Kategoria BISAC: Science >> Chemistry - Environmental (see also Environmental Science)

The book aims to highlight the application of microbial electrochemical technologies, their fundamental to advanced, recent applications, management strategies, and relevant case studies. The book also attempts to highlight existing research and technological advancements on all facets of instruments and methods for assessing and keeping track of water contaminants. The section on current trends and advancements in this book discusses the most recent advancements in microbial electrochemical technologies and related technologies to lessen the contamination of water resources. The book goes...

The aquatic habitats of the Amazon region are subject to natural daily and seasonal variations in the physico-chemical properties of the water. The organisms that inhabit these habitats have developed adaptations to cope with these natural events. However, human-induced environmental changes are threatening ecosystems and affecting biodiversity at all levels of biological organization by causing drastic changes in climatic conditions in a shorter period of time, without giving organisms time to adapt. In this sense, the book addresses the future of aquatic organisms in the Amazon,...

This book reviews the latest research on innovative and sustainable biotechnologies for metal recovery from various process streams, emphasising the fundamentals and applications of biosystems. Divided into 7 chapters, it clarifies many topics including biological iron and aluminum recovery from wastewaters, precious metal recovery (Pt, Pd, Au, Ag), algal-based metal recovery, selenium and tellurium recovery, phytoextraction options, and arsenic removal by sulfate-reducing bacteria. Expert contributors explore microbial metabolisms such as iron oxidation, sulfate/sulfur reduction, and...

Mobile source pollution has become an important source of air pollution in large and medium-sized cities in China, and it also causes particulate matter and photochemical smog pollution. This book introduces the mobile source law, regulation and standards policy system. It presents a panoramic view of China's achievements in mobile source environmental management. It also reviews latest energy-saving and emission reduction technologies to provide reference for all sectors of society to gain a deeper understanding of mobile source environmental management.