Principles of Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry

Principles of Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry

by Richard Goody
This text is an introduction to the basic principles of atmospheric physics and chemistry. All aspects of the lower and middle atmospheres, except for large-scale dynamics, are treated in a connected account as ultimate consequences of the solar radiation falling on the planet. Several appendices deal with climate data, and background material, such as the Navier-Stokes equations. Problem sets accompany each chapter.

Introduction to Water Resources and Environmental Issues

Introduction to Water Resources and Environmental Issues

by Karrie Lynn Pennington
How much water does the world need to support growing human populations? What factors influence water quality, droughts, floods, and waterborne diseases? What are the potential effects of climate change on the world's water resources? These questions and more are discussed in this thorough introduction to the complex world of water resources. The strength of the book is its coverage of the fundamentals of the science of water, aquatic ecology, geomorphology and hydrology, supplemented by internet resources and examples from water resource issues in the news to engage the student. The book begins with a short history of human use and influence on water, followed by chapters on the geomorphology, hydrology, chemistry, and biology of lakes, rivers, and wetlands. Major disease issues, worldwide water quality and quantity problems, and potential solutions are addressed. Water laws, water allocation, and the conflicts involved are discussed using US and international examples. Students in d...

Wormwood Forest: A Natural History of Chernobyl

Wormwood Forest:
A Natural History of Chernobyl

by Mary Mycio
In 1986 when the Chernobyl nuclear reactor melted down, 135,000 people were evacuated. Almost twenty years later, the area remains a no-manโ€�s land, with radiation too intense for people to live there safely. Amazingly, though, it is nevertheless home to a unique and extraordinary new ecosystem. ...

Managing and Transforming Water Conflicts (International Hydrology Series)

Managing and Transforming Water Conflicts
(International Hydrology Series)

by Jerome Delli Priscoli
What is the one thing that no-one can do without? Water. Where water crosses boundaries - be they economic, legal, political or cultural - the stage is set for disputes between different users trying to safeguard access to a vital resource, while protecting the natural environment. Without strategies to anticipate, address, and mediate between competing users, intractable water conflicts are likely to become more frequent, more intense, and more disruptive around the world. In this book, Delli Priscoli and Wolf investigate the dynamics of water conflict and conflict resolution, from the local to the international. They explore the inexorable links between three facets of conflict management and transformation: Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), public participation, and institutional capacity. This practical guide will be invaluable to water management professionals, as well as to researchers and students in engineering, economics, geography, geology, and political science who are ...

Uranium: War, Energy and the Rock That Shaped the World

Uranium:
War, Energy and the Rock That Shaped the World

by Tom Zoellner
The fascinating story of the most powerful source of energy the earth can yield

Uranium is a common element in the earthโ€�s crust and the only naturally occurring mineral with the power to end all life on the planet. After World War II, it reshaped the global orderโ€”whoever could master uranium could master the world.

Marie Curie gave us hope that uranium would be a miracle panacea, but the Manhattan Project gave us reason to believe that civilization would end with apocalypse. Slave labor camps in Africa and Eastern Europe were built around mine shafts and America would knowingly send more than six hundred uranium miners to their graves in the name of national security.

Fortunes have been made from this yellow dirt; massive energy grids have been run from it. Fear of it panicked the American people into supporting a questionable war with Iraq and its specter threatens to create another conflict in Iran. Now, some are hoping it can help avoid a global w...

Down at the Docks

Down at the Docks

by Rory Nugent
In the opening pages of Moby Dick, Herman Melville called New Bedford, Massachusetts, โ€�the dearest place to live in, in all of New England.โ€� But the old fishing port and manufacturing centerโ€”once one of the richest cities in New Englandโ€”has withered in the modern economy. Its once-prosperous fishermen now struggle with government regulations and fished-out seas, while its empty factories now offer more work to the Fire Department than anyone else.
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In Down at the Docks, Rory Nugent tells the โ€�riches to ragsโ€� story of this iconic American town through beautifully told and unsentimental portraits of its residents. Their lives inform a eulogy to the distinctive ideas, traditions, and culture that is about to disappear from the waterfront.

Organic Photochromic and Thermochromic Compounds: Volume 2: Physicochemical Studies, Biological Applications, and Thermochromism (Topics in Applied Chemistry)

Organic Photochromic and Thermochromic Compounds:
Volume 2:
Physicochemical Studies, Biological Applications, and Thermochromism
(Topics in Applied Chemistry)

This book, Organic Photochromic and Thermochromic Compounds, is the fourth major treatise on photochromism involving organic molecules and derived systems. The first such book was edited by G.H. Brown in the Weissberger series in 1971, the second was edited by H. Durr and H. Bouas-Laurent in the Elsevier series in 1990. A third book, edited by C.B. McArdle, should be added to the list, which focuses on the very important topic of the behavior of photochromic systems in polymer matrices. The current book is a result of the large increase in the number of publications and patents concerning photochromic compounds and their use in various applications (e.g. ophthalmic lenses, security printing, etc.) during the last 10 years. As a result of this increased interest, two successful International Symposia on Photochromism have been held: the first, ISOP93, in France on Embiez Island near Bandol (September 12--16, 1993) and the second, ISOP96, in the United States in Clearw...

