Environmental Pollution and Waste ManagementM.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd., 1998 - 384 pages This book aims at meeting the needs of students pursuing courses in a wide range of disciplines such as biology, geography, geology, agriculture, medicine, environment, public health engineering, at colleges, traditional and agricultural universities and institutes of technology. Many of the complex environmental issues facing society today are mentioned briefly but the focus is on environmental and air pollution, wastes and their management. |
Contents
Pollutants | 19 |
Marine and River Pollution | 43 |
Effects of Pollution on Ecosystems | 59 |
Air Pollution and the Ecosystem | 75 |
Air Pollutants and their General Effects | 93 |
Air Pollutants and their Overall Effects | 129 |
Health Hazards and Future Projections | 159 |
Effects of Pollutants on Plants and Animals | 167 |
Monitoring of Air Pollution | 209 |
Issues Protocols and Strategies for Minimizing | 217 |
Treatment of Hazardous | 235 |
Waste Minimization | 275 |
Measures Proposals | 325 |
Pollution Prevention and Control | 341 |
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Common terms and phrases
acid rain adverse aerosols air pollutants ammonia anaerobic aquatic areas atmosphere benzene biofilm biogas biological biomass bottom ash carbon monoxide cause cent chemical chlorinated climate change coal combustion composting concentrations containing costs critical loads damage deposition developing countries dumping dust ecosystems effects effluents emissions emitted energy environment environmental example exposure filters forest fuel global greenhouse gases groundwater hazardous waste heavy metals hydrocarbons impact incineration increase industrial landfill layer lead levels lichens liquid Mainly SO2 materials mercury methane methods natural nitrogen oxides organic compounds oxygen ozone packaging particles plants problems processes radiation radioactive reactions reactor recycling reduce removal reuse sediments sensitive sewage sludge soil solid waste solvents sources species stratosphere substances sulphate sulphur dioxide surface temperature thermal toxic transport treatment troposphere tropospheric ozone urban vegetation vehicles volatile organic compounds waste management waste streams waste water wastewater µg/m³