Air Pollution Control and Design
This book focuses specifically on the environmental issues related to the air pollution control and design. It is divided into four parts: (1) Fundamentals of air pollution control, (2) fundamentals of energy utilization, (3) gaseous control and design, and (4) particulate control and design, each consisting of four to six chapters. The topics covered in this book not only introduce the basic concepts of air pollution control and design but also address the fundamentals of energy utilization in the context of good engineering practice and policy instruments. It also features several innovative technologies and integrated methodologies relating to gaseous and particulate matter control and design. To facilitate technology integration and meet the need for comprehensive information on sustainable development, the book discusses a wide range of areas concerning the principles, applications, and assessment of air pollution control and design and thermodynamics, heat transfer, advanced combustion and renewable energy for energy utilization. It also features regulations and policy instruments adopted around the globe as well as several case studies. Presenting the emerging challenges, new concepts, innovative methodologies, and resolving strategies, as well as illustrative and inspiring case studies, it appeals to a wide range of readers, such as researchers, graduate students, engineers, policy makers, and entrepreneurs.
Micro and Nanoplastics in Aquatic Environment
Over the past century and a half, advancements in polymer science--encompassing both natural and synthetic materials--have led to the development of strong, lightweight, and highly flexible polymers. Their remarkable diversity and versatility make them indispensable in modern life. However, the escalating accumulation of fragmented plastic waste in the environment has become a pressing global concern. Micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs), which tend to accumulate at the air-water interface, pose potential safety and security risks by serving as carriers for viruses. Currently, there is limited research on the effects of MNP consumption in both human and non-human models. This book provides a comprehensive examination of the challenges associated with MNPs, their environmental monitoring, and management strategies aimed at risk assessment and mitigation. It explores emerging techniques for identifying, collecting, and mitigating MNP contamination in aquatic ecosystems. Additionally, it delves into the toxicokinetics, fate, and transport of MNPs, including recent findings on their movement within the human body. A notable development in this field is the application of metamaterials for detecting and degrading organic pollutants and microplastics through photocatalysis. From a policy perspective, refining international standards--encompassing product labeling, responsible usage, and strategies for recycling, upcycling, and sustainable disposal--remains imperative for mitigating the long-term impact of MNP pollution.
Handbook of Inland Aquatic Ecosystem Management
Combining background knowledge and practical tools, Handbook of Inland Aquatic Ecosystem Management gives you an overview of how to manage inland waters in a holistic manner. It examines the problems that threaten aquatic inland water ecosystems and presents a set of toolboxes for solving them. The book focuses on lakes, reservoirs, ponds, rivers, wetlands, lagoons, and estuaries, including the predominant freshwater ecosystems as well as saline and brackish ecosystems.Understand Ecosystem Properties and Ecological ProcessesThe book consists of two parts. The first part reviews the basic scientific knowledge needed in the environmental and ecological management of aquatic ecosystems, from limnology and ecology of inland water ecosystems to environmental physics and chemistry. It emphasizes the interacting processes that characterize all inland aquatic ecosystems and explains the scientific considerations behind the conservation principles and their applications.Define the Problems and Quantify Their SourcesThe second part of the book presents toolboxes that you can apply to achieve more holistic environmental and ecological management. After an overview of the environmental problems of inland aquatic ecosystems and their sources, the book examines toolboxes to help you identify the problem, namely mass balances, ecological indicators, and ecological models. It also discusses toolboxes that can be used to find an environmental management solution to the problem: environmental technology, cleaner technology, and ecotechnology. Integrate Science and Practical Toolboxes to Manage Inland Waters More EffectivelyThis book shows you how to integrate biology, ecology, limnology, and chemistry with the toolboxes in an up-to-date, multidisciplinary approach to environmental management. It provides a powerful framework for ident
Fear of a Dead White Planet
Fear of a Dead White Planet asks: how does one study when the planet is on fire? The More Worlds Collective challenges the contemporary rush to planetary technofixes for environmental emergency. Instead they track how such planetary science frames are enmeshed in the longstanding projects of white supremacy, settler colonialism, and epistemological violence. Calling for unlearning and joined-up study, the collective reclaims terraforming from off-earth engineering schemes to instead think through how our more modest efforts to study differently are also world-making and world-breaking. In orienting toward terra and formation, the collective commits to a place-based, non-universal study scaled at levels both intimate and massive. Through its serious but unruly methods, Fear of a Dead White Planet invites readers to recognize and conjure alternate worlds in and around the university.
