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  • 1
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    Cambridge :Royal Society of Chemistry,
    Keywords: Agricultural innovations. ; Electronic books.
    Description / Table of Contents: This comprehensive volume examines the environmental impact made by agriculture in the 21st Century, looking forward to the future with the lessons of the past.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (193 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9781849734974
    Series Statement: ISSN ; v.34
    DDC: 333.7614
    Language: English
    Note: Intro -- Environmental Impacts of Modern Agriculture -- Contents -- Editors -- List of Contributors -- Modern Agriculture and Implications for Land Use and Management -- 1 Introduction and Overview -- 2 Agricultural Systems -- 3 Global and Regional Issues -- 3.1 Demand Side Factors -- 3.2 Supply Side Factors -- 4 Agricultural Land and the Role of Science and Technology -- 5 Case Study: UK Agriculture and Land Use -- 5.1 Trends in UK Agriculture -- 5.1.1 Agriculture's Contribution to UK Economy -- 5.1.2 Agricultural Land Use -- 5.1.3 Farm Size -- 5.1.4 Farm Yields -- 5.1.5 Agricultural Commodity Prices -- 5.1.6 UK Farm Incomes -- 5.1.7 Productivity of UK Farms -- 5.1.8 Demand for Food in the UK -- 5.1.9 Food Self-sufficiency and Food Security -- 6 Agriculture and Environment -- 7 Agriculture and Ecosystem Services -- 8 Agriculture and Climate Change -- 9 Agriculture and Energy -- 10 Future Prospects for Land Use in the UK -- 10.1 Scope to Release Land from Agricultural Production -- et al., 2005). -- 10.2 Technology Change and Land Use -- 11 Implications for Policy -- References -- Impacts of Agriculture upon Soil Quality -- 1 Introduction to Soil Quality -- 2 Soil Organic Matter Decline -- 3 Soil Compaction -- 4 Soil Erosion -- 5 Soil Biodiversity -- 6 Soil Contamination -- 6.1 Nutrients -- 6.2 Heavy Metals -- 6.3 Organic Pollutants -- 7 Soil Sealing -- 8 Soil Salinisation -- 9 Conclusions -- References -- Impacts of Agriculture upon Greenhouse Gas Budgets -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Current Agricultural Sources of Nitrous Oxide, Methane and Carbon Dioxide -- 2.1 Nitrous Oxide -- 2.2 Methane -- 2.3 Carbon Dioxide -- 3 International Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions -- 3.1 Indirect Emissions - Is there a Gap between Top-down and Bottom-up Global Budgets? -- 4 Future Mitigation Strategies -- 4.1 Nitrous Oxide. , 4.1.1 Optimising Nitrogen Use by Crop Plants -- 4.1.2 Optimising Nitrogen Use by Livestock -- 4.1.3 Inhibitors -- 4.1.4 Soil Management and Tillage -- 4.1.5 Land Use Change -- 4.2 Methane -- 4.2.1 Methane from Ruminant Livestock -- 4.2.2 Dietary Opportunities -- 4.2.3 Avoiding Inefficiencies -- 4.2.4 Livestock Reduction or Replacements -- 4.2.5 Methane from Wetland Rice -- 4.3 Carbon Dioxide -- 4.4 Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Potential: Combined Effects of all Gases -- 4.5 The Economics of Mitigation -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Impacts of Agriculture on Water-borne Pathogens -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Policy Developments -- 3 Microbial Dynamics -- 3.1 Pathogens, Indicators and Health Risk -- 3.2 Catchment Microbial Flux -- 3.3 Flux Attenuation and Mitigation of Resource Impacts -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Pesticides in Modern Agriculture -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Traditional Context of the Agricultural Uses of Pesticides -- 3 The Changing Nature of Pesticide Use from Earliest Agricultural Times to the Present Day -- 4 Risks to Human Health from Pesticide Use in Agriculture -- 5 Pesticide Use in Current Agricultural Systems - A Changing and Challenging Context -- 6 Future Pesticide Use and Approaches to their Regulation and Management -- References -- Balancing the Environmental Consequences of Agriculture with the Need for Food Security -- 1 Preamble -- 1.1 The Need for Food Security -- 1.2 The Importance of Environmental Sustainability and a Role for the UK -- 2 Agriculture's Environmental Impact and a Summary of the Issues -- 2.1 Some Terminology -- 2.2 Man-managed and Natural Ecosystems - Competition for Photosynthate -- 2.3 The Application of Science - Manipulating Genotype and Environment -- 2.4 Impacts from Fossil-fuel Use -- 2.5 Reactive Nitrogen -- 2.6 Water - Excess and Shortage -- 2.7 Contaminants and Pollutants. , 2.8 Avoiding Negative Environmental Consequences of Agricultural Practice - A Summary -- 3 Sustainable Intensi cation -- 3.1 Global Land Use -- 3.2 Anthromes and Anthropogenic Ecosystem Processes -- 3.3 Examples of Sustainable Intensi cation -- 3.4 Management of Biodiversity: Land Sharing or Land Sparing? -- 4 Land Use, Resource Management and Deliverables from Land -- 4.1 Understanding Interactions and Trade-offs -- 4.2 Units of Accounting -- 4.3 Some Examples of Trade-offs -- 5 A Systems-based Approach to GHG Balance -- 5.1 Agriculture as Part of the Problem and Part of the Solution -- 5.2 Fossil Fuel Substitution, Carbon Capture and Storage, Food Imports and the Cost of Valued Landscapes -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Positive and Negative Impacts of Agricultural Production of Liquid Biofuels -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Agricultural Production as Part of Biofuel Life Cycles and Life Cycle Assessment -- 3 Energy -- 3.1 Solar Energy Conversion Efficiency of Current Agricultural Crop-based Liquid Biofuels -- 3.2 Replacement of Fossil Fuels -- 3.3 Energetic Return on Investment (EROI) -- 4 Water Footprints of Current Agricultural Crop-based Liquid Biofuels -- 5 Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the Carbon Debt of Current Agricultural Crop-based Liquid Biofuels -- 6 Life Cycle Emissions of Pollutants Linked to Current Agricultural Crop-based Liquid Biofuels -- 7 Impact of Agricultural Crop-based Liquid Biofuels on Natural Ecosystems and Biodiversity -- 8 Effect of Current Agricultural Crop-based Liquid Biofuels on Food Prices and Hunger -- 9 Liquid Biofuels from Crop Residues -- 10 Conclusions -- References -- Subject Index.
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  • 2
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    La Vergne :Royal Society of Chemistry, The,
    Keywords: Air - Pollution - Health aspects. ; Electronic books.
