Managing Global Resources and Universal Processes

ISBN-13: 9781138342637 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 558 str.

Brian D. Fath

Opis

This volume introduces the general concepts and processes used in environmental management. It serves as an excellent resource for basic knowledge on environmental systems, presents an extensive coverage of the field, and includes the most important problems and solutions that environmental managers face today.

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Section I: Anthropogenic Chemicals: Human Manufactured and Activities 1. Acaricides 2. Endocrine Disruptors 3. Herbicides 4. Herbicides: Non-Target Species Effects 5. Insecticides: Aerial Ultra-Low-Volume Application 6. Neurotoxicants: Developmental Experimental Testing 7. Persistent Organic Pesticides 8. Pollutants: Organic and Inorganic 9. Pollution: Genotoxicity of Agrotoxic Compounds 10. Pollution: Pesticides in Agro-Horticultural Ecosystems 11. Pollution: Pesticides in Natural Ecosystems 12. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) 13. Toxic Substances Section II: Natural Elements and Chemicals 14. Allelochemics 15. Aluminum 16. Boron: Soil Contaminant 17. Cadmium: Toxicology 18. Carbon: Soil Inorganic 19. Chromium 20. Cobalt and Iodine 21. Copper 22. Globalization 23. Heavy Metals 24. Inorganic Carbon: Composition and Formation 25. Lead: Ecotoxicology 26. Lead: Regulations 27. Mercury 28. Mycotoxins 29. Nitrogen 30. Phenols 31. Phosphorus: Agricultural Nutrient 32. Potassium 33. Radionuclides 34. Rare Earth Elements 35. Strontium 36. Sulfur 37. Sulfur Dioxide 38. Vanadium and Chromium Groups Section III: Basic Environmental Processes 39. Adsorption 40. Cadmium and Lead: Contamination 41. Heavy Metals: Organic Fertilization Uptake 42. Inorganic Carbon: Global Carbon Cycle 43. Inorganic Carbon: Modeling 44. Inorganic Compounds: Eco-Toxicity 45. Leaching 46. Aquatic Communities: Pesticide Impacts 47. Phosphorus: Riverine System Transport 48. Nitrogen: Biological Fixation 49. Nutrients: Best Management Practices 50. Nutrients: Bioavailability and Plant Uptake 51. Nutrient–Water Interactions 52. Pollution: Non-Point Source 53. Pollution: Point Sources 54. Radioactivity 55. Telecouplings