AIR, WATER, SEDIMENT AND SOIL POLLUTION MODELLING
AIR, WATER AND SOIL POLLUTION AND MODELLING: THE PROBLEM IN CONTEXT
Introduction to Anthropogenic Pollution of the Natural Environment
Role of Models in Analysing Behaviour of Engineering and Environmental Systems
TRANSPORT OF MAN-MADE POLLUTANTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND THEIR FATE
SYSTEM MODELLING INCLUDING ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING
Introduction to System Modelling
Different Types of Currently Available System Models
A Simplistic Mathematical Model of CO2 Accumulation in the Atmosphere
WATER POLLUTION: CAUSES, EFFECTS AND TREATMENT
SOIL POLLUTION: CAUSES, EFFECTS, REMEDIATION AND MATHEMATICAL MODELLING
Remediation of contaminated soils
PHYTOTECHNOLOGIES SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE LAND MANAGEMENT
PLANT GROWTH CONTROL: BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL, PHYSICAL AND POST-HARVEST PARAMETERS
Application of Fertilizers or Chelating Agents
INORGANIC CONTAMINANTS : OCCURRENCE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PLANTS
Functional and toxicological aspects of inorganic substances
Establishing a reference plant for fingerprinting chemical elements
CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT
Constructed Wetlands for Water Treatment
PHYTOTECHNOLOGY FOR FORESTRY
Woody Plants on Polluted Sites
Uptake and Distribution of Toxic Elements and Substances in Plants during Reforestation
Effects and Tolerance of Toxicants
POTENTIAL OF PLANT GENETIC ENGINEERING FOR PHYTOREMEDIATION OF TOXIC TRACE ELEMENTS
General consideration in choosing target genes for phytoremediation
Genetic engineering of metal transporters
WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
THE HISTORIOGRAPHY OF ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
What Is Environmental History?
The Origins and Institutionalization of Environmental History (as a Self-conscious Enterprise)
WORLD HISTORY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
INTERNATIONAL LAW, REGULATIONS AND ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
Early International Environmental Law
The Rise of International Organizations
After Stockholm: The New Era of International Environmental Law
The Millennium Summit, Declaration, and Development Goals
HEALTH, DISEASE, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
The First Agricultural Revolution
The Integration of Disease Zones
The Second Agricultural Revolution
A New Chapter of Epidemic Disease
Population Growth and the Health Transition
From Infectious Disease to Degenerative and Lifestyle Diseases
CLIMATE AND WORLD ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
Data-Bases and Types of Data to Reconstruct Past Climate
The NAO-Index as leading factor for the climate of Europe
The Medieval Warm Period (950-1200)
ORIGINS, DEVELOPMENT AND DIFFERENTIATION OF WORLD AGRICULTURES
Principles, Definitions, Concepts
The Emergence and Development of Neolithic Agriculture
Hydraulic Agriculture from Early Antiquity to the Modern Era
Agrarian Systems in Temperate Parts of Europe from Antiquity to the Modern Era
The Agricultural Revolutions of the Twentieth Century: Uneven and Contradictory Development
THE DEVELOPMENT AND HISTORY OF HORTICULTURE
The Beginnings: The Neolithic Age
Egypt: Birthplace of Horticulture
Pre-Columbian Central and South American Horticulture
China and Japan: Horticultural Centres of the Far East
Middle Ages in Europe up to the 1400s
Advancements during the Renaissance, 1400s-1600s
Horticultural Science on the Rise, 1600s-1700s
Market Garden History Overview
The Industrial Revolution and up into the 1800s
HISTORY OF FORESTRY: INSTITUTIONS AND CULTURE
HISTORY OF CONSERVATION AND BIODIVERSITY
Natural Variations in Ecology and Biodiversity
The Imprints of Environmental Change on Biodiversity
An Example of the ‘Little Ice Age’
Volcanoes, Floods and Coastal Erosion: The Effects of Some Other Major Environmental Impacts
The Ecological Footprint of the Human Race
The Impacts of Settlement and Agriculture
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS, DISASTERS AND ACCIDENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF WATER RESOURCES
Water Resources, Agriculture, and Food
The Assessment of Dam Building: An Ambiguous Balance
Industrial Revolution and the New Age Of Urban Water Resources
ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF AIR POLLUTION AND PROTECTION
HISTORY OF WASTE MANAGEMENT AND THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL REPRESENTATIONS OF WASTE
ENERGY IN HISTORY
HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN UP AND RESTORATION
COLONIALISM, IMPERIALISM AND ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
Themes and Contexts in Environmental History
Early Colonial Scientists, Environmentalism and Environmental History
ASIAN WOODLAND AND FAUNA HISTORY
Mapping De-Forestation and Diversity
Woodlands as Agents of Diversity and Historical Continuity
The Political Economy of Woodland History: State Structure, Markets and Forests in Asia
Cultural Roots of Woodlands and Fauna, or Sacred Groves
EUROPEAN WOODLAND AND FAUNA HISTORY
AN ECOLOGICAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIA’S FORESTS AND FAUNA (1770-2010)
The Approach Adopted In This Paper
The Earliest Reports of Forests and Fauna
1908 - a century of settlement
ECONOMICAL HISTORY AND THE ENVIRONMENT: NEW QUESTIONS, APPROACHES AND METHODOLOGIES
The Missing Role of Useful Work from Energy Carriers in Economic Growth
From Economic History to Social Metabolism And Beyond
The Socio-Metabolic Profiles of Past Organic and Present Industrial Economies
Why the Industrial Revolution Began In A High Wage And Cheap Energy Economy
Land-Use and Livestock Breeding As a Crucial Metabolic Hinge for Yield Increase
Nature-Society Interaction between A Malthusian Trap And A Smithian Response
From One Unsustainable Path To Another: The First Globalization As A Watershed
Was There A General Crisis Of Biomass Energy Carriers In Europe?
ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF AFRICA
Defining the African Environment
African Management of Natural Resources
New Agricultural Crops and Animals
Colonial Management of Natural Resources
Environmental Degradation Narrative
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND HUMAN HEALTH
Toxic Chemicals in the Environment
Biological Agents in the Environment
HEALTH EFFECTS FROM EXPOSURE TO ACUTE LEVELS OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS
Occurrence of Acute Poisonings in Industries
Non-regular Work as a Causative Factor of Acute Poisoning
HEALTH EFFECTS FROM EXPOSURE TO CHRONIC LEVELS OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS
Definition of Chronic Toxicity
Specific Toxicity or Target Organs of Chemicals
CONTROL STRATEGIES
CASE STUDY OF AIR POLLUTION EPISODES IN MEUSE VALLEY OF BELGIUM, DONORA OF PENNSYLVANIA, AND LONDON, U.K.