    Description / Table of Contents: Comprehensive coverage of urban air pollution from sources through atmospheric processes, to human exposure and effects on health and the policy response.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (163 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9781847559654
    Series Statement: Issn Series
    DDC: 363.7392091732
    Language: English
    Note: Air Quality in Urban Environments -- Contents -- Urban Air Pollution Climates throughout the World -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Emission and Formation of Urban Air Pollution -- 1.2 Urban Pollution Levels and Indicators -- 2 Sources in the Vicinity of the City -- 3 Impact of the Geography, Topography and Meteorology -- 3.1 Geography -- 3.2 Topography -- 3.3 Meteorology -- 4 Pollutant Dispersion in Urban Streets (see also chapter by Salmond and McKendry) -- 5 Nitrogen Dioxide Pollution in Urban Areas (see also chapter by Bloss) -- 6 Particle Pollution in Urban Areas -- 6.1 Particle Mass Concentrations -- 6.2 Particle Number Concentrations -- 6.3 Importance of Measurement Location -- 6.4 Contribution from Natural Processes -- 7 Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) in Urban Areas -- 7.1 Sources and Emissions -- 7.2 Sampling Artefacts -- 7.3 Long Range Transport -- 7.4 Future Requirements -- 8 Trace Elements, including Heavy Metals in Urban Areas -- 8.1 Heavy Metals -- 8.2 Trace Elements -- 8.3 Recommendations for Modelling -- 9 Conclusions -- References -- Influences of Meteorology on Air Pollution Concentrations and Processes in Urban Areas -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Polluted Urban Atmosphere -- 3 The Urban Canopy Layer -- 3.1 Emissions, Intra-Urban Variability and Data Sources -- 3.2 Flow Patterns within the Urban Canopy Layer -- 3.3 Street Canyons -- 3.4 Vertical Exchange Processes: Coupling the UCL to the UBL -- 4 Larger Scale Processes Affecting Urban Air Pollution -- 4.1 Mesoscale Flows -- 4.2 Regional Transport -- 4.3 Synoptic Scales -- 4.4 Global Scales and "Chemical Weather" -- 5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Atmospheric Chemical Processes of Importance in Cities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Emissions in the City Environment -- 3 Dynamic Considerations -- 4 Gas-phase Chemical Processing -- 4.1 NOx-Ozone Interactions. , 4.2 Oxidant Radicals and Ozone Production -- 4.3 Night-Time Processes -- 4.4 Timescales of Ozone Production -- 4.5 Analysis of Ozone Sources -- 4.6 Limits on Ozone Production: NOx-Limited and VOC-Limited -- 5 Modifications Particular to the Urban Environment -- 5.1 Radical Sources -- 5.2 VOC Speciation and Abundance -- 5.3 Primary Emissions of NO2 -- 6 Particulate Phase Chemistry -- 6.1 Chemical Composition -- 6.2 Secondary Particle Formation -- 6.3 Other Impacts of Aerosol -- 7 Modelling Urban Atmospheric Chemistry -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- Air Pollution in Underground Railway Systems -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Physical and Chemical Properties -- 2.1 Particle Mass and Number Concentrations -- 2.2 Time Variation -- 2.3 Chemical Composition -- 2.4 Size Distributions -- 2.5 Morphology and Speciation -- 3 Emission Sources -- 4 Consequences for Human Health -- 5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Human Exposure: Indoor and Outdoor -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Characteristics of Outdoor and Indoor Exposure -- 2.1 Outdoor Exposure -- 2.2 Indoor Exposure -- 2.3 Time-Activity Patterns -- 2.4 Indoor-Outdoor Relationships -- 3 Exposure Assessment -- 3.1 Exposure Monitoring -- 3.1.1 Monitoring Networks -- 3.1.2 Personal Monitoring -- 3.1.3 Biomonitoring -- 3.2 Exposure Modelling -- 3.2.1 Proximity and Buffer Zone Models -- 3.2.2 Dispersion and Photochemical Air Quality Models -- 3.2.3 Geostatistical Interpolation and Land-Use Regression Models -- 3.2.4 Receptor-Oriented Models -- 3.2.5 Time-Activity (or Micro-Environmental) Modelling -- 3.3 Modelling Uncertainty -- 4 Evidence from Personal Exposure Surveys in Urban Areas -- 4.1 North American Studies -- 4.2 European Studies -- 5 Role of Exposure Assessment in Regulatory Control of Air Pollution -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Health Effects of Urban Pollution -- 1 Introduction. , 2 Exposure to Air Pollutants -- 3 Epidemiological Approaches -- 3.1 Time-Series Studies -- 3.2 Intervention Studies -- 3.3 Cohort Studies -- 4 Particulate Matter -- 5 Nitrogen Dioxide -- 6 Sulfur Dioxide -- 7 Ozone -- 8 Carbon Monoxide -- 9 Carcinogenic Air Pollutants found in Urban Areas -- References -- The Policy Response to Improving Urban Air Quality -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Policy and the Evidence Base after the Smog Episodes of 1952 and 1962 -- 3 The Development of Strategies in the UK and Europe -- 4 Policy Instruments which Reduce Emissions -- 5 Future Developments in Air Quality Management Policies -- 5.1 Exposure Reduction -- 5.2 Links and Co-benefits with Climate Change Policies -- Disclaimer -- References -- Subject Index.
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  • 3
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    San Diego :Elsevier Science & Technology,
    Keywords: Air -- Pollution. ; Motor vehicles -- Environmental aspects. ; Roads -- Environmental aspects. ; Water -- Pollution. ; Electronic books.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (523 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9780080875033
    Series Statement: Issn Series ; v.Volume 44
    DDC: 363.731
    Language: English
    Note: Front Cover -- Highway Pollution -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Chapter 1. The Influence of Highway-Related Pollutants on Environmental Quality -- Chapter 2. Highway Pollutant Monitoring -- Chapter 3. Atmospheric Dispersion and Deposition Modelling -- Chapter 4. Highway Runoff Transport Modelling -- Chapter 5. Highway Runoff Quality, Environmental Impacts and Control -- Chapter 6. Quantitative Determination of Highway Emissions in the Air using Receptor Models -- Chapter 7. Human Health Effects of Highway-Related Pollutants -- Chapter 8. Effects of Highway Pollutants upon Terrestrial Ecosystems -- Chapter 9. Noise Pollution -- Chapter 10. The Development of Emission Control Technology for Motor Vehicles -- Chapter 11. Highway Runoff Quality Management by Real Time Control -- Chapter 12. Legislation Relating to Highway Pollution -- Appendix: Environmental Quality Standards -- Index.
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    La Vergne :Royal Society of Chemistry, The,
    Keywords: Public administration -- Spain. ; Local government -- Spain. ; Spanish autonomous communities. ; Administración local. ; Administración pública. ; Paiþs Vasco (Spain). ; España. ; Electronic books.
    Description / Table of Contents: This unique introductory text is essential reading for students on undergraduate and first year postgraduate courses dealing with pollution and environmental chemistry, as well as for scientists and engineers in industry, public service and consultancy who require a basic understanding of environmental processes.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (468 pages)
    Edition: 3rd ed.
