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Understanding Environmental Pollution 4th Revised edition [Minkštas viršelis]

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(University of Maine, Orono)
  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 466 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 275x219x21 mm, weight: 1330 g, Worked examples or Exercises; 44 Tables, black and white; 70 Halftones, black and white; 35 Line drawings, black and white
  • Išleidimo metai: 09-Jul-2020
  • Leidėjas: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN-10: 1108436102
  • ISBN-13: 9781108436106
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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 466 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 275x219x21 mm, weight: 1330 g, Worked examples or Exercises; 44 Tables, black and white; 70 Halftones, black and white; 35 Line drawings, black and white
  • Išleidimo metai: 09-Jul-2020
  • Leidėjas: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN-10: 1108436102
  • ISBN-13: 9781108436106
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This undergraduate textbook examines environmental pollution ranging from our homes to the global environment. Completely updated and with over 50% new and rewritten material, this new edition assesses the international scope of pollution, including water, climate change, acidification, energy, solid and hazardous waste, persistent chemicals, and pesticides. The pollutants of current major concern are examined, including plastics and electronic waste. Both the impacts and the sources of pollution are addressed, as well as governmental, corporate, and personal responsibility for pollution. Pollution prevention is emphasized throughout, but students will come to see that prevention is not enough. The text moves on to examine a circular economy with closed-loop systems, where by-products are reused, wastes become raw materials, water is recycled, and energy is recovered from waste energy. Understanding Environmental Pollution engages students with the idea that humanity holds the tools to confronting the daunting pollution issues by considering a circular economy.

This undergraduate textbook examines environmental pollution ranging from our homes to the global environment. Completely updated and with over 50% new and rewritten material, this edition assesses the international scope of pollution, including air and water pollution, climate change, energy, solid and hazardous waste, and pollution at home.

Recenzijos

Review of previous edition: 'This book, aimed mainly at students, provides a thorough background to pollution, from global issues to personal pollution in the home This book provides an excellent introduction to the subject, providing the right information to enable students to evaluate environmental problems for themselves.' Environmental Assessment Magazine Review of previous edition: ' a clear and well organised US-based text.' Waste Planning Review of previous edition: ' this book forms a very useful introduction to pollution problems, and would also suit a more general readership, including members of the public with an interest in pollution matters.' Marine Pollution Bulletin Review of previous edition: 'There is a wealth of statistical information given, and jargon is either studiously avoided or fully explained. this is a useful 'primer' for students and interested members of the public.' Journal of Biological Education 'The new edition of this popular textbook is wide-ranging, engaging, and easily accessible. It is a superb resource for students studying the causes, consequences, and management of environmental pollution.' James Rothwell, University of Manchester 'Marquita Hill's Understanding Environmental Pollution has been an indispensable text for my environmental science course over the past ten years. She presents a wealth of information on the significant environmental issues facing our society in a well-organized, straightforward, clearly written text. I particularly applaud her section on risk management, which is applicable to the many issues she presents, and the many text-boxes among the chapters that bring to life issues, associated science, and solutions to the problems we face.' John Dorsey, Loyola Marymount University 'The fourth edition of Understanding Environmental Pollution provides a comprehensive and straightforward introduction to a wide range of environmental topics, including toxicity and risk assessment; a survey of air, water, and land pollution; energy use; and global change. A unique and intriguing focus of this book is the emphasis not merely on pollution reduction but on switching to a circular economy that features closed-loop, zero-waste, zero-emission systems and processes.' Usha Rao, St Joseph's University

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Thoroughly updated new edition of this undergraduate textbook examines environmental pollution from our homes to the global environment.