CASE STUDY OF THE BHOPAL INCIDENT
MINAMATA DISEASE IN JAPAN
Investigation of Cause of Minamata Disease in Two Areas
Medical Aspects of Minamata Disease
Measures to Control Mercury Pollution
Estimating Exposure in Consumption of Seafood and Risks of Mercury Poisoning
MERCURY-CONTAMINATED GRAIN IN IRAQ
Epidemic of Mercury Poisoning in Iraq
Clinical Features of the Iraq Methylmercury Poisoning by Fungicide
PEDIATRIC LEAD POISONING OF RESIDENTIAL ORIGIN
Plumbing as a Source of Poisoning
Health and Developmental Effects of Lead
Prevalence of Childhood Lead Poisoning
Children are Especially Vulnerable
Exposure of Children to Lead Paint
INSECTICIDES
HERBICIDES
RODENTICIDES
VIRUS-INDUCED DISEASES
Viruses Which Affect Humans Indirectly
Viruses Affecting Humans Directly
Viruses Associated with Cancers
FUNGUS AND ACTINOMYCETE-INDUCED DISEASES
CASE STUDY OF LYME DISEASE
CASE HISTORY: EBOLA HEMORRHAGIC FEVER IN ZAIRE, 1995
Part I: A Chronological Account
Background on Filoviral Diseases
Genetic characterization of the 1995 isolate of Ebola virus
Mobilization of an International Outbreak Response
Providing Medical Care to EHF Patients
Disseminating Disease Prevention Information to the Local Population
The Epidemiological Investigation
The Search for the Zoonotic Host of Ebola Virus
Was the intervention successful?
Reasons for international concern
Factors that encouraged the epidemic spread of EHF in Zaire
Zaire’s Request for International Assistance
CASE STUDIES OF ANTHRAX OUTBREAKS
CASE STUDY OF HEALTH EFFECTS OF CRYPTOSPORIDIUM IN DRINKING WATER
SPORTFISH CONSUMPTION: SOCIO-CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS, ETHNICITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTH ADVISORIES
Ethnicity/Social-cultural considerations of fish consumption
Economics of fishing and fish consumption
Effectiveness of health advisories
Compliance with advisories and public perception
Impact of compliance with advisories and reality
IMPACT OF SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS ON RESIDENTIAL INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND HUMAN HEALTH
Selected Important Indoor Exposures
Important Building Characteristic Affecting Indoor Exposures: Ventilation
SOCIAL CONCERNS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES
Assessing and Communicating Risks from Environmental Exposures
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AS A COMPONENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION-MAKING
Existing Framework for Environmental Decision-Making
Environmental Justice Perspective on Environmental Decision-Making
Incorporating Environmental Justice into Environmental Decision-Making
FORENSIC TOXICOLOGY
History of Forensic Toxicology
Summary of Properties of some Common Toxic Substances
General Principles of Forensic Toxicology
Interpretation of toxicological Findings
Scientific Organizations and Associations of Forensic Toxicology
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY-AN OVERVIEW
OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES AND INJURIES
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
Workplace Safety, Moving Goods and Materials, Transport and Driving for Work
Construction and Demolition Hazards
Safety in the Use of Work Equipment
HAZARDS MANAGEMENT, MONITORING OF THE WORK ENVIRONMENT AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF STANDARDS
Measurement of Inhalation Hazards
Measurement of Dermal and Ingestion Hazards
Measurement of Physical Hazards, Noise, Vibration, Lighting, Thermal
Interpretation of Exposure Measurements
HEALTH, WORK AND WELLBEING
ANIMAL RESOURCES AND DIVERSITY IN AFRICA
COLLEMBOLA CLASS "SPRINGTAILS"
Biodiversity and Biogeography of Collembola in Africano-Malagasy Empire
Role of Collembola in terrestrial ecosystems "Man and Collembola".
TERMITES: GENERAL FEATURES AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
Classification and diversity of termites
Ecological functions of termites
Ecosystem services provided by termites
Pests status and termite control measures
SPIDERS IN AFRICA
Spiders in African Languages and Folklore
How many spider species are recorded from Africa?
Where do Spiders Live in Africa?
Development of Spider Studies in Africa
FRESHWATER FISHES IN AFRICA
The Lakes and Rivers of Africa
Advances in African freshwater ichthyology
Characteristics of the African inland water fish fauna
AQUATIC HABITATS IN AFRICA
Human Interactions and Water Quality in African Aquatic Ecosystem
Land Use, Nutrient Inputs and Modification
Interruption of Water Flow by Dams
Watershed Activities: Eutrophication and Pollution
Urbanization and Human Settlement
LIMNOLOGY OF THE RIVER NILE
Hydrology and Limnology of the Nile basin
Limnological features of two Nile Lakes
Climate change and The River Nile
Effect of Human Impacts on the River Nile
ETHNOBIOLOGY
ZOOARCHAEOLOGY
Zooarchaeological Research Methods
Formation Processes of a Zooarchaeological Assemblage
Zooarchaeological Theoretical Directions
Current Zooarchaeological Research Contributions
Zooarchaeological Interpretation, Understanding Bias
ETHNOBIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK)
AQUATIC ETHNOBIOLOGY
Some Foundational Works and Trends in Aquatic Ethnobiology
The Vast Amounts of Ecological Knowledge held by Aquatic Resource Users
The Co-Occurrence of Parallel/Alternative Classification Systems of Aquatic Organisms
MARINE ECOLOGY
Introduction: The Sea as an Ecosystem
Marine Biodiversity and Marine Habitats
Marine Ecology: Definition and Goals
The Formation and Destruction of Organic Matter in the Sea: Primary Producers and Respiration
Transformations of Organic Matter: The Structure and Dynamics of Marine Food Webs
External Drivers of the Function and Structure of Marine Food Webs
PRODUCTIVITY OF THE OCEANS
Photosynthetic processes of planktonic cells.
Computation of global and regional productivity in the ocean.
OCEAN CURRENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON MARINE LIFE
Impacts on nutrient circulation and productivity of the oceans
ROLE OF MARINE MICROBES IN CARBON AND NUTRIENT CYCLES
Microbes in the sea. Defining the subject of study in marine microbiology.
The role of microbes in the cycles of nutrients and carbon. A historical view.
The end of the black box approach to the study of the ecology of plankton microbes.
Evolving perceptions on the role of microorganisms in the inorganic nutrient fluxes.
ECOLOGY, BEHAVIOR AND PRODUCTIVITY OF MARINE FISH
ADAPTATIONS TO LIFE IN THE OCEANS
ADAPTATIONS TO LIFE IN THE OCEANS. PELAGIC MACROFAUNA
LIFE IN EXTREME OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS: ANCHIALINE CAVES
The anchialine environment: a subterranean marine/freshwater ecotone
The marine condition of anchialine caves
Typology and distribution of anchialine environments
Sources of organic matter and trophic relationships in anchialine caves
Characteristics of the anchialine fauna
PLANKTON
POPULATION DYNAMICS OF PHYTOPLANKTON
NITROGEN METABOLISM IN PHYTOPLANKTON
Availability and use of different forms of nitrogen
Nutrient classification and preferences
Plasticity in cell composition
Overflow mechanisms: excretion and release processes
Recycling of nitrogen within the cell
From uptake to growth: time-lag phenomena
ZOOPLANKTON ECOLOGY
SWIMMING DYNAMICS OF ZOOPLANKTON
INDUCTION OF SETTLEMENT IN MEROZOOPLANKTON
Biological and environmental challenges faced by merozooplankters
Settlement cues and signal transduction
Overview of natural settlement cues
ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR OF SEABIRDS
Taxonomy and distribution of seabirds
Life cycles and breeding behavior of seabirds
MARINE REPTILES: ADAPTATIONS, TAXONOMY, DISTRIBUTION AND LIFE CYCLES
ROLES OF VIRUSES IN AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
Basic knowledge on the world of viruses
Viruses form a huge reservoir of uncharacterized diversity
Abundance, distribution and biogeography
Viral activities and biogeochemical implications
Viruses drive microbial diversity and diversification
Arm races in the sea: resistance of viral host cells
The good viruses: viruses as cell partners, tripartite symbioses
Giant Mimi-, Mama-, Marseille-, Mega-viruses and Sputnik virophages: are viruses living things?
