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Standard Handbook of Environmental Health, Science and Technology

Standard Handbook of Environmental Health, Science and Technology

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Product Description

The most comprehensive single volume work ever assembled.*Techniques for sampling, monitoring, testing, controlling and maintaining are presented with clarity and precision.* This handbook covers a wide range of subjects important to environmental scientists, including mathematical modelling, statistics, plant pathology, engineering problem solving, management decision making and public communication. There are many tables, charts and illustrations, and the book features methods of sampling, monitoring, testing and calculation, as well as control techniques and equipment maintenance procedures. An extensive list of references is also provided. A significant amount of editorial comment is presented by many leading environmental scientists.

Key Information

Author

Lehr

Date

01-Aug-2000

ISBN

0-07-038309-X

Format

1600 pages

Subject/keywords

Part 1: The Interaction of Basic Scientific Disciplines on Contaminant Fate and Transport in the Environment. Chapter 1: Chemistry. Chapter 2: Classes of Chemicals. Chapter 3: Geology. Chapter 4: Hydrology. Chapter 5: Physical Transport. Chapter 6: Biology. Chapter 7: Contaminant Effects. Chapter 8: Analysis and Modeling. Part 2: Site Based Environmental Science, Health and Technology. Chapter 9: Pollution Prevention Concepts and Policies. Chapter 10: Environmental Regulations. Chapter 11: Assessment Sampling and Monitoring. Chapter 12: Toxicology and Risk. Chapter 13: Control Technologies. Chapter 14: Remediation Technologies. Chapter 15: Ubiquitous Environmental Contaminants. Part 3: Place Based Environmental Science, Health and Technology. Chapter 16: Managing Place Scale Problems. Chapter 17: System Level Risk Assessment. Chapter 18: Environmental Science in the Legal System. Chapter 19: Sensitive Environmental Systems. Chapter 20: Sensitive Environmental Problems. Chapter 21: Misconceptions About Environmental Pollution. Chapter 22: Global Perspectives and Trends.

Publisher

McGraw-Hill Publishing McGraw-Hill Publishing