Contaminated Soils, Sediments and Water: Issues and Challenges

Author : Brett Green

Subject : Horticulture

ISBN :9781647404284

Soil contamination, also called soil pollution and land pollution, is a part of land degradation caused by the spillage, burying or migration of hazardous contaminants from local waste, untreated industrial

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Ecosystem-Based Management: Applications to Dynamic Environments

Author : Leanna Perry

Subject : Horticulture

ISBN :9781647403775

A dynamic environment refers to an environment where the physical and biological elements are in a state of constant change. Ecosystem-based management (EBM) is an integrated, science-based approach to

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Emerging Contaminants in Water: Detection and Treatment (Volume 1)

Author : Joseph Welker

Subject : Horticulture

ISBN :9781647403782

Emerging contaminants refer to the naturally occurring or synthetic chemicals or substances that have been identified recently and are toxic to human health and environment. These are known as contaminants

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Emerging Contaminants in Water: Detection and Treatment (Volume 2)

Author : Joseph Welker

Subject : Horticulture

ISBN :9781647403799

Emerging contaminants refer to the naturally occurring or synthetic chemicals or substances that have been identified recently and are toxic to human health and environment. These are known as contaminants

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Essential Hydraulics: An Engineering Perspective

Author : Roman Morris

Subject : Horticulture

ISBN :9781647404277

Hydraulics refers to the study of fluids in motion or at rest. It is associated with fluid mechanics, which serves as a major theoretical groundwork. Hydraulics is concerned with the mechanical properties

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Forest Ecosystems: Sustainability and Diversity

Author : Lee Zieger

Subject : Horticulture

ISBN :9781647404314

Forest refers to a complex ecological system in which trees dominate other life forms. They are the most diverse ecosystems on land since they contain a huge majority of Earth's terrestrial species including

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Forest Pathology and Plant Health

Author : Kelly Davidson

Subject : Horticulture

ISBN :9781647404345

Healthy plants and trees are critical for sustainable and lucrative crop production as well as for ensuring the supply of fiber, food and fuel for a country. Ensuring plant and tree health involves protecting

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Handbook of Indoor Air Quality

Author : Harlee Knight

Subject : Horticulture

ISBN :9781647404321

Indoor air quality (IAQ) is refers to the air quality inside and around structures and buildings. It has been shown that IAQ has an impact on the comfort, health and well-being of the building inhabitants.

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Handbook of Marine Biotechnology

Author : Gilbert King

Subject : Horticulture

ISBN :9781647404338

Biotechnology refers to a field of applied science that creates products and processes from living organisms and their derivatives. It entails the understanding of the functioning of living organisms at

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Handbook of Wind Energy Aerodynamics

Author : Olive Murphy

Subject : Food Science

ISBN :9781647404383

A wind turbine refers to a type of machine that converts kinetic energy into electrical energy. It converts wind energy into electricity by utilizing the aerodynamic forces, which involve lift and drag.

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