COASTAL ZONE AND ESTUARIES
COASTAL DYNAMICS
WAVES AND SEDIMENT TRANSPORT IN THE NEARSHORE ZONE
COASTAL SYSTEMS
ROCKY COASTS
COASTAL BARRIERS
Global Distribution and Tectonic Setting
COASTAL SAND DUNES AND BARRIER ISLANDS
Flora and fauna of sand dunes and barrier islands
Coastal management and conservation. Policies and professional practice
MORPHOLOGY AND MORPHODYNAMICS OF SANDY BEACHES
Environmental boundary conditions and external hydrodynamic forcing
MORPHOLOGY AND MORPHODYNAMICS OF GRAVEL BEACHES
Hydrodynamics of gravel beaches
Morphosedimentology of Gravel Beaches
Stratigraphy of Gravel Beaches
BEACH PLAINS: FORMATION, EVOLUTION AND ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE
Beach-plain stratigraphy and morphology
Beach-plain sediments and sediment sources
Modes and processes of beach-plain formation
Post-formational morphological modifications
ESTUARINE SYSTEMS
RIAS AND TIDAL-SEA ESTUARIES
The Rías Baixas infilling: a case study
COASTAL LAGOONS
Definition and importance of coastal lagoons
Origin and size of coastal lagoons
Grain size and sedimentation rates
Primary production in coastal lagoons
PRIMARY PRODUCTION IN COASTAL LAGOONS
Measurement of primary production
Temporal and spatial variations
TIDAL SALT MARSHES AND MANGROVE SWAMPS
COASTAL TRENDS
ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS
ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS ON THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE COASTAL BIOTA
Anthropogenic effects on fish and shellfish stocks of the continental shelves
Anthropogenic effects on coral reef communities
Anthropogenic effects on kelp beds
Anthropogenic effects on seagrass beds
Anthropogenic effects on Mangroves
ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS ON ESTUARIES
ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
Introduction: Systems Approach to Environmental Objects
Measurements: Data Capture, Validation, Interpretation
Modeling: Model Types, System Identification and Parameter Estimation
Decision Support: Optimization, Multicriteria Approach, Hierarchical Optimization
Applied Systems Analysis: Urban and Regional Studies and Information Systems
MEASUREMENT TOOLS FOR POLLUTION SOURCES AND AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS
Spectroscopic Monitoring Techniques
Monitoring of Criteria Gaseous Pollutants in Ambient Air
Monitoring of Non-Criteria Gaseous Pollutants in Ambient Air
MEASUREMENT TOOLS FOR ATMOSPHERIC SYSTEMS
MEASUREMENT TOOLS: WATER SYSTEMS (OCEANS)
Current Measurements for Oceans
FIELD TECHNIQUES: SOIL SYSTEMS
Field techniques to study soil formation and soil classification
Evaluating the impact of human activities on soil quantity, soil quality and soil functions
Field techniques related to study soil loss, soil functionality and soil pollution
FIELD TECHNIQUES FOR ATMOSPHERIC SYSTEMS
Conceptual Aspects of Field Campaigns and Techniques
FIELD TECHNIQUES: INLAND WATERS
Objectives: Lakes, Rivers, and Groundwaters
Human Use, Anthropogenic Changes, and Threats to Inland Waters
Sampling, Data Assessment, and Field Techniques
FIELD TECHNIQUES: WATER SYSTEMS (OCEANS)
BIOINDICATION OF ECOSYSTEMS REGENERATION ABILITY THRESHOLDS
ENVIRONMENTAL DATA AND STATISTICS
SPATIAL ENVIRONMENTAL DATA
Use of Spatial Environmental Information
Classification of Spatial Environmental Databases
NON-SPATIAL ENVIRONMENTAL DATA
Proliferation of Environmental Information
Classification of Environmental Databases
Metadatabases for Environmental Information
Environmental Information Systems and Meta-information Systems on the Free Internet
STATISTICAL ANALYSES' DESIGN
Classification of Environmental Problems
A Sample of Environmental Problems
Characteristics of Environmental Processes
DATA ACCURACY AND VALIDATION
ENVIRONMENTAL MODELS AND SIMULATIONS
Briefly about the History of Modeling
Generality of Environmental Model
State-of-the-Art of Modeling on the Edge of the Third Millenium
TYPES OF ENVIRONMENTAL MODELS
Common Features of Environmental Systems
Types of Environmental Systems
Uses and Objectives of Environmental Models
CASE STUDIES OF LOCAL, REGIONAL AND GLOBAL APPLICATIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MODELS
DATA INTEGRATION INTO ENVIRONMENTAL MODELS AND SENSITIVITY TO INPUT DATA
IDENTIFICATIONS AND APPLICATIONS OF COUPLED CLIMATE MODELS
Elements of Coupled Climate Models
Computational Aspects of Coupled Climate Models
Important Issues in Climate Model Coupling
MODEL APPLICATION FOR DECISION MAKERS AND POLICY EVALUATORS
ASSESSING THE ROLE OF CLIMATE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND MODELING
Brief Description of the Climate System and How it is Modeled
The Role of Climate in Environmental Modeling
DECISION SUPPORT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
MULTI-OBJECTIVE DECISION SUPPORT INCLUDING SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Multi-objective Model Analysis
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS AT DIFFERENT SCALES
VALIDATION AND UNCERTAINTY IN ANALYSIS DECISION SUPPORT
Validation of Decision Support Systems
SYSTEM TO SUPPORT DECISIONS ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT
Definition of Sustainable Development
Operationalization of the Concept of Sustainable Development
Sustainability Indicators as a Further Step in Operationalizing Sustainable Development
Sustainable Global Development - The Integrative Concept
SYSTEM TO SUPPORT DECISIONS ON CLEAN-UP OF POLLUTED LANDS
Questions on Clean-up Strategy
SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT DECISIONS ON ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION
Electricity Production Systems
Contribution of Energy Resources to World Electricity Production
Energy Storage, Efficiency of Production and Waste Heat
Appraisal of Investments in Electricity Production Systems
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY, TRAFFIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Spatial analysis and optimization models
A dynamic multi-time scale system representation of the air quality management problem
A heuristic for solving the regulators problem
DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
Decision Support Systems (DSS) for Regional and Urban Planning
SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT DECISIONS FOR URBAN AREAS
Environmental Impact Assessment and Multi-attribute Impact Theory
DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES OF SUSTAINABILITY
Thermodynamics of Sustainable Development: A Natural Sciences Perspective
A Systems and Control Perspective of Sustainable Development
Need for Transdisciplinary Pathways between Disciplines for a Holistic Perspective
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION SERVICES AND COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
The Problem Domain: Urban Atmospheric Quality
Paving the Scene: Choose the Parameters of Interest
Be Informed In Advance: Operational Air Quality Forecasting
Computational Intelligence Methods for AQ Forecasting
Construction of Operational Prediction Models
Information Services for the Atmospheric Environment
An AQ Information Service Example
Quality Of Life Information Services for the Atmospheric Environment: The Future
NUMERICAL FLOOD SIMULATION BY DEPTH AVERAGED FREE SURFACE FLOW MODELS
Mathematical Modeling of Flood Propagation
Numerical Modeling for Flood Propagation in Natural Topographies