Oceanography, Biodiversity, Fisheries and Conservation of Brazilian Continental Shelf Habitats
Besides the coastline, the continental shelf is one of the most impacted marine habitats along the Brazilian coast. Not only fisheries but also oil and gas industries, shipping, and litter represent important threats to the marine biodiversity. Different geomorphological structures comprise the seascape that harbors not only a huge biodiversity, but also important regulating services.
Sustainable Coloration of Textiles
This volume provides a variety of cases on sustainable coloration of textiles. It offers valuable insights and solutions to reduce the environmental impact of textile dyeing and pollution due to extensive use of water, energy, and toxic chemicals. The cases presented in this book offer sustainable innovations and strategies to mitigate the impacts of textile coloration. This work will serve as an essential resource for students, educators, and practitioners looking to understand and implement sustainable practices in textile production.
Study on the Interface Interaction Between Volatile Organic Pollutants and Soils and Thermal Remediation Evaluation
Wetland Ecosystems: Conservation Strategies, Policy Management and Applications
Decontamination of Subsurface Water Resources System Using Contemporary Technologies
Decontamination of Subsurface Water Resources System using Contemporary Technologies provides a comprehensive approach to addressing the decontamination of subsurface water resources. It covers field experimentations, modelling strategies, remote-sensing methods, and the application of artificial intelligence. This broad coverage ensures that readers gain a well-rounded understanding of the topic. Purchasing this book offers a unique opportunity to access up-to-date, comprehensive, and scientifically grounded insights into subsurface water decontamination. This book will inform the student, researcher, policymaker, or industry practitioner and contribute to positive change in the field of water resource management.
Terrestrial Biomes
Terrestrial Biomes: Global Biome Conservation and Global Warming Impacts on Ecology and Biodiversity explores the effects of anthropogenic activities on Earth's terrestrial biomes, species, and climate. The book summarizes operational and potential monitoring tools to conserve or recover terrestrial biomes at a global scale. Written by international experts in ecology and biodiversity conservation, this book identifies the challenges and threats to terrestrial organisms and connects them to real cases of conservation. This is an important resource for students, professors, researchers, and governmental and non-governmental organizations active in biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation.
Spatial Analysis
Designed for researchers in ecology at all levels and career stages, from students and postdoctoral fellows to seasoned professionals, this third edition reflects the significant advances in quantitative analysis of the past decade. It provides updated examples and methods, with reduced emphasis on older techniques that have seen limited use in recent ecological literature. The authors cover new and emerging approaches, including Hierarchical Bayesian analysis and spatio-temporal methods. A key feature is the integration of ecological and statistical concepts, highlighting the critical role that this type of analysis plays in ecological understanding. The book provides up-to-date summaries of methodological advancements in spatial and spatio-temporal analysis, along with insights into future developments in areas such as spatial graphs, multi-level networks, and machine learning applications. It also offers practical examples and guidance to help researchers select, apply, and interpret the appropriate methods.
Powering Future: Clean Energy Solutions for a Sustainable Planet
Innovative Conservation Techniques and Perspectives
Innovative Conservation Techniques and Perspectives: Global Biome Conservation and Global Warming Impacts on Ecology and Biodiversity explores operational and potential monitoring tools to conserve and/or recover biomes at a global scale. Written by international experts in ecology and biodiversity conservation, this book identifies operational, emerging, and proposed methods for land monitoring and management across the world's biomes. This important resource on biodiversity is an ideal resource for students, professors, researchers, and both governmental and non-governmental organizations active in biodiversity conservation.
