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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EARTH AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOLOGICAL,PHYSIOLOGICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES,ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES,ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WATER SCIENCES,ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ENERGY SCIENCES,ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES,ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES,ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF HUMAN RESOURCES POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY AND MANAGEMENT ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INSTITUTIONAL AND INFRASTRUCTURAL RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF TECHNOLOGY,INFORMATION, AND SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT RESOURCES ENCYCLOPEDIA OF REGIONAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REVIEWS

The above simplified figure illuminates the essential interconnectedness of the sixteen component encyclopedias of EOLSS.

 In the real world, the various knowledge domains do not exist in isolation from each other. They form an integrated whole, with links in all directions. It is well known that all forms of human knowledge are inter-connected and inter-related. EOLSS mimics this complexity, the automatic inter-connectedness of the various subject categories facilitating navigation through the vast landscape of EOLSS knowledge. This provides the user with an effective and efficient tool to search, navigate and browse through each of the component encyclopedias, through any combination of the sixteen, or through the whole of EOLSS.

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY RESOURCES

SUBJECT  INDEX (partial listing)

HAZARDOUS WASTE

acute toxicity endpoints

background levels

biological indicator for soil quality (BISQ)

bioremediation

carcinogens

chronic endpoints

decommissioning

developed countries

developing countries

dioxin

disposal

ecotoxicology

environmental quality criteria (EQCs)

hazard assessment

hazardous substances storage

hazardous waste handling and disposal

hazardous waste terminologies

hazardous wastes

hazardous wastes

health effects

high-level waste

human health protection

industrial ecology

informal sector.

intermediate-level waste

interspecies safety factors

ionizing radiation

IQ-Tox

isotope

LDCs, exemption threshold

london Dumping Convention

long-term disposal

low-level waste

manifest system

microbial indicator

NOEL (No Observed Effect Level)

nuclear

nuclear power

nuclear reactor

PAF (potentially affected fraction of species)

PICT (pollution induced community tolerance)

radioactive materials

radioactive waste

radioactive waste

radioactivity

radionuclides

risk assessment

risk perception

safety factors

simplebox

simpletreat

site remediation

site selection

species sensitivity distribution (SSD)

sub-acute toxicity endpoints

sustainable industry

the bamako convention

the barcelona convention

the basel convention

the cairo guidelines

the code of practice of the international transboundary movement of radioactive wastes

the dakar declaration

the lome IV convention

the waigani convention

toxicology

transboundary issues

transboundary movement

ultraviolet radiation

uncertainty factors

uranium mining/milling

waste characteristics

waste generator

waste transport

HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT: A UNITED STATES PERSPECTIVE

aboveground storage tanks

air stripping

and dissolved air flotation

bioremediation

bioventing

carbon adsorption

case history

chemical treatment

cleaner production

containerizing

critical review

de-carbonation

enhanced stripping

excavation

free product recovery

greenhouse gas.

groundwater decontamination

hazardous substances

hazardous substances storage

hazardous substances transportation

hazardous waste handling and disposal

hazardous waste terminologies

hazardous wastes

hazardous wastes

human health protection

incineration

industrial ecology

in-plant waste management

liquid/liquid separation

manifest system

material substitution

natural attenuation

oxidation

pollution prevention

process substitution

pyrolysis

sewer discharge

site remediation

slurry bioreactor

soil surfactant flushing

soil washing

solidification

stabilization

subsurface volatilization-ventilation

sustainable agriculture

sustainable industry

thermal desorption

thermal extraction

trenching

ultraviolet radiation

underground storage tanks

vacuum extraction

vapor stripping

vitrification

waste characteristics

Hazardous wastes

INTERNATIONAL ISSUES IN HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

accords

acts

adoption.

agreements

articles

chemicals

contracting parties

control

convention

cooperation

cooperation

decision

decree

developing countries

disposal

dumping

environmental management

exporting states

framework

guidelines

hazardous wastes

human environment

human health

ignorance

illegal traffic

importing states

institutional capacities

International issues

legality

marine environment

market instruments

monitoring

national capacities

national legislation

notifier

parties

pollution

principles

proposals

protocol

provisions

public awareness

radioactive wastes

signatory

technical assistance

technical know-how

toxic waste

transboundary issues

transboundary movement

transit states

waste generator

waste management

HAZARDOUS WASTES ISSUES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

agriculture and agro-industry

commercial centers

development

economic growth

india

industrial activities

industrial management

informal sector

malaysia

medical facilities

mexico tanzania

micro-enterprises

public awareness

public health

south africa

technical resources

CASE STUDY 1: HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT IN TANZANIA - RETROSPECTION AND FUTURE OUTLOOK

hazardous waste management

tanzania

waste

CASE STUDY 2: THE MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE IN SOUTH AFRICA

acceptable risk

evels.

