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The environment
Paperback. Addresses the problem of air pollution and reports the findings and developments in air pollution modeling. Editor(s): Gryning, Sven-Erik; Batchvarova, Ekaterina. Series: NATO Challenges of Modern Society. Num Pages: 815 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1770.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 815
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306461880
- ISBN
- 9780306461880
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 258.01
€ 258.01
hardcover. There exists a range of natural hazards, including seismicity, faulting, fracturing, mud volcano eruptions, mud island motion, overpressure and lateral stress. This title provides technical details regarding these natural hazards, using the South Caspian Basin as a model. Num Pages: 354 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; RBGL; RNR. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 2070.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1999th Edition
- SKU
- V9780306462856
- ISBN
- 9780306462856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 212.41
€ 212.41
Biomonitors and Biomarkers as Indicators of Environmental Change
. Ed(S): Butterworth, Frank M.; Gunatilaka, A...
Paperback. Based on an International Association of Great Lakes Research conference, this text covers biomonitors and biomarkers, which, combined with chemical monitoring, offer the only approach to making assessments about environmental cleanup efforts. Editor(s): Butterworth, Frank M.; Gunatilaka, Amara; Gonsebatt, Maria Eugenia. Series: Environmental Science Research. Num Pages: 508 pages, 110 black & white illustrations, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RNT; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1186.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001
- Number of pages
- 508
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306463877
- ISBN
- 9780306463877
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 254.14
€ 254.14
Hardback. This work addresses perchlorate as a potable water contaminant. The two main topics are analytical chemistry and treatment or remediation. Other subjects include ion exchange, phytoremediation, bacterial reduction of perchlorate, bioreactors and in situ bioremediation. Editor(s): Urbansky, Edward Todd. Series: Environmental Science Research. Num Pages: 299 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNP; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 797.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 299
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306463891
- ISBN
- 9780306463891
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.45
€ 196.45
New Microbiotests for Routine Toxicity Screening and Biomonitoring
. Ed(S): Persoone, Guido; Janssen, Colin; Coe...
hardcover. These papers are from the "International Symposium on New Microbiotests for Routine Toxicity Screening and Biomonitoring - Development - Applications - Cost-effectiveness" which was organized in June 1998 in Brno, Czech Republic. Editor(s): Persoone, Guido; Janssen, Colin; Coen, Wim De. Num Pages: 550 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSBT; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 550
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306464065
- ISBN
- 9780306464065
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 212.96
€ 212.96
Paperback. Illustrates how sustainability, information technologies, and envisioning the future can be woven into an integrated educational experience. By understanding what it takes to build a sustainable community, this book helps students develop the skills needed to engage successfully in a sustainable society. Editor(s): Wheeler, Keith A. (Concord Consortium, Boston, MA, USA); Bijur, Anne Perraca. Series: Innovations in Science Education and Technology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JNU; P; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Edition
- Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306464201
- ISBN
- 9780306464201
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.73
€ 72.73
Thermal Solid Waste Utilisation in Regular and Industrial Facilities
. Ed(S): Pawlowski, Lucjan; Dudzinska, Marzen...
