Environmental science and technology : a sustainable approach to green science and technology /: a sustainable approach to green science and technology. (2006)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stanley E. Manahan.
• Other Names: Manahan, Stanley E
• Contents: SUSTAINABILITY THROUGH GREEN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; Sustainability; Natural Capital and the Quality of Life; Sustainability and the Common Good; The Master Equation; The Goals and Priorities of Green Science and Technology; Green Science; Green Technology; Life-Cycle Analysis; The Eco-Economy and Eco-Efficiency; Design for Environment; Green Products and Services; Twelve Principles of Green Science and Technology; ; THE FIVE ENVIRONMENTAL SPHERES; Introduction; The Hydrosphere; The Atmosphere; The Geosphere; The Biosphere; The Anthrosphere; Cycles of Matter; ; GREEN CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY, AND BIOCHEMISTRY; Introduction; Introduction to Chemistry Atoms and Elements; Elements and the Periodic Table; Chemical Compounds and Chemical Bonds; Dealing with Matter Quantitatively: The Mole; Chemical Reactions and Equations; Physical Properties and States of Matter; Thermal Properties of Matter; Acids, Bases, and Salts; Organic Chemistry; Hydrocarbons; Green Chemistry; Cells: Basic Units of Life; Metabolism and Control in Organisms; Biochemicals and Biochemistry; ; WATER: A UNIQUE SUBSTANCE ESSENTIAL FOR LIFE; A Fantastic Molecule; Water as an Essential Resource; Occurrence of Water; Water Utilization; Standing Bodies of Water; Flowing Water; Groundwater; Impoundment and Transfer of Water; Water: A Very Useful Green Substance; Water Technology and Industrial Use; ; AQUATIC BIOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY, AND CHEMISTRY; Organisms in Water; Life in the Ocean; Life at the Interface of Seawater with Fresh Water and with Land; Freshwater Life; Microorganisms in Water; Microorganisms and Elemental Transitions; Acid-Base Phenomena in Aquatic Chemistry; Phase Interactions and Solubility; Oxidation-Reduction; Metal Ions and Calcium in Water; Complexation and Speciation of Metals; ; KEEPING WATER GREEN; Water Pollution: Green Water May Not Be So Green; Nature and Types of Water Pollutants; Heavy Metals; Inorganic Water Pollutants; Organic Water Pollutants; Pesticides in Water; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); Radioactive Substances in Water; Municipal Water Treatment; Treatment of Water for Industrial Use; Wastewater Treatment; Water as a Green Resource; Alternative Green Uses of Water; Water Technology and Industrial Use; Hot Water; Supercritical Water; ; THE ATMOSPHERE: A PROTECTIVE BLANKET AROUND US; Living at the Bottom of a Sea of Gas; Composition of the Atmosphere; The Properties of Gases; The Atmosphere as a Medium for the Transfer of Mass and Energy; Meteorology; Weather; Climate; Microclimate; Atmospheric Particles; The Atmosphere as a Reservoir of Natural Capital; ; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY OF THE ATMOSPHERE; Introduction to Atmospheric Chemistry; Photochemical Processes; Chain Reactions in the Atmosphere; Oxidation Processes in the Atmosphere; Acid-Base Reactions in the Atmosphere; Air Pollution; Environmental Fate and Transport in the Atmosphere; Reactions of Atmospheric Oxygen; Carbon Oxides; Reactions of Atmospheric Nitrogen and its Oxides; Sulfur Compounds in the Atmosphere; Fluorine, Chlorine, and their Gaseous Inorganic Compounds Water in Atmospheric Chemistry; Atmospheric Particles and Atmospheric Chemistry; Organic Compounds in the Atmosphere; Photochemical Smog; ; SUSTAINING AN ATMOSPHERE FOR LIFE ON EARTH; Blue Skies for a Green Earth; Greenhouse Gases and Global Warming; Green Science and Technology to Alleviate Global Warming; Drought and Desertification; Green Science and Technology to Combat Desertification; Acid Precipitation; Green Remedies for Acid Precipitation; Stratospheric Ozone Destruction; Green Solutions to Stratospheric Ozone Destruction; Photochemical Smog; Catastrophic Atmospheric Events; Literature Cited; ; THE GEOSPHERE; The Geosphere; The Nature of Solids in the Geosphere; The Restless Earth; Sediments; Interaction with the Atmosphere and Hydrosphere; Life Support by the Geosphere; Geochemistry; Water on and in the