hazard rating

hazardous waste

minimum requirements

south africa

waste management

CASE STUDY 3: HAZARDOUS WASTE ISSUES IN INDIA

authorities

bioremediation.

hazardous waste

incineration

inventory

landfill

legislation

resource conservation

technologies

CASE STUDY 4: HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIA

centralized and integrated waste facilities

clinical waste management.

economic instruments

hazardous waste management

legislative instruments

malaysia

research and development

toxic chemicals management

NUCLEAR INDUSTRY

decommissioning

isotope

munitions

NIMBY

nuclear

nuclear power

nuclear reactor

policy

radioactive waste

radionuclides

reactor plant

risk perception

site selection

technological hazard

uranium mining/milling

NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT

confinement strategy

nuclear fuel cycle

nuclear waste

radiation protection

radioactive waste

reprocessing

waste disposal

waste management.

HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT OF CHEMICALS

acute toxicity endpoints

background levels

bioassay endpoints

carcinogens

chronic endpoints

dioxin.

ecotoxicology

epidemiology

exposure

hazard assessment

interspecies safety factors

NOEL (No Observed Effect Level)

risk Assessment

safety factors

societal choices

sub-acute toxicity endpoints

toxicology

uncertainty factors

ENVIRONMENTAL IONIZING RADIATION

health effects

ionizing radiation

radiation dose

radioactive waste

radioactivity

waste transport

ECOLOGICAL RISK ASSESSMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS

acidification

bioavailability

biodegradation

biological indicator for soil quality (BISQ)

compartments

desiccation

ecological assessment

ecosystem

ecotoxic

environmental quality criteria (EQCs)

eutrophication

indicator

IQ-Tox, microbial indicator

life support functions (LSF)

multi-stress

multi-stress analysis

multi-stress modeling

PAF (potentially affected fraction of species)

PICT (pollution induced community tolerance)

pT methodology

risk assessment

risk evaluation

simplebox

simpletreat

species sensitivity distribution (SSD)

toxic stress

SITE REMEDIATION AND GROUNDWATER DECONTAMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES

air stripping

bioremediation

bioventing

carbon adsorption

chemical treatment

containerizing

dissolved air flotation.

enhanced stripping

excavation

free product recovery

groundwater decontamination

incineration

liquid/liquid separation

natural attenuation

oxidation

pyrolysis

sewer discharge

slurry bioreactor

soil surfactant flushing

soil washing

solidification

stabilization

subsurface volatilization-ventilation

thermal desorption

thermal extraction

trenching

ultraviolet radiation

vacuum extraction

vapor stripping

vitrification

Site remediation

INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY

case history

cleaner production

critical review

de-carbonation

greenhouse gas.

hazardous wastes

industrial ecology

material substitution

process substitution

sustainable agriculture

sustainable industry

ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MANAGEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES

cradle-to-grave approach

deep well injection

disposal

disposal at sea.

environmentally sound waste management system

handling

hazard

hazardous waste

incineration

international treaties/ protocols

inventory

recycle

status of hazardous wastes

storage

toxicity

treatment

under ground disposal

waste characteristics

waste classification criteria

waste exchange

waste management

waste minimization

waste reuse

waste sampling & analysis

COASTAL ZONE AND ESTUARIES

coastal management

coastal zone

estuarine environments

COASTAL EROSION

barrier islands

beach

coastal management

erosion

sand supply

sea level rise

seawalls

shoreline armoring

shoreline retreat

WAVES AND SEDIMENT TRANSPORT IN THE NEARSHORE ZONE

currents

sediment transport

surf zone

wave breaking

wave shoaling

EPISODIC PROCESSES(STORM SURGES AND TSUNAMIS)

coastal hazards

cyclones

erosion

historical events

hurricanes

impacts

northeasters

sea level

southeasters

storm surge

tropical and extra-tropical storms

tsunamis

typhoons

SEDIMENT TRANSPORT IN ESTUARIES

coarse-grained

cohesionless

cohesive

estuary

fine-grained

sediment

ROCKY COASTS

cliff erosion and retreat

mass movements

morphological features

plunging cliff

sea level

shore platform

tides

waves

weathering

COASTAL BARRIERS

barrier

barrier evolution.

