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• Part 1: Water Quality Indices Based Predominantly on Physico-chemical characteristics
• Part 2: Water Quality Indices Based on Bioassessment
• Part 3: Looking Back, Looking Ahead.

This book covers water quality indices (WQI) in depth - it describes what purpose they serve, how they are generated, what are their strengths and weaknesses, and how to make the best use of them. It is a concise and unique guide to WQIs for chemists, chemical/environmental engineers and government officials. Whereas it is easy to express the quantity of water, it is very difficult to express its quality because a large number of variables determine the water quality. WQIs seek to resolve the difficulty by translating a set of a large number of variables to a one-digit or a two-digit numeral. They are essential in communicating the status of different water resources in terms of water quality and the impact of various factors on it to policy makers, service personnel, and the lay public. Further they are exceedingly useful in the monitoring and management of water quality. With the importance of water and water quality increasing exponentially, the importance of this topic is also set to increase enormously because only with the use of indices is it possible to assess, express, communicate, and monitor the overall quality of any water source. It provides a concise guide to WQIs: their purpose and generation. It compares existing methods and WQIs and outlines strengths and weaknesses. It makes recommendations on how the indices should be used and under what circumstances they apply.
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• Introduction Programming Concepts Water Resources Computer Programming for Water and Wastewater Characteristics, Water Resources and Sources, Usage, and Groundwater Flow Water Treatment Water Storage and Distribution Wastewater Engineering Wastewater Collection System Wastewater Treatment Technology and Disposal Air Pollution and Control Air Pollution Control Technology
• Appendix Index Each Chapter also includes Discussion Problems/Questions, Specific Mathematical Problems, and References.
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This is the first and only book to provide fundamental coverage of computer programs as they are used to evaluate and design environmental control systems. Computer programs are used at every level in every discipline of environmental science, and Modeling Methods for Environmental Engineers covers all of them. In addition, basic concepts related to environmental design and engineering are covered, expanding the usefulness of this book by providing introductory and fundamental materials required by those who wish to understand and employ the powerful computer programs available.An excellent reference for practitioners and students alike, this unique book:.
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• chapter 1 Programming Concepts
• chapter 2 Computer Modeling Applications for Water and Wastewater Properties
• chapter 3 Computer Modeling Applications for Water Resources, Usage, Groundwater, and Water Storage and Distribution
• chapter 4 Computer Modeling Applications for Water Treatment
• chapter 5 Computer Modeling Applications for Wastewater Collection System and Treatment Technology and Disposal
• chapter 6 Computer Modeling Applications for Municipal Solid Waste Classication, Quantities, Properties, Collection, Processing, Material Separation, and Cost Estimates
• chapter 7 Computer Modeling Applications for Air Pollution Control Technology
• chapter 8 Computer Modeling Applications for Noise Pollution and Abatement

• Introduction and project objectives
• Technology review
• Ice boom applicability for oil spill cleanup
• Ice loads on the boom
• Ice boom configurations and design considerations
• Required ship performance
• Conclusion
• Recommendations.

This report provides the results of a study to assess the applicability of ice boom technology to aid or extend oil spill cleanup capabilities in broken ice. The technology has been developed and used successfully at several locations to control the ice. For oil spill cleanup in broken ice, booms have the potential in a number of ways, such as: (a) preventing ice ingress into the spill area, thereby providing an ice-free area where conventional oil spill equipment can operate; and, (b) providing a means to assist in separating the oil from the ice.

