Amongst the areas covered in this text are: principles and perspectives on the environment and pollution; treatment technologies; organic pollutants; nitrate and phosphate pollution; sulphur and nitrogen oxides; and metal and radionuclide ...
... and an automatic garbage disposal - all of which work by taking in clean water , loading it with impurities , and then flushing it away . Donald Carr , in his book Death of Sweet Waters , gives the following statistics on water use ...
People's activities are harming our planet and have affected our lives and those of animals and plants also. Shows what people can do to repair the damage, protect the environment for the future and suggests ways we can help.
Explains what pollution is, describes some of the ways in which our air and water are being polluted, and what is being done about it.
Pollution looks at how air, water soil, light and noise pollution affect our lives and our environment. It explains the causes of pollution and how we can help reduce and prevent pollution.
the war with Iraq, which had invaded Kuwait, in 1991, 600 oil wells were set on fire by the Iraqis as they retreated. It cost over $1.5 billion to put out the fires, and the oil and other materials caused heavy pollution to the ground ...
This study, originally published in 1972, examines the connections between human society and the rest of the universe that are attributable to economic activity.
Explores the issues of pollution and how it ranks among the most important issues to be faced to ensure a future for generations to come.
A discussion of pollution and how it can be stopped.
Twenty years on from the first edition of Pollution and the topic remains high in the public awareness.
Our modern lifestyle is producing more and more waste and air pollution that is changing the climate. This book looks at the causes of pollution and the dangers of continuing to produce, consume, and dispose of products the way we do.
This updated and expanded third edition provides an essentially introductory coverage of the subject of pollution. It contains new chapters on: marine pollution; soils and contaminated land; and the effects...