barrier stratigraphy

beach

inlet

spit

COASTAL SAND DUNES AND BARRIER ISLANDS

barrier islands

climate change

coastal sand dunes

economic value

environmental heterogeneity

eolian processes

fauna

foundations of science

grass encroachment

invasive plants

management.

sea level rise

trampling

vegetation

water extraction

zonation

MORPHOLOGY AND MORPHODYNAMICS OF SANDY BEACHES

beach classification

beach morphodynamics.

beach morphology

sandy beaches

MORPHOLOGY AND MORPHODYNAMICS OF GRAVEL BEACHES

gravel beaches

hydrodynamics

morphology

morphosedimentology

sea-level responses.

stratigraphy

BEACH PLAINS: FORMATION, EVOLUTION, AND ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE

aquifer

beach ridges

beach-plain ecology.

beach-plain hydrology

beach-plain soils

progradation

swales

weathering

coastal plains

RIAS AND TIDAL-SEA ESTUARIES

morphology

ras

sedimentary infilling

sedimentology

tidal-sea estuarios

COASTAL LAGOONS

climatic setting

coastal lagoons

evolution

origin

pollution

processes

size

tidal deltas

tidal inlets

PRIMARY PRODUCTION IN COASTAL LAGOONS

chlorophyll "a"

coastal lagoons

coastal wetlands

estuarine phytoplankton

mangroves

marshes

primary production

primary productivity

seagrasses

submerged vegetation

tropical estuaries

DELTAS

agriculture

deltas

energy

fisheries

floods

rivers

sedimentation

TIDAL SALT MARSHES AND MANGROVE SWAMPS

deposition

evapotranspiration

lateral accretion

mineral sediment

organic sediment

vertical accretion

COASTAL EVOLUTION

barrier islands

coral reefs

estuaries

holocene

river deltas

rocky coasts

sea-level change

tectonics and the coast

tidal inlets

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS ON THE STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE COASTAL BIOTA

coral reefs

eutrophication

exploitation

fish

habitat destruction

kelps

mangroves

pollution

salt marshes

sea level rise

sea urchins

seagrass beds

shellfish

ANTHROPOGENIC IMPACTS ON ESTUARIES

coastal

coastal zone management

ecosystem

engineering

estuary

exploitation

human impact

modification

MARINE ECOLOGY

formation of organic matters

habitats

human alteration of marine ecosystems.

marine biodiversity

marine ecology

marine ecology

marine ecosystem profiles

marine food webs

organic matter transformations

primary producers and respiration

sea as an ecosystem

services provided

PRODUCTIVITY OF THE OCEANS

carbon dioxide.

irradiance

nutrients

photosynthesis

phytoplankton

satellite sensors

OCEAN CURRENTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON MARINE LIFE

currents

eddies

fronts

gyres

larvae transport

patchiness

physical-biological interactions

rings

tidal currents

upwelling

ROLE OF MARINE MICROBES IN CARBON AND NUTRIENT CYCLES

archaea.

bacteria

nutrients

photosynthesis

plankton

protests

respiration

OCEAN FOOD WEBS AND TROPHIC DYNAMICS

benthic food webs

fish production

food chain

jellyfish

phytoplankton

trophic level

zooplankton

ecological efficiency

Food web

ECOLOGY, BEHAVIOR AND PRODUCTIVITY OF MARINE FISH

eco-biology.

fish

life history

physiology

production

HARVESTING THE OCEAN

fishing technology

future scenarios

harvesting history

humans marine origin

mariculture

trophic groups

trophic level

variability

ADAPTATIONS TO LIFE IN THE OCEANS. PELAGIC MACROFAUNA

acclimatation

adaptation

aerobiosis-anaerobiosis

asynchronous reproduction

benthic boundary layer

benthopelagic organisms

bioluminescence

deep scatering layer

enzyme

filter-feeding

grazing

iteroparity

k-r strategies

lecitotrophy

lethargy

macrofauna

macroplankton

maturity

metabolism

nekton

nepheloid layer

neritic

neuston

olfaction

ommatidia

oxygen minimum layer

pheromone

photophore

planktotrophy

Q10

secondary production

semelparity

suprabenthos

swimbladder

synchronous reproduction

thermocline

trophic level

visual sensitivity

MARINE BENTHIC FLORA

adaptations

benthic communities

competition

conservation.