    ISBN: 9781847552235
    DDC: 363.7/3/072
    Language: English
    Note: Understanding Our Environrment -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- 1 The Environmental Sciences -- 2 The Chemicals of Interest -- 3 Units of Concentration -- 4 The Environment as a Whole -- 5 Bibliography -- Chapter 2 The Atmosphere -- 1 The Global Atmosphere -- 1.1 The Structure of the Atmosphere -- 1.1.1 Troposphere and Stratosphere -- 1.1.2 Atmospheric Circulation -- 1.1.3 The Boundary Layer -- 1.2 Greenhouse Gases and the Global Climate -- 1.2.1 The Global Energy Balance -- 1.2.2 The Carbon Dioxide Cycle -- 1.2.3 Global Warming -- 1.2.4 Climate Change -- 1.2.5 International Response -- 1.3 Depletion of Stratospheric Ozone -- 1.3.1 The Ozone Layer -- 1.3.2 Ozone Depletion -- 1.3.3 The Antarctic Ozone 'Hole' -- 1.3.4 Effects of International Control Measures -- 2 Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion of Pollutants -- 2.1 Wind Speed and Direction -- 2.2 Atmospheric Stability -- 2.2.1 The Lapse Rate -- 2.2.2 Temperature Inversions -- 2.3 Dispersion from Chimneys -- 2.3.1 Ground-level Concentrations -- 2.3.2 Plume Rise -- 2.3.3 Time Dependence of Average Concentrations -- 2.4 Mathematical Modelling of Dispersion -- 3 Emissions to Atmosphere and Air Quality -- 3.1 Natural Emissions -- 3.1.1 Introduction -- 3.1.2 Sulfur Species -- 3.1.3 Nitrogen Species -- 3.1.4 Hydrocarbons -- 3.2 Emissions of Primary Pollutants -- 3.2.1 Carbon Monoxide and Hydrocarbons -- 3.2.2 Nitrogen Oxides -- 3.2.3 Sulfur Dioxide -- 3.2.4 Particulate Matter -- 3.2.5 Emissions Limits -- 3.2.6 Emissions Inventories -- 3.3 Air Quality -- 3.3.1 Air Quality Standards -- 3.3.2 Air Quality Monitoring -- 3.3.3 Air Quality Trends -- 3.3.4 Vehicular Emissions-CO and Hydrocarbons -- 3.3.5 Nitrogen Oxides -- 3.3.6 Sulfur Oxides -- 3.3.7 Vehicular Particulates -- 3.3.8 Heavy Metals -- 3.3.9 Toxic Organic Micropollutants (TOMPS). , 4 Gas Phase Reactions and Photochemical Ozone -- 4.1 Gas Phase Chemistry in the Troposphere -- 4.1.1 Atmospheric Photochemistry and Oxidation -- 4.1.2 Ozone -- 4.2 Trends in Ozone Levels -- 5 Particles and Acid Deposition -- 5.1 Particle Formation and Properties -- 5.1.1 Particle Formation -- 5.1.2 Particle Composition -- 5.1.3 Deliquescent Behaviour -- 5.1.4 Optical Properties -- 5.2 Droplets and Aqueous Phase Chemistry -- 5.3 Deposition Mechanisms -- 5.3.1 Dry Deposition of Gases -- 5.3.2 Wet Deposition -- 5.3.3 Deposition of Particles -- 5.4 Acid Rain -- 5.4.1 Rainwater Composition -- 5.4.2 The Effects -- 5.4.3 Patterns of Deposition and Critical Loads Assessment -- Questions -- Chapter 3 Freshwaters -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Fundamentals of Aquatic Chemistry -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.1.1 Concentration and Activity -- 2.1.2 Ionic Strength -- 2.1.3 Equilibria and Equilibrium Constants -- 2.2 Dissolution/Precipitation Reactions -- 2.2.1 Physical and Chemical Weathering Processes -- 2.2.2 Solubility -- 2.2.3 Influence of Organic Matter -- 2.3 Complexation Reactions in Freshwaters -- 2.3.1 Outer and Inner Sphere Complexes -- 2.3.2 Hydrolysis -- 2.3.3 Inorganic Complexes -- 2.3.4 Surface Complex Formation -- 2.3.5 Organic Complexes -- 2.4 Species Distribution in Freshwaters -- 2.4.1 pH as a Master Variable -- 2.4.2 Pε as a Master Variable -- 2.4.3 Pε - pH Relationships -- 2.5 Modelling Aquatic Systems -- 3 Case Studies -- 3.1 Acidification -- 3.1.1 Diatom Records -- 3.1.2 Aluminium -- 3.1.3 Acid Mine Drainage and Ochreous Deposits -- 3.1.4 Acid Mine Drainage and the Release of Heavy Metals -- 3.2 Metals in Water -- 3.2.1 Arsenic in Groundwater -- 3.2.2 Lead in Drinking Water -- 3.2.3 Cadmium in Irrigation Water -- 3.2.4 Selenium in Irrigation Water -- 3.2.5 Aquatic Contamination by Gold Ore Extractants. , 3.3 Historical Pollution Records and Perturbatory Processes in Lakes -- 3.3.1 Records-Lead in Lake Sediments -- 3.3.2 Perturbatory Processes in Lake Sediments -- 3.3.3 Onondaga Lake -- 3.4 Nutrients in Water and Sediments -- 3.4.1 Phosphorus and Eutrophication -- 3.4.2 Nitrate in Groundwater -- 3.5 Organic Matter and Organic Chemicals in Water -- 3.5.1 BOD and COD -- 3.5.2 Synthetic Organic Chemicals -- 4 Treatment -- 4.1 Purification of Water Supplies -- 4.2 Waste Treatment -- Questions -- Further Reading -- Chapter 4 The Oceanic Environment -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The Ocean as a Biogeochemical Environment -- 1.2 Properties of Water and Seawater -- 1.3 Salinity Concepts -- 1.4 Oceanic Circulation -- 2 Seawater Composition and Chemistry -- 2.1 Major Constituents -- 2.2 Dissolved Gases -- 2.2.1 Gas Solubility and Air-Sea Exchange Processes -- 2.2.2 Oxygen -- 2.2.3 Carbon Dioxide and Alkalinity -- 2.2.4 Dimethyl Sulfide and Climatic Implications -- 2.3 Nutrients -- 2.4 Trace Elements -- 2.5 Physico-chemical Speciation -- 3 Suspended Particles and Marine Sediments -- 3.1 Description of Sediments and Sedimentary Components -- 3.2 Surface Chemistry of Particles -- 3.2.1 Surface Charge -- 3.2.2 Adsorption Processes -- 3.2.3 Ion Exchange Reactions -- 3.2.4 Role of Surface Chemistry in Biogeochemical Cycling -- 3.3 Diagenesis -- 4 Physical and Chemical Processes in Estuaries -- 5 Marine Contamination and Pollution -- 5.1 Oil Slicks -- 5.2 Plastic Debris -- 5.3 Tributyltin -- Questions -- Chapter 5 Land Contamination and Reclamation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Soil: Its Formation, Constituents, and Properties -- 2.1 Soil Formation -- 2.2 Soil Constituents -- 2.2.1 The Mineral Fraction -- 2.2.2 Soil Organic Matter -- 2.3 Soil Properties -- 2.3.1 Soil Permeability -- 2.3.2 Soil Chemical Properties -- 2.3.3 Adsorption and Decomposition of Organic Containments. , 3 Sources of Land Contaminants -- 4 Characteristics of Some Major Groups of Land Contaminants -- 4.1 Heavy Metals -- 4.2 Organic Contaminants -- 4.3 Sewage Sludge -- 5 Possible Hazards from Contaminated Land -- 6 Methods of Site Investigation -- 7 Interpretation of Site Investigation Data -- 8 Reclamation of Contaminated Land -- 8.1 Ex Situ Methods -- 8.1.1 'Dig and Dump' -- 8.1.2 Soil Cleaning -- 8.2 In Situ Methods -- 8.2.1 Physico-chemical Methods -- 8.2.2 Biological Methods -- 8..3 Specific Techniques for Gasworks Sites -- 9 Case Studies -- 9.1 Gasworks Sites -- 9.2 Soil Contamination by Landfilling and Waste Disposal -- 9.3 Heavy Metal Contamination from Metalliferous Mining and Smelting -- 9.4 Heavy Metal Contamination of Domestic Garden Soils in Urban Areas -- 9.5 Land Contamination by Solvents, PCBs, and Dioxins Following a Fire at an Industrial Plant -- 10 Conclusions -- Questions -- Chapter 6 Environmental Cycling of Pollutants -- 1 Introduction: Biogeochemical Cycling -- 1.1 Environmental Reservoirs -- 1.2 Lifetimes -- 1.2.1 Influence of Lifetime on Environmental Behaviour -- 2 Rates of Transfer Between Environmental Compartments -- 2.1 Air-Land Exchange -- 2.2 Air-Sea Exchange -- 3 Transfers in Aquatic Systems -- 4 Biogeochemical Cycles -- 4.1 Case Study 1: The Biogeochemical Cycle of Nitrogen -- 4.2 Case Study 2: Aspects of the Biogeochemical Cycle of Lead -- 5 Environmental Partitioning of Long-lived Species -- Questions -- Chapter 7 Environmental Monitoring Strategies -- 1 Objectives of Monitoring -- 2 Types of Monitoring -- 2.1 Source Monitoring -- 2.1.1 General Objectives -- 2.1.2 Stationary Source Sampling for Gaseous Emissions -- 2.1.3 Mobile Source Sampling for Gaseous Effluents -- 2.1.4 Source Monitoring