. Literature Cited. Chapter 6. Pollution-Prevention Technologies and Practices. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Engineering Technologies, Operating Practices, and Unit Operations. 6.3 Dyelate Process Case Study. 6.3.1 Condensation. 6.3.2 Ring Closure. 6.3.3 Extraction. 6.3.4 Acidification and Halogenation. 6.3.5 Filtration and Drying. 6.3.6 Observations and Potential Process Improvement Options. Literature Cited. Chapter 7. Pollution Prevention In Batch Operations. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Nature and Sources of Emissions. 7.3 Pollution-Prevention Strategies. 7.3.1 Reactor Charging. 7.3.2 Reactor Operation. 7.3.3 Reactor Discharging. 7.3.4 Reactor Cleaning. 7.4 Modeling Batch Processes. 7.5 Batch vs. Continuous Operation. 7.6 Case Studies. 7.6.1 Replace an Organic Solvent with an Aqueous Solvent for Cleaning. 7.6.2 Methylene Chloride Emissions Reduction. 7.6.3 Conversion from Batch to Continuous Operation. Literature Cited. Chapter 8. Equipment and Parts Cleaning. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Nature of Emission Sources. 8.3 The Pollution-Prevention Continuum. 8.3.1 More Than 95% Pollution Prevention. 8.3.2 More Than 90% Pollution Prevention. 8.3.3 More Than 75% Pollution Prevention. 8.3.4 More Than 50% Pollution Prevention. 8.3.5 More Than and Less Than 10% Pollution Prevention. 8.3.6 Employee Awareness. 8.4 Cleaning Research. 8.5 Case Studies. 8.5.1 Minimize the Need for Cleaning. 8.5.2 Procedural Changes Relaxed Product Specifications. 8.5.3 High-Pressure Washing. 8.5.4 Waste Solvent Used For Flushing Equipment. Literature Cited. Chapter 9. High-Value Waste. 9.1 Introduction. 9.2 Regulations. 9.3 Conversion to a High-Value Waste. 9.3.1 Process and Waste-Stream Constituents. 9.3.2 Modify the Waste-Stream. 9.4 The Waste-Value Continuum. 9.4.1 Eliminate From the Process. 9.4.2 Reuse in the Process. 9.4.3 Convert to Feed. 9.4.4 Convert to Product. 9.4.5 End-of-Pipe Treatment. 9.5 Case Histories. 9.5.1 Organic Solvents Eliminated from the Process. 9.5.2 Acid Scavengers Eliminated from the Process. 9.5.3 Reusing Small Quantities of Solvents in a Process. 9.5.4 Wash-Solvent Reuse in Paint Formulation. 9.5.5 Vinyl Acetate Recovery and Reuse. 9.5.6 Reuse Sample Waste In the Process. 9.5.7 Reuse, Waste Elimination and Conversion to a Feed Material for a Herbicide Process. 9.5.8 Waste Segregation and Conversion to Products in Dairy Production. 9.5.9 Reintroduction of Waste Solids into a Polymer Process. 9.5.10 Nonwoven Waste Fabric Turned into a High-Value Product. Literature Cited. Chapter 10. Reactor Design and Operation. 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Pollution-Prevention Strategies. 10.2.1 Consider the Impact of Solvent Selection. 10.2.2 Improve the Quality of Raw Materials. 10.2.3 Redesign the Reactor. 10.2.4 For Equilibrium Reactions, Recycle Byproducts. 10.2.5 For Sequential Reactions, Remove Product as it Forms. 10.2.6 Match the Mixing to the Reaction. 10.2.7 Improve the Way Reactants Are Added to the Reactor. 10.2.8 Modify Reactor Cooling or Heating. 10.2.9 Consider More Forgiving Regions of Operation. 10.2.10 Add, Change, or Optimize the Catalyst. 10.2.11 Optimize Reactant Feed Ratios and Addition Sequence. 10.2.12 Know, Analyze, and Control Critical Parameters. 10.2.13 Routinely Calibrate Instrumentation. 10.2.14 Other Strategies. Literature Cited. Chapter 11. Use of Water as a Solvent and Heat Transfer Fluid. 11.1 Introduction. 11.2 The Incentive for Source Reduction of Water Use. 11.3 Waste Reuse. 11.4 The Pollution-Prevention Continuum. 11.5 Pollution-Prevention Strategies. 11.6 Water Pinch Analysis. 11.7 Case Histories: Water as a Solvent. 11.7.1 Water Reuse as a Solvent. 11.7.2 pH Control. 11.7.3 Water Scrubbing. 11.7.4 Nonaqueous Cleaning. 11.8 Case Histories: Water as a Heat-Transfer Fluid. 11.8.1 Noncontact Cooling. 11.8.2 Water Monitoring. 11.8.3 Water Reuse for Energy. Literature Cited. Chapter 12. Organic Solvents. 12.1 Introduction. 12.2 Cost as a Driver for Pollution Prevention. 12.3 Regulations. 12.4 The Pollution-Prevention Continuum. 12.5 Source Reduction of Solvents. 12.6 Solvent Selection. 12.6.1. Step 1: Identify Important Chemical and Physical Solvent Properties. 12.6.2 Step 2: Identify Constraints on Important Solvent Properties. 12.6.3 Step 3: Compile Data for all Properties and Rank Solvents Satisfying the Target Constraints. 12.6.4 Step 4: Evaluate the Top Solvent Candidates Using Simulation. 12.7 Solvent-Selection Databases. 