Earth Sciences

A study of the legacy of nuclear contamination in the Soviet Union. It gives the location and characteristics of the accumulated radioactive materi...

Water utilities worldwide lose 128 billion cubic meters annually, causing annual monetary losses estimated at USD 40 billion. Most of these losses ...

Anthropogenic activity has clearly altered the N cycle contributing (among other factors) to climate change. This book aims to provide new biotechn...

This book provides an integrated description of the indicators of rangeland sustainability that capture ecological, economic, and social dimensions...

Nitrogen rich wastewaters (10-400 mg N L-1) are usually produced by municipal, industrial and agricultural wastes, such as effluents from anaerobic...

In todays world, deep learning source codes and a plethora of open access geospatial images are readily available and easily accessible. However, m...

This book informs the reader about a fascinating class of materials referred to as skutterudites, the atomic lattice of which has large structural ...

The main objective of this research was to optimize the electron donor supply in sulphate reducing bioreactors treating sulphate rich wastewater. T...

The aim of this Ph.D. was to develop a technology for the remediation of seleniferous soils/sediments and to explore microbial reduction of seleniu...

San Diego Bay is a shallow estuary surrounded by a large population center. Geological forces and changes in sea levels from the last Ice Age combi...

Nowadays, demands on modern civil engineering structures require not only safe technical solutions, but also additional approaches, involving ecolo...

This book offers a unique multidisciplinary integration of the physics of turbulence and remote sensing technology. Remote Sensing of Turbulence pr...

This book provides a comprehensive and process-based account of the genesis of carbonate rocks, from which the authors derive and describe current ...

This book introduces non-specialist readers to the history of how human societies have sought to control, use and exploit our oceans, seas and shor...

This book examines the oceanic presence in life on Earth, and the ways that we engage with the oceanic worlds for play, pleasure, adventure and the...

Advanced Bioseparation of Industrial Wastes: Sustainable Recovery of High-Value Metal Ions examines resource recovery from a variety of industrial ...

This book presents a groundbreaking hypothesis to answer one of the greatest scientific mysteries: How did life begin? Like a detective piecing tog...

The heart of this volume is exploring the links between human disease spread and the broad Silk Road trading networks which connect Eurasian civili...

Written primarily for serving and trainee deck officers, those studying for certificates of competency in merchant shipping and fishermen, Reeds Ma...

This book reviews the scientific objectives and the instrumentation of the space mission BepiColombo. BepiColombo is a joint mission between ESA an...

The main objective of this book is to provide an overview of the benefit of using Earth Observation data to monitor global environmental changes du...

This book presents a comprehensive overview of engineering management, giving readers a complete picture of this research field. Following an intro...