• Contexte, le plus beau désert du monde
• Le Parc national de l'Ahaggar, le plus grand parc national du monde
• Les plus grandes aires protégées de la planète
• L'intrus, le mauvais jinn
• Bienséance et écologie humaine
• Inconvenance
• Préfiguré
• L'agression, le mépris
• Multinationales de toutes parts
• Sous-sol
• L'eau le cas crucial de In Salah
• Amane imane
• Nomades
• Carcinogène
• Risque sanitaire et république bananière
• Pollution à long terme
• Désordre économique social et culturel
• Destruction irréversible invisible globale
• La vipère et le scorpion
• Tuer à distance
• Mauvaise foi des sirènes et des usurpateurs
• La résistance
• Internationale
• Occitanie Provence Savoie
• Les Amérindiens, leur terre volée violée, le wétiko
• Au secours Greta Thunberg
• Afrique, Karoo-In Salah-Kairouan
• In Salah, les femmes à l'avant-garde
• "Global Frackdown", une lutte globale
• Halliburton dégage
• Le Collectif Anti gaz de schiste de In Salah José Bové soutient
• À In Salah, on ne veut pas être gazés
• Le coup de poignard dans le dos de l'Ahaggar
• In Salah, la ville la plus chaude au monde
• La vigilance
• Hyper-adaptation et convergence des luttes
• Le "hirak" rejoint le Non au gaz de schiste
• Le gaz de schiste "Indispensable pour l'avenir"
• Protection
• Nous sommes tous des Sahariens
• Du déjà vu
• Antécédents
• Opacité
• Mensonge
• Appât du gain et amertume
• La corruption
• Le pourquoi du comment de la barbarie
• Le miroir aux alouettes
• Victoire, beauté et fraternité
• Après le grand déballage
• Prédateurs en prison ou en sursis
• Bien mal acquis ne profite pas
• Tôt ou tard le tyran sera déchu
• Plus jamais
• Nos frères nos soeurs notre nature
• Le plus vieil arbre d'Afrique
• Sahara zone de non droit
• Transition écologique
• Toumast - En beauté - Nour ala nour
• Abrogation
• Nettoyage et réparation
• Gendarmerie et insultes racistes
• Un génocide annoncé
• L'imagination au pouvoir
• Un génocide amorcé en katimini, désormais opérationnel
• Ne touche pas à mon eau
• Au Sahara Central nous avons résisté, nous résistons, nous résisterons.

"Que savez-vous de ce gaz de schiste à l'état fluide, liquide ou vaporeux qui empoisonne le Vivant ? Les pâturages vont brûler. Il n'y aura plus d'eau potable. La plus grande réserve d'eau douce au monde est menacée. Nos enfants aussi, sur plusieurs générations. Cela participe d'un véritable Écocide planétaire en cours."--Page 4 of cover.

