contamination monitoring (Pollution Monitoring

GEMS Environment Library No. 05: The Contamination of Food

The UNEP/FAO/ WHO Food Contamination Monitoring Programme (GEMS/Food) has been collecting data on food contamination through a network of participating institutes since 1976. In 1988, data from the monitoring programme and other sources covering the years 1971—85 were compiled, analysed and published by ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy

Sustainable chemistry technology, EcoBioClean®, degrades crude oil, catalyzing conversion into energy source used by microorganisms and other ...

By Jacor, LLC

Ecological Risk Assessment, Second Edition

applied to the regulation of chemicals, the remediation of contaminated sites, the monitoring of ...

By Taylor & Francis Group (USA)

CONTAMINATED SEDIMENTS: Characterization, Evaluation, Mitigation/Restoration, and Management Strategy Performance

This new publication reviews recent advances in contaminated sediments-management-related research and focuses on the engineering aspects of contaminant transport, erosion, stability, monitoring, and modeling. It identifies both established and innovative physico-chemical and biological tests and methods ...

By ASTM International

Remediation Engineering of Contaminated Soils

Offers through coverage of the remediation of soils contaminated by hazardous wastes, including materials, analytical techniques, cleanup design and methodology, characterization of geomedia, monitoring of contaminants in the subsurface, and waste containment. Cites specific case studies in hydrocarbon ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation. The PHAST Initiative

Describes an exciting new approach, based on an innovative set of participatory techniques, that has demonstrated its ability to promote hygienic behaviour, sanitation improvements, and community management of water and sanitation facilities. Known as the Participatory Hygiene and Sanitation Transformation, or PHAST, initiative, the approach was carefully developed and tested in both urban and ...

By World Health Organization (WHO)

Field Screening Europe

These Proceedings contain both oral and poster contributions to the first international conference 'Field Screening Europe - Strategies and Techniques for On-Site Investigation and Monitoring of Contaminated Soil, Water and Air', held in Karlsruhe on September 29-October 1, 1997. Environmental ...

By Springer-Verlag GmbH

Occupational Exposure Assessment for Air Contaminants

Over the last three decades, significant progress has been made not only in the technology of measuring air contaminants but also in the statistical descriptions of exposure distributions and exposure assessment strategies. Occupational Exposures for Air Contaminants addresses the various aspects of ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Geotechnical Engineering of Ocean Waste Disposal

15 peer-reviewed papers on geotechnical test methods and procedures used for site evaluation, design, construction, and monitoring of both contaminated areas and waste disposal facilities in the marine environment. Part A -- Shallow Ocen Disposal: Dredged Material, Sludges, and Bulking Wastes includes six ...

By ASTM International

Methods in Environmental Forensics

these questions with a measure of scientific certainty: · How and when did the contamination occur? · Who ...

By Taylor & Francis Group (USA)

Ecosystem Responses to Mercury Contamination: Indicators of Change

As rising levels of mercury in the environment pose an increasing threat of toxicity to humans and wildlife, several laws already call for industries to reduce mercury emissions at the source. Ecosystem Responses to Mercury Contamination: Indicators of Change outlines the infrastructure and methods needed to ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Occupational Hygiene Monitoring and Compliance Strategies

An Australian Institute of Occupational Hygienists (AIOH) guidebook for occupational hygienists on how to interpret exposure measurements in terms of exposure standards for atmospheric contaminants and noise in the Australian occupational ...

By Australian Institute of Occupational (AIOH)

The Chemistry of Environmental Tobacco Smoke: Composition and Measurement, Second Edition

Written by experts in the field, The Chemistry of Environmental Tobacco Smoke: Composition and Measurement, Second Edition compiles data on the properties of Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) and on concentrations of its constituents in indoor air. The authors focus on common natural indoor environments and environments associated with chronic exposure. They stress measurement methods and ...

By CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group

Detection of Pathogens in Water Using Micro and Nano-Technology

Detection of Pathogens in Water Using Micro and Nano-Technology aims to promote the uptake of innovative micro and nano-technological approaches towards the development of an integrated, cost-effective nano-biological sensor useful for security and environmental assays. The book describes the concerted efforts of a large European research project and the achievements of additional leading ...

By IWA Publishing

Geostatistics for Environmental and Geotechnical Applications

STP 1283 gives you the opportunity to review several practical exercises conducted by authorities in this discipline. The 300-page volume opens with a four-part introduction to geostatistics: Geostatistics for Environmental and Geotechnical Applications: A Technology Transferred examines the practicality of geostatistical methods and concludes with a case study that thoroughly executes the ...

By ASTM International

Ecosystem Responses to Mercury Contamination: Indicators of Change

As rising levels of mercury in the environment pose an increasing threat of toxicity to humans and wildlife, several laws already call for industries to reduce mercury emissions at the source. Ecosystem Responses to Mercury Contamination: Indicators of Change outlines the infrastructure and methods needed to ...

By Taylor & Francis Group (USA)

Indoor Air Report: Breathe Easy (Video)

Indoor air quality has become an increasingly stormy health issue, but if you know with the facts, you need not be blown away. OSHA estimates that approximately 21 million employees are exposed to IAQ problems. Sniff out the the facts of the issue and help your employees understand the factors that affect air quality -- and more importantly -- how your IAQ program can alleviate any attendant ...

By Dupont Sustainable Solutions

Sediments Contamination and Sustainable Remediation

A comprehensive resource on contaminated sediments, this book opens with discussions of the contamination of sediments resulting from discharge of pollutants, excessive nutrients, and other hazardous substances from anthropogenic activities. It examines impacts observed as a result of these discharges, ...

By IWA Publishing

Natural Attenuation of Trace Element Availability in Soils

Understanding attenuation processes can be applied not only to predicting the behavior of contaminants in soil and formulating remediation strategies, but also for mitigating and enhancing the availability of micronutrients in soil for agricultural applications. Natural Attenuation of Trace Element ...

By Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)

Freshwater Bivalve Ecotoxicology

Responding to the growing need for an aggressive yet conservative approach to evaluating mussel populations, Freshwater Bivalve Ecotoxicology provides a collective review of the techniques and approaches for assessing contaminant impact on freshwater ecosystems. The editors incorporate coverage of research ...

By Taylor & Francis Group (USA)