The Changing Environment / by James W. Moore.
This series is dedicated to serving the growing community of scholars and practitioners concerned with the principles and applications of environmental management. Each volume is a thorough treatment of a specific topic of importance for proper management practices. A fundamental objective of these...
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
1986.
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- Major Issues
- Objectives
- 2. Environmental Issues in Less Developed Countries
- Population Management and Food Supply
- Desertification
- Deforestation
- Extinction of Species
- Toxic Chemicals
- 3. Environmental Management in Developed Countries
- Management Styles
- Environmental Legislation and Regulations
- Cost of Pollution Abatement
- Public Attitudes on Environmental Protection
- 4. Hazardous Waste
- Waste Generation
- Waste Management
- Health Effects
- 5. Groundwater Contamination
- Supply and Importance
- Microbial Contamination
- Chemical Contamination
- Environmental Fate Processes
- Ground Water Protection
- 6. Toxic Substances in Water
- Drinking Water
- Surface Water
- 7. Toxic Particulates in Air
- Asbestos
- Lead Emissions
- 8. New Fossil Fuel Technologies
- Nonconventional Oil Recovery
- Coal
- Carbon Dioxide and Global Warming
- 9. Nuclear Energy
- Nuclear Generating Industry
- Nuclear Reactor Safety
- Waste Treatment and Disposal
- Environmental Impact
- Health Risks
- 10. Acid Deposition
- Sources and Emissions
- Atomspheric Transformations, Transport, and Deposition
- Effects of Acidic Deposition
- Mitigation and Control.