for Liquid Effluents -- 2.1.5 Source Monitoring for Solid Effluents -- 2.2 Ambient Environment Monitoring. , 2.2.1 General Objectives -- 2.2.2 Ambient Air Monitoring -- 2.2.3 Environmental Water Monitoring -- 2.2.4 Sediment, Soil, and Biological Monitoring -- 3 Sampling Methods -- 3.1 Air Sampling Methods -- 3.1.1 Intake Design -- 3.1.2 Sample Collection -- 3.1.3 Flow Measurement and Air Moving Devices -- 3.2 Water Sampling Methods -- 3.3 Soil and Sediment Sampling Methods -- 4 Modelling of Environmental Dispersion -- 4.1 Atmospheric Dispersal -- 4.2 Aquatic Mixing -- 4.3 Variability in Soil and Sediment Pollutant Levels -- 5 Duration and Extent of Survey -- 5.1 Duration of Survey and Frequency of Sampling -- 5.2 Methods of Reducing Sampling Frequency -- 5.3 Number of Sampling Sites -- 6 Prerequisites for Monitoring -- 6.1 Monitoring Protocol -- 6.2 Meteorological Data -- 6.3 Source Inventory -- 6.4 Suitability of Analytical Techniques -- 6.5 Environmental Quality Standards -- 7 Remote Sensing of Pollutant -- 8 Presentation of Data -- Questions -- Chapter 8 Ecological and Health Effects of Chemical Pollution -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Toxicity: Exposure-Response Relationships -- 3 Exposure -- 4 Absorption -- 5 Internal Pathways -- 6 Ecological Risk Assessment -- 7 Individuals, Populations, and Communities and the Role of Biomarkers -- 8 Health Effects of the Major Air Pollutants -- 9 Effect of Air Pollution on Plants -- 10 Ecological Effects of Acid Deposition -- 11 Forest Decline -- 12 Effects of Pollutants on Reproduction and Development: Evidence of Endocrine Disruption -- 12.1 Eggshell Thinning -- 12.2 GLEMEDS -- 12.3 Marine Mammals -- 12.4 Imposex in Gastropods -- 12.5 Endocrine Disruptors -- 13 Hydrocarbons in the Marine Environment -- 14 Health Effects of Metal Pollution -- 14.1 Mercury -- 14.2 Lead -- 15 Conclusion -- Questions -- Chapter 9 Managing Environmental Quality -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Objectives, Standards, and Limits. , 2.1 Environmental Objectives.
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    La Vergne :Royal Society of Chemistry, The,
    Keywords: Marine pollution. ; Marine pollution -- Health aspects. ; Electronic books.
    Description / Table of Contents: This book discusses marine pathogens, pollution and toxic algal blooms and their impact on coastal ecosystems and human health.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (183 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9781849732871
    Series Statement: Issn Series
    DDC: 363.7394
    Language: English
    Note: Marine Pollution and Human Health -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Marine Environment and Human Health: An Overview -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Conceptual Framework -- 3 Issues addressed in this Book -- 3.1 Pathogens -- 3.2 Pollutants -- 3.3 Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) -- 3.4 Public Health and Wellbeing -- 3.5 Scientific Challenges and Policy Needs -- 4 Towards a Systems Approach -- References -- Waterborne Pathogens -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Human Pathogens in the Marine Environment -- 2.1 Pathogens Introduced to the Oceans -- 2.2 Pathogens Indigenous to the Oceans -- 2.3 Differentiating Pathogenic from Non-Pathogenic Microbes -- 2.4 Pathogen Distribution -- 2.5 Pathogen Detection -- 3 Fecal Indicator Bacteria -- 3.1 Development and Usage -- 3.2 Limitations -- 4 Alternative Measures of Microbial Quality -- 4.1 The Ideal Indicator -- 4.2 Alternative Indicators -- 4.3 Microbial Source Tracking -- 5 Molecular Methods: A Revolution in Detection Technologies -- 6 Epidemiological Studies: Linking Microbial Measures to Human Health -- 7 Modeling Pathogens in Marine Waters -- 7.1 Modeling Aquatic Pathogens: The Example of Vibrios -- 7.2 Coupling Modeling and Remote Sensing -- 7.3 Use of Models in Management: Fecal Indicator Bacteria -- 8 The Future of Beach Regulation -- References -- Estuarine and Marine Pollutants -- 1 Context -- 2 Public Perception -- 3 Priority Substances and Legislation -- 4 Emerging Contaminants -- 4.1 Industrial Emerging Contaminants -- 4.2 Other Emerging Contaminants -- 5 Nanoparticles -- 5.1 Sources and Environmental Behaviour -- 6 Plastics -- 7 Complex Mixtures: Causality of Effects -- 8 Climate Change and Pollutants -- 9 Future Issues -- References -- Harmful Algal Blooms -- 1 Phytoplankton -- 1.1 Harmful Phytoplankton -- 1.2 Mechanisms of Harm to Human Health -- 1.3 The Scale of the Problem -- 2 Human Health Syndromes. , 2.1 Shellfish Poisoning -- 2.2 Causative Organisms and Toxins -- 2.2.1 Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) -- 2.2.2 Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP) -- 2.2.3 Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) -- 2.2.4 Other Lipophilic Shellfish Toxins (LSTs) -- 2.2.5 Neurotoxic Shellfish Poisoning (NSP) -- 2.3 Respiratory Illness -- 2.4 Fish Vectored Illness -- 2.5 Cyanobacteria -- 2.6 The Role of Harmful Phytoplankton in Influencing Human Wellbeing -- 2.6.1 Microflagellates -- 2.6.2 Other Dinoflagellates -- 2.6.3 Diatoms -- 3 Harmful Algal Blooms in UK Coastal Waters -- 3.1 Shellfish Poisoning -- 3.1.1 Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) -- 3.1.2 Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning (ASP) -- 3.1.3 Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) -- 3.1.4 Azaspiracid Poisoning (AZP) -- 3.2 Other Harmful Phytoplankton in UK Waters -- 3.2.1 Karenia mikimotoi -- 3.2.2 Other Dinoflagellates -- 3.2.3 Phaeocystis -- 3.2.4 Microflagellates -- 3.2.5 Diatoms and Silicoflagellates -- 3.2.6 Other Species of Pelagic Microplankton -- 4 Safeguarding Health -- 4.1 Monitoring -- 4.2 Are Algal Toxins a Public Health Problem? -- 4.3 Early Warning Methodologies and Mitigation -- 4.4 Introductions and Transfers of New Species -- 4.5 Climate Change -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Scientific Challenges and Policy Needs -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Key Science Challenges for Marine Environment and Human Health -- 2.1 Linking Ecosystem Integrity, Ecosystem Services and Human Health -- 2.2 Sustainable Industrial Development -- 2.3 Understanding and Mitigating the Impacts of Climate Change -- 2.4 Better Prediction Systems for Natural Disasters -- 2.5 Understanding the Distribution and Risks of Marine Biogenic Toxins (Algal Toxins) -- 2.6 Identifying and Reducing Viral and Bacterial Pathogens from Sewage and Agricultural Run-Off. , 2.7 Understanding Emerging Risks (e.g. Nanoparticulates from Industrial and Domestic Use) -- 2.8 Conventional Chemical Inputs (Industrial, Domestic, Agricultural and Road Run-Off), including Personal Care Products, Disinfectants, Pharmaceuticals, Novel Chemicals and Radionuclides -- 2.9 Endocrine Disruption -- 2.10 Pharmaceuticals from the Sea -- 2.11 The Marine Environment as a Health and Wellbeing Resource: the 'Blue Gym' Effect -- 3 Public Health Needs -- 3.1 Health-Related Indices of Environmental Impact -- 3.2 Seafood Safety -- 3.3 Environmental, Social and Economic Interactions (Quality of Governance, Overpopulation and Sustaining Critical Coastal Ecosystems) -- 3.4 Modelling - Need for an Integrated Approach in the Development of Effective Environmental and Public Health Policies on a Regional and Global Scale -- 4 Policy Needs -- 5 Discussion -- 6 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- Subject Index.
