Environmental Sciences

This book discusses recent advances in remote sensing techniques for topographic and thematic mapping applications. The text covers modern photogrammetry, LiDAR remote sensing, and advanced image classification techniques; the use of remote sensing and image-processing techniques for extracting geog..

An accurate and complete characterization of the solid pollutants in air, taking into account the physio-chemical and technological data available concerning the origin, transformation, and the effects of dust, is a synoptic approach known as SISintegrated dust analysis and is the underlying concept..

Examines the effects of climate on physical, biological and cultural environments. Specialist contributors examine the impacts of changing climates on the functioning and development of physical biological environments such as glaciers...

Applied Natural Science: Environmental Issues and Global Perspectives provides the reader with a complete insight into the natural-scientific pattern of the world, covering the most important historical stages of the development of various areas of science, methods of natural-scientific research, ge..

This unique book introduces the biological and ecological basis of the production process in water, and the biology of cultured species. It bridges the gap between research data and aquaculture techniques, and covers problems arising in aquaculture production, such as filtering molluscs...

Presents a non-technical introduction to complex themes and processes of the atmosphere which play such a dominant role in shaping our physical environment and in controlling activities and responses in the cultural environment...

The basic objective of the book is to define and review the recent advances in our understand on the biological mechanisms in the biodegradation and detoxification of various environmental pollutants. The book encompasses recent studies on the mode of detoxication of such mercurial compounds by vari..

This book provides a survey of biochemical, physiological and histological biomarkers of environmental stress, along with evaluations of the strengths and weaknesses of various techniques for different applications...

This book reviews the processes that control the distribution and impacts of chemical substances discharged into freshwater aquatic environments. Hydrodynamics, sediment dynamics, chemical fate processes, bioaccumulation, and food-chain transfer are major topics discussed in the book...

A how-to book on determining the properties of chemicals, this book explores methods that cost much less than traditional laboratory techniques, underscoring the importance of understanding the impact of chemicals on environmental quality. Each chapter begins with a review of relevant theory and bac..

Focuses on the chemistry and processes behind environmental issues such as global warming, ozone depletion, acid rain, water pollution, and soil contamination. This title uses worked examples and case studies drawn from applications along with clear diagrams and concise explanations to illustrate th..

The Brent Spar saga has become an environmental icon of the late nineties and its recent conclusion will have repercussions into the twenty-first century...