12.8 Case Histories. 12.8.1 Solventless Process. 12.8.2 Replace Replace Solvent with a Process Intermediate, Product, or Feed. 12.8.3 Water as a Solvent. 12.8.4 Improve Solvent Recovery. 12.8.5 Implement Solvent Recovery. 12.8.6 Process and Equipment Improvements. 12.8.7 Organic Solvent Selection. Literature Cited. Chapter 13. pH Control as a Pollution-Prevention Tool. 13.1 Introduction. 13.2 Pollution-Prevention Strategies. 13.2.1 Understand Whether Your Plant Adds Acid or Base to Control pH. 13.2.2 Avoid Excessive Carbon Dioxide Scrubbing in Caustic Scrubbers. 13.2.3 Know the pKa and pKb of Weak Organic Acids and Bases in Your Process and Their Impact on Waste Emissions. 13.3 Metals Solubility and pH. 13.3.1 Hydrolysis of Metal Cations. 13.3.2 Methodology of Dyer et al. Study. 13.3.3 The OLI Software System. 13.3.4 Overall Metal Solubility Diagrams. 13.3.5 The Important Role of Source Reduction and Pretreatment. 13.4 Case Histories. 13.4.1 Plugging of Feed Preheater and Column with Tars. 13.4.2 Tar Formation Due to Acidity in an Incoming Raw Material. 13.4.3 Metals Emissions in Wastewater Effluent. 13.4.4 Copper Emissions from Reaction Step. Literature Cited. Chapter 14. Pollution Prevention in Vacuum Processes. 14.1 Introduction. 14.2 Background. 14.3 Nature or Emission Sources. 14.4 Regulatory Outlook. 14.5 How Do Emissions Originate? 14.5.1 Entrainment. 14.5.2 Temperature of Operation. 14.5.3 Inert Level. 14.6 The Pollution-Prevention Continuum. 14.7 Source Reduction of Vacuum System Emissions. 14.7.1 Entrainment. 14.7.2 Temperature of Operation. 14.7.3 Inerts Level. 14.7.4 Vacuum Device. 14.8 Case Histories and Economics. 14.8.1 Case History #1: Degassing at High Vacuum During Polymer Production. 14.8.2 Case History #2: Vacuum Distillation. Literature Cited. Chapter 15. Ventilation of Manufacturing. 15.1 Introduction. 15.2 The Bottom Line. 15.3 Nature and Sources of Emissions. 15.4 Regulatory Outlook. 15.5 The Pollution-Prevention Continuum. 15.5.1 Process Modifications to Eliminate the Contaminants. 15.5.2 Minimize the Volume of Contaminated Air. 15.5.3 Recirculation of Ventilation Air. 15.5.4 Dilution or General Building Ventilation. 15.5.5 Personal Protective Equipment. 15.6 The Incentive for Pollution Prevention. 15.7 Case Histories. 15.7.1 Printing Facility. 15.7.2 Semiconductor and Pharmaceutical Industries. 15.7.3 Parts Cleaner. 15.7.4 Film Facility. Literature Cited. Chapter 16. Volatile Organic-Liquid Storage. 16.1 Introduction. 16.2 Nature of Emissions Sources. 16.3 Regulatory Outlook. 16.4 How Do Emissions Originate? 16.4.1 Roof Tanks. 16.4.2 Floating Roof Tanks. 16.4.3 Stratification. 16.4.4 Estimating Emissions. 16.4.5 Fugitive Emissions (Equipment Leaks). 16.5 The Pollution-Prevention Continuum. 16.6 Discussion. 16.6.1 Source Reduction of Breathing Losses. 16.6.2 Source Reduction of Working Losses. 16.6.3 Other Source Reduction Approaches. 16.6.4 Floating Roofs. 16.6.5 Pressure Vessels. 16.6.6 End-of-Pipe Controls. 16.7 Technology Selection Criteria. 16.7.1 Floating Roofs. 16.7.2 Dedicated Control Device. 16.7.3 Pressure Vessel. 16.7.4 Headered Control Device. 16.7.5 Source Reduction Options. 16.8 Case Histories. 16.8.1 Refrigerated Vent Condenser. 16.8.2 Headered Vent System. 16.8.3 Floating Roofs. 16.8.4 Pressure Vessels. Literature Cited. Chapter 17. Separation Technology Selection. 17.1 Introduction. 17.2 Pollution-Prevention Strategies. 17.2.1 Selection Heuristics. 17.2.2 Separation Unit-Operation Selection. 17.3 Unit Operation Parameters. 17.3.1 Distillation. 17.3.2 Crystallization. 17.3.3 Liquid-Liquid Extraction. 17.3.4 Adsorption. 17.3.5 Membranes. 17.4 Case Histories. 17.4.1 Distillation: New Design Criteria. 17.4.2 Distillation: Recovery of Waste. 17.4.3 Crystallization: New Technology. 17.4.4 Extraction: Thermodynamic Review. 17.4.5 Adsorption: Technology Selection. 17.4.6 Membranes: Process Simplification. Literature Cited. Chapter 18. Equipment Leaks: Regulations, Impacts, and Strategies. 18.1 Fugitive Emissions. 18.2 New Regulations in Mid-1994. 18.3 Recordkeeping Setup. 18.4 Strategy for Valves. 18.5 Learnings from a Study of Pump Seals. 18.6 Strategy from Pumps. Literature Cited. Appendix A. A Collection of Pollution-Prevention Opportunities. A.1 Introduction. A.2 Did You Know That… A.3 Pollution-Prevention Opportunities List. A.3.1 Process/Product Conceptualization and Development. A.3.2 Plant Design. A.3.3 Plant Operation. Literature Cited. Appendix B. Description of Screened Ideas From Case Study.