Preface xiii
Acknowledgment xvi
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
xvii
1 Understanding Pollution
1(25)
1.1 The Anthropocene
2(1)
1.2 Introducing Pollution
2(8)
1.3 Devastating versus Tiny Levels of Pollution
10(1)
1.4 Natures Services
10(3)
1.5 Soil
13(1)
1.6 Root Causes of Environmental Problems
14(2)
1.7 Personal Actions Have Consequences
16(1)
1.8 Living within Our Planet's Boundaries
17(2)
1.9 Burning Fossil Fuels
19(1)
1.10 Conclusions
19(1)
Questions
20(6)
2 Reducing Pollution To Reduce Risk
26(16)
2.1 Chemical Risk Assessment
27(1)
2.2 Comparative Risk Assessment
27(2)
2.3 Complex Risk Assessment
29(1)
2.4 Using Legislation to Reduce Risk
29(2)
2.5 A Right-To-Know Law
31(2)
2.6 Using the Waste Hierarchy to Reduce Risk
33(4)
2.7 Going Beyond Pollution Prevention
37(1)
2.8 Conclusions
38(1)
Questions
38(4)
3 Chemical Toxicity
42(25)
3.1 Terminology
43(1)
3.2 How Dose Affects Response
44(2)
3.3 Absorption, Distribution, Biotransformation, and Excretion
46(1)
3.4 Factors Affecting Toxicity
47(4)
3.5 Environmental Hormones (Endocrine Disruptors)
51(3)
3.6 Cancer
54(3)
3.7 Epigenetics and Disease
57(1)
3.8 How Toxicants Affect Specific Organs
57(3)
3.9 Heavy Pollution's Impact on Disease and Premature Death
60(1)
3.10 Conclusions
61(1)
Questions
61(6)
4 Chemical Exposures And Risk Assessment
67(22)
4.1 Exposure Assessment
68(1)
4.2 A CDC Study on Exposure to Xenobiotic Chemicals
69(1)
4.3 Epidemiological Studies
70(2)
4.4 Chemical Risk Assessment
72(4)
4.5 Risk Management
76(2)
4.6 Risks to Children
78(1)
4.7 Alternative Methods of Chemical Risk Assessment
79(3)
4.8 Conclusions
82(1)
Questions
82(7)
5 Air Pollution
89(30)
5.1 Introduction to Criteria Air Pollutants
90(12)
5.2 Volatile Organic Compounds
102(1)
5.3 Hazardous Air Pollutants
103(3)
5.4 Air Pollution's Major Impact on Global Health
106(1)
5.5 Atmospheric Brown Clouds
107(1)
5.6 Sand and Dust Storms
108(3)
5.7 Conclusions
111(1)
Questions
111(2)
Appendix: Particulates and Disease
113(6)
6 Acid Deposition
119(14)
6.1 Background
120(2)
6.2 Pollutants of Concern
122(1)
6.3 Adverse Impacts of Acidic Deposition
123(2)
6.4 Sources of Acid Deposition
125(1)
6.5 Reducing Emissions of Acid-Precursor Chemicals
125(1)
6.6 Recovering from Acidic Deposition
126(1)
6.7 Acid Deposition in Asia
127(2)
6.8 Conclusions
129(1)
Questions
129(4)
7 Global Warming And Ocean Acidification
133(33)
7.1 Introduction
134(1)
7.2 Greenhouse Gases
135(1)
7.3 Carbon Dioxide
136(3)
7.4 Methane
139(2)
7.5 Ground-Level Ozone
141(1)
7.6 Nitrous Oxide
142(1)
7.7 Halogen Gases
142(1)
7.8 Water Vapor
142(1)
7.9 Aerosols
142(2)
7.10 Black Carbon (Soot): An Aerosol
144(1)
7.11 Solar Geoengineering Using Aerosols?
145(1)
7.12 Impacts of Global Warming
145(4)
7.13 Ocean Acidification: An Impact Specific to Carbon Dioxide
149(3)
7.14 Adaptation to a Greenhouse World
152(2)
7.15 Reducing GHG Emissions
154(3)
7.16 Solutions to Global Warming
157(1)
7.17 Conclusions
157(1)
Questions
158(8)
8 Energy And Pollution
166(26)
8.1 Pollution in Motor Vehicle Use
168(1)