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE VULNERABILITY TO EROSION OF THE COASTAL ZONE DUE TO A POTENTIAL RISE OF SEA LEVEL: THE CASE OF THE HELLENIC AEGEAN COAST
Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI)
The Aegean Sea: Physicogeographic setting
SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORK FOR ENERGY AND HABITAT (AS END USER) SYSTEMS
A Sustainable Framework for Energy Systems
POLLUTION CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES
Control of Particulate Matter in Gaseous Emissions
Pollution Control through Efficient Combustion Technology
CONTROL OF PARTICULATE MATTER IN GASEOUS EMISSIONS
Air and Emission Sampling and Analysis
Origins, Nature and Characteristics of Particles
Health Factors: Respirable Dust
BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE GAS PHASE
Elementary Particles in Chemistry and Physics
EFFLUENT GAS MONITORING
Occupational Hazard Monitoring Methods
Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
DUST-PARTICLE FORMATION AND CHARACTERISTICS
DUST COLLECTION
MECHANICAL AND CYCLONIC COLLECTORS
ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATORS
CONTROL OF GASEOUS EMISSIONS
Equilibrium Partition of Pollutants
Condensation as a Treatment Method
CONTROL OF CARBON MONOXIDE AND VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS, INCLUDING CONDENSATION
ADSORBENTS AND ADSORPTION PROCESSES FOR POLLUTION CONTROL
Continuous counter-current flow systems
Application of adsorbents for desiccation
CONTROL OF NITROGEN OXIDES
ODOR EMISSION CONTROL
INDOOR AIR QUALITY MONITORING AND CONTROL
POLLUTION CONTROL THROUGH EFFICIENT COMBUSTION TECHNOLOGY
COMBUSTION FUNDAMENTALS
FUNDAMENTALS OF TRANSPORT PHENOMENA IN COMBUSTION
COMBUSTION RESEARCH AND COMPUTER FLUID DYNAMICS
THERMAL AND CATALYTIC COMBUSTION
Survey of VOCs treatment methods
MANAGEMENT OF COMBUSTIBLE WASTE
Some Principles in Waste Management
WASTE INCINERATION TECHNOLOGY
POLLUTION CONTROL IN INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES
Energy Production from Fossil Fuels
CONTROL OF POLLUTION IN POWER GENERATION
Environmental Pollution from Production and Pre-combustion Processing of Fossil Fuels.
Power Generation from Fossil Fuels.
Formation and Control of Pollutants from Power Generation with Fossil Fuels.
CONTROL OF POLLUTION IN THE CHEMICAL INDUSTRY
Production of Nitrates-Containing Fertilizers
CONTROL OF POLLUTION IN THE PETROLEUM INDUSTRY
Overview of the environmental impact of the petroleum industry
Sources of Environmental Pollution from the Petroleum Industry
Estimation of Pollution and Control Technologies for the Petroleum industry
CONTROL OF POLLUTION IN THE IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY
Sinter production: Control of pollution.
Coke production: Control of pollution.
Iron production: Control of pollution.
Steel production.Control of pollution.
Ferroalloy industry: Control of pollution.
Rolling: Control of pollution.
CONTROL OF POLLUTION IN THE NON-FERROUS METALS INDUSTRY
CONTROL OF POLLUTION IN THE PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY
Technologies for Pulp and Paper Production
Pulp Preparation from Secondary Paper and the Impact of Paper Recycling on Environment
POLLUTION CONTROL IN TRANSPORTATION
Control of Exhaust Emissions from Internal Combustion Engines
Catalytic Converters and Other Emission Control Devices
Control of Emissions in Heavy road Transport and Construction Equipment
Control of Pollution in Railway Systems
CONTROL OF EXHAUST EMISSIONS FROM INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINED VEHICLES
Environmental Pollution from Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles.
Formation of Pollutants and Their Estimation.
Control of Exhaust Emissions from Internal Combustion Engines
CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND OTHER EMISSION CONTROL DEVICES
Devices for Post Combustion Control of Engine Emissions.
Devices for Control of Crankcase and Evaporative Emissions.
Maintenance and Future Implementation of Vehicle Emission Controls.
ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES
The Emerging of the Zero Emission Vehicles Concept
Pollution from Vehicles with Reduced Emissions and Zero Emission Vehicles
ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Vehicles, Powered by Electric Energy
Capabilities of On-board Energy Storage Devices and Direct Conversion Fuel Cells
HYBRID VEHICLES
BIOLOGICAL WASTE GAS CLEANING IN A PILOT-SCALE BIOFILTER WITH DIFFERENT FILTER MATERIAL AND MODELING A HYBRID PROCESS OF ADSORPTION AND BIOFILTRATION
Mathematical model for the biofiltration unit
Mathematical Model for the adsorption unit
Results and Discussion Biofiltration
Advantages and disadvantages of investigated filter materials in pilot scale
ENERGY SYSTEMS AND COMPARISON OF POLLUTANTS
Clean Energy from Wind, Water and the Sun
Second Law of Thermodynamics Ratio to Measure Thermal Environmental Impact
State of Carbon Dioxide Emissions Worldwide
State of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the United States
State of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the China
State of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the India
State of Sulfurous Oxides Emissions Worldwide
State of Nitrous Oxides in the United States
State of Nitrous Oxides in India
State of Nitrous Oxides in China
State of Methane in the United States
Liquid Effluents from the Pharmaceutical Industry
Liquid Effluents from the Pulp and Paper and Textile Industries
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS AND STANDARD SETTING
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION REGULATIONS
Human rights & environmental protection
Meaning of environmental pollution regulation
History and trends of environmental pollution regulation
Basic philosophies, principles and policies of pollution control
NATIONAL (FEDERAL) REGULATIONS
Sources of national regulation on environmental pollution control
Outline of the evolution of pollution control regulation in selected countries
INTERNATIONAL REGULATIONS
Basic Elements of International Environmental Law
International Environmental Treaties and their Implementation
Important Milestones in Development of International Regulations
Environmental Pollution Regulations in the European Community
REGULATION OF AIR POLLUTANTS
International Efforts to Regulate Air Pollutants
Regional Regulations of Air Pollutants in European Community
REGULATION OF WATER POLLUTANTS
Principles of Regulating Water Pollutants
REGULATION OF LAND POLLUTANTS AND SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
Regulations Dealing with Prevention of Land Pollution
REGULATIONS ON FUEL EXTRACTION AND COMBUSTION
Planning Control for Fuel Extraction and Combustion Facilities
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARDS
OBJECTIVES OF AND PROCEDURES FOR SETTING STANDARDS
SCIENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY STANDARD SETTING
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
Air pollution control philosophies
General Characteristics of the Emission Standard Philosophy
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Emission Standards
The Air Quality Standard Philosophy
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Ambient Air Quality Standards
ADOPTION OF STANDARDS
General legislative procedures in environmental control
Legislative procedures concerning ambient air quality standards
The social and economical aspects in setting air quality standards.
