Environment and Ecology

Landfills have been targeted by geophysical methods in order to investigate their environmental impacts. In fact, landfills have been the classic w...

Solar activity causes changes in the magnetic field on the surface of the Earth. If these changes are insignificant, they do not affect life on Ear...

Radioactive contamination is the uncontrolled distribution of radioactive material in a given environment. Radioactive contamination is typically t...

Urban and industrial noise pollution is present in virtually every country in the world. Noise pollution studies are therefore needed to find solu...

The Yangtze River is Asia''''s longest river and the third longest river in the world. This book explores the Yangtze River''''s geography, polluti...

Many native coastal plant species play a major role in the formation of sand dunes and also protect shoreline areas from erosion. These plants ofte...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the sources, environmental concerns and control of dust. Topics discussed in thi...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the characteristics, uses and health implications of pesticides. Topics discusse...

This undergraduate textbook examines environmental pollution ranging from our homes to the global environment. Completely updated and with over 50%...

As awareness of climate change grows, so do the number of cultural depictions of environmental disaster. Graphic novels have reliably produced d...

The third volume in the Handbook of Environment and Waste Management Series, this book provides a comprehensive compilation of topics at the forefr...

The problems related to the process of industrialisation such as biodiversity depletion, climate change and a worsening of health and living condit...

Our ever-increasing demand for energy, rapidly changing eating habits and rampant consumerism are rapidly leading to the degradation of our planet....

The 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station led to serious radioactive contamination of the environment. Due to transportation...

In 2015, annual average atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels surpassed a level of 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time in three millio...

The federal budget deficit has exceeded $1 trillion annually in each fiscal year since 2009, and deficits are projected to continue. Over time, uns...

Since the dawn of civilisation until the last decades of the past century, mining activity, especially that concerning base and precious metals, re...

The handbook Global Environmental Change is intended to serve as a reliable and comprehensive resource to attend the needs of researchers, teachers...

The award-winning poet's darkly riotous debut, exploring stereotypes of Black male identity and sexuality in a corrupt systemLyrical, loud and ra...

On September 9th, 2012, the Abruzzo National Park now Abruzzo, Latium and Molise National Park celebrated its ninetieth birthday. It is along wi...

Brolga (aka Chris Barns) is the 6ft 7in strong but sensitive Aussie star of the extraordinary BBC series Kangaroo Dundee. Brolga lives in a simple ...

THE PERFECT GIFT FOR NATURE LOVERSTo see a hare sit still as stone, to watch a hare boxing on a frosty March morning, to witness a hare bolt . . . ...

Recent international negotiations and domestic policy developments have generated interest in current and projected U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emiss...

Kate Nicholls left England to raise her five children in Botswana: an experience that would change each of their lives. Living on a shoestring in ...

A poignant, practical and moving story of how to fix our broken land, this should be conservation's salvation; this should be its future; this is a...

This historical account of Banks Peninsula - a unique volcanic landform jutting eastwards into the Pacific Ocean from the otherwise unsurprising Ca...

This book provides an account of the major environmental contaminations present today, and offers detailed insights into their potential remediatio...

Sporting a mix of blue, yellow, white, green and black, the unmistakable Blue Tit reflects the colours of a planet affected by a burgeoning human p...

A Project of the Center for Great Plains Studies and the School of Natural Resources, University of NebraskaGreat Plains Bison traces the history a...

Two hundred sixty million years ago, life on Earth suffered wave after wave of cataclysmic extinctions, with the worst wiping out nearly every spec...

A compelling story of African adventure, romance and intrigue, perfect for readers of bestselling true crime such as WHITE MISCHIEF and MIDNIGHT IN...

Water microbiology is concerned with the microorganisms that live in the water, or those that can be transported from one habitat to another by wat...

In the last few years, the concern about pollutants present in indoor environments has greatly increased since in developed countries people spend ...

Perchlorate is the explosive component of solid rocket fuel, fireworks, road flares, and other products. Used heavily by the Department of Defense ...