Environmental & pollution science / editors, Ian L. Pepper, Charles P. Gerba, Mark L. Brusseau ; photography & technical editor, K.L. Josephson ; copy editor, E.R. Loya.
By: Pepper, Lan L
Contributor(s): Pepper, Ian L | Gerba, Charles P | Brusseau, Mark LMaterial type: 
TextPublisher: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, c2006Edition: 2nd edDescription: xx, 532 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 29 cmISBN: 0125515030 (alk. paper); 9780125515030 (alk. paper)Other title: Environmental and pollution science [Cover title]Uniform titles: Pollution science. Subject(s): Pollution | Environmental sciences | Environmental Pollution | Environment | Pollution | Pollution -- Aspect de l'environnement | Polluants | Sciences de l'environnement | Pollution multimilieux | Air -- Pollution | Eau -- Pollution | Sols -- Pollution | Schadstoffbelastung | Umweltwissenschaften | UmweltverschmutzungDDC classification: 363.7 LOC classification: TD174 | .P68 2006Other classification: AR 21000 | WK 1600 Online resources: Table of contents only | Publisher description | Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Rev. ed. of Pollution science. 1996.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Processes affecting fate and transport of contaminants. The extent of global pollution -- Physical-chemical characteristics of soils and the subsurface -- Physical-chemical characteristics of waters -- Physical-chemical characteristics of the atmosphere -- Biotic characteristics of the environment -- Physical processes affecting contaminant transport and fate -- Chemical processes affecting contaminant transport and fate -- Biological processes affecting contaminant transport and fate -- pt. 2. Monitoring, assessment, and regulation of environmental pollution. Physical contaminants -- Chemical contaminants -- Microbial contaminants -- The role of environmental monitoring in pollution science -- Environmental toxicology -- Risk assessment -- Environmental laws and regulations -- pt. 3. Land and water pollution mitigation. Soil and land pollution -- Subsurface pollution -- Surface water pollution -- Soil and groundwater remediation -- Ecosystem restoration and land reclamation -- pt. 4. Atmospheric pollution. Sensory pollutants, electromagnetic fields and radiofrequency radiation -- Indoor air quality -- Atmospheric pollution -- Global change -- pt. 5. Waster and water treatment and management. Industrial and municipal solid waste treatment and disposal -- Municipal wastewater treatment -- Land application of biosolids and animal wastes -- Drinking water treatment and water security -- pt. 6. Emerging issues in pollution science. Genetically engineered crops and microbes -- Antibiotic-resistant bacteria and gene transfer -- Pharmaceuticals and endocrine disruptors -- Epilogue: Is the future of pollution history?
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