SOURCE-ORIENTED CONTROL OF POLLUTION
Licensing and permitting of discharges
Emission and effluent limits: a main element of the permitting system
Performance standards: establishing discharge zones
LICENSING AND PERMITTING OF DISCHARGES
Environmental Permitting and Licensing Systems
Basic principles of environmental permitting
EFFLUENT LIMITS FOR DISCHARGES
Emission or effluent standards.
Environmental Quality Objectives (EQO) and Environmental Quality Standards (EQS).
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: ESTABLISHING DISCHARGE ZONES
Business environmental performance
Legal framework for the prevention of water pollution
FACILITY DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
The meaning of clean production and the principle of pollution prevention
TRADING OF POLLUTION DISCHARGE RIGHTS
Introduction: what is emissions or discharge trading?
Advantages and disadvantages of emission and discharge trading
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES
TYPES OF STANDARDS
Origins and evolution of environmental standards
Evolution of the rationale and methods of guideline establishment and standard setting
ECOLOGICALLY BASED STANDARDS
HEALTH BASED STANDARDS: EPIDEMIOLOGY
Definitions: epidemiology – environmental epidemiology
Principles of epidemiological research
HEALTH BASED STANDARDS: TOXICOLOGY
Definition of toxicology and environmental toxicology
Qualitative aspects of the action of substances in the organism
HEALTH BASED STANDARDS: ONCOLOGY
Cancer development as a multi step process
Dose-response relationships for genotoxic carcinogens
PARTICIPANTS IN STANDARD SETTING
Process standard of establishment
Societal groups in standard establishment
Methods for the socio-economical basis of standards establishment
ECONOMIC BOTANY
ETHNOBOTANY AND ECONOMIC BOTANY: SUBJECTS IN SEARCH OF DEFINITIONS
PLANT SYSTEMATICS: THE SINE QUA NON OF ECONOMIC BOTANY
TWENTY-FIVE ECONOMICALLY IMPORTANT PLANT FAMILIES
CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL PRODUCTS
MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS OF PLANT RESOURCES
THE SCIENCE OF ECOLOGY FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD
Introduction: Ecology as a Scientific Discipline
Present Trends and Critical Issues: The Functional Approach of Ecology
ECOSYSTEM ECOLOGY
CONCEPTS OF ECOSYSTEM, LEVEL AND SCALE
Definitions of ecosystem and their history
Hierarchy, scale and level of complexity
GLOBAL ECOLOGY
APPLIED ECOLOGY
General Introduction: What is applied ecology?
Ecosystem management and conservation
RESTORATION ECOLOGY
Ecosystem degradation and restoration
Unwanted species and disturbance regime
ECOLOGY, BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION AND POLICY
Conservation Biology as a Crisis-oriented, Interdisciplinary Science
Ecological Theory and its Application to Conservation Biology
BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
ECOSYSTEM HEALTH:DEFINITIONS,ASSESSMENT, AND CASE STUDIES
Introduction: The Biosphere in Distress
Biophysical Dimensions: Earth System Science and Biosphere Health
Socioeconomic Dimensions: Ecosystem Services and Sustainability
Human Health Dimensions: How Human Health is Impacted by Ecological Imbalance
ECOLOGY OF POPULATIONS AND COMMUNITIES
Ecological Systems as a Subject of Ecology
Hierarchy of Ecological Systems
Population Systems as a Crossroad of Ecology and Evolution Theory
POLITICAL ECOLOGY IN LATIN AMERICA: THE SOCIAL RE-APPROPRIATION OF NATURE, THE RE-INVENTION OF TERRITORIES AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL RATIONALITY
The Emergence of Political Ecology
The Geopolitics of Sustainable Development
Political Ecology in Latin America: Thinkers and Actors
Territories, Territorialities and Territorialization
The Re-invention of Other Territorialized Rationalities
The R-existence of Indigenous Peoples: Tradition and Modernity
Social Actors for the Construction of Sustainable Territories
ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Historic Perspective and Scopes of Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Environmental Sampling: Purpose, Design Strategy and Techniques
Sample Preparation for Environmental Analysis
Instrumental Analysis of Environmental Chemicals
Bioanalysis of Environmental Chemicals
Future Perspectives and Challenges of Environmental Analytical Chemistry
MONITORING OF THE ENVIRONMENT AS A WHOLE
Objectives and purpose of environmental pollution monitoring
A public health perspective of environmental pollution monitoring
Levels of environmental quality monitoring programs
Design of single, multimedia and special purpose environmental monitoring programs
BIOINDICATOR SPECIES AND THEIR USE IN BIOMONITORING
Applications of Indicator Species in Biomonitoring
Alternative Biomonitoring Methods
FUNDAMENTALS OF MONITORING TECHNOLOGY AND GLOBAL OBSERVATION SYSTEMS
REMOTE SENSING (SATELLITE) SYSTEM TECHNOLOGIES
GEOPHYSICAL MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES
Spontaneous (Self) Potential (SP) Method
LABORATORY-BASED ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGIES
Analysis of Trace Organic Contaminants by Chromatography
Analysis of Trace Metals by Atomic Spectrometry
Analysis of Trace Organic and Metallic Contaminants by Mass Spectrometry (MS)
ATMOSPHERIC MONITORING
PRIORITY PARAMETERS AND THEIR MEASUREMENTS
TRANSBOUNDARY AIR POLLUTION
NOISE LEVEL MONITORING
Present Status of Noise Awareness
Techniques of Industrial Noise Monitoring
Calculation of Noise Levels Near Industrial Complexes
MONITORING FRESHWATER AND MARINE SYSTEMS
PRIORITY PARAMETERS FOR MONITORING OF FRESHWATER AND MARINE SYSTEMS, AND THEIR MEASUREMENT
FRESHWATER OBSERVATION SYSTEMS, NETWORKS, AND EXISTING DATABASES
Methods for Monitoring of Rivers and Streams
Methods for Monitoring of Lakes
MARINE AND BRACKISH WATER OBSERVATION SYSTEMS, NETWORKS AND EXISTING DATABASES
Fundamentals of Observing Systems of Seas and Oceans
Incentives for a Sustained, Operational and Integrated Observation System
Observation of Seas and Oceans
Major Intergovernmental Actors and Pilot Projects of the Observation System
DEPOSITION OF POLLUTANTS AND THEIR IMPACTS ON FISHERIES
Biotransformation of Pollutants
Impacts of Different Pollutants on Fisheries
POLLUTION OF LITTORAL ZONE AND BOTTOM SEDIMENT
MONITORING OF GEOMEDIA SYSTEMS
SOIL CONTAMINATION MONITORING
Properties of Soil Contaminants
Soil and Vapor Sampling for Soil Contamination Monitoring
Chemical Soil Contamination Monitoring Techniques
Geophysical Soil Contamination Monitoring Techniques
Biological Soil Contamination Monitoring Techniques
Need for Innovative Soil Contamination Monitoring Techniques
GROUNDWATER MONITORING
Philosophy and Purpose of Groundwater Investigations
Health and Safety Considerations
DESERTIFICATION AND VEGETATION MONITORING
Causes of Desertification and Vegetation Degradation and Destruction
Monitoring: Indicators of Desertification and Vegetation Destruction
CONTAMINATED SITE CHARACTERIZATION AND MONITORING
Site Characterization and Monitoring Protocol
ANALYSIS AND UTILITY OF MONITORING DATA
EVOLUTION OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION AND VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS
Geographic Information and Visualization Systems
Factors Spurring the Evolution of Geographic Information and Visualization Systems
The Role of Access and Geographic Information and Visualization Systems
The State of the Art in Geographic Information and Visualization Systems
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND QUALITY ASSURANCE OF MONITORING DATA
GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF MONITORING DATA
Theoretical Semi-Variogram Models
Semi-Variogram Modeling for Environmental Data
APPLICATIONS OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
USE OF MONITORING DATA IN HUMAN/ECOLOGICAL EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT
