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Indoor Air Pollution: Radon, Bioaerosols, and VOCs covers the most current aspects of indoor pollution research, including vitally important topics such as radon, bioaerosols, and volatile organic compounds. The book presents information on microbial contamination abatement, chemical characterization of air samples, sick building syndrome, biological pollutants, liability of indoor air pollution, and measurement and control of radon. Industrial hygienists, toxicologists, safety officers, and engineers in industry and academia should consider this book a "must read" selection. ... Read more

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Calvin and his cat Mel start exploring the pollution problem after they see trash tossed on the highway froma passing car. They discover the dangers of solid waste, air, water and soil pollution, and even noise pollution. Finally Calvin and Mel help kids discover how pollution can be controlled. ... Read more

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Knowing about Pollution
Ages 5-10.It is very important that children study and learn facts about how pollution can cause harm to our bodies and hurt our environment. C. Cast Vance does a fantastic job in "Where Does Pollution Come From" on explaining the causes of different kinds of pollution to children.Such important information should be a great influence for teachers to develop anti- pollution programs. This should also influence development of good practices for us not to pollute so we can live in a healthy and safe environment.
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Covers thoroughly technologies for ground water pollution control in part one and deals in depth with aquifer restoration decision-making in part two. Part three gives an extensive range of case studies and detailed references. ... Read more

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The objectives of this engineering textbook are to (1) provide a thorough understanding of natural and anthropogenic sources of air pollution and (2) introduce ways that pollution can be prevented or minimized by the application of pollution control practices.Control practices are described by mass and energy balances that relate removal efficiency to process input parameters. Presented in this way, future engineers can alter the design and operation of industrial processes to minimize the emission of pollutants rather than focusing solely on the capture of pollutants after they are generated. ... Read more

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Wonderful and Practical Text for Air Quality Engineers
I am an air quality control equipment designer.I have used this book for 10 years as one of my primary references.The text is an excellent blend of theory and practical information.This book should be on the shelf of anyone who designs, sells, services, or buys air quality control equipment.There is practical design information you can get no where else.The section on adsorption is especially useful to me and is wonderfully written. I can not think of a more important book for air quality control engineers to buy, read and re-read. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from E, published by Earth Action Network, Inc. on May 1, 1999. The length of the article is 1215 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

From the supplier: Polluted waters are destroying popular beaches, as the tide washes in garbage, raw sewage, oil, fecal bacteria and toxic algal blooms. Many sewage systems are run down, which is causing overflow and spillage into waters after heavy rains. Many municipal, state and federal standards for the quality of water are unenforced, which allows for the problems to continue.

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Title: Our Beleaguered Beaches.(pollution at beaches)
Author: Nathan Hill
Publication: E (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 1999
Publisher: Earth Action Network, Inc.
Volume: 10Issue: 3Page: 16(1)

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Arsenic Pollution summarizes the most current research on the distribution and causes of arsenic pollution, its impact on health and agriculture, and solutions by way of water supply, treatment, and water resource management.

• Provides the first global and interdisciplinary account of arsenic pollution occurrences
  
• Integrates geochemistry, hydrology, agriculture, and water supply and treatment for the first time
  
• Options are highlighted for developing alternative water sources and methods for arsenic testing and removal
  
• Appeals to specialists in one discipline seeking an overview of the work being done in other disciplines

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Today, pollution control regulations define how complex technological systems interact with natural ecosystems and competing human uses of the environment.Redefining Efficiency examines the evolution of this industrial ecology in the United States by tracing numerous pollution concerns associated with the production, transportation, and refining of petroleum over the course of the twentieth century. In doing so, this book demonstrates that a pollution control ethic based on the efficient use of resources emerged early in the century and met with enough success to undermine the first calls for strict government-enforced regulations.
Redefining Efficiency also chronicles the failure of this efficiency-based pollution control ethic and its replacement by another. This second ethic required society to first define its environmental objectives. The resulting regulations, by restructuring the economics of pollution control, have since redefined the notion of industrial efficiency.
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This book provides an overview of the many varied sources of pollution -- from smog and acid rain to chemical pesticides and everyday litter. It also covers the greenhouse effect, the hole in the ozone layer, and water and noise pollution, and suggests ways of dealing with them. ... Read more

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This book presents a generalmethodology for process engineering and designwhich can be applied to solve any specific airpollution control problem. Problem-solving coverage includes optimization techniques,cost estimation methodology, control of gaseouspollutants emissions and nitrogen oxidesemissions, the design of fabric filters, flue gasdesulfurization systems, control of particulatematter emissions, and more. Aimed atchemical engineers to fully exploit theirpotential for the solution of air pollutioncontrol engineering problems.

