Environment and Ecology

Natural gas is regularly lost as it is burned (flared) and released into the atmosphere (vented) during the production of oil and gas. While the ex...

President Obama established the National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes by Executive Order on July 19, 20...

Despite the fact that water covers two-thirds of the Earth''s surface, it is surprisingly vulnerable to human influence and activity. Marine ecosys...

Alien -- also called non-indigenous or non-native -- species are defined as those species that colonise an area beyond their natural range, where t...

Written by seventeen experts in the field of rangeland management, this compilation of essays brings to light the latent issues concerning this sub...

This is an introduction to present sustainable development including its processes, challenges and prospects. We are living in an era of rapid tech...

The main mesological factors that determine vegetation activity are moisture and temperature (Ferreras Chasco, 2000). Under certain conditions of m...

Many regions within the United States experience moderate to exceptional drought forcing state officials to make difficult choices regarding energy...

Experts broadly agree that stabilising greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in the atmosphere to avoid dangerous GHG-induced climate change could be...

This book provides readers with the latest developments in environmental research. Chapter One provides a socio-economic analysis on the impact of ...

The National Park Service (NPS) administers the National Park System, which covers 84.6 million acres of land and consists of 410 diverse units val...

This book compiles research summaries from a number of different focuses in the important field of environment and agriculture.

This book challenges the assumption that humans generally treat all animal species equally according to their need of conservation. Recent studies ...

Sandy beaches are the most abundant coastal systems world-wide, representing approximately 3/4 of the worlds'' coastlines. In the last decades, the...

The National Strategy for the Arctic Region sets forth the United States Government''s strategic priorities for the Arctic region. This strategy is...

Immobilisation of high level toxic wastes by vitrification is a well established process that has been studied extensively over last 40 years. A su...

Many state policymakers and utility regulators have established aggressive energy efficiency (EE) savings targets which will necessitate investing ...

This book focuses on natural gas, both as a saleable product and as a potential air pollutant. After briefly outlining the production, processing, ...

Current discussions of U.S. and global energy supply refer to oil, natural gas and coal using several terms that may be unfamiliar to some. The ter...

Steppe environments impose strong selection pressures on organisms due to limiting climate conditions. Biotic factors also exert important pressure...

Currently, the management of solid waste represents a major economic and environmental issue throughout the world. Trends in waste generation show ...

Residues containing Cr (VI) are classified as toxic and hazardous residues by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Cr (VI) could easily le...

The seismic design criteria applied to sitting commercial nuclear power plants operating in the U.S. received increased attention following the Mar...