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Book SynopsisMultidisciplinary treatment of the urgent issues surrounding urban pollution worldwide Written by some of the top experts on the subject in the world, this book presents the diverse, complex and current themes of the urban pollution debate across the built environment, urban development and management continuum. It uniquely combines the science of urban pollution with associated policy that seeks to control it, and includes a comprehensive collection of international case studies showing the status of the problem worldwide. Urban Pollution: Science and Management is a multifaceted collection of chapters that address the contemporary concomitant issues of increasing urban living and associated issues with contamination by offering solutions specifically for the built environment. It covers: the impacts of urban pollution; historical urban pollution; evolution of air quality policy and management in urban areas; ground gases in urban environments; bioaccessTable of ContentsList of Contributors xvii 1 Insights and Issues into the Impacts of Urban Pollution 1Colin A. Booth and Susanne M. Charlesworth 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Examples of Urban Pollution 2 1.3 Structure of This Book 4 1.4 Conclusions 5 References 5 2 Historical Urban Pollution 7Ann Power and Annie Worsley 2.1 Introduction 7 2.2 Historical Pollution Monitoring using Environmental Archives 8 2.3 Ancient Air Pollution 8 2.4 Industrial Revolution 10 2.5 Twentieth‐Century Urban Pollution 13 2.6 Industrial Emissions 16 2.7 Transport 18 2.8 Conclusions 20 References 20 3 Evolution of Air Quality Policy and Management in Urban Areas 29Enda Hayes 3.1 Introduction 29 3.2 Sources of Urban Air Pollution 29 3.3 Health Implications of Urban Air Pollution 30 3.4 Historical Context of Air Quality Policy and Management 30 3.5 Future Urban Challenges 34 3.6 Conclusions 36 References 36 4 UK and EU Water Policy as an Instrument of Urban Pollution 39Anne‐Marie McLaughlin, Susanne M. Charlesworth, and Stephen J. Coupe Acronyms used in This Chapter 39 4.1 Introduction 39 4.2 Determining Water Quality 40 4.3 UK Water Policy 41 4.4 Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) 46 4.5 European Policy 49 4.6 The Future 51 4.7 Conclusions 53 References 54 5 Soil Quality and Policy 57J. Webb, Jose L. Rubio, and Michael A. Fullen 5.1 Introduction 57 5.2 Soil Pollutants and Their Sources 57 5.3 Consequences of Urban Soil Pollution 58 5.4 Soils Legislation 61 5.5 Conclusions 65 References 66 6 Ground Gases in Urban Environments – Sources and Solutions 69Andrew B. Shuttleworth 6.1 Introduction 69 6.2 The Biochemistry of Ground Gas Production 71 6.3 Ground Gas Monitoring and Risk Assessment 73 6.5 Other Approaches 76 6.6 Passive Barriers and Subfloor Ventilation 77 6.7 Practical Examples of Gas Protection Details 79 6.8 Pathway Interception Systems for Receptor Protection and Control of Historic Sources 82 6.9 Examples of Other Techniques and Solutions: Biodegradation of Gaseous Pollutants 86 6.10 Conclusion 87 References 87 7 Insights and Issues of Trace Elements Found in Street and Road Dusts 91Susanne M. Charlesworth, Eduardo De Miguel, Almudena Ordóñez, and Colin A. Booth 7.1 Introduction 91 7.2 Sources of Street and Road Dusts 92 7.3 House Dust 98 7.4 Urban Soil 99 7.5 Urban Geochemical Cycles 99 7.6 Conclusions 100 References 101 8 Bioaccessibility of Trace Elements in Urban Environments 107Eduardo De Miguel, Almudena Ordóñez, Fernando Barrio‐Parra, Miguel Izquierdo‐Díaz, Rodrigo Álvarez, Juan Mingot, and Susanne M. Charlesworth 8.1 Introduction 107 8.2 Analytical Protocols 108 8.3 Bioaccessibility and Urban Environments 109 8.4 Bioaccessibility and Human Health Risk Assessment 113 8.5 Conclusions 113 References 113 9 The Necessity for Urban Wastewater Collection, Treatment, and Disposal 119Colin A. Booth, David Oloke, Andrew Gooding, and Susanne M. Charlesworth 9.1 Introduction 119 9.2 Wastewater Collection in Developed Countries 120 9.3 Wastewater Treatment and Disposal in Developed Countries 121 9.4 Sludge Treatment and Disposal in Developed Countries 124 9.5 WASH in Developing Countries 125 9.6 Conclusions 127 References 127 10 Living Green Roofs 131Sara Wilkinson and Fraser Torpy 10.1 Introduction 131 10.2 Increasing Urbanisation: Urban Growth 131 10.3 Increasing Urbanisation: Soil, Water, and Air Pollution 132 10.4 Urban Heat Islands and Human Health 135 10.5 Green Roof Options 137 10.6 Case Study: University of Technology, Sydney, Food‐Producing Roof and Urban Pollution 139 10.7 Conclusions and Next Steps 140 References 141 11 Light Pollution 147Fabio Falchi 11.1 Introduction 147 11.2 Environmental and Health Effects of Light Pollution 149 11.3 How to Reduce Light Pollution 151 11.4. The example of the Italian Regional Laws 153 11.5 Conclusions 155 References 156 12 The Role of Forensic Science in the Investigation and Control of Urban Pollution 161Kenneth Pye 12.1 Introduction 161 12.2 Types of Urban Pollutants 161 12.3 Stages in the Forensic Investigation of Urban Pollution 165 12.4 Methods Used to Identify Sources of Pollutants 165 12.5 Conclusions 168 References 169 13 River Ecology