• The challenge of identifying, assessing, and regulating PBTs PBTs: An introduction The significance and regulatory origins of the PBT concept Typology of PBT policies Purposes and scope of the book Method Organization of the book References PBT determinations: Science and standard procedures Persistence Bioaccumulation Toxicity PBT determinations References PBT determinations: Weight of evidence approaches and the number of PBTs in commerce Weight of evidence How many PBTs are in commerce? References International and regional PBT policies Introduction to PBT policies International PBT policies Regional PBT policies Conclusion References National PBT policies in Asia and North America Introduction Japan China Canada United States Conclusion References Subnational and private sector PBT policies Introduction Subnational PBT policies Programs to encourage voluntary management of PBTs Government programs to encourage voluntary risk management Private programs to encourage voluntary risk management Case study: State regulation, market forces, retail regulation, and brominated flame retardants Conclusion References PBT determinations and policies: Findings and recommendations Findings and recommendations Harmonization Modernization Conclusion References.
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Developed from the efforts of a multiyear, international project examining how persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals are evaluated and managed, Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Chemicals: Technical Aspects, Policies, and Practices focuses on improving the processes that govern PBTs. Incorporating science and policy literature-as well as interviews and panel discussions featuring experts from around the world-this book provides you with an international perspective of PBT policies (centering on Europe, Asia, and North America), and reveals major findings and recommendations for improving PBT science, laws, and policies. It includes case studies of specific chemicals, provides an introduction to the overall subject of toxic chemicals, and weighs in on science and policy expansion for PBTs. It also provides summary tables of important PBTs, and discussions on the number of PBTs in commerce, weight of evidence approaches, market deselection, and international management. The text: * Assesses the history, current practice, and future of PBT management * Considers the roles scientific data, modeling, and conventions play in identifying and regulating PBTs * Explores the number of PBTs in commerce and the growing role of weight of evidence (WOE) in the making of PBT determinations * Identifies issues that are likely to come up in WOE judgments * Examines international, national, subnational, and regional PBT policies * Includes a comprehensive and easy-to-understand analysis of PBT science and policy This book reviews the current science, policies, and practices surrounding the regulation of PBTs. It also provides relevant research, recommendations, and suggestions for improving the management and oversight of PBTs.
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• Introduction Current Issues in Decommissioning and MARSSIM Overview Decommissioning Project Overview and Regulatory Agency Interface Characterization and the Data Quality Objectives Process Guidelines and Dose-Based Release Criteria Exposure Pathway Modeling to Determine DCGLs Preliminary Survey Design Concerns and Application of DCGLs Background Determination and Background Reference Areas Survey Instrumentation Selection and Calibration Detection Sensitivity-Static and Scan MDCs Survey Procedures and Data Interpretation Statistics and Hypothesis Testing MARSSIM Final Status Survey Design and Strategies MARSSIM Data Reduction Decommissioning Survey Applications at Various Facilities Final Status Survey Reports Practical Applications of Statistics to Support Decommissioning Activities International Decommissioning Perspectives Appendices References Bibliography Index.
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"Decommissioning Health Physics" presents many of the technical issues and challenges that arise during the planning and implementation of decommissioning and decontamination (D&D) projects. The focus is on the final status survey performed during the later stages of decommissioning projects. It expands upon and provides greater technical detail than "Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual" (MARSSIM) in areas of survey design strategies. Featuring a number of completely worked examples of final status survey strategies, the book prepares the reader for the real-world application of MARSSIM at D&D projects.One chapter is devoted to the specific decommissioning concerns relevant to specific facility types, power reactors, uranium and thorium facilities and sites, and universities or other research facilities. The book thoroughly discusses practical applications of statistics in the context of decommissioning projects, from elementary statistics to hypothesis testing for a number of applications including data comparisons between the regulator and licensee, normality testing of the data, and survey unit compliance decisions. "Decommissioning Health Physics" will be beneficial for the planners, designers, and reporters of final status survey results as well as health physics technicians who will benefit from practical chapters on instrumentation and survey procedures.
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• Acknowledgements
• Abbreviations
• Prologue
• Chapter 1 - Practical Authority, Institution-building, and Entanglement
• Chapter 2 - Entangled Institutions and Layered Reform Narratives: Governing Water Resources in Historical Context
• Chapter 3 - Institutional Design in Entangled Settings: How to Make an Unfinished Law
• Chapter 4 -Practicing Laws: Experiments with Institution Building
• Chapter 5 - Becoming Committees: Diversity, Problems and Processes
• Chapter 6 - Diversions of Authority: Power, Perseverance and Struggles over the Control of Water Resources
• Chapter 7 - Building Practical Authority from Outside the State
• Conclusions
• Appendix 1: Methodological Narrative
• Appendix 2: List of interviews
• References.
