Introduction to Anthropogenic Pollution of the Natural Environment
Role of Models in Analysing Behaviour of Engineering and Environmental Systems
Introduction to System Modelling
Different Types of Currently Available System Models
A Simplistic Mathematical Model of CO2 Accumulation in the Atmosphere
Remediation of contaminated soils
Application of Fertilizers or Chelating Agents
Functional and toxicological aspects of inorganic substances
Establishing a reference plant for fingerprinting chemical elements
Constructed Wetlands for Water Treatment
Woody Plants on Polluted Sites
Uptake and Distribution of Toxic Elements and Substances in Plants during Reforestation
Effects and Tolerance of Toxicants
General consideration in choosing target genes for phytoremediation
Genetic engineering of metal transporters
What Is Environmental History?
The Origins and Institutionalization of Environmental History (as a Self-conscious Enterprise)
Early International Environmental Law
The Rise of International Organizations
After Stockholm: The New Era of International Environmental Law
The Millennium Summit, Declaration, and Development Goals
The First Agricultural Revolution
The Integration of Disease Zones
The Second Agricultural Revolution
A New Chapter of Epidemic Disease
Population Growth and the Health Transition
From Infectious Disease to Degenerative and Lifestyle Diseases
Data-Bases and Types of Data to Reconstruct Past Climate
The NAO-Index as leading factor for the climate of Europe
The Medieval Warm Period (950-1200)
Principles, Definitions, Concepts
The Emergence and Development of Neolithic Agriculture
Hydraulic Agriculture from Early Antiquity to the Modern Era
Agrarian Systems in Temperate Parts of Europe from Antiquity to the Modern Era
The Agricultural Revolutions of the Twentieth Century: Uneven and Contradictory Development
The Beginnings: The Neolithic Age
Egypt: Birthplace of Horticulture
Pre-Columbian Central and South American Horticulture
China and Japan: Horticultural Centres of the Far East
Middle Ages in Europe up to the 1400s
Advancements during the Renaissance, 1400s-1600s
Horticultural Science on the Rise, 1600s-1700s
Market Garden History Overview
The Industrial Revolution and up into the 1800s
Natural Variations in Ecology and Biodiversity
The Imprints of Environmental Change on Biodiversity
An Example of the ‘Little Ice Age’
Volcanoes, Floods and Coastal Erosion: The Effects of Some Other Major Environmental Impacts
The Ecological Footprint of the Human Race
The Impacts of Settlement and Agriculture
Water Resources, Agriculture, and Food
The Assessment of Dam Building: An Ambiguous Balance
Industrial Revolution and the New Age Of Urban Water Resources
Themes and Contexts in Environmental History
Early Colonial Scientists, Environmentalism and Environmental History
Mapping De-Forestation and Diversity
Woodlands as Agents of Diversity and Historical Continuity
The Political Economy of Woodland History: State Structure, Markets and Forests in Asia
Cultural Roots of Woodlands and Fauna, or Sacred Groves
The Approach Adopted In This Paper
The Earliest Reports of Forests and Fauna
1908 - a century of settlement
The Missing Role of Useful Work from Energy Carriers in Economic Growth
From Economic History to Social Metabolism And Beyond
The Socio-Metabolic Profiles of Past Organic and Present Industrial Economies
Why the Industrial Revolution Began In A High Wage And Cheap Energy Economy
Land-Use and Livestock Breeding As a Crucial Metabolic Hinge for Yield Increase
Nature-Society Interaction between A Malthusian Trap And A Smithian Response
From One Unsustainable Path To Another: The First Globalization As A Watershed
Was There A General Crisis Of Biomass Energy Carriers In Europe?