and Urban Pollution 173Martin Fenn 13.1 Introduction 173 13.2 History of River Ecology Monitoring 174 13.3 Success Stories 184 13.4 Conclusions 185 References 185 14 Urban Meadows on Brownfield Land 187Lynn Besenyei 14.1 Introduction 187 14.2 Creating Flower‐Rich Meadows 189 14.3 Brownfield Soils for Meadow Creation 192 14.4 Management of Created Meadows 193 14.5 Opportunities for Urban Meadow Creation 195 14.6 Conclusions 196 References 196 15 Urban Pollution and Ecosystem Services 199Rebecca Wade 15.1 Introduction 199 15.2 Ecosystem Services (ES), the Ecosystem Approach, and Ecosystem Service Valuation 199 15.3 Urban Impacts on ES 201 15.4 ES and Urban Pollution in the UK Legislative Context 202 15.5 Enhancing Urban ES to Mitigate Urban Pollution 203 15.6 Conclusions 206 References 207 16 Greywater Recycling and Reuse 211Katherine Hyde and Matthew Smith 16.1 Introduction 211 16.2 The Ubiquitous Nature of Pollutants in Wastewater from Baths, Showers, and Handbasins 211 16.3 The Quality of Untreated Greywater and Its Water Resource Value 212 16.4 Greywater Terminologies Used in this Chapter 213 16.5 Pollutants in Untreated Greywater 213 16.6 Standardising Greywater Treatment Systems: Removing and Minimising Pollutant Concentrations 214 16.7 Managing the Environmental Characteristics, Applications, and Urban Uses of Treated Greywater 216 16.8 University of Reading’s 2016 Experimental Irrigation of Sedum using Treated Greywater 217 16.9 Soil Results Evaluated during Irrigation using Greywater Constituents 218 16.10 Applying the Principles of Controlled Waters to Greywater Discharges for Sustaining Green Infrastructure 218 16.11 Concluding Comments and Review 220 Acknowledgements 220 References 220 17 Containment of Pollution from Urban Waste Disposal Sites 223Isaac I. Akinwumi, Colin A. Booth, Oluwapelumi O. Ojuri, Adebanji S. Ogbiye, and Akinwale O. Coker 17.1 Introduction 223 17.2 Generation of Waste Worldwide 224 17.3 Waste Management Issues 224 17.4 Landfill Liners 229 17.5 Conclusions 231 References 231 18 Mitigating Urban Pollution through Innovative Use of Construction Materials 235Jamal M. Khatib, A. A. Elkordy, and Z. Abou Saleh 18.1 Introduction 235 18.2 Recycled Materials 235 18.3 Cement Replacement and Geopolymer‐Based Materials 237 18.4 Innovative Ways of Using Waste Clay 238 18.5 Treatment and Stabilisation of Contaminated Sites 239 18.6 Incineration of Municipal Solid Waste 239 18.7 Flue Gas Desulphurisation (FGD) Wastes 240 18.8 Paper Industry Waste 240 18.9 Shelled Compressed Earth 241 18.10 Innovative Green Construction Materials 241 18.11 Innovative Chemical Admixtures for Construction Materials 242 18.12 Conclusions 242 References 243 19 Application of Zeolites to Environmental Remediation 249Craig D. Williams 19.1 Introduction 249 19.2 Heavy Metal Removal 249 19.3 Pesticide Removal 250 19.4 Zeolites Used in Transport 250 19.5 Zeolites Used in Wastewater Treatment 251 19.6 Zeolites Used in Nuclear Clean‐Up 251 19.7 Zeolites in Organic Clean‐Up 252 19.8 Zeolites used in Agriculture 252 19.9 Zeolites as Slow Release Agents 254 19.10 Zeolite Safety 254 19.11 Conclusions 255 References 255 20 Bioremediation in Urban Pollution Mitigation: Theoretical Background and Applications to Groundwaters 259Alan P. Newman, Andrew B. Shuttleworth, and Ernest O. Nnadi 20.1 Introduction 259 20.2 Essentials for Bioremediation 259 20.3 Bioremediation of Groundwater 262 20.4 In Situ Plume Treatment 262 20.5 Electron Acceptor Management in Groundwater Bioremediation 264 20.6 Oxygen Releasing Compounds 265 20.7 Anaerobic Bioremediation of Groundwater 266 20.8 Reductive Anaerobic Degradation 267 20.9 PRBs and Bioremediation 268 20.10 Reductive Biodegradation in Permeable Reactive Barriers (PRBs) 270 20.11 Conclusion 270 References 270 21 Bioremediation in Urban Pollution Mitigation: Applications to Solid Media 277Andrew B. Shuttleworth, Alan P. Newman, and Ernest O. Nnadi 21.1 Introduction 277 21.2 In Situ Treatment above the Water Table 278 21.3 Enhanced In Situ Bioremediation 280 21.4 Ex Situ Bioremediation in Unsaturated Strata 282 21.5 Conclusion 288 References 289 22 Use of Environmental Management Systems to Mitigate Urban Pollution 293Rosemary Horry and Colin A. Booth 22.1 Introduction 293 22.2 Why Is Environmental Management Important? 293 22.3 Organisational Benefits and Barriers of Implementing an Environmental Management System (EMS) 294 22.4 What can Companies do in Relation to their Environmental Impacts? 294 22.5 What Happens when Things Go Wrong? 