1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996335949903316

Titolo

Home health digest

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Frederick, MD, : Aspen Publishers, c1995-

Disciplina

362

Soggetti

Home care services

Home Care Services

Periodical

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910831093403321

Autore

Ravenscroft Peter

Titolo

Arsenic pollution [[electronic resource] ] : a global synthesis / / Peter Ravenscroft, Hugh Brammer and Keith Richards

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, U.K. ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

ISBN

1-282-13915-0

9786612139154

1-4443-0878-5

1-4443-0879-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (618 p.)

Collana

RGS-IBG book series

Altri autori (Persone)

BrammerH

RichardsK. S

Disciplina

363.738/49

363.7384

Soggetti

Arsenic compounds - Environmental aspects

Arsenic wastes - Environmental aspects

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 (p. [528]-580) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Arsenic Pollution; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Series



Editors' Preface; Acknowledgements; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Glossary; 1 Introduction; 2 Hydrogeochemistry of Arsenic; 3 The Hydrogeology of Arsenic; 4 Soils and Agriculture; 5 Health Effects of Arsenic in Drinking Water and Food; 6 Water-supply Mitigation; 7 Removing Arsenic from Drinking Water; 8 Arsenic in Asia; 9 Arsenic in North America and Europe; 10 Arsenic in South and Central America, Africa, Australasia and Oceania; 11 Synthesis, Conclusions and Recommendations; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Arsenic Pollution summarizes the most current research on the distribution and causes of arsenic pollution, its impact on health and agriculture, and solutions by way of water supply, treatment, and water resource management.Provides the first global and interdisciplinary account of arsenic pollution occurrencesIntegrates geochemistry, hydrology, agriculture, and water supply and treatment for the first timeOptions are highlighted for developing alternative water sources and methods for arsenic testing and removalAppeals to specialists in one discipli

3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910305549703321

Autore

Beeson Mark

Titolo

Securing Southeast Asia : the politics of security sector reform / / Mark Beeson and Alex J. Bellamy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2008

ISBN

1-134-11756-6

0-415-41619-1

1-283-70990-2

0-203-93488-1

1-134-11757-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (229 p.)

Collana

Routledge security in Asia Pacific series ; ; 6

Altri autori (Persone)

BellamyAlex J. <1975->

Disciplina

355/.033059

355.030959

Soggetti

Civil-military relations - Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia Politics and government

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 (p. [186]-207) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- 1. Security Sector Reform in a Southeast Asian Context -- 2. Civil-Military Relations and Institutional Change -- 3. The Historical Origins of Southeast Asian Security -- 4. Malaysia: Constitutionalism Corrupted? -- 5. Thailand: Military Rule, There and Back Again? -- 6. Indonesia: From Concordance to Constitutionalism? -- 7. The Philippines: The Politics of Polyarchy? -- Conclusion -- References.

Sommario/riassunto

This book uniquely applies the security reform agenda to Southeast Asia. It investigates recent developments in civil-military relations in the region, looking in particular at the impact and utility of the agenda on the region and assessing whether it is likely to help make the region more stable and less prone to military interventions. It provides an historical overview of the region's civil-military relations and goes on to explore the dynamics of civil-military relations within the context of the security sector reform framework, focusing on the experiences of four of the region's militar