Toxic Chemicals in the Environment
Biological Agents in the Environment
Risk assessment and Risk Management
Occurrence of Acute Poisonings in Industries
Non-regular Work as a Causative Factor of Acute Poisoning
Occupational Exposure Limits and Acute Effects
Definition of Chronic Toxicity
Specific Toxicity or Target Organs of Chemicals
Investigation of Cause of Minamata Disease in Two Areas
Medical Aspects of Minamata Disease
Measures to Control Mercury Pollution
Estimating Exposure in Consumption of Seafood and Risks of Mercury Poisoning
Epidemic of Mercury Poisoning in Iraq
Clinical Features of the Iraq Methylmercury Poisoning by Fungicide
Viruses Which Affect Humans Indirectly
Viruses Affecting Humans Directly
Viruses Associated with Cancers
Viruses Associated with Major Epidemics
Part I: A Chronological Account
Background on Filoviral Diseases
Genetic characterization of the 1995 isolate of Ebola virus
Mobilization of an International Outbreak Response
Providing Medical Care to EHF Patients
Disseminating Disease Prevention Information to the Local Population
The Epidemiological Investigation
The Search for the Zoonotic Host of Ebola Virus
Was the intervention successful?
Reasons for international concern
Factors that encouraged the epidemic spread of EHF in Zaire
Zaire’s Request for International Assistance
Ethnicity/Social-cultural considerations of fish consumption
Economics of fishing and fish consumption
Effectiveness of health advisories
Compliance with advisories and public perception
Impact of compliance with advisories and reality
Public awareness of advisories
Selected Important Indoor Exposures
Important Building Characteristic Affecting Indoor Exposures: Ventilation
Assessing and Communicating Risks from Environmental Exposures
Existing Framework for Environmental Decision-Making
Environmental Justice Perspective on Environmental Decision-Making
Incorporating Environmental Justice into Environmental Decision-Making
Workplace Safety, Moving Goods and Materials, Transport and Driving for Work
Construction and Demolition Hazards
Safety in the Use of Work Equipment
Measurement of Inhalation Hazards
Measurement of Dermal and Ingestion Hazards
Measurement of Physical Hazards, Noise, Vibration, Lighting, Thermal
Interpretation of Exposure Measurements
Biodiversity and Biogeography of Collembola in Africano-Malagasy Empire
Role of Collembola in terrestrial ecosystems "Man and Collembola".
Classification and diversity of termites
Ecological functions of termites
Ecosystem services provided by termites
Pests status and termite control measures
Spiders in African Languages and Folklore
How many spider species are recorded from Africa?
Where do Spiders Live in Africa?
Development of Spider Studies in Africa
The Lakes and Rivers of Africa
Advances in African freshwater ichthyology
Characteristics of the African inland water fish fauna
Human Interactions and Water Quality in African Aquatic Ecosystem
Land Use, Nutrient Inputs and Modification
Interruption of Water Flow by Dams
Watershed Activities: Eutrophication and Pollution
Urbanization and Human Settlement
Zooarchaeological Research Methods
Formation Processes of a Zooarchaeological Assemblage
Zooarchaeological Theoretical Directions
Current Zooarchaeological Research Contributions
Zooarchaeological Interpretation, Understanding Bias
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK)
Introduction: The Sea as an Ecosystem
Marine Biodiversity and Marine Habitats
Marine Ecology: Definition and Goals
The Formation and Destruction of Organic Matter in the Sea: Primary Producers and Respiration
Transformations of Organic Matter: The Structure and Dynamics of Marine Food Webs
External Drivers of the Function and Structure of Marine Food Webs
Services Provided by Marine Ecosystems to Society
Human Alteration of Marine Ecosystems
Photosynthetic processes of planktonic cells.
Computation of global and regional productivity in the ocean.
The ecological geography of productivity
Impacts on nutrient circulation and productivity of the oceans
Microbes in the sea. Defining the subject of study in marine microbiology.
The role of microbes in the cycles of nutrients and carbon. A historical view.
The end of the black box approach to the study of the ecology of plankton microbes.
Evolving perceptions on the role of microorganisms in the inorganic nutrient fluxes.
The anchialine environment: a subterranean marine/freshwater ecotone
The marine condition of anchialine caves
Typology and distribution of anchialine environments
Sources of organic matter and trophic relationships in anchialine caves
Characteristics of the anchialine fauna
Availability and use of different forms of nitrogen
Nutrient classification and preferences
Plasticity in cell composition
Overflow mechanisms: excretion and release processes
Recycling of nitrogen within the cell
From uptake to growth: time-lag phenomena
Taxonomy and distribution of seabirds
Life cycles and breeding behavior of seabirds
Population dynamics and regulation of seabird colonies
Basic knowledge on the world of viruses
Viruses form a huge reservoir of uncharacterized diversity
Abundance, distribution and biogeography
Viral activities and biogeochemical implications
Viruses drive microbial diversity and diversification
Arm races in the sea: resistance of viral host cells
The good viruses: viruses as cell partners, tripartite symbioses
Giant Mimi-, Mama-, Marseille-, Mega-viruses and Sputnik virophages: are viruses living things?
