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An introduction to pollution science /

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Understanding pollution, its behaviour and impact is becoming increasingly important, as new technologies and legislation continually lower the tolerable levels of pollutants released into the environment. Introduction to Pollution Science draws upon sections of the authors' previous text (Unde...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Knovel (Firm)
Other Authors: Harrison, Roy M., 1948-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : RSC Pub., [2006]
Subjects:
Pollution > Textbooks.
Nature > Effect of human beings on > Textbooks.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Environmental > Pollution Control.
Chemistry.
Science.
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
Pollution.
Electronic books.
Textbooks.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Roy M. Harrison
  • The atmosphere / J.A. Salmond, A.G. Clarke, and A.S. Tomlin
  • The world's waters : a chemical contaminant perspective / James W. Readman
  • Soils and land contamination / S.J.T. Pollard and M.G. Kibblewhite
  • Investigating the environment / C. Nicholas Hewitt and Robb Allott
  • Ecological and health effects of chemical pollution / Steve Smith
  • Environmental management / Jane Kinniburgh.