disturbances

eutrophication

form and function

global change

herbivory

human exploitation

introduced species

Marine algae

overfishing

pollution

seagrasses

seaweeds

LIFE IN EXTREME OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS: ANCHIALINE CAVES

anchialine caves

biospeleology

deep-sea

extreme environments

littoral zone

marine biodiversity

POPULATION DYNAMICS OF PHYTOPLANKTON

loss

perennation

phytoplankton

population dynamics

reproduction

seasonality

NITROGEN METABOLISM IN PHYTOPLANKTON

cell death.

chlorophyllases

excretion

proteases

reduction

uptake

VIRUS AND HETEROTROPHIC MICROPLANKTON

archaea

bacteria

diversity

microbes

phylogeny

plankton

prokaryotes

protest

protozoa

virus

ZOOPLANKTON ECOLOGY

autotrophs

biomass

food and feeding

food webs

heterotrophs

metazoans

neritic.

pelagic

plankton

production

protests

spatial distribution

taxonomic composition

temporal changes

trophic levels

variability scales

zooplankton

SWIMMING DYNAMICS OF ZOOPLANKTON

behavior

encounter theory

foraging

mating

predation

swimming

turbulence

zooplankton

INDUCTION OF SETTLEMENT IN MEROZOOPLANKTON

dispersal, recruitment.

life cycle

marine invertebrate

marine larvae

merozooplankton

settlement cue

settlement induction

ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR OF SEABIRDS

colonization

conservation

demographic parameters

dispersal

evolutionary trade-offs

extinction

industrial fisheries

life history traits

marine predators

mating systems

metapopulation dynamics

molecular techniques

oceanography

phylogeny.

bioenergetic model

MARINE REPTILES: ADAPTATIONS, TAXONOMY, DISTRIBUTION AND LIFE CYCLES

conservation.

diving adaptation

life cycle

marine

Marine Iguana

salt balance

sea adaptations

sea snakes

sea turtles

thermoregulation

Reptile

ANTHROPOGENIC CAUSES OF GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE

aerosols

global environmental change

global warming

greenhouse effect

ozone

GLOBAL WARMING AND GREENHOUSE GASES

aerosols

greenhouse gases

trends

UV RADIATION AND EFFECTS OF OZONE DEPLETION ON UV

aerosols

ozone

radiation

ultraviolet

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES FROM AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PRODUCTION