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A MUST HAVE FOR ANY ENGINEER WORKING WITH AIR POLLUTION EQP
Great book, very comprehensive and easy to understand. In depth knowledge of cost analysis (estimation) and equipment optimization. More value per buck than any other book in the market. This text covers the Cost Estimation Methodology, Adsorption Devices, Flue Gas Desulfurization, Control of Nitrogen Oxides, Particulate Emissions Control, Cyclonic Devices, Electrostatic Precipitators and my all time favorite: Fabric Filters. Everything you need to be a succesful pollution control engineer.

Process Engineering and Design for Air Pollution Control
It is an excelent book for students and for profesional chemical engineers. I used it as a undergraduate student at the University of Puerto Rico. It contains useful algoritms and data as well as optimizationtechniques for the design of equipment of air Pollution control. You wontfind anything better for this price. ... Read more

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This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the history and science of major air pollution issues. It begins with an introduction to the basic atmospheric chemistry and the history of discovery of chemicals in the atmosphere, and then moves on to a discussion of the evolution of the earth's atmosphere, and the structure and composition of the present-day atmosphere. It also offers a comprehensive and accessible discussion of the five major atmospheric pollution topics: urban outdoor air pollution, indoor air pollution, acid deposition, stratospheric ozone reduction, and global climate change. ... Read more

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Excellent Primer and Reference on Air Pollution
Atmospheric Pollution is an excellent primer and reference on air pollution and air quality issues facing the world today.Written essentially as a textbook, nevertheless, it is highly readable and a good, basic, factual overview of the pollutants, pollutant processes, laws and regulations, and current issues in air quality protection. ... Read more

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This new Handbook provides a series of reference guides to cleaner production methods, technologies, and practices for key industry sectors.

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One of the Most Important Books 21st Century
And it was written in the 20th.
I have been telling people about this book for years - doctors, psychologists, people who work with gay and transgendered people.

The changes in human endocrine/reproductive systems, and our consequent responses to love and pleasure, are profoundly affected by the estrogen-mimicking chemicals in our environment.

In GAIA theory, the earth is a living organism making changes necessary for survival and the highest good of all.In this regard, the learning of sex for pleasure and unity and expression of love without involving unconscious reproduction might be a survival response of earth to human consciousness and behavior.At any rate, it is here and our understanding is required. Instead, we punish and condemn, fearing the changes we ourselves bring about. Those who punish and condemn are the very ones who deny science in favor of patriarchal, punitive religion and patriarchal survival morality (two sexes only: one womb/passive the other creative/aggressive and never the twain shall meet; confusion is ungodly and threatening.) There is enough suffering without us imposing it on one another. This book describes very well how we are making ourselves change in body and psyche.How liberating if we would take control, consciously, of how we want things to be for the human race.It must begin with honoring all humans, and serving one another's needs, and calling our varied desires to love, not harm, holy.Then, let's look at the science of reproductive hormones and see what is happening and how it helps us nurture successive generations for survival and coexistence and joy!

Our penises are getting shorter !
Chemical concerns launched big loads of synthetic molecules in the environment - pesticides, PCB, etc. - that have two proven actions on animals : (a) they are carcinogenic and (b) they act as chemical messengers in our bodies, similar to oestrogen.The latter part is examined in this important book.Deborah Cadbury calls our attention to the fact that naturally produced oestrogen has a natural cycle of only some hours, whereas artificial oestrogen builds up in the fat deposits of animals.This leads to what she calls the "feminization of nature", illustrated by a lot of evidence of deformed sex organs (mostly smaller penises) in fishes and mammals.Hermaphrodites are also on the rise.

This has the same consequences in mankind.Nowadays, a living father produces more sperm and of better quality than his own son.Dr. Stewart Irvine of the Medical Research Centre in Edinburgh observes a sharp decrease in sperm count over the last 50 years.A man born in the '50s a produces about 100 million sperm per ml.A man born in the 70's produces about 75 million sperm per ml.A man born in the 90's produces about 50 million sperm per ml.If this trend continues, problems with fertility will soon occur, since the minimum limit used in a fertility centre is about 20 million sperm per ml.

The feminization of nature not only affects the sex organs of the animals around us.Our own grandfathers had a penis that was 2 cm longer !And girls have their first menstruation at an average age of 12, whereas this average age for our grandmothers was 17.

If you want to do something about it, read David Steinman "Diet for a poisoned world", to prevent the intake of all those pesticides in your food.He also proposes a therapy to detoxify your body.

