Pollution Control

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has not conducted a recent evaluation of demand for Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) toxicity as...

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...

In this book, the authors present topical research in the study of air pollution emissions. Topics discussed include opportunities for sustainable ...

In the last few years, the concern about pollutants present in indoor environments has greatly increased since in developed countries people spend ...

Ecological revitalisation refers to the process of returning land from a contaminated site to one that supports a functioning and sustainable habit...

Air pollution has been recognised as the worlds top problem in many strategic environmental policies. However, it is still inadequately corroborate...

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are hazardous highly toxic pollutants that cause a number of environmental and human health problems. They are re...