New Techniques in Coastal Science
Global Distribution and Tectonic Setting
Flora and fauna of sand dunes and barrier islands
Coastal management and conservation. Policies and professional practice
Environmental boundary conditions and external hydrodynamic forcing
Hydrodynamics of gravel beaches
Morphosedimentology of Gravel Beaches
Stratigraphy of Gravel Beaches
Beach-plain stratigraphy and morphology
Beach-plain sediments and sediment sources
Modes and processes of beach-plain formation
Post-formational morphological modifications
The Rías Baixas infilling: a case study
Definition and importance of coastal lagoons
Origin and size of coastal lagoons
Grain size and sedimentation rates
Primary production in coastal lagoons
Measurement of primary production
Temporal and spatial variations
Anthropogenic effects on fish and shellfish stocks of the continental shelves
Anthropogenic effects on coral reef communities
Anthropogenic effects on kelp beds
Anthropogenic effects on seagrass beds
Anthropogenic effects on Mangroves
Introduction: Systems Approach to Environmental Objects
Measurements: Data Capture, Validation, Interpretation
Modeling: Model Types, System Identification and Parameter Estimation
Decision Support: Optimization, Multicriteria Approach, Hierarchical Optimization
Applied Systems Analysis: Urban and Regional Studies and Information Systems
Spectroscopic Monitoring Techniques
Monitoring of Criteria Gaseous Pollutants in Ambient Air
Monitoring of Non-Criteria Gaseous Pollutants in Ambient Air
Current Measurements for Oceans
Field techniques to study soil formation and soil classification
Evaluating the impact of human activities on soil quantity, soil quality and soil functions
Field techniques related to study soil loss, soil functionality and soil pollution
Conceptual Aspects of Field Campaigns and Techniques
Objectives: Lakes, Rivers, and Groundwaters
Human Use, Anthropogenic Changes, and Threats to Inland Waters
Sampling, Data Assessment, and Field Techniques
Use of Spatial Environmental Information
Classification of Spatial Environmental Databases
Proliferation of Environmental Information
Classification of Environmental Databases
Metadatabases for Environmental Information
Environmental Information Systems and Meta-information Systems on the Free Internet
Briefly about the History of Modeling
Generality of Environmental Model
State-of-the-Art of Modeling on the Edge of the Third Millenium
Common Features of Environmental Systems
Types of Environmental Systems
Uses and Objectives of Environmental Models
Elements of Coupled Climate Models
Computational Aspects of Coupled Climate Models
Important Issues in Climate Model Coupling
Brief Description of the Climate System and How it is Modeled
The Role of Climate in Environmental Modeling
Advanced DSS for Environmental Management
Multi-objective Model Analysis
Validation of Decision Support Systems
Definition of Sustainable Development
Operationalization of the Concept of Sustainable Development
Sustainability Indicators as a Further Step in Operationalizing Sustainable Development
Sustainable Global Development - The Integrative Concept
Questions on Clean-up Strategy
Electricity Production Systems
Contribution of Energy Resources to World Electricity Production
Energy Storage, Efficiency of Production and Waste Heat
Appraisal of Investments in Electricity Production Systems
Spatial analysis and optimization models
A dynamic multi-time scale system representation of the air quality management problem
A heuristic for solving the regulators problem
Decision Support Systems (DSS) for Regional and Urban Planning
Environmental Impact Assessment and Multi-attribute Impact Theory
Thermodynamics of Sustainable Development: A Natural Sciences Perspective
A Systems and Control Perspective of Sustainable Development
Need for Transdisciplinary Pathways between Disciplines for a Holistic Perspective
The Problem Domain: Urban Atmospheric Quality
Paving the Scene: Choose the Parameters of Interest
Be Informed In Advance: Operational Air Quality Forecasting
Computational Intelligence Methods for AQ Forecasting
Construction of Operational Prediction Models
Information Services for the Atmospheric Environment
An AQ Information Service Example
Quality Of Life Information Services for the Atmospheric Environment: The Future
Mathematical Modeling of Flood Propagation
Numerical Modeling for Flood Propagation in Natural Topographies
Coastal Vulnerability Index (CVI)
The Aegean Sea: Physicogeographic setting
A Sustainable Framework for Energy Systems
Control of Particulate Matter in Gaseous Emissions
Pollution Control through Efficient Combustion Technology
Pollution Control in Industrial Processes
Pollution Control in Transportation
Air and Emission Sampling and Analysis
Origins, Nature and Characteristics of Particles