Hardback. Proceedings of the International Workshop, Thermal Solid Waste Utilization in Regular and Industrial Facilities, held in Kazimierz Dolny, Poland, November 28-30, 1999. This volume focuses on the technologies related to recycling and material reuse which are being favoured over land disposal. Editor(s): Pawlowski, Lucjan; Dudzinska, Marzenna R.; Gonzales, Marjorie A. Series: Environmental Science Research. Num Pages: 175 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNP; TQSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 13. Weight in Grams: 1280.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 175
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306464492
- ISBN
- 9780306464492
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.25
€ 133.25
Hardback. Initiated by the Society of Risk Analysis, this book provides information about predictive methods and tools, monitoring methods, data sources, and key variables that characterize exposure in and around various types of residences (apartments, single-family homes, condos, farmhouses, mobile homes, row houses, retirement homes, and school dorms). Editor(s): Driver, Jeffrey; Baker, Scott R.; McCallum, David. Num Pages: 404 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJMD; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 2230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 404
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306465178
- ISBN
- 9780306465178
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.53
€ 145.53
Hardback. Biological homogenization is the dominant process shaping the future global biosphere. The outcome is the loss of uniqueness and the growth of uniformity. It is a global environmental catastrophe, the Earth has never witnessed such a broad and complete reorganization of species distribution. Editor(s): Lockwood, Judy L.; McKinney, Michael L. Num Pages: 289 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1330.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 289
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306465420
- ISBN
- 9780306465420
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.53
€ 133.53
Hardback. Many of the emerging technologies presented in this book should form the basis of standard remediation practices of the future. The text presents detailed information on multiple emerging technologies for the remediation of the contaminated subsurface environment. Editor(s): Smith, James A.; Burns, Susan E. Num Pages: 366 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNP; TQSW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 2100.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 366
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306465697
- ISBN
- 9780306465697
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.64
€ 144.64
Hardback. Most studies of the impacts of climate change consider impacts in the future from anthropogenic climate change. This title contains 13 interdisciplinary chapters which consider impacts of change in different regions of the world, over the last millennium. It includes chapters that assess evidence for the changes. Editor(s): Jones, P. D.; Ogilvie, A.E.J. (INSTAAR, Boulder, CO, USA); Davies, T.D.; Briffa, K.R. (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK). Num Pages: 295 pages, 83 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: RBP; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 257 x 174 x 27. Weight in Grams: 786.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 295
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306465895
- ISBN
- 9780306465895
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.59
€ 136.59
Hardback. Desertification - the degradation of soils in drylands - is a phenomenon occurring in scores of countries around the globe. This book deals with the role of plants in combating desertification. Editor(s): Pasternak, Dov; Schlissel, Arnold. Num Pages: 462 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNC; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1690.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 462
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306466328
- ISBN
- 9780306466328
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 202.24
€ 202.24
Hardback. This text explores two major environmental concerns that arise from fuel use: the prospect that the globe will become warmer as a result of emissions of carbon dioxide, and the effect upon health of the fine particles emitted as combustion products. Editor(s): Kursunoglu, Behram N.; Mintz, Stephan L.; Perlmutter, Arnold. Num Pages: 220 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1510.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 220
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306466359
- ISBN
- 9780306466359
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.72
€ 134.72
Hardback. Presents the progress in our understanding of various mechanisms involved in chemical communication between individual animals. The chapters in this book are derived from presentations and discussions at the Ninth International Symposium on Chemical Signals in Vertebrates, held at the Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland, on July 25-29, 2000. Editor(s): Marchlewska-Koj, Anna; Lepri, John J.; Muller-Schwarze, Dietland. Num Pages: 482 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSVW; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2570.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 482
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306466823
- ISBN
- 9780306466823
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 262.71
€ 262.71
Hardback. Highlights the need for enhancing the effectiveness of land stewardship and management of the world's natural resources to meet the need of the growing global population for conservation, sustainable development, and the use of land, water, and other natural resources. Editor(s): Ffolliott, Peter F.; Baker, Malchus B.; Edminster, Carelton B.; Dillon, Madelyn C.; Mora, Karen L. Num Pages: 137 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNF; TVDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 137
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306466984
- ISBN
- 9780306466984
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 132.35
€ 132.35
Hardback. Addresses the theme of soil erosion and landscape evolution modeling from different philosophical and technical approaches, ranging from those developed from considerations of first-principle soil/water physics and mechanics to those developed empirically according to sets of behavioral or empirical rules deriving from field observations. Editor(s): Harmon, Russell S.; Doe, William W. Num Pages: 540 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGB; RN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 2140.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 540
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306467189
- ISBN
- 9780306467189
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 269.55
€ 269.55
The Lerma-Chapala Watershed. Evaluation and Management.
. Ed(S): Hansen, Anne M.; Afferden, Manfred V...
