Creator: Medmaravie
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1987-01
Dewey code: 598.2924091822
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Review Mediterranean Marine Avifauna: Population Studies and Conservation (Nato Asi Series, G : Ecological Sciences, Vol 12) / Springer:
Creator: Silvio Sammartano
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2002-08-09
Dewey code: 551.4601
List Price: $265.00
Price: $234.00
Review Chemistry of Marine Water and Sediments (Environmental Science and Engineering / Environmental Science) / Springer:The book deals with the processes in marine environment with particular emphasis on the interface processes (sediments- water and atmosphere-water) regarding organic matter and energy fluxes, carbon dioxide intake and transformation. Particular analytical methodologies concerning biosensors for analysis in situ are discussed.
Creator: Lynn M. Davis
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2000-04-04
Dewey code: 338.372
List Price: $259.95
Price: $233.77
Review Marine and Freshwater Products Handbook / CRC:Comprehensive handbook of seafood information!This definitive reference is the most comprehensive handbook of information ever assembled on foods and other products from fresh and marine waters. Marine and Freshwater Products Handbook covers the acquisition, handling, biology, and the science and technology of the preservation and processing of fishery and marine products. The array of topics covered includes: aquaculture fisheries management, and harvesting o fish meal and fish oil o fish protein concentrates o seaweed products o products from shell o other industrial products o bioactive compounds o cookery o specialty products o surimi and mince o HACCP o modern processing methods o religious and cultural aspects of water products o marine toxins and seafood intolerances o contamination in shellfish growing areas o pathogens in fish and shellfish. Marketing, transportation and distribution, retailing, import and export, and a look to the future of the seafood industry are also addressed. Extensive coverage of speciesAll major marine and freshwater finfish species are covered, as well as processing technologies: fresh fish, preserved fish, finfish processing, and other processed products. Crustaceans and other useful marine and freshwater species and their processing are also covered. These include: mollusk o clams o oysters o scallops o abalone o squid o shrimp o lobster o crawfish o crabs o eels o turtles o sea urchin o octopus o snails o alligator. The definitive seafood industry sourcebookMarine and Freshwater Products Handbook incorporates the advances in biotechnology and molecular biology, including potential drugs and medicinal products; the manufacture of chemicals from the sea; seafood safety, including toxin detection techniques and HACCP, and processing technologies. With contributions from more than 50 experts, helpful, data-filled tables and charts, numerous references and photos, this is the sourcebook for everyone involved in products from our waters. It will serve as the standard reference for the seafood industry for years to come.
Creator: Joseph J. Kerekes
Publication date: 1990-05
Dewey code: 577
List Price: $299.00
Price: $299.00
Review Acidification of Organic Waters in Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia / Springer:
Authors
- Robert Jennings Heinsohn
- John M. Cimbala
Publication date: 2003-01-15
Dewey code: 621
List Price: $279.95
Price: $233.89
Review Indoor Air Quality Engineering: Environmental Health and Control of Indoor Pollutants (Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Sciences) / CRC:Offers practical strategies to construct, test, modify, and renovate industrial structures and processes to minimize and inhibit contaminant formation, distribution, and accumulation.
Creator: A.M. van Dijk-Looijaard
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1995-03-17
List Price: $260.00
Price: $233.95
Review Quality and Treatment of Drinking Water I (The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry) (Part 5B) / Springer:The concern over the entry of agrochemicals and other xenobiotics into drinking water resources and over the general quality of drinking water is increasing. The topic of water quality and water supply will continue to be of great interest during the next two decades in developed as well as in developing countries. The new volume discusses in an authoritative way the key issues of drinking water and its often necessary treatment.