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    Cambridge :Royal Society of Chemistry,
    Keywords: Pollution. ; Electronic books.
    Description / Table of Contents: Twenty years on from the first edition of Pollution and the topic remains high in the public awareness. Environmental pollution is now a major area of research, consultancy and technological development and is a priority for the political agendas of both he developed and developing worlds. The fifth edition of this book is fully updated, and includes an entirely new chapter on Climate Change, presenting an authoritative view on this topic. Chapters in fast moving areas have been completely revised and everal newcomers have joined the original set of authors. This popular book has proved invaluable as a teaching resource for two decades and is frequently used as a reference by practitioners in the field. Readers of earlier editions will benefit from pdates on technologies such as nanoscience, and the legislative changes that have occurred since the fourth edition in 2001.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (579 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9781782625605
    DDC: 363.73
    Language: English
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    La Vergne :Royal Society of Chemistry, The,
    Keywords: Electronic waste. ; Electronic books.
    Description / Table of Contents: This new edition provides an updated overview of waste management across the world including new chapters on current issues in recycling and waste management.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (374 pages)
    Edition: 2nd ed.
    ISBN: 9781788018920
    Series Statement: Issn Series
    DDC: 363.7288
    Language: English
    Note: Cover -- Preface -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Editors -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Legislative Influences on Electronics Recycling -- 1.2.1 Producer Responsibility Legislation -- 1.2.2 The WEEE Directive -- 1.2.3 The RoHS Directive -- 1.2.4 Other Examples of Legislation -- 1.3 Treatment Options for WEEE -- 1.3.1 Background -- 1.3.2 Material Composition of WEEE -- 1.4 Recent and Emerging WEEE Challenges -- 1.4.1 Critical Raw Materials -- 1.4.2 Changes in Lighting Technology -- 1.4.3 Photovoltaic Panels -- 1.4.4 Printed Electronics and Additive Manufacturing -- 1.4.5 Batteries -- 1.4.6 Socioeconomic Factors -- 1.5 Logistics of WEEE -- 1.6 WEEE - A European Perspective -- 1.7 Barriers to Recycling of WEEE -- 1.8 The Recycling Hierarchy and Markets for Recyclate -- 1.9 WEEE Health and Safety Implications -- 1.10 Future Factors That May Influence Electronic Waste Management -- 1.11 Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2 Materials Used in Manufacturing Electrical and Electronic Products -- 2.1 Current Perspective -- 2.2 Impact of Legislation on Materials Used in Electronics -- 2.2.1 Overview -- 2.2.2 The RoHS2 Directive and Proscribed Materials -- 2.2.3 Where Do RoHS Proscribed Materials Occur? -- 2.3 Soldering and the Move to Lead-free Assembly -- 2.3.1 Introduction -- 2.3.2 Lead-free Solder Choices -- 2.4 Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Materials -- 2.4.1 Introduction -- 2.4.2 PCB Materials -- 2.4.3 Provision of Flame Retardancy in PCBs -- 2.4.4 Non-ferrous and Precious Metals -- 2.5 Encapsulants of Electronic Components -- 2.6 Indium Tin Oxide and Liquid Crystal Display Screens -- 2.7 Polymeric Materials in Enclosures, Casings and Panels -- 2.7.1 Polycarbonate -- 2.7.2 Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) -- 2.7.3 High Impact Polystyrene (HIPS) -- 2.7.4 Polyphenyleneoxide (PPO). , 2.7.5 PC/ABS Blends -- 2.8 Critical Raw Materials -- 2.8.1 Gallium -- 2.8.2 Cobalt -- 2.8.3 Tantalum -- 2.8.4 Indium -- 2.8.5 Antimony -- 2.8.6 Silicon -- 2.8.7 Critical Raw Materials and New Developments in Electronics -- 2.9 Materials Composition of WEEE -- 2.9.1 Introduction -- 2.9.2 Mobile Phones -- 2.9.3 Televisions -- 2.9.4 Washing Machines -- 2.10 Summary and Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 3 A Circular Economy for Consumer Electronics -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Addressing Waste: A Wealth of Opportunities -- 3.3 The Circular Economy Framework -- 3.3.1 Principles -- 3.3.2 A Vision for Circular Consumer Electronics -- 3.4 The Road to Circularity -- 3.4.1 Design to Keep Products, Components and Materials in Use for Longer -- 3.4.2 Enhance Reverse Logistics,Remanufacturing, Parts Harvesting and Recycling Processes -- 3.4.3 Put in Place the Right Enabling Conditions -- 3.5 Harnessing New Digital Technologies to Catalyse the Transition -- 3.5.1 Intelligent Assets and Enabling Technologies -- 3.5.2 Artificial Intelligence and the Circular Economy -- 3.6 Closing Considerations -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 4 An Overview of Electronic Waste Management in the UK -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Legislative Background -- 4.3 Product Categories -- 4.4 The WEEE Management System -- 4.5 Targets and Fees -- 4.6 EEE and WEEE Arisings -- 4.7 Collection Pathways and Fate of WEEE -- 4.8 Recycling of WEEE -- 4.8.1 Recovery of CRMs -- 4.8.2 Processing and Technologies -- 4.8.3 Operating Standards -- 4.9 Reuse of WEEE -- 4.9.1 Value of Reuse -- 4.9.2 Potential for Reuse -- 4.9.3 Pathways for Reuse -- 4.10 Market Demand -- 4.11 Barriers and Measures to Increase the Reuse of WEEE -- 4.11.1 Barriers -- 4.11.2 Design for Disassembly and Repair -- 4.11.3 Setting Targets for Reuse -- 4.11.4 Fostering