Environmental Science, Engineering & Technology

Water pollution is essentially an interdisciplinary field involving scientists and professionals with a wide range of expertise. It also transcends...

Sulphur dioxide is widely used in many industrial areas, for example in the production of sulphuric acid, and also as a reducing, bleaching, refrig...

This book explores policies that Congress is considering to reduce U.S. emissions of greenhouse gases. Prominent among these policies are those pro...

Mercury Emission and its Control in Chinese Coal-Fired Power Plants focuses on investigating mercury emissions samplings and measurement in Chinese...

Although addressing greenhouse gases is a leading priority of the President and many members of Congress, the ability to limit these emissions alre...

Energy demand in the United States is expected to continue to grow over the coming decades, and the Department of Energy (DOE) considers nuclear en...

Ecosystem effects from air pollution in the Adirondacks, Catskills, and elsewhere in New York have been substantial. Efforts to characterize and qu...

As pollution from cars, trucks, and land-based stationary sources has been more tightly controlled over the last 40 years, the contribution of ship...

Mining activities can increase environmental problems and compromise the quality of soils, surface water, groundwater and atmosphere, as well as ex...

Interest in solid and hazardous waste management is relatively recent, i.e., in the last three decades, and is driven by regulations in most countr...