Fundamentals of Air Pollution
Fundamentals of Air Pollution, Sixth Edition offers an extensive study of the science of air pollution. With a highly interdisciplinary approach, the book's author examines air pollution through the lenses of chemistry, physics, meteorology, engineering, toxicology, regulation, and more. Students, faculty, and researchers alike will find a world of information in this comprehensive text that is strategically organized into six parts: Foundations of Air Pollution, The Risks of Air Pollution, Tropospheric Pollution, Biogeochemistry of Air Pollutants, Addressing Air Pollution, and The Future for Air Pollution Science and Engineering. Readers will find helpful features throughout, including case studies, topical sidebars, worked examples, calculations, and reference data. This valuable resource offers an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of air pollution with its wealth of benefits to both students and researchers.
Biodiversity Conservation and Land Degradation Neutrality
From Crops and Wastes to Bioenergy
From Crops and Wastes to Bioenergy: Current Status and Challenges is a comprehensive volume on all aspects of biomass utilization for bioenergy, from the fundamentals to the latest commercial and regulatory issues. The book examines all aspects of biomass utilization, from technologies and processes to products. Sections examine the role of biomass in the energy transition, land availability for bioenergy projects, biomass logistics and supply chain, and assesses the lifecycle of bioenergy systems. Chapters are dedicated to each energy conversion route, including thermochemical, biochemical, and chemical, biofuels synthesis, hydrogen from biomass, biorefineries, electricity generation, and waste-to energy. Policy and regulatory issues are also considered. Each chapter reviews the state-of-the-art, discusses disruptive technological approaches, and concludes with specific recommendations on how to achieve commercial competitiveness. Case studies provide examples of real-world applications in each chapter.
Biogenic Nanoparticles
Biogenic Nanoparticles: Interplay with Climate Change and Implications for Human Health provides an exhaustive exploration on the genesis, characteristics, and dynamic transformations of biogenic nanoparticles, unravelling the intricate mechanisms underpinning their far-reaching influence on the ever-evolving panorama of climate dynamics and complex ecosystems. The book will explore the myriad applications of biogenic nanoparticles across domains such as environmental sustainability, agriculture and renewable energy, highlighting their transformative potential to combat pressing global challenges. The multifaceted implications of biogenic nanoparticles for human health are included, meticulously dissecting their potential as groundbreaking agents in the realms of medicine and diagnostics and simultaneously addressing the critical issues surrounding their exposure and potential toxicity.
Climate Change and Rainfall Extremes in Africa
Climate Change and Rainfall Extremes in Africa: Occurrence, Impacts and Adaptation provides the latest developments on extreme rainfall in Africa, along with an analysis of current impacts, future implications, and community adaptations. The book's chapters are organized into three parts: 1) Understanding Rainfall Extremes, 2) Regional Rainfall and Hydrological Extremes, and 3) Prediction, Impacts, and Adaptation to Rainfall Extremes. Specific sections examine rainfall variability in Africa (and across the world), how climate change has contributed to the increasing severity of events, focus on different regions and various meteorological extremes, including tropical cyclones, drought, flooding, rising water levels, and changes in rainfall concentration. Final sections look ahead to the future of forecasting rainfall, economic implications, damage assessment, adaptation, community resilience, and risk reduction measures. This timely resource will deepen readers' understanding of how climate change and extreme rainfall in Africa (and elsewhere) are impacting communities and what can be done to mitigate the effects.
Bio-Polymerized Sulfur for Sustainable Practice in Applied Sciences and Engineering
Bio-polymerized Sulfur for Sustainable Practice in Applied Sciences and Engineering explores innovative approaches in sustainable chemistry by leveraging renewable resources and sulfur as foundational elements for creating sustainable functional materials. The book highlights the potential of bio-polymeric materials derived from sulfur and renewable sources, offering new avenues for environmentally-friendly manufacturing. Additionally, the text delves into lifecycle assessment studies and the principles of a circular economy, emphasizing the importance of sustainability in modern engineering. The work emphasizes the criticality of sustainable practices, highlighting the intersection of bio-polymeric materials and circular economy principles, ultimately guiding the reader towards a more sustainable future. The book also presents an in-depth analysis of bio-polymerized sulfur's role in promoting sustainable development. It discusses how polymerized sulfur can be used to develop engineered products that align with sustainability goals.