Hardback. The management of watersheds is one of the complex tasks that scientists, users and policy makers are confronted with, especially when freshwater resources have diminished and conflicts on water allocation have increased. This book provides information on management-related aspects of the basin in Mexico: the Lerma-Chapala watershed. Editor(s): Hansen, Anne M.; Afferden, Manfred van. Num Pages: 385 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; RBKF; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2200.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 385
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306467479
- ISBN
- 9780306467479
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 145.31
€ 145.31
hardcover. Focusing on the field of terrestrial ecology, this work includes soil structure and function, economics of biodiversity, crop growth and development, ethnobotany and conservation. The volume is useful for professionals and researchers in the field of botany, zoology, ecology, vegetation science, agriculture, forestry and population biology. Editor(s): Ambasht, R.S.; Ambasht, Navin K. Num Pages: 367 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2090.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Edition
- 2002nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 367
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306473326
- ISBN
- 9780306473326
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 212.56
€ 212.56
Hardback. Includes research on management of wetlands, hydrochemical determinism, biomonitoring and bioindicators in aquatic ecosystems, and environmental impacts of dam projects. This book is intended for professionals and researchers in the fields of ecology, hydrology, limnology, and watershed management. Editor(s): Ambasht, R.S.; Ambasht, Navin K. Num Pages: 379 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 29. Weight in Grams: 2150.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 379
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306473340
- ISBN
- 9780306473340
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 212.96
€ 212.96
Environmental Challenges and Greenhouse Gas Control for Fossil Fuel Ut...
M. Mercedes; Chunshan Song; Yee Soong . Ed(S)...
Hardback. Environmental Challenges and Greenhouse Gas Control for Fossil Fuel Utilization in the 21st Century Editor(s): Maroto-Valer, M. Mercedes; Chunshan Song; Yee Soong. Num Pages: 447 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1810.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 447
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306473364
- ISBN
- 9780306473364
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.76
€ 136.76
Hardback. Presents the research results from three years of interdisciplinary expeditions to Easter Island. The primary objectives were to investigate the effects of human population growth on the ecology of the island and to discover whether any dramatic climatic changes such as a prolonged El Nino could have disrupted the island's fragile ecosystem. Editor(s): Tanacredi, John T.; Loret, John. Num Pages: 240 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1MKPE; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1210.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306474941
- ISBN
- 9780306474941
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 199.06
€ 199.06
The Economic and Environmental Impacts of Agbiotech. A Global Perspect...
Nicholas . Ed(S): Kalaitzandonakes
Hardback. What are the factors driving the widespread adoption of first generation agrobiotechnologies? What are their economic and environmental impacts? Addressing such questions, this book presents the impacts of first generation agrobiotechnologies. It accounts for the differences in geography, weather, pests, farm structures, and institutions. Editor(s): Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas. Num Pages: 338 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KNAC; RN; TCB; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1480.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 338
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306475016
- ISBN
- 9780306475016
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.52
€ 134.52
Hardback. Intended for academic and industrial research scientists and engineers, as well as industrial laboratories working on sensors, biotechnology and opto/electronics, this book details in 17 chapters state-of-the-art technologies and the prospects for micro-contact printing and nanoimprint lithography. Editor(s): Sotomayor, Clivia M. (Dept. of Electrical and Informational Engineering, University of Wuppertal, Germany); Sotomayor, Torres C.M. Series: Nanostructure Science and Technology. Num Pages: 354 pages, 182 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1500.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306478581
- ISBN
- 9780306478581
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.98
€ 200.98
Hardback. Reviewing various classes of proteins that control the localization and activation state of Rho GTPases, this book discusses a range of biological functions that are controlled by Rho GTPases, including the organization of the actin cytoskeleton, cell proliferation and cell motility. It is useful for cell and molecular biologists, and biochemists. Editor(s): Symons, Mark H. (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Manhasset, NY, USA). Series: Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: RNF; TVR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 589.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media United States
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780306479922
- ISBN
- 9780306479922
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.97
€ 194.97