Weight of Evidence and the Precautionary Principle
Concept of Exposure Assessment (EA)
Structure of Exposure Assessment
Ecological Exposure Assessment (EEA)
MONITORING OF FRESH AND BRACKISH WATER RESOURCES
The Importance of Background Conditions
The Practicalities of Monitoring
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSICS
Introduction to Environmental Forensics
Generic forensics techniques for contaminant age dating and source identification
Age Dating and Source Identification of Chlorinated Solvents
Age Dating and Source Identification of Petroleum Hydrocarbons
Age Dating and Source Identification of Polychlorinated Biphenyls
INTERACTIONS: FOOD AND AGRICULTURE/ENVIRONMENT
Natural Resources and Features of Agricultural Production
Effect of Agriculture on the Environment
Cattle Breeding and Condition of The Environment
Sustainable Agriculture, its Ecologization, and Elimination of Limiting Factors
Influence of Food Production on The Environment and Ecologization of Food Processing Technologies
ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ON AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION
Heavy metal pollution of fishes and invertebrates
The fish and sea products pollution with organic compounds
PARASITE INFESTATION OF FISHES AND SEA PRODUCTS
Parasitology of marine and fresh waters
ARTIFICIAL BREEDING IN PISCICULTURE, AND BREEDING OF RARE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES OF FRESHWATER FISH
FOOD SAFETY WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PUBLIC HEALTH
MOTHERS MILK SUBSTITUTES AND INFANT HUMAN HEALTH
Classification of Mother’s Milk Substitutes
Mother’s Milk as a Criterion for the Development of its Substitutes
Principles of Adaptation and Assortment of Mother’s Milk Substitutes
SUSTAINABLE FOOD AND WATER SECURITY
Safeguarding the Ecological Foundations of Sustainable Agriculture: Agrobiodiversity
FOOD SOURCES
Essential Characteristics of Foods: Ensuring Quality of Life
Food Sources: An Evolutionary Perspective
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Definition of Hazardous Wastes
Classification of Hazardous Waste
Public Health and Environmental Effects of Hazardous Wastes
Industrial Hazardous Waste Management
Final Disposal of Industrial Hazardous Wastes
Site Remediation and Groundwater Decontamination Activities
Toxicology and Risk Assessment
Determining Risk Management Procedures and Acceptable Risk Levels
Stages of Waste Management Program Evolution
Global Status of Hazardous Waste Management
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT: A UNITED STATES PERSPECTIVE
Hazardous Waste Characteristics
INTERNATIONAL ISSUES IN HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
Specific Agreements and Accords
A Global Review of the Adequacy of Existing Institutional Capacities
HAZARDOUS WASTES ISSUES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
Hazardous Waste Management Problems
Informal Sector and Micro-Enterprises
CASE STUDY 1: HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT IN TANZANIA - RETROSPECTION AND FUTURE OUTLOOK
Hazardous Waste Management General Concepts and Principles
Technical Issues, Facts and Figures on Hazardous Waste Management in Tanzania
CASE STUDY 2: THE MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE IN SOUTH AFRICA
Introduction: Origins of the Hazardous Waste Problem in South Africa
Records of Hazardous Waste Production
Landfills for Receiving Treated Hazardous Waste
The Effect of Co-disposal on Emissions of Hazardous Substances from a Landfill
Faults of the Minimum Requirements for Hazardous Waste Disposal
CASE STUDY 3: HAZARDOUS WASTE ISSUES IN INDIA
Status of Hazardous Waste Management in India
Towards Hazardous Waste Management in the Twenty-first Century
CASE STUDY 4: HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIA
Hazardous Waste Classifications
Centralized and Integrated Waste Facilities
NUCLEAR INDUSTRY
NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT
The regulatory system: exclusion versus exemption
The origin of radioactive waste
Transport of Radioactive Materials
HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT OF CHEMICALS
ENVIRONMENTAL IONIZING RADIATION
ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS
Methodologies for Ecological Assessments
Assessment of the Concentration and Fate of Toxicants in the Environment
Assessment of Effects of Toxic Stress
Assessment of Toxic Stress in Relation to other Stresses: Multi-Stress Analsysis
SITE REMEDIATION AND GROUNDWATER DECONTAMINATION IN USA
In-Situ Stabilization and Solidification of Contaminated Soils
In-Situ Soil Vapor Stripping or Soil Vacuum Extraction
Ex-Situ and In-Situ Low Temperature Thermal Desorption
Incineration, Thermal Destruction, Starved Air Combustion and High Temperature Pyrolysis
In-Situ Hot Air/Steam Enhanced Stripping and In-Situ Thermal Extraction
Ex-Situ Vitrification and In-Situ Vitrification
In-Situ Soil Surfactant Flushing and Ex-Situ Soil Washing
Bioremediation for Soil and/or Groundwater Decontamination
Slurry Bioreactor System for Soil Decontamination
Anaerobic-aerobic Fixed Film Biological System for Groundwater Decontamination
Chemical Treatment (pH adjustment, KPEG treatment)
Ultraviolet Radiation and Oxidation for Groundwater Decontamination
Air Stripping for Groundwater Decontamination
Granular Activated Carbon Adsorption for Groundwater Decontamination
Sewer Discharge for Groundwater Treatment
Liquid/Liquid Separation and Free Product Recovery for Groundwater Decontamination
Natural Attenuation, Natural Flushing, Trench, Containerizing
INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY
Tasks, Steps and Framework for Implementation
Qualifications of Industrial Ecologists
Ways and Means for Analysis and Design
Sustainable Agriculture, Industry and Environment
Zero Emission and Related Terms
Case Studies of Successful Hazardous Waste Management through Industrial Ecology Implementation
ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES
Identification, Classification and Characterisation of Hazardous Waste
Status of Hazardous Waste Management
Effects of Hazardous Waste on Health & Environment
International Treaties & Protocols on Hazardous Waste
Approach Towards Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Waste
WASTE MANAGEMENT AND MINIMISATION
MANAGEMENT OF NON-HAZARDOUS SOLID WASTES
CLASSIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, AGRICULTURAL AND CONSTRUCTION WASTE
WASTE COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS
Waste Classifications for Household Waste Composition and Analysis
Methods of Household Waste Composition Analysis
Industrial and Commercial Waste Composition Surveys
Methods of Industrial and Commercial Waste Composition Analysis
SOLID WASTE STREAMS REGIONAL AND CULTURAL VARIABILITY
Factors affecting Waste Arisings
CHOOSING OPTIONS FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTE DISPOSAL COSTS AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO IMPROVE WASTE MANAGEMENT
Landfill: traditionally easily available and cheap
Fiscal Instruments and Waste Disposal
Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation (NFFO)
INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT
Definition of Integrated Waste Management
The Waste Management Hierarchy
The basic elements of Integrated Waste Management
IWM as a holistic approach to waste management
MANAGEMENT, USE, AND DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE SLUDGE
Best Practicable Environmental Option
Hazard Assessment Critical Control Point and Sludge Management Audits
WASTE MINIMISATION & RECYCLING
WASTE MINIMIZATION IN INDUSTRY
WASTE MINIMIZATION AND RECYCLING AS PART OF AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS STRATEGY
Networking for Sustainable Business Practices
