Text Book of Environmental Pollution

P Panday; Bhola Mahato; R K Singh and L B Singh and B N Pandey

Verlag: Narendra Pub, New Delhi, 2010

Beschreibung

Content Preface. Introduction. I. Water pollution 1. Introduction. 2. Water pollutants sources and effects. 3. Eutrophication. 4. Prevention and control of water pollution. II. Air pollution 1. Introduction. 2. Air pollutants and their classification. 3. Sources and effects of air pollutants. 4. Green house effect. 5. Ozone depletion. 6. Photochemical smog. 7. Aerosols. 8. Acid rain. 9. Control of air pollution. III. Soil pollution 1. Introduction. 2. Sources and effects of soil pollution. 3. Effects of soil pollutants. 4. Prevention and control of soil pollution. IV. Noise pollution 1. Introduction. 2. Sources of noise pollution. 3. Control of noise pollution. V. Radiation pollution 1. Introduction. 2. Concepts of nuclear chemistry and terms used in radiations ecology. 3. Sources of ionizing radiations. 4. Effects of ionizing radiations. From the Preface Aim of this book is to bridge the gap between traditional materials on pollution and quantitative and technical aspects that are the essence of most advanced environmental science. The book will also provide necessary informations on environmental chemistry and physics that are prerequisite for the mechanism of working of pollutants. Various chapters of the book covering water pollution air pollution soil pollution noise pollution and radiation describe in details about the sources and effects of pollutants. Control measures to mitigate pollution are added at the end of each chapters. Special emphasis has been laid on topics of international and global concern such as greenhouse effect stratospheric ozone depletion photochemical smog aerosols and acid rains and are discussed well. This book will satisfy the needs of undergraduate and postgraduate students of environmental biology. This book has been checked thoroughly and corrected to the best of our knowledge however errors and suggestions brought to our notice will be appreciated. 222 pp.

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Text Book of Environmental Pollution
• Verlag: Narendra Pub, New Delhi
• Veröffentlichungsdatum: 2010
• Bindung: Hardbound
• Ausgabe: New
• Zustand: As New