Environment and Ecology

Traffic and industrial environmental problem is a big concern around the world. The present global situation faces traffic and industrial pollution...

Discover the fascinating stories behind some 300 species of fungi and understand the world of mushrooms like never before!Did you know that fungi p...

A thorough description of a built environments life cycle (brief; design; raw material extraction, transport and processing; construction materials...

The United States has produced clean, renewable electricity from hydropower for more than 100 years, but hydropower-producing facilities represent ...

The edited book volume Land Use: Planning, Regulations, and Environment is a diverse compilation of ten chapters covering different facets of the...

Most electricity customers see electricity rates that are based on average electricity costs and bear little relation to the true production costs ...

Recent events have renewed long-standing congressional interest in safe management of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and other high level nuclear waste. ...

The nation''s reliance on imported oil, rising energy costs, and fossil fuels'' potential contribution to climate change have renewed the federal f...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the social, economic and environmental issues facing Colombia today. Topics disc...

In 2005, beekeepers in the United States began observing a mysterious and disturbing phenomenon: once-healthy colonies of bees were suddenly collap...

This book provides an overview of middle income households across the United States, which are under significant financial strain, and rising energ...

This series covers leading-edge research focusing on the environment, including current research data on UHI''s impacts on aquatic environments; th...

This book is a continuation of the book Environmental Researcher Biographical Sketches and Research Summaries which compiles biographical sketches ...

For over a century, Experimental Forests and Ranges (EFRs) have provided critical science on the ecosystems and management activities of the Nation...

Publicly traded companies are required to transparently disclose material business risks to investors through regular filings with the Securities a...

This series covers leading-edge research focusing on the environment, including current research data on solar energy for buildings; sustainable de...

This book is a continuation of the book Environmental Researcher Biographical Sketches and Research Summaries which compiles biographical sketches ...

Our country''s natural resource challenges today are more complex and more difficult to resolve than ever before. The loss of biodiversity, changin...

The surface of dry or wet asphalt roads reflect partially linearly polarised light, the degree of linear polarisation of which depends on the darkn...

This book is a continuation of the book Environmental Researcher Biographical Sketches and Research Summaries which compiles biographical sketches ...

For more than 50 years, the United States, which accounts for about half of global food aid supplies, has played an important role in alleviating m...

Radioactive material is used worldwide for legitimate commercial purposes, including industrial processes in the oil and gas, aerospace, and food s...