Dialogue Across the Supply Chain. , 4.11.5 Improving the Marketability of Reusable WEEE -- 4.12 Prospects -- References -- Chapter 5 Management of Electronic Waste in Africa -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Sources of E-waste -- 5.2.1 Introduction -- 5.2.2 Nigeria -- 5.2.3 Kenya -- 5.2.4 South Africa -- 5.2.5 Synthesis -- 5.3 Collection and Management of E- waste -- 5.3.1 Collection of E-waste -- 5.3.2 Management of E-waste -- 5.4 Environmental and Health Impacts -- 5.4.1 Overview -- 5.4.2 Environmental Impacts -- 5.4.3 Health Impacts -- 5.5 Socio-economic Impact of E-waste Management -- 5.6 Governance Issues in E-waste Management -- 5.7 Effective Business Models for Sound Management of E-waste in Africa -- 5.7.1 The Basel Convention Project -- 5.7.2 Best of Two Worlds -- 5.7.3 A Producers' Model for the Future -- 5.7.4 Hinckley Recycling -- 5.8 Recommendations for Environmentally Sound Management of E-waste in Africa -- References -- Chapter 6 Electronic Waste Management in the Asia Pacific Region -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Collection Systems and Refurbishment -- 6.3 E-waste Generation, Management and Governance -- 6.3.1 Australia -- 6.3.2 China -- 6.3.3 Indonesia -- 6.3.4 India -- 6.3.5 The Philippines -- 6.3.6 Vietnam -- 6.3.7 Malaysia -- 6.3.8 Japan -- 6.3.9 Pakistan -- 6.4 Transboundary Movement of E-waste in the Asia-Pacific -- 6.4.1 A Global Issue -- 6.4.2 China -- 6.4.3 Indonesia -- 6.4.4 Vietnam -- 6.4.5 The Philippines -- 6.4.6 Malaysia -- 6.4.7 Australia -- 6.4.8 Japan -- 6.4.9 Thailand -- 6.4.10 Singapore -- 6.4.11 Republic of Korea -- 6.4.12 India -- 6.5 Summary -- References -- Chapter 7 Traceability of Electronic Waste Using Blockchain Technology -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Overview of Blockchain -- 7.2.1 Principles -- 7.2.2 Blockchain Use Cases -- 7.2.3 Blockchain in Supply Chain Management -- 7.3 Blockchain Technology and WEEE Management. , 7.3.1 Legal and Regulatory Obligations -- 7.3.2 New Business Models -- 7.4 Future Trends and Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 8 Electronics: A Broken Story about Production and Consumption -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.1.1 Measuring Economic, Social and Environmental Impact -- 8.2 Electronics Production: The Role of Companies -- 8.2.1 Background -- 8.2.2 Product Planning, Design and Engineering -- 8.2.3 Procurement, Manufacturing and Logistics -- 8.2.4 Marketing and Sales -- 8.2.5 Service, Recycling and Disposal -- 8.3 Electronics Consumption: The Role of Consumers -- 8.3.1 Need Recognition/Inspiration -- 8.3.2 Information Searches, Evaluation and Purchase -- 8.3.3 Usage, Recycling and Disposal -- 8.4 Discussion and Implementation -- 8.4.1 Companies -- 8.4.2 Consumers -- 8.4.3 Policymakers -- References -- Chapter 9 The Recycling of Lithium-ion Batteries: Current and Potential Approaches -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Waste and Redundancy Issues of Exhausted Batteries -- 9.3 EU Legislation -- 9.3.1 Directives and Regulations -- 9.3.2 Targets -- 9.4 UK Legislation -- 9.4.1 Relevant Regulations -- 9.4.2 Producer Responsibility -- 9.4.3 Obligations of Retailers Selling Portable Batteries -- 9.4.4 Duty of Care and Waste Classification -- 9.4.5 Other Relevant Legislation -- 9.4.6 Safe Transportation -- 9.5 Waste Battery Treatment Options -- 9.5.1 Prevention -- 9.5.2 Reuse/Reconfiguration -- 9.5.3 Recycling -- 9.5.4 Application of Recycling Technologies -- 9.5.5 Examples of Hydrometallurgical Approaches -- 9.5.6 Global Recycling Overview -- 9.5.7 Disposal -- 9.6 Proposed Hydrometallurgical Approaches -- 9.6.1 Pre-commercial Approaches -- 9.6.2 Commercial Approaches -- 9.7 Funded Projects -- 9.7.1 UK Battery Funded Projects -- 9.7.2 EU Battery Funded Projects -- 9.7.3 Potential Impacts of EU Funding -- 9.8 Conclusions -- References. , Chapter 10 Environmentally Sustainable Solvent-based Process Chemistry for Metals in Printed Circuit Boards -- 10.1 Introduction and Overview -- 10.2 DESs as Alternative Solvents for PCB Coatings -- 10.2.1 Electrolytic Coatings from DES -- 10.2.2 Galvanic Immersion Coatings -- 10.3 DESs in PCB Assembly and Process Control -- 10.3.1 Soldering -- 10.3.2 Surface-mount Assembly -- 10.3.3 A New Solderable Surface Finish -- 10.3.4 Process Control and Analysis -- 10.4 Waste Processing and Metal Recovery -- 10.5 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Chapter 11 Plastics in Electronic Waste: Results from the PolyCE Project -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 PolyCE project: Objectives and Methodology -- 11.3 PolyCE Circular Business Models -- 11.3.1 Business Model Characterisation -- 11.3.2 Dematerialisation Models, Opportunities and Barriers -- 11.4 The WEEE Plastics Value Chain -- 11.4.1 The Role of Stakeholders -- 11.4.2 WEEE Recycling Processes -- 11.5 Material Flow and Mass Balance: Current Situation -- 11.5.1 PCR Plastic Availability -- 11.6 Closing the Loop: the ReValue Model -- 11.6.1 Supply and Demand -- 11.6.2 Material Flow and Mass Balance Considerations -- 11.7 Barriers and Challenges to Adopting the ReValue Model -- 11.8 Large Scale Demonstrator Prototypes -- 11.8.1 Aims and Objectives -- 11.8.2 Demonstrator 1: Cooling and Freezing Appliances -- 11.8.3 Demonstrator 2: Large Household Appliances -- 11.8.4 Demonstrator 3: Small Household Appliances -- 11.9 Summary and Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Subject Index.
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    Keywords: Ecosystem services. ; Electronic books.
