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Environmental Perspectives
Neil Shifrin
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Description for Environmental Perspectives
Paperback. Series: SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Num Pages: 111 pages, 5 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: LNKJ; TQD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 6. Weight in Grams: 183.
This short, readable book is intended as a big-picture introduction/overview for environmental students and lay-people involved with environmental issues. Every freshman in college intending to study environmental science should read it. It begins with a historical perspective on waste and environmental control. Basic instruction on some important fundamentals faced by environmental professionals every day, such as sampling, analysis, data visualization, risk assessment and forensic chemistry are provided in the following chapter. Important regulatory fundamentals, such as the National Contingency Plan, which is the U.S. regulatory framework for addressing hazardous waste is also defined. The book concludes with pertinent and provocative considerations on the ... Read more
This short, readable book is intended as a big-picture introduction/overview for environmental students and lay-people involved with environmental issues. Every freshman in college intending to study environmental science should read it. It begins with a historical perspective on waste and environmental control. Basic instruction on some important fundamentals faced by environmental professionals every day, such as sampling, analysis, data visualization, risk assessment and forensic chemistry are provided in the following chapter. Important regulatory fundamentals, such as the National Contingency Plan, which is the U.S. regulatory framework for addressing hazardous waste is also defined. The book concludes with pertinent and provocative considerations on the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
111
Condition
New
Series
SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science
Number of Pages
102
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319062778
SKU
V9783319062778
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Ref
99-15
About Neil Shifrin
Neil S. Shifrin consults on a wide range of environmental engineering topics, including water quality, contaminant fate and transport, hazardous waste site cleanups and environmental response cost liability/allocation. His experience extends back to the nation's first Superfund projects, such as Love Canal and includes many complex contamination problems, such as PCBs in major receiving waters, dioxins in the Great Lakes, ... Read more
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