In recent years, increasing attention and resources have been brought to bear on the relationship between the environment and congenital dis...

The conference was established to honor Japanese geotechnical engineer Akio Nakase (1929-2000), and the proceedings begin with a short biogr...

Developed from the keynote addresses delivered at the third IOBC International Symposium (co-organized with CILBA) held in Montpellier in Oc...

This is the first work to integrate and assess the considerable mass of recent research in environmental simulation within the broader con...

One of the effects of global climate change is the increasing variability of extreme flood events and cyclones. Current measures to mitigate...

Much of the convenience of modern life resides in sheet metal, the cowling shield of most machines and appliances. However, the load that th...

Love Canal. Exxon Valdez. Times Beach. Sacramento River Spill. Amoco Cadiz. Seveso. Every area of the world has been affected by improper wa...

Transport and retention of water, nutrients, and inorganic and organic contaminants in the environment is greatly affected by physical and c...

Tropical residual soils differ from transported soils which are principally derived from coastal, fluvial, wind blown or glacial processes. ...

An extensive evaluation of emission control technologies, models for estimating air emissions, and properties and categorization of wastes. ...

Many major infectious diseases in tropical and developing countries are amenable to control by environmental measures.  This book descr...

Here is a stimulating volume on the psychological damage caused by our exposures to ills in the environment. Topics include case studies fro...