INCINERATION AND ENERGY FROM WASTES
SOLID WASTES FOR POWER GENERATION
Power Generation Principles and Concepts (Thermodynamic Cycles)
Future Opportunities for Waste, Energy, and Pollution Control for Sustainable Cities
ANAEROBIC DIGESTION, GASIFICATION, AND PYROLYSIS
HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT
ECOLOGICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS:ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT
Analysis of Public Health and Ecological Risks from Hazardous Waste Facilities
HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES
THE MANAGEMENT OF HEALTHCARE WASTE
Principles of Legislation and Management
Segregation, Handling, and Transport
Treatment and Disposal Methods
INDUSTRIAL SITE REMEDIATION
INDUSTRIAL METABOLISM
Industrial Ecology and Sustainability
Basic Concepts of Industrial Ecology
WASTE MANAGEMENT AND MINIMIZATION
ELEMENTAL KEYS TO SUSTAINABLE WASTE PREVENTION
ANTHROPOGENIC CAUSES OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE
Atmospheric Constituents and Global Environment
GLOBAL WARMING AND GREENHOUSE GASES
Contemporary Temperature Trends
Paleoclimatic Temperature and Trace Gases
UV RADIATION AND EFFECTS OF OZONE DEPLETION ON UV
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES FROM AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PRODUCTION
Global Mass Balances of Atmospheric Gases
The Effect of Agricultural Activities on Atmospheric Composition
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FACTORS
THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF TRANSPORTATION: AIR, RAIL, ROAD, AND WATER
URBANIZATION
General Process of Urbanization
Main Problems Caused by Urbanization
Urbanization versus Habitat Loss
SOME ISSUES IN THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
INTERACTIONS: ENERGY/ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF FOSSIL FUEL EXTRACTIONS AND TRANSPORT
LAND DISTURBANCE AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION FROM OIL - AND GAS - WELL DRILLING AND EXTRACTION, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
NORM in the oil and gas industry
Mechanisms of Enhancement of NORM
The hazards of alpha active materials
Prevailing levels of NORM and control of risk
Radiation protection philosophy and legislation
Identification of the potential environmental pathways to man
LAND DISTURBANCE AND RECLAMATION OF PEAT EXTRACTION
Factors Contributing to Peat Formation
Peat Extraction and Harvesting
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION
Energy Demand and Air Pollution
Combustion and Pollutants Formation
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF SUSPENDED AND TOXIC MATERIALS FROM COAL AND PEAT COMBUSTION
The Effect of Pollutants on Human Health and the Environment
Soil Degradation induced by Atmospheric Precipitation of Pollutants
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF TOXIC MATERIALS FROM OIL AND GAS COMBUSTION
Effects on Visibility and Turbidity of the Atmosphere
ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OF TOXIC TRACE ELEMENTS FROM FOSSIL FUEL COMBUSTION
Toxic Trace Elements from Fossil Fuel Combustion
Environmental Behavior of Metal Pollutants
ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNIFICANCE OF FUEL-DERIVED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Emission of Organic Compounds in the Combustion Process of Fossil Fuels
Participation of Hydrocarbons in Oxidation of Nitrogen Oxide
GREENHOUSE GASES FROM FOSSIL FUELS AND THEIR IMPACT ON GLOBAL CHANGE
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR POWER PRODUCTION
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR FUEL PROCESSING. REFINING: FROM THE YELLOW CAKE TO THE FUEL ELEMENT.
Refining: From the Yellowcake to the Fuel Element
Chemistry and Technology of the Fuel Cycle: Uranium Raw Materials
The Refining Processes and Uranium Products
Economical Recovery of Non-Radioactive Products
Health and Environmental Considerations
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING
The Chemistry of Fuel Reprocessing
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF HYDROPOWER PLANTS INCLUDING THOSE USING THERMAL, TIDAL, AND WAVE POWER
Electricity Demand, Hydropower, and Environmental Protection
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF WIND POWER
Lifecycle Energy Balance of Wind Turbines
Disposal and Recycling of Wind Turbines
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF GEOTHERMAL POWER
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS OF ENERGY FROM BIOMASS AND MUNICIPAL WASTES
Environmental Impacts of Current Uses of Biomass and Municipal Wastes
EFFECTS OF ENERGY PRODUCTION ON HUMAN HEALTH
NUCLEAR ENERGY IMPACTS ON HEALTH
Nuclear Energy and Health: Categories of Risk
Why Does This Issue Matter: Important Trends and Issues
Sources of Health Impacts: Normal Operations and Accidents
Controlling Health Effects: National and International Regimes
POINT SOURCES OF POLLUTION: LOCAL EFFECTS AND CONTROL
Characteristics of Point Sources: Wastewater
Characteristics of Point Sources: Air Pollution
Characteristics of Point Sources: Waste Solids
Characteristics of Point Sources: Noise
Legislation for Controlling Point Sources of Pollution
Management Improvement for the Control of Point Sources of Pollution
VEHICULAR EMISSIONS
TYPES AND AMOUNTS OF VEHICULAR EMISSIONS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Impacts of Secondary Pollutants
Impacts on Building Materials and Structures
HEALTH EFFECTS
REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF VEHICULAR EMISSIONS
Global Distribution of Vehicle Emissions
Twenty Megacity Vehicle Emission Summaries
CONTROL STRATEGIES TO REDUCE EMISSIONS
Emission Standards and Regulations
Vehicle Technology for Controlling Emissions
I/M Programs for In-Use Vehicles
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION
Industrial Pollution Facing Different Countries
AIR POLLUTION CAUSED BY INDUSTRIES
Main air Pollutants and Industrial Emissions Inventory
INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER-TYPES, AMOUNTS AND EFFECTS
The types of industrial waste water
The amount of industrial wastewater
The effects of industrial wastewater
Other factors related to the effect of industrial wastewater
TYPES, AMOUNTS AND EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTES
Types of Industrial Solid Wastes
Amounts of Industrial Solid Wastes
INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION PREVENTION STRATEGY-CLEANER PRODUCTION
Concept and basic principles of CP
ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS CONCERNING INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE
ISO (International Standards Organization)
Development Trend of Emission Standards
DOMESTIC POLLUTION
Characteristics of domestic wastewater
Characteristics of domestic solid wastes
AMOUNTS AND COMPOSITION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES
Estimation and Calculation of Quantity of MSW
Methodology of Estimation of Waste Quantities
The Concept of Composition of Solid Wastes
DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTES
Criteria for Evaluating of Wastes Disposal Orientation
Background Conditions that Affect Disposal Orientation
MUNICIPAL EFFLUENT DISPOSAL STANDARDS
The regulation of conventional pollutants
The standards for toxic and dangerous substances
MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER REUSE
Augmentation of potable supplies
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS AND THEIR CONTROL
INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS
SAMPLING, MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT
CONTAMINANT FATE AND TRANSPORT PROCESS
ECONOMICS, SOCIAL, LEGAL AND HEALTH IMPLICATIONS
CONTROL STRATEGY FOR TOXIC POLLUTANTS
Pollution prevention for toxic pollutants
End-of-pipe treatment of toxic pollutants