297 22.6 Conclusions 301 References 301 23 Role of Citizen Science in Air Quality Monitoring 303Natasha Constant 23.1 Introduction 303 23.2 Air Pollution in Urban Environments 304 23.3 Citizen Science and New Advances in Air Quality Monitoring 304 23.4 Citizen Science, Biomonitoring, and Plants 306 23.5 Social Dimensions of Citizen Science Air Quality Monitoring 307 23.6 Conclusions 308 References 309 24 Unique Environmental Regulatory Framework Streamlines Clean‐Up and Encourages Urban Redevelopment in Massachusetts, United States 313Catherine M. Malagrida, Ileen Gladstone, and Ryan S. Hoffman 24.1 Introduction 313 24.2 LSPs and the Privatised System 314 24.3 The Risk‐Based Clean‐Up Programme 314 24.4 Brownfield Redevelopment Incentives 315 24.5 Case Studies 315 24.6 Conclusions 324 References 325 25 Urban Pollution in China 327Jianmin Ma and Jianzhong Xu 25.1 Introduction 327 25.2 Urban Air Pollution in China 327 25.3 Urban Land/Soil Pollution 332 25.4 Municipal Waste Contamination in Urban China 332 25.5 A Case Study of Urban Pollution in Beijing 333 25.6 Conclusions 337 References 337 26 Urban Pollution in India 341Manoj Shrivastava, Avijit Ghosh, Ranjan Bhattacharyya, and S.D. Singh 26.1 Introduction 341 26.2 Issues Related to Urban Pollution in India 341 26.3 Pollution from Solid Waste and Wastewater in Indian Urban Areas 345 26.4 Air Pollution in Urban Areas of India 346 26.5 Water Pollution in Urban Areas of India 348 26.6 Soil Contamination in Urban Areas of India 350 26.7 Noise Pollution in Urban Areas of India 350 26.8 Ways to Reduce Urban Pollution in India 351 26.9 Conclusions 352 References 352 27 Urban Aquatic Pollution in Brazil 357Felippe Fernandes, Paulo Roberto Bairros Da Silva, Cristiano Poleto, and Susanne M. Charlesworth 27.1 Introduction 357 27.2 Current Brazilian Environmental Regulations 358 27.3 Ecological Risk Assessment Approaches in Brazil 360 27.4 Environmental Studies in Brazil 361 27.5 A Case Study of Curitiba, Paraná 365 27.6 Conclusions 366 References 367 28 Potentially Toxic Metal‐Bearing Phases in Urban Dust and Suspended Particulate Matter: The Case of Budapest, Hungary 371Péter Sipos, Tibor Németh, Viktória Kovács Kis, Norbert Zajzon, Chung Choi, and Zoltán May 28.1 Introduction 371 28.2 Materials and Methods 372 28.3 Results and Discussion 373 28.4 Conclusions 379 References 380 29 The Role of Urban Planning in Sub‐Saharan Africa Urban Pollution Management 385Kwasi Gyau Baffour Awuah 29.1 Introduction 385 29.2 Overview of Urban Pollution in Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA) 386 29.3 Urban Planning as a Panacea 389 29.4 Lessons for SSA Urban Planning 392 References 393 30 Water Pollution and Urbanisation Trends in Lebanon: Litani River Basin Case Study 397Jamal M. Khatib, Safaa Baydoun, and A. A. ElKordi 30.1 Introduction 397 30.2 Water Resources in Lebanon 399 30.3 Urbanisation Trends 400 30.4 Wastewater Management 401 30.5 Water Quality 402 30.6 The Case of the Litani River Basin 403 30.7 Urbanisation and Water Pollution Trends 404 30.8 Pollution Impact 408 30.9 Current Management Efforts and Strategies 409 30.10 Conclusions and Recommendations 409 References 410 31 Closing Comments on Urban Pollution 417Susanne M. Charlesworth and Colin A. Booth 31.1 Introduction 417 31.2 The Future for Towns and Cities 421 Reference 421 Index 423

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Book SynopsisThe steady growth in the number of vehicles on the road, heavy reliance on coal, use of dirty fuels for residential combustion, and extensive open burning are some of the major factors leading to the progressive deterioration of air quality in developing countries in Asia. And despite efforts to establish and implement air quality measurement systems, the development of infrastructure, environmental technology, and management practices continues to lag behind the rate of emission increase. Based on ten years of coordinated research, Integrated Air Quality Management: Asian Case Studies discusses technical and policy tools for the integrated air quality management of developing countries in Asia.The book begins with an overview of major issues of air quality management practices in developing Asia and potential approaches to reduce pollution, including opportunities for integration of air quality improvement and climate migration strategies. It covers the methTable of ContentsStatus of Air Quality Management (AQM). Particulate Matter Air Quality: Status, Trends and Composition. Analysis of PM Contributing Sources Using Receptor Models. Modeling for Air Quality Management. Air Pollution Control Techniques. Integrated Management Strategies.

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Book SynopsisFly ash is one of the residues generated in the combustion of coal. Fly ash is generally captured from the chimneys of coal-fired power plants, and is one of two types of ash that jointly are known as coal ash; the other, bottom ash, is removed from the bottom of coal furnaces. Depending upon the source and makeup of the coal being burned, the components of fly ash vary considerably, but all fly ash includes substantial amounts of silicon dioxide (SiO2) (both amorphous and crystalline) and calcium oxide (CaO). Toxic constituents include arsenic, beryllium, boron, cadmium, chromium, chromium VI, cobalt, lead, manganese, mercury, molybdenum, selenium, strontium, thallium, and vanadium, along with dioxins and PAH compounds. In the past, fly ash was generally released into the atmosphere, but pollution control equipment mandated in recent decades now require that it be captured prior to release. In the US, fly ash is generally stored at coal power plants or placed in landfills. About 43 percent is recycled, often used to supplement Portland cement in concrete production. It is increasingly finding use in the synthesis of geopolymers and zeolites.