Setting up a Tropical Aquarium Week by Week

Setting up a Tropical Aquarium Week by Week

by Stuart Thaves
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Photochemistry (Oxford Chemistry Primers, 39)

Photochemistry
(Oxford Chemistry Primers, 39)

by Carol E. Wayne
Photochemistry is the study of the interaction of light with matter, and this concise and clearly written book provides a very accessible introduction to the subject. When visible or ultraviolet light is absorbed by a molecule, the result often is its apparently erratic behavior, with chemical properties distinct from those of the unexcited molecule. The primary part of this volume explores the role of light in this metamorphosis, and explains the chemical processes that occur after the absorption of light. The emission of radiation as fluorescence and phosphorescence is explained in depth in a separate chapter. The final two chapters are dedicated to the impact photochemistry has on life, and to the ways Man has made use of this discipline in a variety of applications.

Handbook of Marine Fisheries Conservation and Management

Handbook of Marine Fisheries Conservation and Management

by R. Quentin Grafton
This handbook is the most comprehensive and interdisciplinary work on marine conservation and fisheries management ever compiled. It is the first to bridge fisheries and marine conservation issues. Its innovative ideas, detailed case studies, and governance framework provide a global special perspective over time and treat problems in the high seas, community fisheries, industrial fishing, and the many interactions between use and non-use of the oceans. Its policy tools and ideas for overcoming the perennial problems of over fishing, habitat and biodiversity loss address the facts that many marine ecosystems are in decline and plagued by overexploitation due to unsustainable fishing practices. An outstanding feature of the book is the detailed case-studies on conservation practice and fisheries management from around the world. These case studies are combined with 'foundation' chapters that provide an overview of the state of the marine world and innovative and far reaching perspecti...

Photochemistry of Polypyridine and Porphyrin Complexes

Photochemistry of Polypyridine and Porphyrin Complexes

by Author Unknown
Polypyridyl and porphyrin complexes demonstrate an excitingly rich photochemistry. These systems have important applications in photocatalysis, photochemical conversion and storage of solar energy, and photosynthesis. The book covers the basic concepts of inorganic electronic spectroscopy and photochemistry and then discusses excited state production, relaxation, and photochemical reactions.

Covers two important series of complexes in comprehensive surveys
Written to serve researchers who need a rapid entry into the field
Presents concepts and techniques useful to advanced students

North by Northwestern: A Seafaring Family on Deadly Alaskan Waters

North by Northwestern:
A Seafaring Family on Deadly Alaskan Waters

by Captain Sig Hansen
In the tradition of Sebastian Junger and Linda Greenlaw comes Captain Sig Hansenโ€�s rags-to-riches epic of his immigrant familyโ€�s struggle against deadly Alaskan seas, freezing shipwrecks, and dangerously brutal conditions to achieve the American Dream ...

Understanding & Manipulating Excited State Processes (Molecular and Supramolecular Photochemistry)

Understanding & Manipulating Excited State Processes
(Molecular and Supramolecular Photochemistry)

by V. Ramamurthy
Discusses intramolecular photoaddition of nucleophiles, electrophiles, and radical species to the activated aromatic ring.

Skipjack: The Story of America's Last Sailing Oystermen

Skipjack:
The Story of America's Last Sailing Oystermen

by Christopher White
In Skipjack, Christopher White spends a pivotal year with three memorable captains as they battle man and nature to control the fate of their island villages and oyster fleet. Through these lively characters, White paints a vivid picture of life on a skip - jack, a wooden oystering sailboat as they dredge for oystersโ€”a favorite staple of iconic American seafood cuisine for over a hundred years. But this last vestige of American sailing culture is rapidly dying. State officials have mismanaged the waters, putting sport above business, and modernization above tradition. These captains must set aside their rivalry to fight for their very livelihood. With so many obstacles, it is not certain the fleet will survive the season. Hinging on its success, the viability of the nationโ€�s premiere estuary and the survival of a classic American town hang dangerously in the balance. ...

Photochemistry of Planetary Atmospheres

Photochemistry of Planetary Atmospheres

by Yuk L. Yung
Eleven planetary atmospheres are included for detailed study in this reference/text, four for the giant planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune), four for the small bodies (Io, Titan, Triton, and Pluto), and three for the terrestrial planets (Mars, Venus, and Earth).

Superbug: The Fatal Menace of MRSA

Superbug:
The Fatal Menace of MRSA

by Maryn McKenna
Deeply researched revelation of escalating danger of drug-resistant bacteria, MSRA.

Statistical Physics of Macromolecules (Polymers and Complex Materials)

Statistical Physics of Macromolecules
(Polymers and Complex Materials)

by Alexei R Khokhlov
This introductory volume presents in-depth descriptions of fundamental concepts as well as key industrial applications in polymer physical chemistry and molecular biophysics. Topics include statistical theories of polymer solutions, melts, polymer liquid crystals, polymer networks, and polyelectrolytes; statistics of ideal chains; the viscoelastic behavior of polymer systems; and various features of biopolymers, DNA, and proteins.