Modern Society versus Man
Deborah Cadbury has managed to convey an incredible amount of information in a useful, logical way.Pesticides, toxins, estrogens, and many chemicals used in every day products like food containers are tied to reproductive disorders like endometriosis, uterine cancer, testicular cancer, breast cancer, and infertility.I could not stop reading this book.Many of the points made are so obvious that I have often wondered who is hiding the information form society linking the source of toxins to the health effects.Why is it that government and industry value money over human life?I assume that most people are too ignorant or complacent to act to protect their health by not driving cars (or limiting use), eating organic foods, demanding more wildlife areas, conserving energy and using renewable sources instead of building more power plants, and being informed as to health risks and causes.The only thing I would have liked to see in this book is detailed resource information.Specifically, what companies use these chemicals, where they are known to be in the environment and at what levels, cancer rates by area, etc. - where do we go to get this information.

Altering Eden - Our Future at Risk
This is a very important book.It is based on an `Emmy' award winning BBC TV programme.Scientists around the world are finding alarming changes in human reproduction and health. There is strong evidence that sperm countshave fallen dramatically. Testicular, prostate, and breast cancer are onthe rise. Different animal species are even showing signs of 'feminization'or 'changing sex,' the males actually producing eggs like females.According to scientific evidence compiled worldwide, the prime suspect inthese worrying findings is the increased exposure to chemicals that canmimic the female hormone estrogen and other hormones.Indeed, man-madechemicals like DDT, PCB and other hormone disrupters have become soakedinto our environment from their use in countless modern products, fromplastics to pesticides. Only now is the full impact of their extensive usecoming to light. Believed responsible for genital abnormalities and cancersacross a wide range of species, these hormone disrupting chemicals may posea threat not only to our human potential, but to our very survival. Through extensive interviews with fertility experts and scientists worldwide as well as members of the chemical industry, Deborah Cadbury providesa balanced, cogent, compelling argument that propels us toward a disturbingconclusion.In the spirit of Rachel Carson's groundbreaking work, SilentSpring, Cadbury's well researched, even handed analysis of these findingsis a startling wake-up call to the far reaching consequences of widespreadenvironmental pollution. ... Read more

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The main objective of the book is to contribute to the existing knowledge on soil pollution and remediation. Stress is given to: critical assessment of the used analyses and methods for study effects in combined chemical pollution (organic pollutants and pesticides, metals) on soil biota and fertility; to evaluate specific aspects of the risk assessment; to assess the most advanced technologies for soil remediation used for different purposes; to evaluated the economical involvement; to evaluate national policies for soil security in different NATO, Partner and Medditerranean Dialogue countries. Topics as laboratory and field methods for soil pollutants analyses, strategy of sampling and monitoring of polluted sites, sources, movement, interaction and transformation of soil pollutants, risk assessment of combined and complex exposure and effects of soil chemical pollution, management of soil pollution, prevention strategies and remediation are discussed. Recommendations concerning the fields of research needs, management of chemical polluted soils, environmental and environmental health policies and public communication and education are formulated.

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The ERS Group, San Diego, CA. Comprehensive concise overview of the aspects of relating human health risk assessments to chemical exposure problems. Contains a number of illustrative example problems. Written in expanded-outline format. Softcover, hardcover listed in approval week 2002-46. ... Read more

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Big is Not Always Better!
This is a well written and excellently researched book.
It uses various studies to show how tallnessis not always advantageous for the individual and the planet.
As each Western generation gets progressively taller, Samarus argues more resorces will be used and longevity may well decline.
I have often thought that todays Western supersized babies and children not only look unattractive but are not necessarily healthy.

Only one thing that does not appeal to me, personally ,are the references to vivisection to back up theories. I personally find vivisection unscientific and unethical. I dig the rest of the book though.

A much needed objective and empowring voice
Samaras' book is an invaluable and rare resource for anyone wanting to explore the truths and myths around human height. We are all familiar withthe assumption that taller is better, and have all lived with theconsequences and prejudices (internal and external) of this assumption butheight is a subject that is rarely discussed studdied or addressed.

Asan engineer turned height researcher, Samaras takes a methodical approachto exploring this subject, showing that there are inherent advantages aswell as disadvantages to all heights. Some of the chapters read liketechnical specs (complete with diagrams) so I cannot say that the book is aFUN read, but it does give the reader a multitude of tools for evaluatingand appreciating the strengths of her or his body type.

For myself as ashort person who had been given the message that my body was inferior thisbook gave me the essential tools to turn that view around and take my bodyback. ... Read more