Water Pollution XV

Water Pollution XV
Author: S. Mambretti
Publisher: WIT Press
Total Pages: 190
Release: 2020-12
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1784663832

Environmental problems caused by the increase of pollutant loads discharged into natural water bodies requires the formation of a framework for regulation and control. This framework needs to be based on scientific results that relate pollutant discharge with changes in water quality. The results of these studies allow the industry to apply more efficient methods of controlling and treating waste loads, and water authorities to enforce appropriate regulations regarding this matter. Water pollution problems are essentially interdisciplinary. Engineers and scientists working in this field must be familiar with a wide range of issues including the physical processes of mixing and dilution, chemical and biological processes, mathematical modelling, data acquisition and measurement, to name but a few. In view of the scarcity of available data, it is important that experiences are shared on an international basis. Thus, a continuous exchange of information between scientists from different countries is essential. Papers presented at Water Pollution 2020, the 15th International Conference in the series of Monitoring, Modelling and Management of Water Pollution, are contained in this volume and highlight research works from scientists, managers and academics from different areas of water contamination.

Air Pollution XV

Air Pollution XV
Author: C. Borrego
Publisher: WIT Press
Total Pages: 625
Release: 2007
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1845640675

This book contains the edited proceedings of the Fifteenth Annual International Conference on the Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution. Pollution is widespread throughout the world and the elimination of risks to human health is of the utmost importance. This series of volumes is aimed at the development of computational and experimental techniques to achieve a better understanding of air pollution problems and seek their solution.This two volume set encompasses a wide range topics such as: Air Pollution Modelling; Air Quality Management; Urban Air Management; Transport Emissions; Emissions Inventory; Comparison of Model and Experimental Results; Monitoring and Laboratory studies; Global and Regional Studies; Aerosols and particles; Climate Change and Air Pollution; Atmospheric Chemistry; Indoor Pollution; Environmental Health Effects; Remote Sensing.

Water Pollution

Water Pollution
Author: Yael Calhoun
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 191
Release: 2009
Genre: Environmental sciences
ISBN: 1438102321

Because fresh water is limited in supply, ensuring that water is safe for human use and consumption is a major concern.

Introduction to Water in California

Introduction to Water in California
Author: David Carle
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2015-12-15
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0520287894

This thoroughly engaging, concise book tells the story of California's most precious resource, tracing the journey of water in the state from the atmosphere to the snowpack to our faucets and foods. Along the way, we learn much about California itself as the book describes its rivers, lakes, wetlands, dams, and aqueducts and discusses the role of water in agriculture, the environment, and politics. Essential reading in a state facing the future with an overextended water supply, this fascinating book shows that, for all Californians, every drop counts. New to this updated edition: * Additional maps, figures, and photos * Expanded coverage of potential impacts to precipitation, snowpack, and water supply from climate change * Updated information about the struggle for water management and potential solutions * New content about sustainable groundwater use and regulation, desalination, water recycling, stormwater capture, and current proposals for water storage and diversion *Additional table summarizing water sources for 360 California cities and towns

Great Lakes Champions

Great Lakes Champions
Author: John H. Hartig
Publisher: MSU Press
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2022-10-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1628954736

The Great Lakes—containing one-fifth of the standing freshwater on earth, covering some 94,250 square miles with a combined 10,210 miles of shoreline—have suffered greatly from human use and abuse since the advent of the commercial fur trade in the late 1600s. Logging destroys or degrades habitats, urbanization and industrialization pour human and industrial wastes into the water, fertilizers flowing off farm fields feed algae that suffocate other creatures, and ships bring in exotic species that decimate the lakes’ biodiversity. In 1985 when the International Joint Commission identified more than forty pollution hotspots around the lakes, few people had faith the Areas of Concern would be cleaned up in their lifetime. Indeed, aquatic ecosystem restoration is extremely difficult: only nine of these hotspots have been removed from the infamous list. But progress is being made, and at the helm are local champions, people with a profound love of the region who lead by example and build broad, diverse coalitions in order to realize a common vision. The stories of fourteen of these champions are told here to inspire necessary action to care for the place they call home, so it may be a home to many living creatures for ages yet to come.

Public General Statutes

Public General Statutes
Author: Great Britain
Publisher:
Total Pages: 934
Release: 1942
Genre:
ISBN:

1925- includes measures of the National Assembly of the Church of England which have received royal assent.

The Paradox of Water

The Paradox of Water
Author: Bhawani Venkataraman
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2023-01-17
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0520974794

Water is a molecular marvel. Its seemingly simple formula—H2O—dictates the properties that make water both essential for life and easily contaminated. Herein lies the paradox of water: we cannot live without it, but it is easily rendered “unsafe.” The Paradox of Water explores the intersection of the scientific, social, and policy implications around access to safe drinking water. Drinking water is the smallest fraction of water used by a nation. Yet, the quality of this fraction is what dictates whether a community is healthy, educated, and economically sustained. Bhawani Venkataraman argues that a deeper understanding of the chemical nature of water is crucial to appreciating the challenges around access to safe drinking water. Drawing on recent research and case studies from the US and abroad, this book offers students an understanding of: the processes and oversight needed to ensure the safety of drinking water the role of the precautionary principle in managing drinking water potential solutions for expanding sustainable and equitable access to safe drinking water