Remediation of soils and groundwater contaminated by toxic pollutants
TECHNOLOGIES FOR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
AIR POLLUTION DYNAMICS AND MODELING
CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES
CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR PARTICLES
TECHNOLOGIES OF GASEOUS POLLUTANT EMISSION CONTROL
TECHNOLOGIES FOR WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
Physical, chemical and Biological Characteristics of Water
Wastewater Treatment Processes
TECHNOLOGIES THAT MOVE POLLUTANTS FROM ONE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENT TO ANOTHER: PHYSICAL METHODS
Other Physical Technologies Commonly Used in Water and Wastewater Treatment
TECHNOLOGIES THAT TRANSFORM POLLUTANTS TO INNOCUOUS COMPONENTS: CHEMICAL AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL METHODS
TECHNOLOGIES THAT TRANSFORM POLLUTANTS INTO INNOCUOUS COMPONENTS: BIOLOGICAL METHODS
Other Activated Sludge Configurations
Advanced Biological Treatment Techniques
TECHNOLOGIES THAT TRANSFORM POLLUTANTS INTO INNOCUOUS COMPONENTS: COMBINED BIOLOGICAL/CHEMICAL METHODS
The Application Areas of Combined Chemical/Biological Processes
REMEDIATION TECHNIQUES FOR SOIL AND GROUNDWATER
CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT- CASE STUDY
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident (Versions of Possible Causes of the Accident)
Calculation and Reconstruction of Doses after Chernobyl
ENGINEERING GEOLOGY, ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY, AND MINERAL ECONOMICS
DEFINITIONS AND HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
MODERN TRENDS IN ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
Importance of Population Growth
Project Phases Involving Geology
Regulatory and Business Influences
ENGINEERING GEOLOGY IN CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
SANITARY LANDFILL
Biochemical Processes in Sanitary Landfill
Landfill By - Products: Leachate and Gas
Sanitary Landfill Design Criteria
Sanitary Landfill Site Selection Criteria
GEOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
CHARACTERIZATION OF GEOLOGIC MATERIALS
UTILIZATION OF GEOLOGIC MATERIALS
MISCELLANEOUS
FORENSIC GEOLOGY
Site Specific Geologic Context
Evidence Collection/Preservation
MINERAL ECONOMICS
MINERAL RESOURCES AND NATIONAL ECONOMY
New Sources of Minerals and Energy
Mining: Environmental Damage and Economics
GLOBAL MINERAL RESOURCES, OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTION
Characteristics of a mineral deposit
Mineral enrichment processes and formation of economic mineral deposits
Regional distribution of mineral deposits
Future developments in the regional distribution of mineral deposits
INTERNATIONAL TREATIES GOVERNING MINERAL EXPLORATION
International Conventions - social impact
The Role of Non Government Organizations
Treaties with Minerals Industry Implications
ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS AND ASSESSMENT
BIODIVERSITY: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
Characterization of Biodiversity
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function
Global Change: Magnitude, Distribution, and Characteristics of Biodiversity Dynamics
The Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Structure
The Biodiversity of Marine Ecosystems
Perspectives for Biodiversity Utilization, Protection, and Research
CHARACTERIZATION OF BIODIVERSITY
Foundations of classification: from early representations to modern taxonomy
Systematics and Taxonomy: Classification and description
BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING
BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING: BASIC PRINCIPLES
A new paradigm in ecology: the Biodiversity-Ecosystem Function Paradigm
BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING: EXPERIMENTAL SYSTEMS
THE ROLE OF ABOVE- AND BELOWGROUND LINKAGES IN ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING
Effects of plant diversity on higher trophic levels
Effects of above- and belowground organisms on plant diversity and ecosystem processes
BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONING OF SELECTED TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS: GRASSLANDS
Evidence from observational studies in natural and semi-natural grasslands
Functional redundancy and removal experiments in natural grasslands
BIODIVERSITY AND FUNCTIONING OF SELECTED TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS: ALPINE AND ARCTIC ECOSYSTEMS
Alpine and arctic biodiversity
Effects of biodiversity on arctic and alpine ecosystems
Biodiversity and Global change in arctic and alpine ecosystems
BIODIVERSITY AND FUNCTIONALITY OF AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
Why research on aquatic systems has lagged behind
The nature of aquatic habitats
Species-specific functional roles
Species-combined functionality: Functional groups
The problem of functional plasticity
Direct and indirect measures of functionality
BIODIVERSITY AND THE FUNCTIONING OF SELECTED TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS: AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
Introduction—biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems
Planned diversity and the functioning of agricultural systems
Unplanned diversity and the functioning of agricultural systems
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL DIMENSIONS OF BIODIVERSITY DYNAMICS
Temporal dimensions of biodiversity dynamics
EVOLUTIONARY AND GENETIC ASPECTS OF BIODIVERSITY
Genetic Aspects of Biodiversity
Evolutionary Aspects of Biodiversity
Concluding statements on biodiversity, evolution, genetics, and conservation
BIODIVERSITY MONITORING, ASSESSMENT, DATA MANAGEMENT, AND INDICATORS
MONITORING OF BIODIVERSITY
Multiple Goals of Biodiversity Monitoring
Monitoring of Biodiversity in a Global Change Context
SEARCH FOR INDICATORS FOR BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENTS
DATA AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION
ECONOMIC RELEVANCE OF BIODIVERSITY
ETHICAL RELEVANCE OF BIODIVERSITY
HALTING BIODIVERSITY LOSS: FUNDAMENTALS AND TRENDS OF CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND ACTION
Culture vs. nature? Biodiversity loss and conservation as facets of human culture and evolution
Dimensions, causes and consequences of biodiversity loss
Halting biodiversity loss - conservation planning and implementation
APPLICATION OF ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE TO HABITAT RESTORATION
DISTURBANCE MANAGEMENT - APPLICATION OF ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE TO HABITAT RESTORATION
Part A: Concepts and Theory - Relating Disturbance Ecology to Restoration
Part B: For Practitioners - Application of Ecological Knowledge to Habitat Restoration
Part C: Case Study - Conservation Action For Substitution of Missing Dynamics
LANDSCAPE DYNAMICS
Landscape changes in the wilderness
Analysis of local landscape changes: the importance of mapping for a spatial analysis
Driving factors in temperate agricultural landscapes
How do landscape dynamics have to be considered in ecological restoration?
ALTERNATIVE RESTORATION STRATEGIES IN FORMER LIGNITE MINING AREAS OF EASTERN GERMANY
Site dependent and chronological woodland differentiation
General Sucessional development—an overview
AFFORESTATION AND REFORESTATION
The particular features of forests among terrestrial ecosystems
Ecosystem level effects of afforestation and reforestation
Political goals of afforestation and reforestation
TROPICAL FOREST RESTORATION EXPERIENCES
COMBATING DEGRADATION IN ARID SYSTEMS
Degradation of natural resources
Frame conditions: The importance of scale
Defining compartments for feasible approaches
Assessment and Monitoring of the problem
LARGE-SCALE POLLUTION: GLOBAL EFFECTS AND PROCESSES
TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS
