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4/14/10
4/13/10
The Solar Electricity Handbook 2009: A Simple, Practical Guide to Using Electric Solar Panels and Designing and Installing Photovoltaic Solar PV Systems
by Michael Boxwell
The Solar Electricity Handbook is a practical and straightforward guide to using electric solar panels. ...
The Solar Electricity Handbook is a practical and straightforward guide to using electric solar panels. ...
4/12/10
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
by William McDonough
A manifesto for a radically different philosophy and practice of manufacture and environmentalism
"Reduce, reuse, recycle" urge environmentalists; in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. As William McDonough and Michael Braungart argue in their provocative, visionary book, however, this approach perpetuates a one-way, "cradle to grave" manufacturing model that dates to the Industrial Revolution and casts off as much as 90 percent of the materials it uses as waste, much of it toxic. Why not challenge the notion that human industry must inevitably damage the natural world, they ask.
In fact, why not take nature itself as our model? A tree produces thousands of blossoms in order to create another tree, yet we do not consider its abundance wasteful but safe, beautiful, and highly effective; hence, "waste equals food" is the first principle the book sets forth. Products might be designed so that, after their useful life, they provide nourishment ...
A manifesto for a radically different philosophy and practice of manufacture and environmentalism
"Reduce, reuse, recycle" urge environmentalists; in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. As William McDonough and Michael Braungart argue in their provocative, visionary book, however, this approach perpetuates a one-way, "cradle to grave" manufacturing model that dates to the Industrial Revolution and casts off as much as 90 percent of the materials it uses as waste, much of it toxic. Why not challenge the notion that human industry must inevitably damage the natural world, they ask.
In fact, why not take nature itself as our model? A tree produces thousands of blossoms in order to create another tree, yet we do not consider its abundance wasteful but safe, beautiful, and highly effective; hence, "waste equals food" is the first principle the book sets forth. Products might be designed so that, after their useful life, they provide nourishment ...
4/11/10
4/10/10
Blue Covenant: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water
by Maude Barlow
"You will not turn on the tap in the same way after reading this book."
--Robert Redford ...
"You will not turn on the tap in the same way after reading this book."
--Robert Redford ...
4/9/10
Unquenchable: America's Water Crisis and What To Do About It
by Robert Glennon
In the middle of the Mojave Desert, Las Vegas casinos use billions of gallons of water for fountains, pirate lagoons, wave machines, and indoor canals. Meanwhile, the town of Orme, Tennessee, must truck in water from Alabama because it has literally run out.ย Robert Glennon captures the irony and tragedy of America s water crisis in a book that is both frightening and wickedly comical. From manufactured snow for tourists in Atlanta to trillions of gallons of water flushed down the toilet each year, Unquenchable reveals the heady extravagances and everyday inefficiencies that are sucking the nation dry.ย The looming catastrophe remains hidden as government diverts supplies from one area to another to keep water flowing from the tap. But sooner rather than later, the shell game has to end. And when it does, shortages will threaten not only the environment, but every aspect of American life: we face shuttered power plants and jobless workers, decimated fi sheries and contamin...
In the middle of the Mojave Desert, Las Vegas casinos use billions of gallons of water for fountains, pirate lagoons, wave machines, and indoor canals. Meanwhile, the town of Orme, Tennessee, must truck in water from Alabama because it has literally run out.ย Robert Glennon captures the irony and tragedy of America s water crisis in a book that is both frightening and wickedly comical. From manufactured snow for tourists in Atlanta to trillions of gallons of water flushed down the toilet each year, Unquenchable reveals the heady extravagances and everyday inefficiencies that are sucking the nation dry.ย The looming catastrophe remains hidden as government diverts supplies from one area to another to keep water flowing from the tap. But sooner rather than later, the shell game has to end. And when it does, shortages will threaten not only the environment, but every aspect of American life: we face shuttered power plants and jobless workers, decimated fi sheries and contamin...
4/8/10
When the Rivers Run Dry: Water--The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-first Century
by Fred Pearce
In this groundbreaking book, veteran science correspondent Fred Pearce travels to more than thirty countries to examine the current state of crucial water sources. Deftly weaving together the complicated scientific, economic, and historic dimensions of the world water crisis, he provides our most complete portrait yet of this growing danger and its ramifications for us all.
โ€�A strongโ€”and scaryโ€”case that a worldwide water shortage is the most fearful looming environmental crisis. With a drumbeat of facts both horrific (thousands of wells in India and Bangladesh are poisoned by fluoride and arsenic) and fascinating (it takes 20 tons of water to make one pound of coffee), the former New Scientist news editor documents a โ€�kind of cataclysmโ€� already affecting many of the worldโ€�s great rivers.โ€� โ€”Publishers Weekly, starred review
โ€�Oil we can replace. Water we canโ€�tโ€”which is why this book is both so ominous and so important.โ€� โ€”Bill McKibben, ...