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Book SynopsisFormaldehyde is a building block in the synthesis of many other compounds of specialised and industrial significance. It exhibits most of the chemical properties of other aldehydes but is more reactive. In this book, the authors discuss the chemistry, applications and role in polymerisation of formaldehyde. Topics discussed include the properties of urea-formaldehyde resins for wood-based composites; electronic spectra of formaldehyde in aqueous solution; decontamination of indoor air pollutants of formaldehyde through catalytic oxidation over oxide supported noble metal nanocatalysts; indoor air monitoring using newly developed formaldehyde sensor elements and portable monitoring devices; unusual behaviour during the electrochemical oxidation of formaldehyde; and an algebraic approach to estimate the PES of formaldehyde through the study of vibrational excitations.

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Book SynopsisIn recent decades, it has been recognized that environmental pollution causes serious local and global harmful effects, both to human health and ecosystems, and therefore the protection and restoration of the environment is a matter of great importance. Through the joint efforts of mathematicians, geophysicists and environmentalists, diverse methods for solving varied problems of environmental pollution have been developed. In this text, mathematical methods for analyzing the problems of transport and dispersion of relatively passive pollutants, control of air emissions and remediation of polluted aquatic systems are presented in such form that they are easily understood by undergraduate and graduate students. The application of the adjoint method is emphasized as a way to get dual estimates of average concentrations of different substances. This methodology helps to establish simple variational and linear programming formulations in order to calculate optimal solutions of these problems in the sense that they meet the standards of air quality and cause the minimal variations in the industrial processes or in the environment. This text is primarily intended for scientists, engineers and other professionals working in the field of environmental modeling (transport of air and water pollutants, assessment of pollution levels, optimal control of emission rates from point, line and area sources, the optimal location of a new industrial plant, bioremediation of oil-contaminated aquatic zones, etc.). We hope that this book will be useful for undergraduate and graduate students of engineering sciences and earth sciences as well.

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Book SynopsisWhile sustainable growth confronts a progressively decisive role, and governments embrace measures to authorize reduced carbon emissions, understanding pioneering methods to provide supply chains in an environmental context epitomizes a significant purpose in diverse sectors. This book, An In-depth Look at Carbon Emissions, concentrates on carbon emissions in different sectors owing to energy use and associated features. It gives an overview of recently established systems, practices, methods, and strategies accompanied by exploiting sufficient source examination of carbon emissions that are released from fossil fuel/hydrocarbon reservoirs, automobiles, transportation, agricultural terrains, farms, buildings, and so forth. In recent years, global carbon emissions have reached an all-time high and are increasing. It is high time that we pay specific consideration to carbon emissions and comprehend potential solutions, especially to meet the Paris climate agreement objective. This book will offer established approaches to cut carbon, with studies on transportation, home energy use, energy consumption, as well as how best to inspire the workplace and community by behavior. This book aims at empowering readers to meet the possibility of low carbon living to challenge our society's utmost threats. This book will surely provide state-of-the-art materials in abundance for implementing energy conservation measures and carbon emission reduction.Table of ContentsPreface; Carbon Emissions: Natural vs. Manmade Sources; Carbon Emission Recent Trends and Shift in Policies in India; Carbon Emissions in Karnataka and Scope for Sequestration; Kuwaits Technology Needs Assessment for Climate Change; Remedial Measures to Alleviate Carbon Emissions and Environmental Impacts of Desalination Systems in Saudi Arabia; Investigating the Dynamics of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in OPEC Countries; Hydrogen: A Pathway to Carbon Neutral Economy; Index.

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Book SynopsisCurrent climate change and global warming clearly reflect the fragile state of environment. The rising demand by the ever-increasing population has resulted in high industrial and urban activities which have resulted in pollution and deterioration of the environment. Industrial and agricultural activities discharge waste consisting of different types of toxic pollutants to the environment without any prior processing. These pollutants are highly toxic and can initiate severe health issues among humans. The overburden of pollution has unchecked the environment self-restoration and rejuvenation potential. Therefore, it is crucial to address the problem environmental pollution and to treat it timely, before it is too late. Green treatment methods for managing and removing environmental pollution are the only desirable option to attain a healthy environment without further damaging it. Phytoremediation is one such method that aid in removal, degradation or immobilization of environmental pollutants with the help of different types of plants and associated microorganisms through their complex interaction. Plants have versatile metabolism and have potential to adapt to various toxic pollutants upon exposure. Thus, phytoremediation can be applied to treat heavy metal, xenobiotics, organic compounds and even radioactive substances. Phytoremediation treat pollutants by means of phytoaccumulation, phytodegradation, phytovolatilization, rhizodegradation, rhizofiltration, phytostabilization, phytoextraction etc. Plant uptake and bioaccumulate contaminants in their root, shoot and leaves which can be harvested for recycling and safe disposal of contaminants. Moreover, the rate of phytoremediation treatment is linked to factors such as plant selection, soil conditions, contaminant concentration, site-specific characteristics etc. Constructed Wetland System (CWS) is a plant-based treatment method which can be utilized for the treatment of domestic wastewater, sewage, industrial wastewater etc. Plant/s in CWS can be chosen as per the requirement to specifically target particular pollutants or a plethora of pollutants present in wastewater. Phytoremediation being environmentally benign, economic and effective in removal of pollutants can be employed for environmental pollution control and treatment. Advancement in the field can help to cover more diverse pollutant sites, enhance the understanding of plant microbe interactions, and optimize phytoremediation strategies to further expand its applications. With in-depth knowledge and application technology, phytoremediation can significantly restore and preserve contaminated ecosystems.