Geosphere; Economic Ecology; Geospheric Resources; Geospheric Sources of Useful Minerals; Evaluation of Mineral Resources; Extraction and Mining; Metals; Nonmetal Mineral Resources; How Long Will Essential Minerals Last?; Green Sources of Minerals; ; SOIL, AGRICULTURE, AND FOOD PRODUCTION; Agriculture; Soil: Essential for Life, Key to Sustainability; Soil Formation and Horizons; Soil Macrostructure and Microstructure; Inorganic and Organic Matter in Soil; Nutrients and Fertilizers in Soil; Soil and the Biosphere; Wastes and Pollutants in Soil; Soil Loss and Deterioration; Soil Conservation and Restoration; Shifting Cultivation: Slash and Burn; Process Intensification in Agriculture; Sustainable Agricultural Management; Agroforestry; Protein from Plants and Animals; Agricultural Applications of Genetically Modified Organisms; ; GEOSPHERIC HAZARDS AND SUSTAINING A GREEN GEOSPHERE; Managing the Geosphere; Earthquakes; Volcanoes; Surface Processes; The Vulnerable Coasts; Engineering Geology; The Cryosphere and Vanishing Permafrost; Construction in the Geosphere; Digging in the Dirt; Modifying the Geosphere to Manage Water; Derelict Lands and Brownfields: Recycling Land; ; THE BIOSPHERE: ECOSYSTEMS AND BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES; Life and the Biosphere; Organisms and Green Science and Technology; Ecology and Life Systems; What is a Biological Community?; Physical Characteristics and Conditions; Effects of Climate; Species; Populations; Survival of Life Systems, Productivity, Diversity, and Resilience; Relationships Among Species; Changing Communities; Human Effects; Human Actions to Preserve and Improve Life on Earth; Laws and Regulations; Organisms Interacting with Foreign Chemicals; Biodegradation; ; TOXIC FFECTS ON ORGANISMS AND TOXICOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY; Toxic Substances and Green Science and Technology; Dose-Response Relationships; Relative Toxicities; Reversibility and Sensitivity; Xenobiotic and Endogenous Substances; Kinetic Phase and Dynamic Phase; Teratogenesis, Mutagenesis, Carcinogenesis, Immune System Effects, and Reproductive Effects; Health Hazards; ; BIOPRODUCTIVITY FOR A GREENER FUTURE; From Biomaterials to Petroleum and Back Again; Types of Biomaterials; Plant Productivity; Genetic Material and its Manipulation; Genetic Engineering; Biomaterials and Their Processing; Feedstocks; Glucose Feedstock; Cellulose Feedstock; Lignin Feedstock; Chemical Production by Biosynthesis; Direct Biosynthesis of Polymers; ; THE ANTHROSPHERE AS PART OF THE GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT; The Earth as Made by Humans; Constructs in the Anthrosphere; Anthrospheric Flows; Anthrospheric Conduits; Infrastructure; Transportation; The Communications Revolution; Technology and Engineering; Acquisition of Raw Materials; Agriculture -The Most Basic Industry; Industries; Materials Science; Automation; Robotics; Computers and Technology; Thinking Small: Micromachines and Nanotechnology; High Tech; ; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE UTILIZATION; Introduction; The Old, Unsustainable Way; Earth Systems Engineering and Management; The Emergence of Industrial Ecology; The Five Major Components of an Industrial Ecosystem; Industrial Metabolism; Materials Flow and Recycling in an Industrial Ecosystem; The Kalundborg Industrial Ecosystem; Environmental Impacts and Wastes; Three Key Attributes: Energy, Materials, Diversity; Life Cycles: Expanding and Closing the Materials Loop; Life-Cycle Assessment; Consumable, Recyclable, and Service (Durable) Products; Design for Environment; Inherent Safety; Twelve Principles of Green Engineering; ; ADEQUATE, SUSTAINABLE ENERGY: KEY TO SUSTAINABILITY; Introduction; Nature of Energy; Sources of Energy Used in the Anthrosphere; Energy Devices and Conversions; Green Technology and Energy Conversion Efficiency; The Energy Problem; World Energy Resources; Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Sources; Petroleum and Natural Gas; Carbon Sequestration for Fossil Fuel Utilization; Nuclear Energy;
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 628; Environmental sciences; Ecological engineering
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420003215; 1420003216
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.