agricultural emissions

agricultural methyl bromide

atmospheric methane

atmospheric nitrous oxide

carbon dioxide

climate change

effect of agricultural activities on atmospheric composition

emissions

global mass balances of atmospheric gases

global warming

global warming potentials

greenhouse effect

greenhouse gases

historical emissions of carbon dioxide

historical emissions of methane

historical emissions of nitrous oxide

non-CO2 greenhouse gases

rice field methane emissions

rice field nitrous oxide emissions

stratospheric ozone depletion

TRANSPORTATION: AIR, RAIL, ROAD, AND WATER

air

noise

pollution

rail

transport

water

URBANIZATION

environmental impacts

poverty

sustainable development

urbanization

RURAL DEVELOPMENT

food security

information techniques

rural poverty

rural development

POINT SOURCES OF POLLUTION: LOCAL EFFECTS AND CONTROL

air pollution control

environmental legislation

environmental management

industrial pollution

municipal pollution

point sources of pollution

pollution control technologies

solid waste management and disposal

vehicular pollution

water pollution control

VEHICULAR EMISSIONS

acid deposition

alternative fuel

carbon dioxide

carbon monoxide

cetane number

climate change

emission standards

ethanol fuel

ether fuel

eutrophication

fuel quality

gasoline cleaner

greenhouse gas

human health

hydrogen fuel

I/M

in-use vehicle

LPG

methanol fuel

natural gas

nitrogen oxide

ozone

photochemical reaction

PM10

precursors

secondary pollutant

sulfur content

sulfur dioxide

three-way catalysts

vehicle emissions

vehicle population

visibility

volatile organic compounds

TYPES AND AMOUNTS OF VEHICULAR EMISSIONS

carbon dioxide

carbon monoxide

emission factor

lead

mechanisms

nitrogen oxide

ozone

particulate matter

pollutant formation

pollutant type

sulfur dioxide

vehicular emissions

volatile organic compounds

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

acid rain

air pollution

animals

building soiling

climate change

ecosystem

eutrophication

greenhouse gas

highway

motor vehicle

ozone

photochemical smog

photochemistry

secondary pollution

vegetation

vehicles runoff

water body

HEALTH EFFECTS

anaemia

carboxyhemoglobin

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

emphysema

epidemiological studies

exposure

mechanisms

methylcyclopentadienyl manganese tricarbonyl

pancytopenia

toxicity

vehicle emissions

REGIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF VEHICULAR EMISSIONS

air pollution

air quality

ambient concentration

atmospheric dilution

attainment

contribution rate

dispersion

distribution

emission control

emission standards

local topography

megacities

mobile source

mobility

monitoring

motor vehicle

particulates

photochemical smog

street canyon

traffic

transport

urban atmosphere

urban transportation

vehicle population

CONTROL STRATEGIES TO REDUCE EMISSIONS

air pollution

control strategies

cost-effective

economic incentives

emission control

emission standards

fuel modification

I/M program

mobile source

motor vehicle

particulate

regulation

test procedure

traffic

transport

INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION

cleaner production

end-pipe treatment

industrial

industrial ecology

integrated management

pollution

AIR POLLUTION CAUSED BY INDUSTRIES

emission factors

emission inventory

emission sources

industrial air pollution

INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER-TYPES, AMOUNTS AND EFFECTS

amount

effect

environment

industry

pollution

types

Wastewater

TYPES, AMOUNTS AND EFFECTS OF INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTES

air

environment pollution

environmental effect

environmental protection

hazardous waste

industrial solid waste

route

soil

waste category

waste generation

waste management

water

Solid waste

INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION PREVENTION STRATEGY-CLEANER PRODUCTION

Education and training

Environmental management system

Government policies and strategies

Technology innovation

Cleaner production

ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS CONCERNING INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION DISCHARGE

gas

industrial

noise

odor

pollution

solid waste

standard

waste water

DOMESTIC POLLUTION

disposal standards

municipal waste disposal and management

municipal waste treatment technologies

municipal wastes

reuse and recycle

waste reduction

wastewater reuse

wastewater treatment technologies

Municipal effluent

CONCENTRATIONS AND COMPOSITIONS OF DOMESTIC WASTEWATER

Coliform Organisms.

Composition

Micro organism

Organic Matter

Pathogens

Suspended Solids

Flow characteristics

AMOUNTS AND COMPOSITION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES

classification

collection

composition

disposal

generation

hazardous wastes

management

pollution

quantity

recovery

recycle

reduction

reuse

transfer

transportation

treatment

Solid wastes

DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTES

aeration

aerobic

anaerobic

ash

biodegradable

classification

collection

combustion

compost

compostable

degradation

disposal

dump

energy

incineration

landfill

landfill gas

landfilling

leachate

management

monitoring

recovery

recycle

reduction

remediation

reuse

transfer

transformation

transportation

treatment

Solid wastes

MUNICIPAL EFFLUENT DISPOSAL STANDARDS

disposal standards

Technology-based effluent regulations

Water quality criteria

Municipal effluent

MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER REUSE

agricultural irrigation,industrial reuse,groundwater recharge

augmentation of potable supplies

municipal wastewater reuse

recreational and habitat restoration/enhancement

wastewater reuse guidelines and regulations

Wastewater reuses

ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS AND THEIR CONTROL

benign chemistry

clean chemistry

clean production

environmental pollution

green chemistry

Waste management

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS

aliphatic hydrocarbons

aromatic hydrocarbons

inorganic chemicals

metalloids

metals

nitrogen-containing compounds

organic chemicals

organohalide compounds

organometallic compounds

organosulfur compounds

oxygen-containing compounds

radionuclides

surfactants

Industrial chemicals

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS

byproducts

carbamate insecticides

fungicides

herbicides

organochlorine insecticides

organophosphorus insecticides

pesticides

pyrethrins and pyrethroids

Agricultural chemicals

SAMPLING, MEASUREMENT AND ASSESSMENT

assessment

environmental analysis

instrument analysis

measurement

Sample pretreatment

Sampling

CONTAMINANT FATE AND TRANSPORT PROCESS

atmosphere

biodegradation

biotransformation

chemical transport

hydrolysis

photodegradation

physical transport

subsurface environment

surface waters

transformation

Chemical fate

ECONOMICS, SOCIAL, LEGAL AND HEALTH IMPLICATIONS

consumer exposure

DDT

economic implications

economic losses

human health

legal implications

mutagenicity

PAHs

PCBs

pollution effects

POPs

risk assessment

risk management

social implications

toxic chemicals

toxic exposure

toxicity

Environmental economics

CONTROL STRATEGY FOR TOXIC POLLUTANTS

best available techniques

cleaner production

control strategy

cost-effective

end-of-pipe treatment

pollution prevention

remediation

toxic use reduction

Toxic pollutants

TECHNOLOGIES FOR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL

air pollutant

control system.

