This is a collection of studies on the ecologies of European cities, including Paris, Zurich, and Amsterdam among others. Its discussion includes the natural and historical development of each city, local flora, the environmental impact of city growth, and environmental planning…
Marine bioprocess engineering: proceedings of an international symposium organiz…
by Tramper, J., Osinga, R., Burgess, J. G., Wijffels, R. H., European Society for Marine Biotechnology, Marine Bioprocess Engineering. International Symposium, Noordwijkerhout)
fromProgress in industrial microbiology
Discusses the carbon footprint--the carbon emissions used to manufacture and transport--everyday items, including paper bags and imported produce, and provides information to help build carbon considerations into everyday purchases.
Modelling radioactivity in the environment
by Scott, E. M.
fromRadioactivity in the environment
Completely revised, this ninth edition of a perennial bestseller retains the organizational structure that has made past editions so popular while updating coverage of principles, tools, and techniques to provide fundamental understanding of environmental chemistry and its appli…
Aquatic Ecotoxicology: Advancing Tools for Dealing with Emerging Risks presents a thorough look at recent advances in aquatic ecotoxicology and their application in assessing the risk of well-known and emerging environmental contaminants. This essential reference, brought togeth…
Environmental science
by Allan, Richard, Pryor, Kent, Bainbridge-Smith, Lissa
fromBiology Modular Workbook Series
Greening the Media rethinks media technologies from an ecological perspective, developing a new approach to historical and social analysis of information and communication technology
Like many people, Beth Terry didn't think an individual could have much impact on the environment, until she read an article the oceans filling with plastic while she was recovering from a surgery. She decided that day to kick her plastic habit, and now she wants to teach you ho…
Scope and content: "This accessible and engagingly written book describes how national and international scientific monitoring programmes brought to light our present understanding of Arctic environmental change, and how these research results were successfully used to achieve i…