Modern age environmental problems and their remediation. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Mohammad Oves, Mohammad Zain Khan, Iqbal M.I. Ismail, editors.
• Other Names: Oves, Mohammad; Zain Khan, Mohammad; Mi Ismail, Iqbal
• Contents: ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""Chapter 1: Chemical Contaminants for Soil, Air and Aquatic Ecosystem""; ""1.1 Introduction""; ""1.2 Air Contaminants""; ""1.2.1 Major Air Contaminants and Their Sources""; ""1.2.2 Consequences of Air Contaminants""; ""1.2.3 Control of Air Contamination""; ""1.3 Water Contaminant Chemicals""; ""1.3.1 Types and Sources of Chemical Contaminants""; ""1.3.2 Consequences of Water Contamination""; ""1.3.3 Control of Water Contamination""; ""1.4 Soil Contaminants""; ""1.4.1 Types and Sources of Soil Contaminants"" ""1.4.2 Consequences of Soil Contaminants""""1.4.3 Control of Soil Contaminants""; ""1.5 Conclusion and Future Prospects""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2: An Insight to Atmospheric Pollution- Improper Waste Management and Climate Change Nexus""; ""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Emission of GHGs from Waste Sector""; ""2.3 MSW Management Practices""; ""2.3.1 Landfilling""; ""2.3.1.1 Open Dumps or Open Landfills""; ""2.3.1.2 Sanitary Landfills""; ""2.3.1.3 Bioreactor Landfills""; ""2.3.2 Incineration""; ""2.3.3 Composting""; ""2.3.4 Recycling""; ""2.3.5 Open Burning"" ""2.4 Impacts of Improper Waste Management""""2.4.1 Impact on Surface and Groundwater""; ""2.4.2 Impact on Soil Quality""; ""2.4.3 Impact on Air Quality""; ""2.4.4 Impact on Human Health""; ""2.4.5 Impact on Climate Change""; ""2.5 Improper Waste Management-Climate Change Nexus""; ""2.6 Mitigation Policies""; ""2.6.1 Global Context""; ""2.6.1.1 Landfill Directive to Reduce Landfill Methane Emissions""; ""2.6.1.2 Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste""; ""2.6.1.3 Waste Incineration Directive (2000/67/EC)""; ""2.6.2 Indian Context""; ""2.7 Recommendations and Conclusion""; ""References"" ""Chapter 3: Pesticide Contamination and Human Health Risk Factor""""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Pesticide contamination""; ""3.3 Soil Contamination""; ""3.3.1 Factor Affecting Soil Contamination""; ""3.3.1.1 Increase in Soil Organic Matter""; ""3.3.1.2 Haphazard Use of Fertilizer""; ""3.3.1.3 Indiscriminate Use of Insecticides, Pesticides and Herbicides""; ""3.4 Water Contamination""; ""3.4.1 Pesticide in Ground Water""; ""3.4.1.1 Pesticide Properties Concern with Groundwater Contamination""; ""3.4.1.2 Site Conditions""; ""3.5 Air Contamination""; ""3.6 Pesticide and Human Health"" ""3.7 Human Exposure to Pesticide""""3.8 Human Health Risk factor""; ""3.9 Future perspectives""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4: Genetic Engineering and Environmental Risk""; ""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Difference Between Conventional Breeding and Genetic Engineering""; ""4.3 Importance of Genetic Engineering""; ""4.4 Techniques of GE and Advancement""; ""4.5 Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats System (CRISPR/Cas)""; ""4.6 Uses of Genetic Engineering""; ""4.7 Ecological Issues""; ""4.8 Approaches to Environment Risks Assessment""; ""4.8.1 Goal of Risk Assessment""
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 333.72; Environment; Environmental protection; Environmental degradation; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General; Environmental degradation; Environmental protection; Environment; Pollution, general; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Environmental Science and Engineering; Water Quality/Water Pollution; Technology & Engineering -- Environmental -- General; Science -- Global Warming & Climate Change; Science -- Environmental Science; Technology & Engineering -- Environmental -- Water Supply; Environmental science, engineering & technology; The environment; Water supply & treatment; Pollution; Biotechnology; Pollution & threats to the environment; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319645018; 3319645013
• Related ISBNs: 9783319645001; 3319645005
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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