emission

process modification

Air pollution control

AIR POLLUTION DYNAMICS AND MODELING

abatement.

air quality

atmospheric diffusion

buoyancy

convection

deposition

deposition

dilution

dispersion

dispersion modeling

emission

Eulerian

fog

Gaussian

inversion

Lagrangian

land-use

meteorology

mixing layer

models

photochemical smog

plume

radiation

removal

removal

roughness

sink

smoke

stability

stack effluents

stagnant

topography

tracer

transformation

transport

turbulence

weather

Air pollution

CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES

combustion

nitrogen oxide

pollution control

sulfur dioxide

Clean coal technologies

CONTROL TECHNIQUES FOR PARTICLES

applications

cyclones

electrostatic precipitators

fabric filters

mathematical models

wet scrubbers

Particulate collectors

TECHNOLOGIES OF GASEOUS POLLUTANT EMISSION CONTROL

adsorption

bio-filter

catalytic conversion

condensation

FGD

incineration

NOx

photo-catalytic oxidation

VOCs

Absorption

TECHNOLOGIES FOR WATER POLLUTION CONTROL

activated sludge

aerobic treatment

anaerobic treatment

biological treatment

bioremediation

chemical treatment

colloidal particle

combined treatment processes

flocculation

organic compounds

oxidation

physical treatment

reduction

soil vapor extraction

suspended solid

underground water

wastewater

water pollution.

TECHNOLOGIES THAT MOVE POLLUTANTS FROM ONE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENT TO ANOTHER: PHYSICAL METHODS

filtration

flotation

flow equalization

flow metering

gas transfer

grit removal

mixing

physical unit operations

screening

sedimentation

water pollution control

TECHNOLOGIES THAT TRANSFORM POLLUTANTS TO INNOCUOUS COMPONENTS: CHEMICAL AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL METHODS

Adsorbents

Adsorption Process

Coagulation Process

Colloidal Properties

Destabilization of Colloids

Disinfection

Electrodialysis

Ion Exchange

Oxidation Processes

Ozone Oxidation

Phosphorus

Precipitation

Prospective Trends.

Coagulation

TECHNOLOGIES THAT TRANSFORM POLLUTANTS TO INNOCUOUS COMPOTENTS: BIOLOGICAL METHODS

Biological treatment

Biotechnology

Land treatment

Nutrient removal

Oxidation pond

Trickling filter

Wastewater

Wastewater treatment

Activated sludge

TECHNOLOGIES THAT TRANSFORM POLLUTANTS TO INNOCUOUS COMPOTENTS: COMBINED BIOLOGICAL/CHEMICAL METHODS

biological treatment

chemical treatment

combined treatment processes

disinfection

flocculation

oxidation

reduction

refractory compounds.

Advanced oxidation processes

REMEDIATION TECHNIQUES FOR SOIL AND UNDERGROUND WATERS

air stripping

aquifer

bioremediation

China

containment

contamination

degradation

desorption

groundwater

hazardous materials

pump and treat

soil

soil vapor extraction

soils washing

solidification

transformation

vitrification

volatile organic chemicals

Remediation

CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT. CASE STUDY

dose

dose rate

gamma-radiation

nuclear power engineering

plume

radioactive aerosol products

radioactive contamination

radioactive fallout

radioactivity release

radionuclide composition

reconstruction of dose

refractory and volatile radionuclides

remote zone

thermal explosion

close-in zone

ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND HUMAN HEALTH

biological agents

ecotoxicology

environmental exposure

environmental justice

environmental toxicology

human health

occupational exposure

risk assessment

risk management

toxic chemicals

HEALTH EFFECTS FROM EXPOSURE TO ACUTE LEVELS OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS

acute toxicity

dioxins

msds

non-regular work

HEALTH EFFECTS FROM EXPOSURE TO CHRONIC LEVELS OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS

2-Bromopropane

Benzene

Carcinogenicity

Extrapolation from animal data

Immunotoxicity

Industrial chemicals

Neurotoxicity

n-Hexane

Reproductive toxicity

Specific toxicity

Chronic toxicity

CONTROL STRATEGIES

environmental health

environmental protection

exposure monitoring

health protection

industrial health

occupational health

eco-toxicology

CASE STUDY OF AIR POLLUTION EPISODES IN MEUSE VALLEY OF BELGIUM, DENORA OF PENNSYLVANIA AND LONDON , U.K.

