Environmental Science, Engineering & Technology

This book presents a comprehensive review of energy research studies from authors around the globe, including recent research in energy use and its...

Sprinkler irrigation systems are among the most popular and used irrigation systems in the world, and the trend is to an increase in their use. The...

The critical appraisal of deforestation and the methods for such investigations have recently become important issues internationally. This book ex...

This book presents topical research in the study of the Alpine environment with a focus on geology, ecology and conservation. Topics discussed incl...

Since 1985, scientists have been documenting a hypoxic zone, an area of low dissolved oxygen that cannot support marine life, in the Gulf of Mexico...

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established in 1970 to consolidate numerous federal pollution control responsibilities that had been ...

Book & DVD. The National Coastal Condition Report series assesses the condition of the estuarine, Great Lakes, and coastal embayment waters and...

Mountain ecosystems serve as early warning systems both for climate change and pollution by persistent organic pollutants, in particular because mo...

On 20 April 2010, an explosion of fire occurred on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico. This resulted in eleven worker fatalit...

There is a substantial interest in the development of relative humidity sensors for applications in monitoring moisture levels at home, in clean ro...

This book examines the issues raised by the use of dispersants in the Deepwater Horizon spill. Dispersants change the distribution, not the amount,...

Coal fired power plants account for almost 45% of electric power generated in the United States. The coal combustion process at those facilities ge...