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Book SynopsisIdentifying efficient solutions to protect coastal regions from marine pollution requires expertise from a range of specialties and strategic approaches. This book gathers information on the impact of oil spills at a coastal level from different experts' points of view, identifying synergies between domains such as mathematics, numerical modeling, mechanics, biology, economics and law. The collaborative research presented here is based on the 4th International Workshop on Anti-Pollution and Marine Coastal Water Pollution, held in La Rochelle, France at the Engineering School EIGSI, in April 2012. The areas addressed include: materials and structures (fluid-structure and capture interaction, cable and membrane equations, optimization); coastal hydrodynamics (computational fluid dynamics, numerical analysis of shallow water equations, analytical and numerical derivatives); biological impacts (biology, multivariate analysis, indicators); and economics and law (compensation costs, insurance coverage, coastal vulnerability).Table of ContentsPREFACE ix ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi INTRODUCTION xiii AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES xvii CHAPTER 1. SESSION 1: STRUCTURES, MATERIALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT 1 Frédéric MUTTIN, Daniel PRIOUR and Rodrigo FERNANDES. 1.1. FEM modeling of flexible structures made of cables bars and nets 1 1.1.1. Introduction 1 1.1.2. Details of study 2 1.2. Oil-boom models and full-scale tests 5 1.2.1. Introduction 5 1.2.2. Details of study 6 1.3. Oil-Spill MOHID models 11 1.3.1 Introduction 11 1.3.2. Details of study 11 1.4. References 16 CHAPTER 2. SESSION 2: HYDRODYNAMIC MODELING AND DIFFUSION OF THE POLLUTANT 19 Frédéric MUTTIN, Mario RICCHIUTO, Imène Meriem MOSTEFAOUI, Mohktar KIRANE, Cédric GOEURY and Jean-Michel HERVOUET 2.1. Numerical anomalies in shallow water simulations, spurious oscillations, equilibria, super-consistency and mass consistency 19 2.1.1. Introduction 19 2.1.2. Details of study 20 2.1.3. Reference works 25 2.2. A model describing the number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in rivers 25 2.2.1. Introduction 25 2.3. Numerical modeling of oil spill drifts for operational management of risks in continental waters 31 2.3.1. Introduction 31 2.3.2. Details of study 32 2.4. References 36 CHAPTER 3. ROUND-TABLE 1: SUMMARY OF STRUCTURES AND HYDRODYNAMIC SESSIONS 1–2 39 Frédéric MUTTIN 3.1. Objectives of the attendees 39 3.2. Topics addressed 41 3.3. Costs and complexity of available field measurements 43 3.4. References 44 CHAPTER 4. SESSION 3: BIOLOGY TOXICOLOGY AND COASTAL SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS 47 Frédéric MUTTIN, Laurent APRIN, Thomas MILINKOVITCH, Christel LEFRANÇOIS, Hélène THOMAS-GUYON, Stéphane LEFLOCH, Céline DUFFA and Hervé THÉBAULT 4.1. Evaluation of the consequences of marine chemical accidents 47 4.1.1. Introduction 47 4.1.2. Details of study 48 4.2. Response technique for oil spills and environmental risk: toxicity of dispersant application in nearshore areas on Liza aurata (Golden grey mullet) 54 4.2.1. Introduction 54 4.2.2. Details of study 55 4.3. Sensitivity of French Mediterranean coastal zones against accidental pollutions caused by ships 59 4.3.1. Introduction 59 4.3.2. Details of study 61 4.4. References 65 CHAPTER 5. SESSION 4: ECONOMY AND LAWS, SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITIES, JUDICAL ASPECTS, CIVIL AND PENAL CHARGES FOR POLLUTION 67 Frédéric MUTTIN, Paul FATTAL and Yann RABUTEAU 5.1. Reflections on coastline vulnerability indicators dedicated to hydrocarbon pollutions 67 5.1.1. Introduction 67 5.2. Liability and compensation regarding oil spills at sea: the case of coastal communities 72 5.2.1. Introduction 72 5.2.2. Details of study 72 5.2.3. Related works 76 5.3. References 77 CHAPTER 6. ROUND-TABLE 2: SUMMARY OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL IMPACTS, ECONOMY AND LAWS, SESSIONS 3–4 79 Frédéric MUTTIN 6.1. Topics addressed 80 6.2. Socio-economic analysis of coastal risks 81 CHAPTER 7. MODELING A CAPTIVE UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM TELEDETECTING OIL POLLUTION ON THE SEA SURFACE 83 Frédéric MUTTIN 7.1. Introduction 83 7.2. Materials 85 7.3. Method 87 7.4. Approximation of the problem 89 7.5. Results 91 7.5.1. Finite-element convergence 91 7.5.2. Analytic validation 92 7.5.3. Transient loading 96 7.6. Conclusions 98 7.7. References 98 GENERAL CONCLUSION 101 LIST OF AUTHORS 103 INDEX 105

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Book SynopsisA new weapon is emerging to help us fight climate change. It is becoming feasible to take carbon dioxide from power stations and industry, and lock it away safely before it can enter the atmosphere. In the next few years, major demonstration programmes will start up in the USA, EU and elsewhere. But can carbon capture compete with other low-carbon technologies, is it safe and environmentally-friendly, and will people and governments accept it? "Capturing Carbon" examines the need for carbon capture, and the technologies, existing and emerging, that make it work. It describes geological storage and, uniquely, compares it to biological carbon sequestration in soils and forests. It looks at the costs, the economics, and how big a contribution carbon capture can make to avoiding dangerous climate change. It covers the policies that need to be in place, the public reaction, and the opportunities for business. Finally, it gives a hard-headed description of the risks of carbon capture projects. The book is the first comprehensive yet accessible study of the subject. It is a vital resource for environmentalists, policy-makers, investors, academics, industry specialists and anyone else wishing to understand this fast-moving field.