In this groundbreaking book, veteran science correspondent Fred Pearce travels to more than thirty countries to examine the current state of crucial water sources. Deftly weaving together the complicated scientific, economic, and historic dimensions of the world water crisis, he provides our most complete portrait yet of this growing danger and its ramifications for us all.
โ€�A strongโ€”and scaryโ€”case that a worldwide water shortage is the most fearful looming environmental crisis. With a drumbeat of facts both horrific (thousands of wells in India and Bangladesh are poisoned by fluoride and arsenic) and fascinating (it takes 20 tons of water to make one pound of coffee), the former New Scientist news editor documents a โ€�kind of cataclysmโ€� already affecting many of the worldโ€�s great rivers.โ€� โ€”Publishers Weekly, starred review
โ€�Oil we can replace. Water we canโ€�tโ€”which is why this book is both so ominous and so important.โ€� โ€”Bill McKibben, ...
4/7/10
Design and Operation of Activated Sludge Processes Using Respirometry
by Alan Rozich
This book provides a thorough overview of respirometry and its scientific and engineering basis. The book describes the fundamentals of biological waste treatment, development of predictive models for system design and operation, and how respirometry fits in with these operations. It also presents case studies, which give you concrete examples of the application of respirometry.This book will help activated sludge process control designers, operators, and managers of biological wastewater treatment facilitieslearn how to improve methods for the analysis of biological wastewater systems, enhance design and treatability projects, optimize and troubleshoot plant operations, and accurately predict the impact of new loads or streams on biological wastewater facilities.
This book provides a thorough overview of respirometry and its scientific and engineering basis. The book describes the fundamentals of biological waste treatment, development of predictive models for system design and operation, and how respirometry fits in with these operations. It also presents case studies, which give you concrete examples of the application of respirometry.This book will help activated sludge process control designers, operators, and managers of biological wastewater treatment facilitieslearn how to improve methods for the analysis of biological wastewater systems, enhance design and treatability projects, optimize and troubleshoot plant operations, and accurately predict the impact of new loads or streams on biological wastewater facilities.
4/6/10
4/5/10
Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Reuse
by George Tchobanoglous
Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Reuse, 4/e is a thorough update of McGraw-Hill's authoritative book on wastewater treatment. No environmental engineering professional or civil or and environmental engineering major should be without a copy of this book- tt describes the technological and regulatory changes that have occurred over the last ten years in this discipline, including: improved techniques for the characterization of wastewaters; improved fundamental understanding of many of the existing unit operations and processes used for wastewater treatment, especially those processes used for the biological removal of nutrients; greater implementation of several newer treatment technologies (e.g., UV disinfection, membrane filtration, and heat drying); greater concern for the long term health and environmental impacts of wastewater constituents; greater emphasis on advanced wastewater treatment and risk assessment for water reuse applications; changes in regulations and...
Wastewater Engineering: Treatment and Reuse, 4/e is a thorough update of McGraw-Hill's authoritative book on wastewater treatment. No environmental engineering professional or civil or and environmental engineering major should be without a copy of this book- tt describes the technological and regulatory changes that have occurred over the last ten years in this discipline, including: improved techniques for the characterization of wastewaters; improved fundamental understanding of many of the existing unit operations and processes used for wastewater treatment, especially those processes used for the biological removal of nutrients; greater implementation of several newer treatment technologies (e.g., UV disinfection, membrane filtration, and heat drying); greater concern for the long term health and environmental impacts of wastewater constituents; greater emphasis on advanced wastewater treatment and risk assessment for water reuse applications; changes in regulations and...
4/4/10
Water Supply and Pollution Control (7th Edition)
by Warren Viessman Jr.
For upper-division undergraduate or beginning graduate courses in civil and environmental engineering. This bestselling text has been revised and modernized to meet the needs of today's environmental engineering students who will be engaged in the design and management of water and wastewater systems. It emphasizes the application of the scientific method to problems associated with the development, movement, and treatment of water and wastewater. Recognizing that all waters are potential sources of supply, the authors present treatment processes in the context of what they can do, rather than dividing them along clean water or waste water lines. An abundance of examples and homework problems amplify the concepts presented.
For upper-division undergraduate or beginning graduate courses in civil and environmental engineering. This bestselling text has been revised and modernized to meet the needs of today's environmental engineering students who will be engaged in the design and management of water and wastewater systems. It emphasizes the application of the scientific method to problems associated with the development, movement, and treatment of water and wastewater. Recognizing that all waters are potential sources of supply, the authors present treatment processes in the context of what they can do, rather than dividing them along clean water or waste water lines. An abundance of examples and homework problems amplify the concepts presented.
