Environmental impact of power generation

• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, : Royal Society of Chemistry, c1999
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (152 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.793214
• Soggetto topico: Energy industries - Environmental aspects; Electric power production - Environmental aspects; Environmental impact analysis
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: BK9780854042500-FX001; BK9780854042500-FP001; BK9780854042500-FP005; BK9780854042500-FP007; BK9780854042500-FP011; BK9780854042500-FP013; BK9780854042500-00001; BK9780854042500-00021; BK9780854042500-00043; BK9780854042500-00061; BK9780854042500-00073; BK9780854042500-00097; BK9780854042500-00113; BK9780854042500-00131
• Sommario/riassunto: In today's automated world, the need for economic generation of power is of vital importance. However, the industry is commonly perceived as being responsible for pollution of the atmosphere and contamination of land and water. The wide-ranging subjects addressed in this book will contribute to the public understanding of science in this important area.Encompassing areas as diverse as current performance standards and the use of nuclear fuel, Environmental Impact of Power Generation also includes an historical overview of electricity supply. The emotive issues of air pollution and the ecologic
• Titolo autorizzato: Environmental impact of power generation
• ISBN: 1-59124-425-0; 1-84755-077-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910142517503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Issues in environmental science and technology ; ; 11.