Health Factors: Respirable Dust
Safety Factors: Dust Explosions
Elementary Particles in Chemistry and Physics
Occupational Hazard Monitoring Methods
Atomic Absorption Spectrometry
Equilibrium Partition of Pollutants
Condensation as a Treatment Method
Thermal and Catalytic Oxidation
Continuous counter-current flow systems
Application of adsorbents for desiccation
Pollution from combustion processes
Survey of VOCs treatment methods
Some Principles in Waste Management
Energy Production from Fossil Fuels
Control of Pollution in Iron and Steel Industry
Control of Pollution in the Non-ferrous Metals Industry
Environmental Pollution from Production and Pre-combustion Processing of Fossil Fuels.
Power Generation from Fossil Fuels.
Formation and Control of Pollutants from Power Generation with Fossil Fuels.
Production of Nitrates-Containing Fertilizers
Overview of the environmental impact of the petroleum industry
Sources of Environmental Pollution from the Petroleum Industry
Estimation of Pollution and Control Technologies for the Petroleum industry
Sinter production: Control of pollution.
Coke production: Control of pollution.
Iron production: Control of pollution.
Steel production.Control of pollution.
Ferroalloy industry: Control of pollution.
Rolling: Control of pollution.
Technologies for Pulp and Paper Production
Pulp Preparation from Secondary Paper and the Impact of Paper Recycling on Environment
Control of Exhaust Emissions from Internal Combustion Engines
Catalytic Converters and Other Emission Control Devices
Control of Emissions in Heavy road Transport and Construction Equipment
Control of Pollution in Railway Systems
Control of Pollution in Aeronautical Engineering
Control of Pollution in Marine Engineering
Environmental Pollution from Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles.
Formation of Pollutants and Their Estimation.
Control of Exhaust Emissions from Internal Combustion Engines
Devices for Post Combustion Control of Engine Emissions.
Devices for Control of Crankcase and Evaporative Emissions.
Maintenance and Future Implementation of Vehicle Emission Controls.
The Emerging of the Zero Emission Vehicles Concept
Pollution from Vehicles with Reduced Emissions and Zero Emission Vehicles
Vehicles, Powered by Electric Energy
Capabilities of On-board Energy Storage Devices and Direct Conversion Fuel Cells
Mathematical model for the biofiltration unit
Mathematical Model for the adsorption unit
Results and Discussion Biofiltration
Advantages and disadvantages of investigated filter materials in pilot scale
Clean Energy from Wind, Water and the Sun
Second Law of Thermodynamics Ratio to Measure Thermal Environmental Impact
State of Carbon Dioxide Emissions Worldwide
State of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the United States
State of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the China
State of Carbon Dioxide Emissions in the India
State of Sulfurous Oxides Emissions Worldwide
State of Nitrous Oxides in the United States
State of Nitrous Oxides in India
State of Nitrous Oxides in China
State of Methane in the United States
Liquid Effluents from the Pharmaceutical Industry
Liquid Effluents from the Pulp and Paper and Textile Industries
Problems Encountered in Setting Standards
Human rights & environmental protection
Meaning of environmental pollution regulation
History and trends of environmental pollution regulation
Basic philosophies, principles and policies of pollution control
Sources of national regulation on environmental pollution control
Outline of the evolution of pollution control regulation in selected countries
Basic Elements of International Environmental Law
International Environmental Treaties and their Implementation
Important Milestones in Development of International Regulations
Environmental Pollution Regulations in the European Community
International Efforts to Regulate Air Pollutants
Regional Regulations of Air Pollutants in European Community
Principles of Regulating Water Pollutants
Regulations Dealing with Prevention of Land Pollution
Planning Control for Fuel Extraction and Combustion Facilities
Advantages and disadvantages of air quality standards
Aspects of air pollution control strategy
Air pollution control philosophies
General Characteristics of the Emission Standard Philosophy
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Emission Standards
The Air Quality Standard Philosophy
The Advantages and Disadvantages of Ambient Air Quality Standards
Licensing and permitting of discharges
Emission and effluent limits: a main element of the permitting system
Performance standards: establishing discharge zones
Trading pollution discharge rights
Environmental Permitting and Licensing Systems
Basic principles of environmental permitting
Emission or effluent standards.
