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Occurrence , Toxicity & Analysis of Toxic Compounds in Oceanic Biota
The presence of concentrations of organic substances and cations in sea water is a matter of increasing concern to the water industry, environmentalists and the general public alike. There is a threat of possible health hazards to both human, fish and crustacea. Occurrence, Toxicity and Analysis of Marine Biota discusses bioaccumulation in biota as well as occurrence and analysis of toxicants i…
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- 978-1-315-37188-7
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- 275 p
- Series Title
- -
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- 577.2 CRO o
Marine Algae: Biodiversity, Taxonomy, Environmental Assessment, and Biotechno…
This book is divided into three thematic areas. The first covers a revision of the taxonomy of algae, based on the algae portal, as well as the general aspects of biology and the methodologies used in this branch of marine biology. The second subject area focuses on the use of algae in environmental assessment, with an intensive implementation in W
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-0-429-16637-2
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- 398 p
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- -
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- 579.8 MAR
Tectonics of Asia (Northern, Central and Eastern Asia)
The book provides the results of tectonic, geological and geophysical studies of Northern, Central and Eastern Asia obtained over the last 20 years, and a Tectonic map for this area overview as well as essays on its geodynamic evolution. These new results were obtained by an international team of specialists within the project “Atlas of geological maps of Central Asia and adjacent areas,” s…
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- 1
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- 978-3-030-62001-1
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- v, 262p.:ill
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- -
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- 550. Tec
Influence of Microplastics on Environmental and Human Health: Key Considerati…
Microplastics have received increased attention in the research world over the last ten years. A number of significant publications by the World Health Organisation, European Union, SAPEA, and GESAMP have highlighted this growing environmental and health emergency. This book provides an accessible introduction to the microplastic problem and details its potential impact both on nature and hu…
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- 978-1-003-10973-0
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- 128 p
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- -
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- 616.98 INF
China’s Resources, Energy and Sustainable Development: 2020
This book explores sustainable development from the perspective of resources and energy, based on China’s practical experience and cross-disciplinary research. It focuses on major challenges, key solutions and policy recommendations, and studies and explores seven important themes of resources, energy and sustainable development, including: 1) China’s low-carbon energy transition, 2) China…
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- 978-981-33-6100-3
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- XIII, 279p.:ill
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- -
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- 338.9. Chi
Oil Shales
This book provides thorough knowledge and detailed information of oil shales using a range of conventional and unconventional techniques and methodologies combined to elucidate the composition of oil shale deposits. As these rocks are mined for energy production their composition and mineral constituents are of special interests to individuals and communities that are likely to be effected by t…
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- 978-3-030-60675-6
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- xiv, 124p.:Ill
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- -
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- 551 Gli o
Facies Analysis and Interpretation in Southeastern Nigeria's Inland Basins
This book broadens the reader's knowledge base on lithofacies distribution, facies succession and association, and interpretation of paleo-depositional environments using outcrop-based and measured se¬dimentologic section data integrated with facies and petrographic analyses. Besides, the author also provides step-by¬step workflow that could guide detailed geological field mapping and improve…
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- 978-3-030-68188-3
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- xii, 66p.:ill
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Earth Sciences
- Call Number
- 561 Dim f
Ecotoxicology of Marine Organisms
This book presents a comprehensive review of the most recent studies on the impact of contaminants on the marine environment. Conventional and new information, as well as the latest techniques, are presented, which can be applied to several types of marine organisms from bacteria and fungi to animals and algae. Specific topics discussed include the impact of different contaminants on different …
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- 978-1-315-26749-4
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- 250 p
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- -
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- 577.27 ECO
Ecological Biomarkers: Indicators of Ecotoxicological Effects
Does a change, which affects a few biological macro-molecules, some cells, or a few individuals within a population, have any ecological significance that would allow the prediction of deleterious effects at higher levels of biological organization, namely the population, community, and ultimately the ecosystem? With contributions from experts in
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- 978-0-429-11149-5
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- 464 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 612.804 ECO
Matrix Discrete Element Analysis of Geological and Geotechnical Engineering
This book introduces the basic structure, modeling methods, numerical calculation processes, post-processing, and system functions of MatDEM, which applies the basic principles and algorithm of the discrete element method. The discrete element method can effectively simulate the discontinuity, inhomogeneity, and large deformation damage of rock and soil. It is widely used in both research and i…
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- 978-981-33-4524-9
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- xxiii, 294p.:ill
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- -
- Call Number
- 690.028 5 Liu m
