Environmental Science, Engineering & Technology

Prior to the 1980s and the passage of environmental legislation regulating the generation, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste, Department of ...

Many voices, domestic and international, have called upon the United States to increase foreign assistance to address climate change. Proponents ma...

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

This book presents current research in the study of the ecology, types and management of oak. Topics discussed include oak wood characterisation wi...

Relative humidity is a term used to describe the amount of water vapour that exists in a gaseous mixture of air and water vapour. The relative humi...

Water scarcity and stringent environmental regulations have mandated treatment of polluted, saline and marginal waters for use and reuse within var...

Civil and environmental engineers make frequent use of mathematical models to handle free-surface hydraulics problems as simulation of river and ch...

To preserve this world for future generations, we must strive for sustainable development that meets the needs of the present without compromising ...

This book has been written with emphasis on the fundamental engineering principles underlying the peat characteristics, importance of peat, environ...

The Ghana''''s rocky shore is unique along the Gulf of Guinea from Cote d''''Ivoire to western Cameroon (West Africa). This suggests the existence ...

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

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed regulations to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from existing power plants. EPA believe...

Carbon capture and sequestration (or storage) -- known as CCS -- has attracted congressional interest as a measure for mitigating global climate ch...

Due to its high energy density, liquid hydrogen is one of the best alternative fuels. As such, Liquefaction: Analysis and Assessment introduces hyd...

Soils have various functions in all ecosystems, particularly for environmental quality and human health. The parent materials of serpentine soils a...