donora episode

meuse valley episode

Air pollution episodes

CASE STUDY OF THE BHOPAL INCIDENT

Bhopal

chemical incident

epidemiology

lung function

methyl isocyanate

respiratory disease

MINIMATA DISEASE IN JAPAN

acetaldehyde manufacturing process

compensation for health damage

Disease certification system

disorder of central nervous system

fish

Methylmercury poisoning

MERCURY-CONTAMINATED GRAIN IN IRAQ

blood mercury level

dose-response relation.

methylmercury poisoning

methylmercury treated seed grain

prenatal exposure

PEDIATRIC LEAD POISONING OF RESIDENTIAL ORIGIN

chalking

chelation

dust

lead

legislation

neurotoxin

nutrition

paint

pigment

plumbing

protoporphyrin

remediation

screening

soil

stable isotope

sub-clinical

susceptibility

INSECTICIDES

carbamate

organochlorine

organophosphate

pyrethroid

insecticides

HERBICIDES

2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T)

2-(2,4,5-trichlorophenoxy)propionic acid (silvex)

2,4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy propanoic acid (mecoprop)

2,4-dichlorophenoxy propionic acid (dichlorprop)

2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D

2,4-dichlorophenoxybutyric acid (2,4-DB)

3,6-Dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid (dicamba)

4-chloro-2-methylphenoxyacetic acid (MCPA)

acetamide

acetochlor

alachlor

antidotes

atrazine

bipyridiliums

butachlor

chlormequat

chlorophenoxy herbicides

cyanazine

difenzoquat

diquat

diuron

endocrine effects

fluometuron

genotoxicty

glyphosate

linuron

metolachlor

monolinuron

monuron

morfamquat

paraquat

phenylureas

propachlor

propanil

simazine

toxicity

treatment

triazines

RODENTICIDES

1,3-difluoro-2-propanol

a-chlorohydrin

aluminum phosphide

a-naphthylthiourea

anticoagulants

antidotes

ANTU

brodifacoum

bromadiolone

bromethalin

chlorophacinone

cholecalciferol

compound 1080

compound 1081

coumachlor

DFP

difenacoum

difethialone

diphacinone

diphencoumarin

ergocalciferol

flocoumafen

fluoroacetamide

fluoroacetate

fluorocitrate

glycosides

mechanisms of action

norbormide

phosphine

phosphorus

pindone

PNU

pyriminil

scillirosides

scillirosidin

sodium monofluoroacetate

strychnine

thallium

thiourea

toxicity

treatment

vacor

vitamin D

vitamin K

warfarin

zinc phosphide

VIRUS-INDUCED DISEASES

arboviruses

hepatitis

herpesviruses

HIV

influenza

measles

mumps

papilloma

rabies

rubella

smallpox

FUNGUS AND ACTINOMYCETE-INDUCED DISEASES

actinomyces

actinomycetes actinomycosis

allergic fungal diseases

aspergillosis

blastomycosis

candidiasis

candidosis

chromoblastomycosis

chromomycosis

coccidioidomycosis

cryptococcosis

dermatophytosis

farmers lung

fusariosis

histoplasmosis

hypersensitivity pneumonitis

malassezia furfur

mucormycosis

mycotoxin

nocardiae

nocardiosis

paracoccidioidomycosis

penicilliosis marneffei

phaeohyphomycosis

pseudallescheriasis pityriasis versicolor

saccharomycosis

sporotrichosis

trichosporon beigelii

zygomycosis

CASE STUDY OF LYME DISEASE

borrelia burgdorferi

erythema migrans (EM)

genospecies

lyme disease

prevention

serodiagnosis

tick

CASE HISTORY: EBOLA HERMORRHAGIC FEVER IN ZAIRE, 1995

emerging infectious diseases

epidemiology

hemorrhagic fever viruses

international health policy

Ebola

CASE STUDIES OF ANTHRAX OUTBREAKS

anthrax

bacillus anthracis

outbreaks

CASE STUDY OF HEALTH EFFECTS OF CRYPTOSPORIDIUM IN DRINKING WATER

coccidia

cryptosporidiosis

detection

diarrhea

environment

exposure

immunocompromised

immunology

inactivation

infectivity

occurrence

outbreaks

regulations.

