Chemical Principles of Environmental Pollution - Couverture souple

Alloway, B.J.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0751400130 ISBN 13 : 9780751400137

Editeur : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1993

Synopsis

Pollution is the most serious of all environmental problems and poses a major threat to the health and well-being of millions of people and global ecosystems. Other major environmental problems are either wholly or partly caused by pollution; these include global warming, climatic change and the loss of biodiversity through the extinction of many species. In the future, environmental pressures can only increase as a result of population growth and the expectation of higher living standards. For at least thirty years people have become increasingly aware of these issues. As a result governments and regulatory bodies have responded by taking action against grossly polluting activities and by enforcing tighter limits on the emission of pollutants into the environment. As the level of control improves so the financial costs increase exponentially, hence an effective limit must be imposed which does not impose unacceptable burdens on industrial producers. As a consequence of the increasing economic and legal pressures which result from pollution control, there is a growing need for greater under- standing of the scientific principles underlying environmental pollution.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

An authoritative introduction to the scientific principles underlying environmental pollution, this book covers the transport, toxicity, and analysis of pollutants and discusses the major types of contaminant chemicals. Students will gain an understanding of the scientific principles of pollution at the chemical level and be able to approach the contentious issues in a rational way. Taking a pollution oriented approach, the authors discuss legislative limits, analysis of metals, oestrogenic chemicals, indoor and vehicular pollution, pesticides, dioxin-like substances, and more.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Date d'édition: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0751400130
• ISBN 13: 9780751400137
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 291
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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