Micro-Nano Plastics Exposure, Environmental Degradation and Public Health Crisis
This book extensively covers issues and concerns related to plastics and micro/nano-plastics (MNPs) in the environment, offering a comprehensive exploration beyond simple collection and disposal processes. It uniquely integrates core public health and community medicine aspects with environmental and biodiversity-related consequences, supported by case studies of microplastics and associated components. The book emphasizes the impact of microplastics on environmental, animal, and human health, with a special focus on ecosystems and biodiversity, marine and aquatic ecosystems, agricultural and food safety, air, water, and soil degradation, ecological dysbiosis, and associated health hazards. Readers will encounter a balanced distribution of insights from experienced authors, including professionals from academia and industry across various countries. The chapters cover a wide range of topics, including the mechanisms of environmental degradation of plastics, methods for identifying and quantifying micro and nano plastics, and their air, water, and soil contamination. Readers will also discover the effects of these pollutants on various ecosystems, such as lentic and lotic systems, floodplain aquifers, and even remote regions like Antarctica. The book further explores the impact on wildlife, biodiversity, and human health, addressing critical issues like cardiovascular complications, gut and immune function, and carcinogenicity. This book is an essential resource for students at all academic levels in science, technology, engineering, and medical fields, as well as a valuable reference for government agencies, research institutes, industry professionals, NGOs, and researchers focused on innovation and sustainability. It presents innovative solutions, including bioplastics and nature-based approaches, and discusses the potential for technological innovation in plastics waste management. It extensively addresses the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 3, 6, 12, 13, 14, and 15, highlighting the challenges micro-nano-plastics pose for a sustainable future. This volume is particularly relevant for those working towards achieving the environmental protection and public health SDGs.
Digitalisation of the Greening Supply Chain
This book includes in-depth discussions on practical aspects of digitalisation of a supply chains and covers a vary array of actionable digitisation tools. The academic literature points to a serious lack of precision in the scope that the digitalisation of business processes should address. Studies on the digitalisation of businesses have pointed to the fragmented nature of their coverage and the lack of a comprehensive approach to the research conducted in this area. Digital transformation is described in academic and specialist literature as the integration of digital technology into all areas of business, which in turn is causing fundamental changes in the way a company delivers its services and business activities, cultural changes and a change from traditional business processes to new, innovative practices and solutions that are having an impact on the greening supply chains. It is important to note that digital transformation involves the introduction of innovation and new business models, incorporating the computerisation of resources, supply chain visibility and increasing the use of technology to improve the experience of employees, customers, suppliers, partners and supply chain stakeholders. Digitisation is a business trend that is becoming increasingly important. Books on this subject that have been published in recent years deal with the issue on a fragmented basis. It is not possible to find a publication that comprehensively presents opportunities for the digitisation of supply chains through the computerisation and standardisation of information flows, the integration of IT systems in supply chains and the application of modern technologies and innovations. Only the synergy of these three aspects allows for the full digitalisation of greening supply chains. The book is an excellent material for both theoreticians and practitioners. Theoreticians will find inspiring research results in a very narrow thematic scope, which is also dynamically developing.