Coastal and Deep Ocean Pollution
During the recent decades, social, political and academic endeavours have been made to improve environmental quality and reduce pollution. In particular, the ocean, sea and coastal areas show varying degrees of impact from the multiple human activities carried out in the terrestrial as well as in the aquatic environment. Ecology is a science which studies the relationship between organisms and …
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- 978-0-203-70427-1
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- 352 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 639.809 COA
Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystems: Long-Term Effects of Climate and Nutri…
Produced by a Leading Aquatic ScientistA narrative account of how estuaries around the world are being altered by human forces and human-induced global climate changes, Climate Change and Coastal Ecosystems: Long-Term Effects of Climate and Nutrient Loading on Trophic Organization chronicles a more than 40-year-old research effort
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- 978-0-429-08888-9
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- 572 p
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- -
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- 551.51 LIV c
Collaboration and Integration in Construction, Engineering, Management and Te…
This book gathers papers presented at the 11th International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century, held in London in 2019. Bringing together a diverse group of government agencies, academics, professionals, and students, the book addresses issues related to construction safety, innovative technologies, lean and sustainable construction, international construction, improving quality an…
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- 978-3-030-48465-1
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- XLII, 661p.:ill
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- -
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- 690.028 5 Col
Biology and Evolution of the Mollusca
Molluscs comprise the second largest phylum of animals (after arthropods), occurring in virtually all habitats. Some are commercially important, a few are pests and some carry diseases, while many non-marine molluscs are threatened by human impacts which have resulted in more extinctions than all tetrapod vertebrates combined. This book and its companion volume provide the first comprehensive a…
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- 978-1-351-11566-7
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- 924 p
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- -
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- 639.8 Pon b
Motions of Ice Hydrometeors in the Atmosphere
This book summarizes unique research findings on the hydrodynamic behavior of ice particles (ice crystals, snow, graupel and hailstones) in the atmosphere. The fall behavior of ice hydrometeors determines how and how fast a mixed-phase cloud can grow or dissipate. The book discusses how the authors used computational fluid dynamics (CFD) methods and numerical simulations to determine these beha…
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- 978-981-33-4431-0
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- VIII, 176p.:ill
- Series Title
- Atmosphere, Earth, Ocean & Space
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- 551.31 Wan m
Geoforming Mars
This book offers an exercise in theoretical planetology, presenting five different scenarios to assess the evolution of habitable conditions on Mars to assess planetary terraforming potential and to give insight into the ongoing search for habitable exoplanets. Four of the scenarios involve Martian satellite capture models, in which gravitational capture via tidal deformation and energy dissipa…
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- 978-3-030-58876-2
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- xxv, 420p.:ill
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- -
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- 523.4 Mal g
Fundamentals of Meteorology
This book is dedicated to the atmosphere of our planet, and discusses historical and contemporary achievements in meteorological science and technology for the betterment of society. The book explores many significant atmospheric phenomena and physical processes from the local to global scale, as well as from the perspective of short and long-term time scales, and links these processes to vario…
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- 978-3-030-52655-9
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- xxv, 437p.:ill
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- -
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- 551.51 Spi f
Climate Change in Southeast Asia and Surrounding Areas
This book is mainly focused on the climate change in Southeast Asia and its adjacent regions. It summarizes results from recent scientific research based on observational analysis, data diagnosis, theoretical analysis, and model simulations. The book covers the following research areas: (1) characteristics and mechanisms of spring–summer atmospheric circulation systems, (2) ocean-atmosphere-l…
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- 978-981-15-8225-7
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- xii, 420p.:ill
- Series Title
- Springer Climate
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- 551.51 Cli
The Chemistry of Nitrate Radical (NO3) and Dinitrogen Pentoxide (N2O5) in Bei…
This book systematically describes the instrument setup for the measurement of nitrate radical (NO3) and dinitrogen pentoxide (N2O5), as well as the mixing ratio, chemical behaviors, and atmospheric impacts of NO3 and N2O5 in Beijing, China. It also discusses the instrument design and data analysis method in detail. Based on several field measurements of NO3 and N2O5 in Beijing, it shows the va…
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- 978-981-15-8795-5
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- xiv, 116p.:ill
- Series Title
- Springer Theses
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- 551.51 Wan t
Aquatic Health and Aquaculture
This book discusses how to use the wastewaters, liquid biowastes and soils unfit for agriculture to economically viable aquaculture practices; and putting the emphasis on, aquaculture posology, the science of quantification and administration of doses in aquatic health and aquaculture management. Broadly, aquaculture practices come across three types of problems each; in the context of water qu…
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- 978-1-003-11152-8
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- 204 p
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- -
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- 639.8 Pra a
Social Infrastructure Maintenance Notebook