Creator: Ian D. McKelvie
Edition: 1
Publication date: 2009-01-09
Dewey code: 543
List Price: $270.00
Price: $234.38
Review Advances in Flow Injection Analysis and Related Techniques, Volume 54 (Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry) / Elsevier Science:The concept of flow injection analysis (FIA) was first proposed in 1975 by Ruzicka and Hansen, and this initiated a field of research that would, over more than three decades, involve thousands of researchers, and which has to date resulted in close to 20,000 publications in the international scientific literature. Since its introduction, a number of books, including some specialized monographs, have been published on this subject with the latest in 2000. However, in this decade there has been a number of significant advances in the flow analysis area, and in particular in sequential injection analysis (SIA) techniques, and more recently with the introduction of Lab on a Valve (LOV) and bead injection flow systems. This book aims to cover the most important advances in these new areas, as well as in classical FIA, which still remains the most popular flow analysis technique used in analytical practice. Topics covered in the 23 chapters include the fundamental and underlying principles of flow analysis and associated equipment, the fluid-dynamic theory of FIA, an extensive coverage of detection methods (e. g. atomic and molecular spectrometry, electroanalytical methods). In addition, there are several chapters on on-line separation (e. g. filtration, gas diffusion, dialysis, pervaporation, solvent and membrane extraction, and chromatography), as well as on other sample pretreatment techniques, such as digestion. [+]The book also incorporates several chapters on major areas of application of flow analysis in industrial process monitoring (e. g food and beverages, drugs and pharmaceuticals), environmental and agricultural analysis and life sciences. The contributing authors, who include the founders of flow injection analysis, are all leading experts in flow analytical techniques, and their chapters not only provide a critical review of the current state of this area, but also suggest future trends. - Provides a critical review of the current state of and future trends in flow analytical techniques- Offers a comprehensive elucidation of the principles and theoretical basis of flow analysis- Presents important applications in all major areas of chemical analysis, from food products to environmental concerns.
Authors
- Pixie A. Hamilton
- Geological Survey (U. S.)
- Timothy L. Miller
Dewey code: 363.739420973
Review A Look at the Quality of Our Nation's Streams and Ground Water Through River Basin and Aquifer Assessments (U.S. Geological Survey Circular, 1265.) / Geological Survey (USGS):
Publication date: 2008-07-30
Price: $369.12
Review Battleground: Environment: Volume 1: A-H / Greenwood:
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1996-08-29
Dewey code: 544.13
List Price: $293.00
Price: $234.40
Review Determination of Anions: A Guide for the Analytical Chemist / Springer:Guide for the analytical chemist, offers an excellent and complete compilation of the currently employed methods of chemical analysis of anions.
Authors
- A.F.B. Van Der Poel
- A.R.Y. El Boushy
Publication date: 1994-08-15
Dewey code: 630
List Price: $378.00
Price: $275.94
Review Poultry Feed from Waste: Processing and Use / Springer:
Creator: L. Kamp Nielsen
Publication date: 2007-01-24
Dewey code: 574.526322
List Price: $419.00
Price: $419.00
Review Nutrient Dynamics and Biological Structure in Shallow Freshwater and Brackish Lakes (Developments in Hydrobiology) / Springer:The nutrient dynamics and biological structure of shallow non-stratified lakes differ markedly from that of deep and stratified lakes: for example, the return of nutrients lost through sedimentation is faster and the potential importance of fish and submerged macrophytes as food-web regulators is greater. In addition shallow lakes are more easily influenced by fluctuations in the physical environment caused by wind disturbance, temperature change, etc. Although shallow lakes are often the most common lake type in lowland countries, less attention has been paid to them than to deep stratified lakes and few comparisons have been made between shallow freshwater and brackish lakes. The volume is divided into five main themes, each introduced by an invited speaker: - Nutrient dynamics with special emphasis on sediment water interactions and changes in loading (Professor Lambertus Lyklema); - Biological structure and trophic interaction (Professor Stephen T. Threlkeld); - Submerged macrophytes: dynamics and role in the lake ecosystems (Ass. Professor Kaj Sand Jensen); - Comparison of freshwater and brackish lake ecosystems (Professor Brian Moss); - Modelling the impact of nutrients, the biological structure and the recovery process (Dr Marten Scheffer).