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Book SynopsisResidues offers readers a new approach for conceptualizing the environmental impacts of chemicals production, consumption, disposal, and regulation. Environmental protection regimes tend to be highly segmented according to place, media, substance, and effect; academic scholarship often reflects this same segmented approach. Yet, in chemical substances we encounter phenomena that are at once voluminous and miniscule, singular and ubiquitous, regulated yet unruly. Inspired by recent studies of materiality and infrastructures, we introduce “residual materialism” as a framework for attending to the socio-material properties of chemicals and their world-making powers. Tracking residues through time, space, and understanding helps us see how the past has been built into our present chemical environments and future-oriented regulatory systems, why contaminants seem to always evade control, and why the Anthropocene is as inextricably harnessed to the synthesis of carbon into new molecules as it is driven by carbon’s combustion.Trade Review"Residues shows how the chemicals we systematically ignore are powerful agents shaping our environmental future. A compelling argument for putting forgotten materials front and center in environmental research and politics." — Evan Hepler-Smith, Duke University "This erudite and accessible book presents a novel theoretical framing that draws on examples from a multiplicity of intriguing case studies from across the globe. Residues is distinguished by its collaborative authorship and multi-disciplinary and multinational scope, seeking to change how scholars in a range of disciplines study chemicals."— Sara Shostak, author of Exposed Science "Residues offers readers a new approach for conceptualizing the environmental impacts of chemicals production, consumption, disposal, and regulation."— American Sociological Association - Environmental Sociology NewsletterTable of ContentsPreface List of Acronyms and Abbreviations 1. Residues Properties 2. Legacy 3. Accretion 4. Apprehension 5. Residual Materialism Bibliography Authors' Biographies

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Book SynopsisChapter 1: How Hazardous Waste Disposal and Pollution Affects The Environment and Agricultural Soil: An Introduction.- Chapter 2: Public Health Implication of Toxic Waste Generated by Households: The Environmental Hazards of Improper Waste Disposal.- Chapter 3: Sustainable Practices in Hazardous Waste Management to Control Environmental and Agricultural Soil Pollutions.- Chapter 4: Agricultural Soil Health Management: From Theory to Practice.- Chapter 5: Protecting Agricultural Soils from Contamination to Produce Healthy Foods to produce healthy foods, the most important need is to provide healthy soil and contaminants to be taken from the soil.- Chapter 6: Solid Waste in Agricultural Soils: Guidelines to Reduce Risks to Human, Plant and Environment.- Chapter 7: Sources of Agricultural Soil Pollution: The Impact of Waste Sorting Policy on Air Pollution and Agricultural Soil.- Chapter 8: The Presence of Various Hazardous Pollutants in Agricultural Soilsand Toxic Health Effects on Humans.- Chapter 9: Waste Treatment Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture.- Chapter 10: Sustainable Disposal Solutions to Improve Agricultural Soil Health.- Chapter 11: The Economic Perspectives on Agricultural Soil Health.- Chapter 12: Law and Policy Implications to Protect Soil Health.- Chapter 13: Case Studies: Healthy Soils for Healthy Food Productions.- Chapter 14: Future Directions for Farmers about Soil Health.- Chapter 15: Pathways Toward Sustainable Waste Management Through Technological Innovations and Effective Policies to Achieve Healthy Agricultural Soil.

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Book SynopsisAs the world looks for solutions to address climate change amid growing concerns regarding negative environmental impacts caused by human habits, the problem of plastics is gaining momentum. There is a sober awareness that pollution caused by plastics needs a more aggressive approach while designing policies to prevent future plastic dependency and mismanagement. Nevertheless, plastics are here to stay as they provide some important functions for today's societal needs. Therefore, plastic substitutes are not a solution to be implemented overnight without a carefully designed and informed set of policies, as well as a system that would incentivise such substitution and prevent any further potential harm to the environment and human health. For plastic substitutes to become a viable solution in the mid and long-term, decisive global action is needed today. Moving away from silo policies and towards coherence and coordination between measures to address plastic pollution across the plastic life cycle and in favor of circular economies is an important initial step

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Book SynopsisThe United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) established by the General Assembly in 1955 assesses the levels and effects of exposure to ionising radiation on human health and the environment. This is the first of four volumes of scientific annexes that presents the supporting scientific deliberations for the UNSCEAR 2020/2021 report to the United Nations General Assembly. Annex A 'Medical exposure to ionizing radiation' presents a comprehensive global estimate of the frequencies and doses from medical exposure, their distribution and trends in medical categories in the 2009-2018 period. The annex considers four general categories of medical practice using ionizing radiation: (a) diagnostic radiology, including dental radiology and computed tomography, (b) interventional radiology (image-guided interventional procedures), (c) nuclear medicine and (d) radiation therapy

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