8.2 Is Clean Coal Possible?
169(2)
8.3 Conservation and Efficiency
171(1)
8.4 Increasing Industrial Efficiency in Using Energy
172(1)
8.5 Using Waste Heat to Increase Industrial Efficiency
173(1)
8.6 Renewable Energy: Photovoltaics
174(3)
8.7 Renewable Energy: Wind Power
177(1)
8.8 Renewable Energy and the Electric Grid
178(1)
8.9 Renewable Energy Use Around the World
179(1)
8.10 End-Of-Life Management of Solar Cells, Wind Turbines, and Batteries
180(1)
8.11 Briefs on Other Energies
181(3)
8.12 Conclusions
184(2)
Questions
186(6)
9 Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
192(14)
9.1 Background
193(1)
9.2 Pollutants of Concern: CFCs and Halons
194(1)
9.3 Chemical Reactions in the Stratosphere
195(3)
9.4 UV Radiation at Earths Surface
198(2)
9.5 The Montreal Protocol
200(1)
9.6 Problems, Ongoing Research, and Cheating
201(2)
9.7 Conclusions
203(1)
Questions
203(3)
10 Water Pollution
206(36)
10.1 Point and Nonpoint Water Pollution
207(1)
10.2 Pollutants of Concern: Conventional Water Pollutants
208(3)
10.3 Priority Pollutants
211(1)
10.4 Nonconventional Pollutants
212(1)
10.5 Pollution of Groundwater
212(2)
10.6 Pollution in Other Water Bodies
214(2)
10.7 Reducing Point Sources of Pollution
216(5)
10.8 Reducing Nonpoint Sources of Pollution
221(3)
10.9 Confronting Reactive Nitrogen: The Nitrogen Glut
224(5)
10.10 Falling Levels of Oxygen in the Ocean
229(2)
10.11 Phosphorus Pollution
231(3)
10.12 Conclusions
234(1)
Questions
235(7)
11 Drinking Water Pollution
242(23)
11.1 Primary Drinking Water Standards
243(4)
11.2 An Ongoing Mass Poisoning: Arsenic
247(2)
11.3 Lead in Drinking Water
249(2)
11.4 Secondary Drinking Water Contaminants
251(1)
11.5 Other Drinking Water Issues
252(2)
11.6 Pathogens and Human Health
254(3)
11.7 Home Water Treatments
257(1)
11.8 Waste and Wastewater as Valuable Resources
258(1)
11.9 Conclusions
259(1)
Questions
260(5)
12 Solid Waste
265(32)
12.1 Generating Large Amounts of Waste
266(2)
12.2 Using the Waste Management Hierarchy to Reduce MSW
268(5)
12.3 Recycling
273(6)
12.4 Incineration and Landfilling
279(3)
12.5 When Waste Problems Seem Too Large to Follow the WMH
282(1)
12.6 Plastic Presents Mammoth Problems
283(6)
12.7 Plastics: Improving P2 and Recycling
289(1)
12.8 Conclusions
290(1)
Questions
291(6)
13 Hazardous Waste
297(19)
13.1 Introduction to Hazardous Waste
298(1)
13.2 The Waste Management Hierarchy in HW Management
299(2)
13.3 The Coming of Superfund
301(3)
13.4 Evaluating HW and Superfund Sites
304(1)
13.5 Dealing with and Cleaning Up HW Sites
305(3)
13.6 Reducing the Risk of HW Internationally
308(1)
13.7 The Problem of Electronic Waste: E-Waste
309(2)
13.8 Conclusions
311(1)
Questions
312(4)
14 Persistent, Bioaccumulative, And Toxic Chemicals
316(11)
14.1 Why PBTs Are of Concern
317(2)
14.2 The Stockholm Convention: Reducing POPs
319(2)
14.3 Examining One POP Family: The PCBs
321(1)
14.4 A Polybrominated POP Family: PBDEs
322(1)
14.5 A Polyfluorinated Family: PFAS
323(1)
14.6 Conclusions
323(1)
Questions
324(3)
15 Metals
327(26)