4/2/10
4/1/10
Environmental Life-Cycle Assessment
by Mary Ann Curran
Maximize the Advantages of Environmental LCA Improve the environmental profile of your company's products, processes and activities with Environmental Life-Cycle Assessment. Editor Mary Ann Curran and a team of international experts lead you step-by-step through the entire LCA--showing you how to conduct a complete life-cycle study from start to finish. You'll see how to apply the life-cycle inventory methodology. . .manage life-cycle costing and total cost assessment. . .maximize life-cycle design. . .and streamline your operations using the latest software tools and databases. Realworld examples and case studies illustrate how you can use LCA to make sound decisions on everything from corporate planning to supplier selection to eco-labeling and more.
Maximize the Advantages of Environmental LCA Improve the environmental profile of your company's products, processes and activities with Environmental Life-Cycle Assessment. Editor Mary Ann Curran and a team of international experts lead you step-by-step through the entire LCA--showing you how to conduct a complete life-cycle study from start to finish. You'll see how to apply the life-cycle inventory methodology. . .manage life-cycle costing and total cost assessment. . .maximize life-cycle design. . .and streamline your operations using the latest software tools and databases. Realworld examples and case studies illustrate how you can use LCA to make sound decisions on everything from corporate planning to supplier selection to eco-labeling and more.
3/31/10
Risk Assessment and Management Handbook: For Environmental, Health, and Safety Professionals
The right management approach for each safety risk. No one health and safety risk management strategy can be effective for the huge range of potential emergencies you face. The Risk Assessment and Management Handbook shows you all your management options, and helps you tailor an integrated plan to fit your requirements and personnel. Authors Rao Kolluru, Steven Bartell, Robin Pitblado, and Scott Stricoff give you both the theoretical background and real-life case histories you need to: meet the challenges of environmental, health, and safety stewardship; achieve world-class quality and sustainable performance; document assessments and the resource allocation process; communicate goals and environmental risk effectively; reduce or prevent liability; integrate risk management into overall business planning and improve your bottom line; and much more.
3/30/10
Introduction to Risk Analysis: A Systematic Approach to Science-Based Decision Making
by Daniel M. Byrd III
Written for safety and loss-control, environmental, and quality managers, this is the first comprehensive, integrated guide to developing a complete environmental risk analysis for regulated substances and processes. Unlike other books, Introduction to Risk Analysis looks at risk from a regulatory perspective, allowing both professionals in regulatory agencies concerned with risk-including OSHA, EPA, USDA, DOT, FDA, and state environmental agencies-and professionals in any agency-regulated industry to understand and implement the methods required for proper risk assessment.
Written for safety and loss-control, environmental, and quality managers, this is the first comprehensive, integrated guide to developing a complete environmental risk analysis for regulated substances and processes. Unlike other books, Introduction to Risk Analysis looks at risk from a regulatory perspective, allowing both professionals in regulatory agencies concerned with risk-including OSHA, EPA, USDA, DOT, FDA, and state environmental agencies-and professionals in any agency-regulated industry to understand and implement the methods required for proper risk assessment.
3/29/10
Handbook of Environmental and Ecological Modeling (Environmental & Ecological (Math) Modeling)
by Sven E. Jorgensen
With descriptions of hundreds of the most important environmental and ecological models, this handbook is a unique and practical reference source. The Handbook of Environmental and Ecological Modeling is ideal for those working in environmental modeling, including regulators and managers who wish to understand the models used to make assessments. Overviews of more than 360 models are easily accessed in this handbook, allowing readers to quickly locate information they need about models available in a given ecosystem.The material in the Handbook of Environmental and Ecological Modeling is logically arranged according to ecosystem. Each of the sixteen chapters of the handbook covers a particular ecosystem, and includes not only the descriptions of the models, but also an overview of the state-of-the-art in modeling for that particular ecosystem. A summary of the spectrum of available models is also provided in each chapter. The extensive table of contents and the easy-to-use index put m...
With descriptions of hundreds of the most important environmental and ecological models, this handbook is a unique and practical reference source. The Handbook of Environmental and Ecological Modeling is ideal for those working in environmental modeling, including regulators and managers who wish to understand the models used to make assessments. Overviews of more than 360 models are easily accessed in this handbook, allowing readers to quickly locate information they need about models available in a given ecosystem.The material in the Handbook of Environmental and Ecological Modeling is logically arranged according to ecosystem. Each of the sixteen chapters of the handbook covers a particular ecosystem, and includes not only the descriptions of the models, but also an overview of the state-of-the-art in modeling for that particular ecosystem. A summary of the spectrum of available models is also provided in each chapter. The extensive table of contents and the easy-to-use index put m...
3/28/10
Comparing Environmental Risks: Tools for Setting Government Priorities
"Full of the wisdom and experience of those who have thought a lot about how to set environmental priorities based on the magnitude of the risk. Its editor, Terry Davies, is quite simply the most insightful and practical authority on risk assessment I know." -- William K. Reilly, former administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ...
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