Encyclopedia of Environmental Pollution and Cleanup

A concise up–to–date guide to all aspects of environmentalpollution and cleanup.

Human invention and innovation have brought about tremendousimprovements in the quality of life of millions of people aroundthe world today––but progress has its price. Environmentalpollution is rapidly attacking the Earth′s ecosphere. Whileadvances have been made and new disciplines have emerged toidentify, monitor, regulate, and compensate for environmentalpollutants, it will take the combined efforts of numerousspecialists to solve the problem. It will also take the efforts ofan informed public that, through its voting and buying habits, hasthe power to determine whether or not the threat to our environmentcan be contained.

This 2–volume encyclopedia provides all readers, regardless ofscientific background or training, with a working knowledge ofcontemporary issues in environmental pollution and cleanup. Basedon Wiley′s critically acclaimed, 8–volume Encyclopedia ofEnvironmental Analysis and Remediation, this compact A–to–Zreference features the same breadth and quality of coverage––andclarity of presentation––found in the original. It includes:
∗ Over 200 self–contained, thoroughly cross–referenced articles onessential aspects of environmental pollution and cleanup.
∗ Coverage of key topics in hazardous waste, air pollution control,biosphere pollution, health effects, nuclear waste, environmentallaw and regulation, water reclamation, and more.
∗ Integrated coverage of both legal and policy issues andtechnological and environmental concerns.
∗ Hundreds of photographs, figures, charts, and tables that helpillustrate major points, explain difficult material, and summarizeimportant data.
∗ Bibliographic entries keyed to the text that list sources ofadditional information on selected topics.
This book is an ideal reference for high school and collegestudents and a convenient resource for scientists, environmentalconsultants, and anyone who needs clear, reliable, up–to–dateinformation on environmental pollution and cleanup.

"This would be an excellent addition for science libraries withenvironmental collections. College libraries and large publiclibraries will also find this to be a great addition." (E–Streams,Vol. 3, No. 1, January 2000)

"...will undoubtedly be a welcome addition to any institutionallibrary or consultancy bookshelf..." "...a valuable resource tothose teaching in this subject domain..." (Env Sci & PollutionRes, Vol 7/1, 2000)