15.1 Metals: An Introduction
328(1)
15.2 Sources of Metal Pollution
329(5)
15.3 Lead: A PBT Metal
334(3)
15.4 Mercury
337(6)
15.5 Cadmium
343(1)
15.6 Arsenic
344(1)
15.7 Conclusions
345(1)
Questions
346(7)
16 Pesticides
353(23)
16.1 Why Use Pesticides and Who Uses Pesticides
354(1)
16.2 Pesticide Categories
355(1)
16.3 An Introduction to Insecticides
356(1)
16.4 The Neonicotinoids
357(2)
16.5 Herbicides Kill Unwanted Plants - Weeds
359(2)
16.6 Pesticide Movement and Contamination of the Environment and Food
361(1)
16.7 Pesticide Resistance
362(1)
16.8 Biodiversity at High Risk, but Causes Go Beyond Pesticides
362(2)
16.9 Pesticide Use in Less-Developed Countries
364(1)
16.10 Reducing Pesticide Risk
365(1)
16.11 Reducing Risk by Alternative Approaches to Agriculture
366(2)
16.12 France's Extraordinary Efforts to Reduce Pesticide Use
368(1)
16.13 Conclusions
369(1)
Questions
369(2)
Appendix: Biopesticides
371(5)
17 Indoor Air Pollution
376(19)
17.1 Indoor Air Contaminants
377(2)
17.2 Combustion Pollutants
379(1)
17.3 VOCs, Moisture, Biological Pollutants, Dust, and Dirt
380(3)
17.4 Ionizing Radiation: Radon
383(3)
17.5 Indoor Air Pollution in Less-Developed Countries
386(1)
17.6 Household Hazardous Products
387(2)
17.7 Household Hazardous Waste
389(1)
17.8 Conclusions
390(1)
Questions
391(4)
18 Zero Waste, Zero Emissions
395(23)
18.1 Sustainable Development
396(1)
18.2 Building a Circular Economy
396(4)
18.3 Industrial Ecology
400(1)
18.4 Closed-Loop Systems
400(1)
18.5 Zero Waste
401(3)
18.6 Lifecycle Assessment
404(2)
18.7 Design for the Environment
406(1)
18.8 Product Stewardship and EPR
407(1)
18.9 Servicizing
408(1)
18.10 Green Chemistry and How It Works
409(2)
18.11 Converting Wastes into Resources
411(1)
18.12 Safely Operating within Earth's Life-Support Boundaries
411(1)
18.13 Conclusions
412(1)
Questions
412(6)
Appendix: Basic Concepts in Chemistry
418(13)
A.1 Atoms and the Periodic Table
418(5)
A.2 Organic and Inorganic Chemicals
423(1)
A.3 Free Radicals
424(1)
A.4 Oxidation and Reduction Reactions
424(2)
A.5 Acid Pollution
426(5)
Further Reading 431(8)
Index 439
Marquita K. Hill holds a Ph.D. in comparative biochemistry from the University of California, Davis. She was assistant and then associate professor in the biochemistry department at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg. Later, at the University of Maine's Department of Chemical Engineering, she conducted research funded by the US Department of Energy and the US Environmental Protection Agency. Then, after educating herself as an environmental scientist, she taught courses in environmental pollution, which led to the text Understanding Environmental Pollution. She was co-founder of the Green Campus Consortium of Maine, an organization working toward sustainable environmental management in Maine's higher-education institutions. For nine years she served on an advisory committee for International Paper's mill in Skowhegan, Maine. During those same years she was a visiting scholar at the Harvard School of Public Health.