Antimicrobials in Animal Husbandry
Using antibiotics to promote growth, increase feed efficiency, and reduce mortality in indoor poultry farming is unsustainable and has been implicated in increased antibiotic resistance in humans. The use of antibiotics in food-producing animals is recognized as favoring the development of antibiotic resistance, and the ongoing emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a public health issue of increasing concern. The concern is that current life-saving antibiotics are becoming less effective. The requirement is for more toxic and costly antibiotics, reducing the available alternatives. Antibiotic use is significant in the emerging public health crisis of antibiotic resistance. Although most antibiotic use occurs in agricultural settings, relatively little attention has been paid to how antibiotic use in farm animals contributes to the overall problem of antibiotic resistance. The global spread of antimicrobial-resistant pathogenic bacteria is a continuing challenge to the healthcare of humans and domesticated animals.This book discusses antimicrobial resistance mechanisms relevant to food-producing animals. Students, researchers, scientists, environmentalists, veterinary practitioners, academicians, stakeholders, and policymakers can benefit from using Antimicrobials in Animal Husbandry as a resource that addresses microbial biotechnology, microbiology, toxicology, and all disciplines related to antimicrobial research.Features of the book: Covers antimicrobial resistance in animal husbandry with up-to-date research Describes the public health impact of the use of antibiotics in animal husbandry Includes recent references on each plausible antimicrobial resistance in human and animal health Describes the impact of improper use of antimicrobials on animal production Develops strategies for alternatives to antimicrobial application in food animals Aims to minimize the health-related problems of consumers resulting from antimicrobial residues in food-producing animals
Inland Aquaculture Sustainability and Effective Water Management Strategies
Scaling Life Sciences
SCALING LIFE SCIENCES: Wisdom and Lessons Learned from 150+ Industry PractitionersScaling a life science company is a high-stakes challenge-delays are frequent, resources are stretched, and setbacks can be costly, even fatal. Yet few structured insights exist on how to foresee and manage critical issues, leaving managers to rely on trial-and-error strategies or best practices from industries that don't share the complexities of life science ventures.This book on scaling life science ventures provides real-world insights to help founders, executives, and board members make informed decisions. Rather than offering a step-by-step manual, it delivers industry wisdom drawn from experience, equipping leaders with practical strategies tailored to the complexities of life science scaleups.This handbook is built on real-world case studies-not theory. Whether you are preparing for commercialization, expanding your team, or aligning your leadership, it provides a structured path to scaling with resilience and efficiency.Through 50+ in-depth interviews and a survey of 112 life science scaleups, industry practitioners share lessons learned the hard way to help leaders recognize and navigate common pitfalls.Inside, you'll find: The Life Science Scaling Triangle(TM)️ - A framework covering 12 critical focus areas that impact a company's ability to scale.The Eight Archetypes of Life Science Entrepreneurs(TM)️ - A model for understanding leadership styles and their role in business growth.101 lessons learned from executives, board members, and investors who have faced-and overcome-scaling challenges.3 practical tools to assess a company's current maturity level, prioritize key focus areas for scaling, and identify executive team shadow sides that may impact the journey.Martin Stenfeldt (M.Sc. B.A. & Econ.) is a Danish life science entrepreneur and executive with deep expertise in scaling life science ventures. As co-founder and former CEO of MedTrace Pharma A/S, he led its growth from early-stage development to Phase III clinical trials, expanding beyond Denmark to establish offices in the U.S. and Sweden, navigating complex markets and regulatory environments. With a broad life science and entrepreneurial network across Scandinavia and the U.S., he brings a global perspective to the industry. He is a Resident Industry Fellow at the Technical University of Denmark, has held multiple board positions, and actively mentors both startups and scaleups, sharing his expertise in scaling, commercialization, and sustainable growth.This book is supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation and DTU Entrepreneurship.Profits from book sales will support 'Women in Life Science Denmark.'
