LEADER 03819cam a2200349Ii 4500 001 991003228729707536 008 070806s2004 ne a sb 001 0 eng d 020 $a9780127100579 020 $a0127100571 035 $ab1365200x-39ule_inst 040 $aBibl. Dip.le Aggr. Ingegneria Innovazione - Sez. Ingegneria Innovazione$beng 082 04$a333.714$222 100 1 $aVallero, Daniel A.$0312864 245 10$aEnvironmental contaminants$h[e-book] :$bassessment and control /$cDaniel A. Vallero 260 $aAmsterdam ;$aBoston :$bElsevier Academic Press,$c2004 300 $axxxix, 801 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm 504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index 505 0 $aPart I: An Environmental Policy Primer: -- 1.Scientific and Engineering Perspectives of Environmental Contaminants -- Part II: Fundamentals of Environmental Science and Engineering -- 2. Fundamentals of Environmental Physics -- 3. Applied Contaminant Physics: Fluid Properties -- 4. Environmental Equilibrium, Partitioning, and Balances -- 5. Movement of Contaminants in the Environment -- 6. Fundamentals of Environmental Chemistry -- 7. Chemical Reactions in the Environment -- 8. Biological Principles of Environmental Contamination -- Part III: Contaminant Risk -- 9. Contaminant Hazards -- 10. Contaminant Exposure and Risk Calculations -- Part IV: Interventions to Address Environmental Contamination -- 11. Contaminant Sampling and Analysis -- 12. Intervention: Managing the Risks of Environmental Contamination -- 13. Environmental Decisions and Professionalism -- 14. Epilogue: Benzene Metabolism Revisited -- Glossary of Environmental Sciences and Engineering Terminology; Appendices; Index 520 $aThis book serves as a tool for environmental professionals to produce technically sound and reproducible scientific evidence. It identifies ways to clean up environmental problems in air, water, soil, sediment and living systems. Ethical issues, environmental management, and professionalism, and environmental economic problems are illustrated to assist the reader in understanding and applying quantitative analysis of environmental problems. Companion Website http://books.elsevier.com/companions/0127100571 *Real life solutions for practicing environmental professionals. *Example problems, sidebars, and case studies to illustrate ethical issues, environmental economic problems, and environmental management. *Explanation of scientific principles and concepts needed for risk assessment, waste management, contaminant transport, environmental hydrogeology, and environmental engineering & chemistry. *A fully supportive glossary, appendices and tables throughout the text contain physical, chemical and biological resources necessary for all environmental practitioners 533 $aElectronic reproduction.$bAmsterdam :$cElsevier Science & Technology,$d2007.$nMode of access: World Wide Web.$nSystem requirements: Web browser.$nTitle from title screen (viewed on Aug. 2, 2007).$nAccess may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions 650 0$aEnvironmental risk assessment 650 0$aEnvironmental protection 655 7$aElectronic books.$2local 776 1 $cOriginal$z0127100571$z9780127100579$w(DLC) 2004559070$w(OCoLC)56363496 856 40$3Referex$uhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780127100579$zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information 856 41$zTable of contents$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/els051/2004559070.html 856 42$zPublisher description$uhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/els051/2004559070.html 907 $a.b1365200x$b03-03-22$c24-01-08 912 $a991003228729707536 996 $aEnvironmental contaminants$9807843 997 $aUNISALENTO 998 $ale026$b24-01-08$cm$d@ $e-$feng$gne $h0$i0