risk analysis

transmission

water treatment

waterborne

Cryptosporidium

SPORTFISH CONSUMPTION: SOCIO-CULTURAL AND ECONOMIC ASPECTS, ETHNICITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF HEALTH ADVISORIES

advisory posting

California

communication

compliance

economic

effectiveness

ethnicity

fish advisory

fish consumption

health advisory

San Francisco Bay

social

socio-cultural

warning sign posting

Sportfish

IMPACT OF SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS ON RESIDENTIAL INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND HUMAN HEALTH

bioaerosol

biomass

combustion

environmental tobacco smoke

formaldehyde

health effect

human

IAQ

indoor air

indoor environment

lead

pesticides

pollution

radon

residential

socioeconomic

ventilation

volatile organic compounds

SOCIAL CONCERNS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES TO TOXIC SUBSTANCES

environmental justice

environmental policy

environmental risk

global environment

precautionary principle

risk assessment

risk communication

sustainability

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AS A COMPONENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION-MAKING

cumulative

economics

environmental decision-making

environmental justice

multiple

pollution prevention

proposition 65

public participation

risk assessment

social welfare assessment

sub-populations and ecosystems

synergistic risks

toxic release inventory (TRI)

CLASSIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL, AGRICULTURAL AND CONSTRUCTION WASTE

agricultural waste

commercial waste

construction and demolition waste

european waste catalogue

hazardous waste directive.

household waste

industrial waste

international waste identification code

municipal waste

uk waste classification scheme

waste classification

WASTE COMPOSITION AND ANALYSIS

Household waste

industrial and commercial waste

municipal waste

sampling procedures

waste auditing

waste composition and classification

SOLID WASTE STREAMS REGIONAL AND CULTURAL VARIABILITY

climate

cultural variability

disposal upgrading

economic development

informal recycling sector

producer responsibility

waste composition

waste generation

waste management policy

municipal solid waste

CHOOSING OPTIONS FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT

acceptable risk

sustainability

waste management

waste planning

WASTE DISPOSAL COSTS AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES TO IMPROVE WASTE MANAGEMENT

financial incentives

fiscal instruments

incineration

landfill

landfill tax

NFFOl

nitrogen tax

waste disposal

waste disposal cost

waste management

WASTE MANAGEMENT IN INDUSTRY

audit

contractor

disposal

duty of care

hierarchy

procedures

recovery

safety

storage

transport

INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT

biological treatment

energy from waste

integrated waste management

landfill

life cycle assessment.

recycling

waste minimization

MANAGEMENT, USE AND DISPOSAL OF SEWAGE SLUDGE

biosolids

incineration

landfill

nutrients

organic contaminants

pathogens

potentially toxic elements

recycling

sewage sludge.

Agriculture

WASTE MINIMIZATION IN INDUSTRY

cascades of use

environmental management systems

feasibility

good practice

processes

products

recycling

reduction at source

services

waste exchange

waste minimization clubs

waste minimization

WASTE MINIMISATION & RECYCLING AS PART OF AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS STRATEGY

eco-efficiency

recycling.

resource efficiency

sustainability

sustainable development

waste minimisation

Waste

SOLID WASTES FOR POWER GENERATION

incineration

pollution minimization

power generation

ANAEROBIC DIGESTION, GASIFICATION AND PYROLYSIS

anaerobic

biogas

char

combustible

digestate

digestion

gasification

methane

municipal solid waste

pyrolysis.

ECOLOGICAL & PUBLIC HEALTH RISKS-ANALYSIS AND MANAGEMENT

exposure assessment

hazardous waste

hazardous waste management facilities

participation

planning

public health

regulation

risk assessment

ecological risks

HAZARDOUS WASTE TREATMENT TECHNOLOGIES

biological treatment

hazardous waste

incineration

industrial furnaces

physicochemical treatment

thermal treatment

THE MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH CARE WASTE

chemical sterilization

heat treatment microwave irradiation

landfill

planning

pyrolitic incineration

recycling

segregation

sharps

healthcare waste management

INDUSTRIAL SITE REMEDIATION

closed site

contamination

harm

industrial site remediation

plant closure

pollution

INDUSTRIAL METABOLISM

Ecology

Ecosystems

Metabolism

Sustainability

Industrial

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