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Proper Generalized Decompositions
An Introduction to Computer Implementation with Matlab
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2016
This book is intended to help researchers overcome the entrance barrier to Proper Generalized Decomposition (PGD), by providing a valuable tool to begin the programming task. Detailed Matlab Codes are included for every chapter in the book, in which the theory previously described is translated into...
Greenhouse Gases and Clay Minerals
Enlightening Down-to-Earth Road Map to Basic Science of Clay-Greenhouse Gas Interfaces
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2017
This book is a systematic compilation of the most recent body of knowledge in the rapidly developing research area of greenhouse gas interaction with clay systems. Unexpected results of the most recent studies – such as unusually high sorption capacity and sorption hysteresis of swelling clays...
by Kevin Schug, Zac Hildenbrand
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
Environmental Issues Concerning Hydraulic Fracturing, Volume One captures the state-of-the-art research currently used to evaluate the potential impact of unconventional gas and oil gas extraction processes. Topics in this comprehensive guide on the topic include chapters on The Human Health Implications...
Frames in the Toxicity Controversy
Risk Assessment and Policy Analysis Related to the Dutch Chlorine Debate and the Swedish PVC Debate
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Preface When you write a book like this after ten years' working as an environmental specialist, you end up with something that reflects your career. Of course, when I started working at the Ministry of the Environment in the Netherlands, I could not foresee that I would now be at TNO, nor that I...
Methods of Detecting Exoplanets
1st Advanced School on Exoplanetary Science
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
In this book, renowned scientists describe the various techniques used to detect and characterize extrasolar planets, or exoplanets, with a view to unveiling the “tricks of the trade” of planet detection to a wider community. The radial velocity method, transit method, microlensing method, and...
by Dr Axel Kleidon
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2016
Thermodynamics sets fundamental laws for all physical processes and is central to driving and maintaining planetary dynamics. But how do Earth system processes perform work, where do they derive energy from, and what are the limits? This accessible book describes how the laws of thermodynamics apply...
by Vishwambhar Prasad Sati
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2013
Sustainable livelihoods and ecosystems are far-reaching and burning issues in the wake of high growth of population, low production and per ha yield of crops and depletion of biodiversity resources. Mountainous regions of the world are facing the menace of poverty, food insecurity and malnutrition....
Human Pharmaceuticals in the Environment
Current and Future Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2012
Human interaction with the environment remains one of the most pervasive facets of modern society. In a world characterized by rapid population growth, unprecedented global trade and digital communications, energy security, natural resource scarcities, climatic changes and environmental quality, emerging...
by L.W. Newland, M. Zander, E. Merian
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2013
Environmental Chemistry is a relatively young science. Interest in this subject, however, is growing very rapidly and, although no agreement has been reached as yet about the exact content and limits of this interdisciplinary discipline, there appears to be increasing interest in seeing environmental...
by Pramod Baburao Rokade
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 29, 2017
This book focuses on the effects of industrial effluents, specifically those generated from tanneries, on aquatic life i.e. fish. Readers will learn about the impacts of untreated effluents that find its way into potable water bodies, rivers and lakes. A detailed analysis of the morphological and...
Pharmaceuticals in the Environment
Sources, Fate, Effects and Risks
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
Following the success of the first edition, this pioneering study of pharmaceuticals in the environment has been updated and greatly extended. It includes the status of research on pharmaceuticals in soil, with attention to terrestrial and aquatic environments as well as new substance categories such...
by Ramchandra Pode, Boucar Diouf
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2011
Limited availability of grid-based electricity is a major challenge faced by many developing countries, particularly the rural population. Fuel-based lighting, such as the kerosene lantern, is widespread in these areas, but it is a poor alternative, contributing to global warming and causing serious...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2016
This book provides an overview of the induction mechanism of imposex caused by organotin compounds in gastropods, as well as fundamental information on the physiology and biochemistry of reproduction in mollusks. Are the sex hormones of gastropod mollusks vertebrate-type steroids, or neuropeptides?...
by Erik Seedhouse
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2018
This brief explores the biological effects of long-term radiation on astronauts in deep space. As missions progress beyond Earth's orbit and away from the protection of its magnetic shielding, astronauts risk constant exposure to higher levels of galactic cosmic rays and solar particle events. The...