    Description / Table of Contents: This volume brings together emerging topics in environmental science, making an excellent source for policy makers and environmental consultants working in the field or related areas.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (193 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9781849731058
    Series Statement: Issn Series
    DDC: 333.7
    Language: English
    Note: Ecosystem Services -- Contents -- An Assessment of Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity in Europe -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Why this Topic Matters Now -- 1.2 The Current Assessment -- 2 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services -- 2.1 Ecosystem Services -- 2.2 Relationships between Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services -- 2.3 Land Use and Multiple Services -- 3 European Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services -- 4 Managing Ecosystem Services in Europe -- 4.1 How Ecosystems Respond to Change -- 4.2 Threats to Biodiversity, and Consequences for Ecosystem Services in the European Union -- 4.3 Methods of Valuing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services -- 4.4 Prioritising Ecosystem Services in Land Management: Weighing up Alternative Land Uses -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Ecosystem Services and Policy: A Review of Coastal Wetland Ecosystem Services and an Efficiency-Based Framework for Implementing the Ecosystem Approach -- 1 Ecosystem Services and the Ecosystem Approach to Policy -- 2 Existing Frameworks for Understanding Ecosystem Services -- 3 Coastal Wetlands: Ecosystems on the Front Line of Global Change -- 4 Defining Coastal Wetlands -- 5 Ecosystem Services from Coastal Wetlands -- 6 Management to Combat Environmental Change and Threats to Coastal Wetlands -- 7 A New Conceptual Framework to Underpin the Ecosystem Approach -- 8 Conclusions and Future Challenges -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Ecosystem Services and Food Production -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Ecosystem Services Important for Food Production -- 2.1 A Conceptual Framework -- 2.2 Ecosystem Services -- 3 The Impact of Food Production on Ecosystems -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Atmospheric Services -- 1 Introduction: The Atmosphere as Part of the Earth System -- 2 Ecosystem Services versus Atmospheric Services. , 3 The Atmosphere as both a Resource and a Hazard -- 4 Who Owns the Atmosphere? -- 5 The Valuation of Atmospheric Services -- 5.1 An Estimate of the Total Economic Value of Atmospheric Services -- 6 Atmospheric Services and Natural Capital -- 6.1 The Air that We Breathe -- 6.2 Protection from Extra-Terrestial Radiation Plasma and Meteors -- 6.3 Natural Global Warming -- 6.4 Cleansing Capacity and the Dispersion of Air Pollution -- 6.5 Clouds and the Hydrological Cycle -- 6.6 Direct Use of the Atmosphere for Ecosystems and Agriculture -- 6.7 The Combustion of Fuel -- 6.8 Air Transport, Communications and Sound -- 6.9 Direct and Indirect Use of the Atmosphere for Energy and Power -- 6.10 The Extraction of Atmospheric Gases -- 6.11 Atmospheric Recreation and Climate Tourism -- 6.12 Aesthetic, Spiritual and Sensual Properties -- 7 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services: The Ecological Foundation of Human Society -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Societal Dependence on Ecosystems in Different Socio-Economic Contexts -- 3 Understanding the Links between Ecosystems and Human Well-Being -- 3.1 Ecosystem Structure and Functioning -- 3.2 Ecosystem Functions -- 3.3 Ecosystem Services -- 3.4 Ecosystem Benefits and Human Well-Being -- 4 Accounting and Valuation of Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services -- 4.1 Approaches Based on Human Preferences -- 4.2 Approaches Based on Physical Costs -- 5 Discussion and Conclusions -- 5.1 The Controversy of Value Commensurability -- 5.2 Why Use the Notion of Natural Capital? -- References -- Protecting Water Resources and Health by Protecting the Environment: A Case Study -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Environmental Obligations on Water Utilities -- 2.1 Discharge Consents have Tightened -- 2.2 Review of Discharge Consents due to EU Directives -- 2.3 Prohibition of 'Dumping' Sewage at Sea. , 3 How Water Utilities meet their Environmental Obligations -- 4 A More Sustainable Ecosystem-Based Approach for the Future -- 5 The Wessex Water Experience with Catchment Management -- 5.1 Identification of Catchment and Farms -- 5.2 Actions Taken with the Farmer to Reduce Pollution -- 5.3 Monitoring of Improvements -- 6 Advantages of the Catchment Management Approach -- 7 Other Examples of an Ecosystem Approach -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- Life Cycle Assessment as a Tool for Sustainable Management of Ecosystem Services -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Life Cycle Thinking and Life Cycle Assessment -- 2.1 LCA Methodology: An Overview -- 3 LCA as a Tool for Sustainable Management of Ecosystem Services -- 3.1 Life Cycle Impacts of Energy: The Electricity Sector -- 3.2 Life Cycle Impacts of Transport -- 3.3 Life Cycle Impacts of Industry: The Example of the Chemical Sector -- 3.4 Life Cycle Impacts in the Food Sector -- Conclusions -- Appendix 1 CML 2 Method: Definition of Environmental Impact Categories -- References -- Subject Index.
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    Keywords: Climatology. ; Environmental geotechnology. ; Electronic books.
    Description / Table of Contents: This volume examines the potential for geoengineering in detail, discussing the possible risks and side-effects of various approaches to this "third-way" to tackle climate change.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (271 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9781782621225
    Series Statement: Issn Series
    DDC: 363.73874
    Language: English
    Note: Geoengineering of the Climate System -- Contents -- Editors -- List of Contributors -- Why do we need Solutions to Global Warming? -- 1 Introduction - Life and the Evolution of the Earth's Atmosphere -- 2 The Atmosphere - The Most Valuable Resource on the Planet -- 3 The Greenhouse Effect and Global Warming -- 4 What is Geoengineering? -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Are there Parallels to Climate Change and Geoengineering? -- 4.3 Scientific Respectability of Geoengineering -- 4.4 The Arguments for and against Geoengineering Research -- 5 Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Storing Carbon for Geologically Long Timescales to Engineer Climate -- 1 Why is Carbon Storage Necessary? -- 2 The Approach and Controlling Factors -- 3 Methods of Reduced Emission Rates -- 4 Principles of Carbon Dioxide Removal (Negative Emissions Technologies) -- 5 Life-cycle Assessments -- 6 Biomass Availability and Sustainability -- 7 Carbon Dioxide Storage Availability -- 8 Summary of Carbon Storage Methods -- 8.1 Increased Terrestrial Biomass: Afforestation -- 8.2 Increased Soil Biomass: Biochar -- 8.3 Biomass Energy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) -- 8.4 Biomass Burial, Carbon Dioxide Use and Algal Carbon Dioxide Capture -- 8.5 Direct Air Capture -- 8.6 Silicate Weathering -- 8.7 Chemical Feedstock -- 8.8 Carbon Dioxide for Enhanced Oil Recovery (CO2-EOR) -- 8.9 Deep Sea Sediments -- 9 Discussion -- 10 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- The Global Potential for Carbon Dioxide Removal -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Plant-based CDR -- 2.1 Resource Supplies -- 2.2 Afforestation and Reforestation -- 2.3 Bioenergy Crop Supplies -- 2.4 Additional Biomass Supplies -- 2.5 Conversion Routes and Efficiencies -- 2.6 Combined CDR Potential -- 3 Algal-based CDR -- 3.1 Resource Supplies -- 3.2 Algal BECCS -- 3.3 Ocean Fertilisation -- 3.4 Combined CDR Potential. , 4 Alkalinity-based CDR -- 4.1 Enhanced Weathering - Land -- 4.2 Enhanced Weathering - Ocean -- 4.3 Direct Air Capture (DAC) -- 4.4 Combined CDR Potential -- 5 Overall CDR Flux Potential -- 6 Discussion -- References -- The Use of Artificial Trees -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Air Capture as an Engineering and Policy Challenge -- 3 An Example of an Air Capture Technology -- 4 Cost Issues -- 5 What Price can Air Capture Technology Deliver? -- 6 The Usefulness of Air Capture Technology -- 6.1 Carbon Capture from Air and Storage -- 6.2 Fugitive Emissions -- 6.3 Risk Management to Oil Resource Holders -- 6.4 Managing the Risks of Global Warming -- 6.5 Air Capture as a Tool for Geoengineering -- 6.6 Closing the Non-fossil Carbon Cycle -- 7 Discussion and Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Cooling