Environmental Quality Objectives (EQO) and Environmental Quality Standards (EQS).
Business environmental performance
Legal framework for the prevention of water pollution
The meaning of clean production and the principle of pollution prevention
Introduction: what is emissions or discharge trading?
Advantages and disadvantages of emission and discharge trading
Origins and evolution of environmental standards
Evolution of the rationale and methods of guideline establishment and standard setting
Advantages and limitations of the use of standards
Definitions: epidemiology – environmental epidemiology
Principles of epidemiological research
Definition of toxicology and environmental toxicology
Qualitative aspects of the action of substances in the organism
Cancer development as a multi step process
Dose-response relationships for genotoxic carcinogens
Process standard of establishment
Societal groups in standard establishment
Methods for the socio-economical basis of standards establishment
Introduction: Ecology as a Scientific Discipline
Present Trends and Critical Issues: The Functional Approach of Ecology
Definitions of ecosystem and their history
Hierarchy, scale and level of complexity
General Introduction: What is applied ecology?
Ecosystem management and conservation
Ecotoxicology and Pollution Management
Ecosystem degradation and restoration
Unwanted species and disturbance regime
Conservation Biology as a Crisis-oriented, Interdisciplinary Science
Ecological Theory and its Application to Conservation Biology
Introduction: The Biosphere in Distress
Biophysical Dimensions: Earth System Science and Biosphere Health
Socioeconomic Dimensions: Ecosystem Services and Sustainability
Human Health Dimensions: How Human Health is Impacted by Ecological Imbalance
Ecological Systems as a Subject of Ecology
Hierarchy of Ecological Systems
Population Systems as a Crossroad of Ecology and Evolution Theory
The Emergence of Political Ecology
The Geopolitics of Sustainable Development
Political Ecology in Latin America: Thinkers and Actors
Territories, Territorialities and Territorialization
The Re-invention of Other Territorialized Rationalities
The R-existence of Indigenous Peoples: Tradition and Modernity
Social Actors for the Construction of Sustainable Territories
Historic Perspective and Scopes of Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Environmental Sampling: Purpose, Design Strategy and Techniques
Sample Preparation for Environmental Analysis
Instrumental Analysis of Environmental Chemicals
Bioanalysis of Environmental Chemicals
Future Perspectives and Challenges of Environmental Analytical Chemistry
Objectives and purpose of environmental pollution monitoring
A public health perspective of environmental pollution monitoring
Levels of environmental quality monitoring programs
Design of single, multimedia and special purpose environmental monitoring programs
Spontaneous (Self) Potential (SP) Method
Methods for Monitoring of Rivers and Streams
Methods for Monitoring of Lakes
Fundamentals of Observing Systems of Seas and Oceans
Incentives for a Sustained, Operational and Integrated Observation System
Observation of Seas and Oceans
Major Intergovernmental Actors and Pilot Projects of the Observation System
Biotransformation of Pollutants
Impacts of Different Pollutants on Fisheries
Properties of Soil Contaminants
Soil and Vapor Sampling for Soil Contamination Monitoring
Chemical Soil Contamination Monitoring Techniques
Geophysical Soil Contamination Monitoring Techniques
Biological Soil Contamination Monitoring Techniques
Need for Innovative Soil Contamination Monitoring Techniques
Philosophy and Purpose of Groundwater Investigations
Health and Safety Considerations
Causes of Desertification and Vegetation Degradation and Destruction
Monitoring: Indicators of Desertification and Vegetation Destruction
Site Characterization and Monitoring Protocol
Geographic Information and Visualization Systems
Factors Spurring the Evolution of Geographic Information and Visualization Systems
The Role of Access and Geographic Information and Visualization Systems
The State of the Art in Geographic Information and Visualization Systems
Theoretical Semi-Variogram Models
Semi-Variogram Modeling for Environmental Data