This book explains in an easy-to-understand manner the “check” points to keep in mind when inspecting various social infrastructure structures. It is put together in a way that not only engineers who are on the front line of maintenance and management but also engineers who are not normally involved in maintenance and management of social infrastructures as well as general public can unders…
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- 978-981-15-8828-0
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- XIII, 141p.:ill
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- -
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- 550.285 Yas s
Adaptive Analysis of Damage and Fracture in Rock with Multiphysical Fields Co…
This book mainly focuses on the adaptive analysis of damage and fracture in rock, taking into account multiphysical fields coupling (thermal, hydro, mechanical, and chemical fields). This type of coupling is a crucial aspect in practical engineering for e.g. coal mining, oil and gas exploration, and civil engineering. However, understanding the influencing mechanisms and preventing the disaster…
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- 978-981-15-7197-8
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- XI, 196p.:Ill
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- -
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- 552 Wan a
Reclaiming and Rewilding River Cities for Outdoor Recreation
The introduction of sports and recreational facilities into natural environments calls for reflection on their impact on fragile ecosystems. This book is unique in providing an interdisciplinary approach to the ecological restoration of urban and industrial degraded habitats and their use by nearby city-dwellers. For the first time ecologists, sociologists and anthropologists have worked togeth…
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- 978-3-030-48709-6
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- v, 104p.:ill
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- -
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- 388.46 Rec
Mechanics of Oil and Gas Flow in Porous Media
This book discusses various aspects of percolation mechanics. It starts with the driving forces and driving modes and then examines in detail the steady state percolation of single-phase incompressible fluids, percolation law of natural gas and percolation of non-Newtonian fluids. Progressing from simple to complex concepts, it also analyzes Darcy’s law, providing a basis for the study of res…
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- 978-981-15-7313-2
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- XI, 339p.:ill
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- -
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- 551.1 Lid m
Subsurface Environmental Modelling Between Science and Policy
This book provides a broad overview of essential features of subsurface environmental modelling at the science-policy interface, offering insights into the potential challenges in the field of subsurface flow and transport, as well as the corresponding computational modelling and its impact on the area of policy- and decision-making. The book is divided into two parts: Part I presents models, m…
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- 978-3-030-51178-4
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- xvi, 219p.:ill
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- -
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- 551.1 Dir s
Climate Change Vulnerability and Communities in Agro-climatic Regions of West…
This book addresses the quantitative measurement of climate change vulnerability at the macro and micro-level and identifies household adaptation strategies to cope with the adverse effects of climate change. Focusing on five different agro-climatic regions of West Bengal: the hill region, foothill region, drought region, and coastal regions of Sunderban and Purba Midnapore, it presents researc…
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- 978-3-030-50468-7
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- xii, 177p.:Ill
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- -
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- 551.1 Bas c
Neuroscience for Psychologists
This textbook is intended to give an introduction to neuroscience for students and researchers with no biomedical background. Primarily written for psychologists, this volume is a digest giving a rapid but solid overview for people who want to inform themselves about the core fields and core concepts in neuroscience but don’t need so many anatomical or biochemical details given in “classica…
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- 978-3-030-47645-8
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- x, 318p.:ill
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- -
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- 616.89 Neu
An Introduction to Using Mapping Sentences
This book acts as an introductory guide to understanding and using the mapping sentence as a tool in social science and humanities research. The book fills the need for a concise text that simply instructs how and when to use a mapping sentence and provides practical examples. Mapping sentences are a major research component and tool of facet theory. The book begins by covering the background t…
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- 978-3-030-78582-6
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- xix, 105p.:ill
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- -
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- 300.72 Hac a
A Pragmatic Perspective of Measurement
This book aims to address the challenges of defining measurement in social sciences, presenting a conceptualization of the practice of measurement from the perspective of the pragmatic tradition in philosophy. The book reviews key questions regarding the scope and limits of measurement, emphasizing that if the trust that the public places on measures in the social sciences relies on their …
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- 978-3-030-74025-2
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- XVI, 835p.:Ill
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Psychology
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- 300.72 Irr a
Principles of Organic Farming
Principles of Organic Farming is a practical oriented text about organic crop management that provides background information as well as details of ecology-improving practices. This book is meant to give the reader a holistic appreciation of the principles and importance of organic farming and to suggest ecologically sound practices that help to develop and maintain sustainable agriculture. Thi…
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- 978-1-003-26084-4
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- 412 p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 688.651 Mey p
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