the Earth with Crops -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Mechanisms -- 2.1 Biogeophysical Mechanisms -- 2.1.1 Albedo -- 2.1.2 Evapotranspiration -- 2.1.3 Emissivity -- 2.1.4 The Aerodynamic Roughness -- 3 Geographical Differences -- 3.1 Tropics -- 3.2 Temperate and Boreal -- 4 Historical Land Cover Change -- 5 Future Land Cover Change -- 6 Increased Crop Albedo -- 6.1 Albedo Values of Crops -- 6.2 Determinants of Albedo -- 6.3 Leaf Level Albedo -- 6.4 Canopy Level Albedo -- 7 Simulations with Climate Models -- 7.1 Crops in Climate Models -- 7.2 Climate Impacts -- 8 Yields -- 9 Other Crop Cooling Potential -- 9.1 Soil Carbon Sequestration -- 9.2 Biofuels -- 10 Priorities for Future Work -- 11 Conclusions -- References -- Engineering Ideas for Brighter Clouds -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A Reminder of the Physics -- 3 The Main Engineering Problems -- 3.1 Spray Generation -- 4 The Wafer -- 5 Filtration -- 6 Vessel Design -- 7 Justification of the Trimaran Configuration -- 8 Digital Hydraulics -- 9 The Mathematics -- 10 Costs -- 11 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References. , Stratospheric Aerosol Geoengineering -- 1 Introduction -- 2 How to Create a Stratospheric Cloud -- 2.1 Why the Stratosphere? -- 2.2 Means of Stratospheric Injection -- 2.3 Creating an Effective Sulfuric Acid Cloud -- 3 Climate Impacts of Stratospheric Geoengineering -- 3.1 Climate Models -- 3.2 Scenarios of Geoengineering -- 3.3 Global and Regional Temperature Impacts -- 3.4 Global and Regional Precipitation and Monsoon Impacts -- 3.5 Impacts of Enhanced Diffuse Radiation -- 4 Ethics and Governance of Stratospheric Geoengineering -- 4.1 Ethics and Governance of Research -- 4.2 Ethics and Governance of Deployment -- 5 Benefits and Risks of Stratospheric Geoengineering -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Space-Based Geoengineering Solutions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Space-based Geoengineering -- 3 Lagrange Point Occulting Disks -- 3.1 Occulting Solar Disks -- 3.2 Occulter Orbit -- 3.3 Occulter Sizing -- 4 Lagrange Point Dust Cloud -- 4.1 Dissipating Dust Cloud -- 4.1.1 Solar Radiation Pressure -- 4.1.2 Dust Cloud Attenuation -- 4.1.3 Insolation Reduction -- 4.2 Anchored Dust Cloud -- 4.2.1 Four-body Problem -- 4.2.2 Zero Velocity Curve -- 4.2.3 Effect on Solar Insolation -- 5 Optimal Configuration for Lagrange Point Occulting Disks -- 5.1 GREB Climate Models -- 5.2 Out-of-plane Occulter -- 5.3 Optimal Orbiting Disk -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Solar Radiation Management and the Governance of Hubris -- 1 Introduction: Hubris, Piety and the Limits of Human Governance -- 2 SRM as Political Artefact -- 3 SRM Research and Attempts to Legitimate it as an Object of Governance -- 3.1 The Royal Society 2009 Report -- 3.2 Development of Normative Principles for Governing SRM Research -- 3.3 The Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative (SRMGI) -- 3.4 Thresholds and 'Differentiated Governance'. , 4 From Saying to Doing: Governing SRM Research within a Framework for Responsible Innovation -- 5 A Social Licence to Operate? -- 5.1 Conditionality and Implausibility -- 6 Conclusions: Governing a New End of History? -- Appendix -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Subject Index.
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    La Vergne :Royal Society of Chemistry, The,
    Keywords: Air--Pollution. ; Electronic books.
    Description / Table of Contents: Examining sources of particles in the atmosphere and their impact on human health, this is an important reference for policymakers and academics working in pollution.
    Type of Medium: Online Resource
    Pages: 1 online resource (406 pages)
    Edition: 1st ed.
    ISBN: 9781782626589
    Series Statement: Issn Series
    DDC: 551.5113
    Language: English
    Note: Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Editors -- List of Contributors -- Emissions of Primary Particulate Matter -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Source Categories -- 2.1 Residential Combustion -- 2.2 Road Transport -- 2.3 Energy and Manufacturing Industries -- 2.4 Maritime Traffic -- 2.5 Agricultural Activities -- 2.6 Natural Sources -- 3 Particle Size Distribution -- 4 Speciation -- 4.1 PM Speciation Source Profiles -- 5 European PM Emission Inventories -- 6 Long-term Trends in Europe -- 7 Regulations and Mitigation Measures -- 7.1 Eco-design Directive -- 7.2 Diesel Vehicle Emission Standards and Abatement Technologies -- 7.3 Urban Access Regulations -- 7.4 MARPOL Convention -- References -- Where Did This Particle Come From? Sources of Particle Number and Mass for Human Exposure Estimates -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 3 Particle Mass Concentrations -- 4 Particle Number Concentrations -- 4.1 New-particle Formation -- 4.2 Primary Particle Number Emissions -- 4.3 Primary Emissions vs. New-particle Formation -- 4.4 Issues of Scale -- 5 Implications for Human Exposure -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Source Apportionment: Principles and Methods -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Diurnal, Spatial, and Chemical Patterns Indicate PM Origins -- 3 Solutions to the CMB Equations -- 4 CMB Model Assumptions and Effects of Deviations -- 5 More Information from Existing Samples -- 6 How to Judge a Source Apportionment Study -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Case Studies of Source Apportionment from North America -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Historic Development -- 3 Applications -- 3.1 Chemical Mass Balance -- 3.2 Unmix -- 3.3 Positive Matrix Factorization -- 4 Advanced Model Applications -- 4.1 Constrained Models -- 4.2 Multiple Sample Type Data -- 4.3 Time Synchronization Model -- 4.4 Spatially Distributed Data -- 4.5 Mixed Way Data -- 4.6 Size-Composition-Time Data. , 5 Summary -- References -- Case Studies of Source Apportionment and Suggested Measures at Southern European Cities -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Methods -- 2.1 PM Sampling and Measurements -- 2.2 Sample Treatment and Analysis -- 2.3 Source Apportionment -- 3 Results -- 3.1 PM Levels and Seasonality -- 3.2 PM Chemical Characterization -- 3.3 PM Mass Closure -- 3.4 PM Source Apportionment -- 4 Comparison Among Case Study Cities -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- PM10 Source Apportionment in Five North Western European Cities-Outcome of the Joaquin Project -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Site Description and Chemical Characterisation of PM10 -- 2.1 Sites -- 2.2 PM10 Sampling and Gravimetric Analysis -- 2.3 Chemical Analysis -- 3 Source Apportionment Using Positive Matrix Factorization -- 3.1 Data Preparation and Uncertainty Matrix -- 3.2 Positive Matrix Factorization -- 4 Results and Discussion -- 4.1 PM10 Mass Concentrations -- 4.2 Identification and Temporal Variation of the Calculated Factors -- 4.3 Spatial Variation of the Source Profiles -- 4.4 Wind-directional and Trajectory Analysis of the Source Profiles -- 4.5 Source Profiles on Days Exceeding the Daily Limit Value -- 4.6 Estimated Uncertainty of the PMF Analysis -- 5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- PM2.5 Source Apportionment in China -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Time Trends -- 2.1 Visibility Trends -- 2.2 Emission Trends -- 2.3 Meteorology Trends -- 3 Sources of PM2.5 in China -- 3.1 Methods for Source Apportionment -- 3.2 Source Apportionment Results in China -- 3.3 PM2.5 Source Apportionment in Beijing, China -- 4 Future Research -- 4.1 Health Effects -- 4.2 Online Source Apportionment -- 4.3 Integration of Different Source Apportionment Methods -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Case Studies of Source Apportionment from the Indian Sub-continent -- 1 Introduction. , 2 Source Signatures from Indian Sub-continent -- 3 Case Studies from the Indian Sub-continent -- 3.1 India -- 3.2 Pakistan -- 3.3 Bangladesh -- 3.4 Nepal -- 3.5 Sri Lanka -- 3.6 Bhutan -- 3.7 The Maldives -- 4 Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Health Effects of Airborne Particles in Relation to Composition, Size and Source -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Current Evidence on Differential Toxicity -- 2.1 Black Carbon and Organic Carbon -- 2.2 Metals -- 2.3 Inorganic Secondary Aerosols -- 2.4 Size -- 2.5 Source -- 3 Overall Conclusions on Differential Toxicity -- 4 Global Variation in the Composition and Toxicity of Particulate Matter -- 4.1 North America -- 4.2 Europe -- 4.3 Western Pacific and Southeast Asia -- 5 Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Subject Index.
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