Weight of Evidence and the Precautionary Principle
Concept of Exposure Assessment (EA)
Structure of Exposure Assessment
Ecological Exposure Assessment (EEA)
The Importance of Background Conditions
The Practicalities of Monitoring
Introduction to Environmental Forensics
Generic forensics techniques for contaminant age dating and source identification
Age Dating and Source Identification of Chlorinated Solvents
Age Dating and Source Identification of Petroleum Hydrocarbons
Age Dating and Source Identification of Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Natural Resources and Features of Agricultural Production
Effect of Agriculture on the Environment
Cattle Breeding and Condition of The Environment
Sustainable Agriculture, its Ecologization, and Elimination of Limiting Factors
Influence of Food Production on The Environment and Ecologization of Food Processing Technologies
Aquatic products and the Environment
Food and Health of the Population
Heavy metal pollution of fishes and invertebrates
The fish and sea products pollution with organic compounds
Parasite infestation of fishes and sea products
Parasitology of marine and fresh waters
Classification of Mother’s Milk Substitutes
Mother’s Milk as a Criterion for the Development of its Substitutes
Principles of Adaptation and Assortment of Mother’s Milk Substitutes
Safeguarding the Ecological Foundations of Sustainable Agriculture: Agrobiodiversity
Definition of Hazardous Wastes
Classification of Hazardous Waste
Public Health and Environmental Effects of Hazardous Wastes
Industrial Hazardous Waste Management
Final Disposal of Industrial Hazardous Wastes
Site Remediation and Groundwater Decontamination Activities
Toxicology and Risk Assessment
Determining Risk Management Procedures and Acceptable Risk Levels
Stages of Waste Management Program Evolution
Global Status of Hazardous Waste Management
International Issues in Hazardous Waste Management
Hazardous Wastes in Developing Countries
Hazardous Waste Characteristics
Specific Agreements and Accords
A Global Review of the Adequacy of Existing Institutional Capacities
Hazardous Waste Management Problems
Informal Sector and Micro-Enterprises
Hazardous Waste Management General Concepts and Principles
Technical Issues, Facts and Figures on Hazardous Waste Management in Tanzania
Introduction: Origins of the Hazardous Waste Problem in South Africa
Records of Hazardous Waste Production
Landfills for Receiving Treated Hazardous Waste
The Effect of Co-disposal on Emissions of Hazardous Substances from a Landfill
Faults of the Minimum Requirements for Hazardous Waste Disposal
Status of Hazardous Waste Management in India
Towards Hazardous Waste Management in the Twenty-first Century
Hazardous Waste Classifications
Centralized and Integrated Waste Facilities
The regulatory system: exclusion versus exemption
The origin of radioactive waste
Transport of Radioactive Materials
Methodologies for Ecological Assessments
Assessment of the Concentration and Fate of Toxicants in the Environment
Assessment of Effects of Toxic Stress
Assessment of Toxic Stress in Relation to other Stresses: Multi-Stress Analsysis
In-Situ Stabilization and Solidification of Contaminated Soils
In-Situ Soil Vapor Stripping or Soil Vacuum Extraction
Ex-Situ and In-Situ Low Temperature Thermal Desorption
Incineration, Thermal Destruction, Starved Air Combustion and High Temperature Pyrolysis
In-Situ Hot Air/Steam Enhanced Stripping and In-Situ Thermal Extraction
Ex-Situ Vitrification and In-Situ Vitrification
In-Situ Soil Surfactant Flushing and Ex-Situ Soil Washing
Bioremediation for Soil and/or Groundwater Decontamination
Slurry Bioreactor System for Soil Decontamination
Anaerobic-aerobic Fixed Film Biological System for Groundwater Decontamination
Chemical Treatment (pH adjustment, KPEG treatment)
Ultraviolet Radiation and Oxidation for Groundwater Decontamination
Air Stripping for Groundwater Decontamination
Granular Activated Carbon Adsorption for Groundwater Decontamination
Sewer Discharge for Groundwater Treatment
Liquid/Liquid Separation and Free Product Recovery for Groundwater Decontamination
Natural Attenuation, Natural Flushing, Trench, Containerizing
Tasks, Steps and Framework for Implementation
Qualifications of Industrial Ecologists
