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Record Nr.

UNINA9910966684303321

Autore

Porteous Andrew

Titolo

Dictionary of environmental science and technology / / Andrew Porteous

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, West Sussex, England ; ; New York, : Wiley, 2008

ISBN

9780470997826

9781118687680

111868768X

9781849724753

184972475X

Edizione

[4th ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (827 pages)

Disciplina

628.03

Soggetti

Environmental sciences

Sanitary engineering

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

The dictionary -- Appendix I: Pollution and the environment-organizations -- Appendix II: The periodic table; Table of chemical elements -- Appendix III: Table of prefixes for SI units -- Appendix IV: Conversion table for SI and British units.

Sommario/riassunto

This superb and highly-acclaimed dictionary includes over 4000 in-depth entries on scientific and technical terminology associated with environmental protection and resource management. In addition, it contains numerous illustrations, a wide range of international case studies and extensive cross-references to guide the reader. The new edition will be a major update with 30% new material, additional illustrations and a greatly expanded list of relevant web resources.