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New institutions don't come into being by themselves: They have to be organized. On the basis of research from a decade-long, multi-site study of efforts to transform freshwater management in Brazil, Practical Authority asks how new institutional arrangements established by law become operational in practice. The book explores how this happens by putting both agency and structures in motion. It looks at what actors in complex policy environments actually do to get new institutions off the ground. New configurations of authority in a policy area very often have to be produced relationally, on the ground, in practice. New organizations have to acquire problem-solving capabilities and recognition from others, what the authors call "practical authority." The story told here has a multiplicity of protagonists, many of whom are normally invisible in political studies, such as the state officials and university professors who struggled to move water reform forward. The book explores the interaction between their efforts to influence the design and passage of new legislation and the hard labor of creating the new water management organizations the laws called for. It follows three decades of law making at the national and state level and examines the creation of sixteen river basin committees throughout the country. By bringing together state and society actors around territorially specific problems, these committees were expected to promote a new vision of integrated water management. But none of the ones examined here followed the trajectory their organizers expected. Some adapted creatively to challenges, circumventing roadblocks encountered along the way; others never got off the ground. Rather than explain these differences on the basis of the varying conditions actors faced, the authors propose a focus on the process, and practice, of institution building.
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• Acknowledgements
• Abbreviations
• Prologue
• Chapter 1 - Practical Authority, Institution-building, and Entanglement
• Chapter 2 - Entangled Institutions and Layered Reform Narratives: Governing Water Resources in Historical Context
• Chapter 3 - Institutional Design in Entangled Settings: How to Make an Unfinished Law
• Chapter 4 -Practicing Laws: Experiments with Institution Building
• Chapter 5 - Becoming Committees: Diversity, Problems and Processes
• Chapter 6 - Diversions of Authority: Power, Perseverance and Struggles over the Control of Water Resources
• Chapter 7 - Building Practical Authority from Outside the State
• Conclusions
• Appendix 1: Methodological Narrative
• Appendix 2: List of interviews
• References.
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New institutions don't come into being by themselves: They have to be organized. On the basis of research from a decade-long, multi-site study of efforts to transform freshwater management in Brazil, Practical Authority asks how new institutional arrangements established by law become operational in practice. The book explores how this happens by putting both agency and structures in motion. It looks at what actors in complex policy environments actually do to get new institutions off the ground. New configurations of authority in a policy area very often have to be produced relationally, on the ground, in practice. New organizations have to acquire problem-solving capabilities and recognition from others, what the authors call "practical authority." The story told here has a multiplicity of protagonists, many of whom are normally invisible in political studies, such as the state officials and university professors who struggled to move water reform forward. The book explores the interaction between their efforts to influence the design and passage of new legislation and the hard labor of creating the new water management organizations the laws called for. It follows three decades of law making at the national and state level and examines the creation of sixteen river basin committees throughout the country. By bringing together state and society actors around territorially specific problems, these committees were expected to promote a new vision of integrated water management. But none of the ones examined here followed the trajectory their organizers expected. Some adapted creatively to challenges, circumventing roadblocks encountered along the way; others never got off the ground. Rather than explain these differences on the basis of the varying conditions actors faced, the authors propose a focus on the process, and practice, of institution building.
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• Introduction
• General principles of environmental law and regulation
• Market based measures
• The challenge faced by ICAO
• Required initial strategy
• Follow up strategy
• ICAO's work in developing a global MBM
• Mitigating the environmental impact
• The ICAO role
• Conclusion.

The book addresses the most critical issue faced by aviation and climate change: namely the development of a market based measure to control aircraft engine emissions. It discusses the current market economic trends as they impact to aviation and suggests steps and measures to be taken in the development of a workable MBM. ICAO has three years to come up with such an MBM on a global scale and this book will spur discussions on how to achieve this objective.

• Preface
• Climate Change
• Climate Change & Regulatory Issues
• Measures Taken to Regulate the Effects of Aviation on the Environment
• Carbon Trading
• The Trading Mechanism
• Legal Issues
• The Fuel Crisis
• Effectiveness of ICAO Policy
• Aviation & Climate Change
• The Role of ICAO
• Conclusion
• Index.
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Most view the environment in its simplistic sense - that it is the overall summation of all things natural. In this context, the pervasive common view is that this "state of nature" will remain without change as long as we interfere with it as little as possible. This misconception can be rejected on two counts, the first being that the value of the environment does not lie in its existing state but in the opportunities it offers humankind, and the second being that it is not sufficient to ensure that the environment is passively preserved by us but there needs to be active initiatives in educating the populace of the world on the environment and the benefits that would accrue to it by our actions such as reducing the population of the world and creating employment opportunities. This book examines these theories in relation to aviation and carbon trading.
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