Ways and Means for Analysis and Design
Sustainable Agriculture, Industry and Environment
Zero Emission and Related Terms
Case Studies of Successful Hazardous Waste Management through Industrial Ecology Implementation
Identification, Classification and Characterisation of Hazardous Waste
Status of Hazardous Waste Management
Effects of Hazardous Waste on Health & Environment
International Treaties & Protocols on Hazardous Waste
Approach Towards Environmentally Sound Management of Hazardous Waste
Waste Classifications for Household Waste Composition and Analysis
Methods of Household Waste Composition Analysis
Industrial and Commercial Waste Composition Surveys
Methods of Industrial and Commercial Waste Composition Analysis
Factors affecting Waste Arisings
Landfill: traditionally easily available and cheap
Fiscal Instruments and Waste Disposal
Non-Fossil Fuel Obligation (NFFO)
Networking for Sustainable Business Practices
Power Generation Principles and Concepts (Thermodynamic Cycles)
Future Opportunities for Waste, Energy, and Pollution Control for Sustainable Cities
Analysis of Public Health and Ecological Risks from Hazardous Waste Facilities
Principles of Legislation and Management
Segregation, Handling, and Transport
Treatment and Disposal Methods
Atmospheric Constituents and Global Environment
Changes in Atmospheric Composition
Contemporary Temperature Trends
Paleoclimatic Temperature and Trace Gases
Global Mass Balances of Atmospheric Gases
The Effect of Agricultural Activities on Atmospheric Composition
The Major Environmental Problems
The Major Causes of Environmental Problems
NORM in the oil and gas industry
Mechanisms of Enhancement of NORM
The hazards of alpha active materials
Prevailing levels of NORM and control of risk
Radiation protection philosophy and legislation
Identification of the potential environmental pathways to man
Factors Contributing to Peat Formation
Peat Extraction and Harvesting
Energy Demand and Air Pollution
Combustion and Pollutants Formation
Pollutant Transformation in the Atmosphere
The Effect of Pollutants on Human Health and the Environment
Soil Degradation induced by Atmospheric Precipitation of Pollutants
Effects on Visibility and Turbidity of the Atmosphere
Toxic Trace Elements from Fossil Fuel Combustion
Environmental Behavior of Metal Pollutants
Emission of Organic Compounds in the Combustion Process of Fossil Fuels
Participation of Hydrocarbons in Oxidation of Nitrogen Oxide
Mining and Milling Nuclear Fuel
Refining: From the Yellowcake to the Fuel Element
Chemistry and Technology of the Fuel Cycle: Uranium Raw Materials
The Refining Processes and Uranium Products
Economical Recovery of Non-Radioactive Products
Health and Environmental Considerations
The Chemistry of Fuel Reprocessing
Electricity Demand, Hydropower, and Environmental Protection
Lifecycle Energy Balance of Wind Turbines
Disposal and Recycling of Wind Turbines
Environmental Impacts of Current Uses of Biomass and Municipal Wastes
Characteristics of Point Sources: Wastewater
Characteristics of Point Sources: Air Pollution
Characteristics of Point Sources: Waste Solids
Characteristics of Point Sources: Noise
Legislation for Controlling Point Sources of Pollution
Management Improvement for the Control of Point Sources of Pollution
Technologies for Controlling Point Sources of Pollution
Environmental Problems Associated with Vehicle Emissions
Impacts of Secondary Pollutants
Impacts on Building Materials and Structures
Global Distribution of Vehicle Emissions
Twenty Megacity Vehicle Emission Summaries
Industrial Pollution Facing Different Countries
Environmental Standard and Voluntary Environmental Programs
Main air Pollutants and Industrial Emissions Inventory
The types of industrial waste water
The amount of industrial wastewater
The effects of industrial wastewater
Other factors related to the effect of industrial wastewater
Types of Industrial Solid Wastes
Amounts of Industrial Solid Wastes
Concept and basic principles of CP
ISO (International Standards Organization)
Development Trend of Emission Standards
Characteristics of domestic wastewater
Characteristics of domestic solid wastes
Disposal control of domestic wastewater
Estimation and Calculation of Quantity of MSW
Methodology of Estimation of Waste Quantities