Disaster Risks and Hazards
This book discusses disaster risks and hazards as well as measures to increase people's resilience. The 21st Century has experienced a number of disasters that resulted in hampering socio-economic development, the loss of lives and property, hence they are a threat to sustainable development. Disaster risk management efforts and practices have failed to arrest the underlying drivers of increased global risk. No country is immune to disaster risk; thus, resilience has become a critical component of disaster management. It provides an opportunity to confront the social-ecological foundations of disasters. However, it has been vaguely conceptualised, and lacks a concrete approach to operationalization. Some developing countries are gradually coming to realise that preparedness, hazard mapping, prediction, risk and vulnerability assessment and planning are critical for increasing resilience and reducing losses following disasters. A paradigm shift is required from reactionary to proactive measures in disaster management as the later focuses more on increasing the resilience of the community. Zimbabwe's disaster management policy of 1979 is in the process of review following Cyclone Idai in March 2019 and the Corona Virus 19 (COVID-19). Furthermore, the consequences of climate change disaster are being felt with across the world, particularly, developing countries, whose preparatory measures for such disasters are inadequate. Disasters have become inevitable and no country is every country is vulnerable to them. In the event of these disasters, the vulnerable people are at risk and are affected more as majority of them are not able to cope. In developed countries measures are in place to assist the vulnerable in the event that a disaster strikes. However, Zimbabwe, being a developing country is not able to deal with unpredictable disasters due to lack of resources, hence the need for it to adopt mitigatory and transformative measures to reduce the impact of any form of disasters.
Embracing the Future, Powering Growth: An Energy System Renewed for China
To build a new energy system is the key towards China's goal of carbon emissions peak and achieving carbon neutrality. The new energy system will reshape the conventional energy system in an integrated and revolutionary way. It will not only bring about major changes in energy production, utilization and consumption, as well as emissions of greenhouse gas (GHG) and local pollutants, but also have profound implications on technological innovation and economic development. Based on quantitative and systematic analysis, this study depicts the energy system by 2030 and by 2060, analyzes the impacts of the energy system on economic and social development, studies and judges the key risk points, and proposes the path and policy system for building a new energy system.This is an open access book.
Molecular Diagnostics for Viral Diseases
This book provides up-to-date information on the molecular diagnosis of viral diseases, including COVID-19, zika virus, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), viral hepatitis, meningitis, and human papilloma virus (HPV). It covers global trends, the impact of viruses on society, and the need for molecular diagnostics. Initial chapters include information on popular molecular diagnostic methods and up-to-date strategies like Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT) and immunological methods, with an understanding of the challenges in their development. Further chapters emphasize emerging and next-generation diagnostic tools such as Specific High-sensitivity Enzymatic Reporter un-LOCKing (SHERLOCK), DNA Endonuclease Targeted CRISPR Trans Reporter (DETECTR), and Heating Unextracted Diagnostic Samples to Obliterate Nuclease (HUDSON), which boast a sensitivity of up to attomolar. The book also discusses high-end platforms like QIAsymphony. It is supplemented with illustrations and figures to aid conceptual understanding.The book is relevant for researchers in virology, clinicians involved in the therapy of viral diseases, and professionals in pathology labs interested in learning about advanced molecular diagnostic approaches for viral diseases.
Algal Biorefinery
Algal Biorefinery: A Sustainable Solution for Environmental Applications focuses on algae's possibilities, assets, and functions as a renewable and sustainable resource that can act as an excellent alternative to withstand adverse environmental conditions to generate useful products. Thus, apart from helping reduce environmental pollution and the carbon footprint, algae can help mitigate factors causing rapid climate change via concurrent bioremediation, resource recovery, and environmental sustainability. This comprehensive book will examine dedicated state-of-the-art information on the topic of how algae can act as a cushion against climate change. It will also explain how algal-based biorefineries can act as a potential solution to climate change, lack of natural resources, and environmental pollution
Unlocking the Secrets of Soil
Unlocking the Secrets of the Soil: Applying AI and Sensor Technologies for Sustainable Land Use is a comprehensive guide to the latest advances in soil characterization. This book explores the role of sensors and artificial intelligence in improving soil management practices and supporting sustainable land use. Through detailed descriptions of sensor and AI-based techniques for measuring physical, chemical, and biological soil properties, readers will gain a deep understanding of the tools and technologies available for soil characterization. The book also covers the latest machine learning algorithms and image processing for analyzing soil data and making informed decisions about land use. Unlocking the Secrets of the Soil is an essential resource for researchers, practitioners, and students interested in the intersection of AI and sensor technologies for soil management and sustainability.
