Environmental Science, Engineering & Technology

The bottled water industry is the second largest commercial beverage category by volume in the U.S. Nearly all bottled water sold in the US is sour...

The responsibility for development, management, and allocation of the nation''''s water resources is spread among federal, state, local, tribal and...

Rainwater harvesting has gained popularity as a measure to address the water supply shortage in rural areas in developing countries. The harvesting...

Water shortages are a reality all over the world, and supplying water to urban centers is one of the challenges of modern society. This book examin...

Water is a foundational element of development and by its nature, a basic and essential resource. A great challenge confronts certain regions, nati...

Recent catastrophic breaks in water mains and sewer discharges during storms are indicators of the nations old and deteriorating water and wastewat...

Freshwater management challenges are increasingly common. Allocation of limited water resources between agricultural, municipal and environmental u...

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE TO ENERGY CONVERSION PROCESSES A TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC REVIEW OF EMERGING WASTE DISPOSAL TECHNOLOGIES Intended for a wide a...

During the next 10 years, many countries important to the United States will experience water problems (shortages, poor water quality, or floods) t...

The events of 11 September 2001 focused heightened attention on the security status of the nation''''s drinking water supplies and the vulnerabilit...

With the population of our planet exceeding seven billion, funds for infrastructure works being limited worldwide and climate change affecting wate...

Much progress has been made in achieving the ambitious goals that Congress established more than 35 years ago in the Clean Water Act (CWA) to resto...

Water quality is the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water. It is most frequently used by reference to a set of standards agai...

Water purification is the process of removing undesirable chemical and biological contaminants from raw water. The goal is to produce water fit for...

In this book, the role of biological assessments in a variety of water quality management program applications is discussed, including reporting on...

The growing quantities of waste sludge generated in municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants containing various organics and other cont...

In this book, the authors gather and present current research in the study of the technological systems, management practices and environmental imp...

Although several countries have been introducing more stringent laws to reduce the amount of waste to be land-filled, in an attempt to maximise rec...

Waste-to-Energy is one of the key technologies for sustainable waste management. The book by Laura Mastellone offers a comprehensive overview of th...

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

This book provides an overview of biodegradation. The first chapter provides a detailed description on the ability of Rhodococcus UKMP-5M to act as...