The Concept of Composition of Solid Wastes
Criteria for Evaluating of Wastes Disposal Orientation
Background Conditions that Affect Disposal Orientation
The regulation of conventional pollutants
The standards for toxic and dangerous substances
Environmental education and the civil ecological movement
Pollution prevention for toxic pollutants
End-of-pipe treatment of toxic pollutants
Remediation of soils and groundwater contaminated by toxic pollutants
Physical, chemical and Biological Characteristics of Water
Wastewater Treatment Processes
Biological Treatment Processes
Other Physical Technologies Commonly Used in Water and Wastewater Treatment
Other Activated Sludge Configurations
Advanced Biological Treatment Techniques
The Application Areas of Combined Chemical/Biological Processes
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident (Versions of Possible Causes of the Accident)
Calculation and Reconstruction of Doses after Chernobyl
Use of Underground Space for Human Occupancy
New Sources of Minerals and Energy
Mining: Environmental Damage and Economics
Characteristics of a mineral deposit
Mineral enrichment processes and formation of economic mineral deposits
Regional distribution of mineral deposits
Future developments in the regional distribution of mineral deposits
International Conventions - social impact
The Role of Non Government Organizations
Treaties with Minerals Industry Implications
Characterization of Biodiversity
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Function
Global Change: Magnitude, Distribution, and Characteristics of Biodiversity Dynamics
The Spatial and Temporal Dynamics of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Structure
The Biodiversity of Marine Ecosystems
Perspectives for Biodiversity Utilization, Protection, and Research
Foundations of classification: from early representations to modern taxonomy
Systematics and Taxonomy: Classification and description
A new paradigm in ecology: the Biodiversity-Ecosystem Function Paradigm
Effects of plant diversity on higher trophic levels
Effects of above- and belowground organisms on plant diversity and ecosystem processes
Evidence from observational studies in natural and semi-natural grasslands
Functional redundancy and removal experiments in natural grasslands
Alpine and arctic biodiversity
Effects of biodiversity on arctic and alpine ecosystems
Biodiversity and Global change in arctic and alpine ecosystems
Why research on aquatic systems has lagged behind
The nature of aquatic habitats
Species-specific functional roles
Species-combined functionality: Functional groups
The problem of functional plasticity
Direct and indirect measures of functionality
Introduction—biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems
Planned diversity and the functioning of agricultural systems
Unplanned diversity and the functioning of agricultural systems
Temporal dimensions of biodiversity dynamics
Genetic Aspects of Biodiversity
Evolutionary Aspects of Biodiversity
Concluding statements on biodiversity, evolution, genetics, and conservation
Multiple Goals of Biodiversity Monitoring
Monitoring of Biodiversity in a Global Change Context
Need, benefit and value of biodiversity
Biodiversity and ethics of nature
Culture vs. nature? Biodiversity loss and conservation as facets of human culture and evolution
Dimensions, causes and consequences of biodiversity loss
Halting biodiversity loss - conservation planning and implementation
Degradation and habitat destruction
Part A: Concepts and Theory - Relating Disturbance Ecology to Restoration
Part B: For Practitioners - Application of Ecological Knowledge to Habitat Restoration
Part C: Case Study - Conservation Action For Substitution of Missing Dynamics
Landscape changes in the wilderness
Analysis of local landscape changes: the importance of mapping for a spatial analysis
Driving factors in temperate agricultural landscapes
How do landscape dynamics have to be considered in ecological restoration?
Site dependent and chronological woodland differentiation
General Sucessional development—an overview
The particular features of forests among terrestrial ecosystems
Ecosystem level effects of afforestation and reforestation
Political goals of afforestation and reforestation