Creator: Willy Østreng
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1998-11-30
Dewey code: 355.0330113
List Price: $239.00
Price: $233.90
Review National Security and International Environmental Cooperation in the Arctic - The Case of the Northern Sea Route (Environment & Policy) / Springer:The basic objective of this book is to place the Northern Sea Route, as the largest scale economic endeavour of the North, into the broader picture of contemporary Arctic politics. The book's overall focus is on the issue-specific needs, properties and interactional patterns that currently exist between the two driving forces underlying regional politics: the urge to achieve an adequate level of environmental protection in order to sustain an eco-system of unique fragility, and the need to utilise regional environmental features for the sake of preserving national security. The book is thus a study of national security and international environmental cooperation, both alone and in a variety of conceptual combinations, including environmental security, sustainable security, extended security and cooperative security.
Creator: Silvio Sammartano
Edition: 1st
Publication date: 2000-04-15
Dewey code: 551.4601
List Price: $279.00
Price: $234.42
Review Chemical Processes in Marine Environments (Environmental Science and Engineering / Environmental Science) / Springer:This book discusses recent developments in the study of chemical processes and equilibria in the marine environment and in the air/water and water/sediment interfaces. The chemical cycle of carbon as well as the effect of organic substances on the speciation and distribution of inorganic and organometallic substances are extensively discussed. Much of the recent progress in the area is the direct result of advanced analytical technologies and chemometric applications which are highlighted in the book.
Creator: William H. Furtan
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1994-04-30
Dewey code: 368.12
List Price: $234.00
Price: $234.00
Review Economics of Agricultural Crop Insurance: Theory and Evidence (Natural Resource Management and Policy) / Springer:Government subsidized crop insurance has been used by a number of developed countries as a mechanism to reduce farm income instability by reducing yield risks. This book provides an in-depth analysis and evaluation of government provided crop insurance in developed countries. The book is organized into three sections: Part one presents background material on crop insurance programs in the U. S. , Canada and selected other countries. Part two provides some analytical models of multiple peril crop insurance which suggest the possibility of modification of design which could improve performance and which explores theoretical linkages between crop insurance decisions and other producer decisions previously not analyzed. The main part of the book is Part three, where the results of a series of empirical studies using databases particularly designed to answer crop insurance questions are presented. This part of the book tests a number of the hypotheses which were raised in Parts one and two regarding reasons for the view widely held by economists that crop insurance has not functioned well.
Creator: Roland Froidevaux
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1999-06-30
Dewey code: 550.72
List Price: $239.00
Price: $233.94
Review geoENV II - Geostatistics for Environmental Applications (Quantitative Geology and Geostatistics) / Springer:This book contains selected contributions from the geoENV98 - the Second European Conference on Geostatistics for Environmental Sciences, held in Valencia, Spain in November 1998. This second book of the geoENV series illustrates the developments on geostatistics as applied to the environmental sciences which have occurred during the past two years. It also presents practical applications which will be of interest to both researchers and practitioners. The book starts with three keynote papers on ecology, climatology and soil science, followed by forty-three contributions. The contents of the book are eminently practical. The objective of the editors was to compile a set of papers in which the reader could perceive how geostatistics is applied within the environmental sciences. A few selected theoretical contributions are also included. The papers are organized in the following seven main areas + Air pollution + Climatology + Ecology + Hydrology + Soil Science + Theory + Other applications presenting applications varying from particle matter analysis, noise exposure sampling, space-time modeling of ozone levels, downscaling of precipitation, kriging with categorical external drift, analysis of fish abundance, combining variograms and radio-telemetry in ecology, kriging radionuclide deposition, mapping of soil contamination, network design for soil monitoring, inverse modeling in hydrogeology, groundwater transport modeling, coastal evolution mapping to spatial modeling of cancer ratios. Audience: This publication will be of great interest and practical value to geostatisticians working both in academia and in industry.
Creator: A. R. Horrocks
Publication date: 1996-01-01
Dewey code: 620
List Price: $255.00
Price: $255.00
Review Recycling Textile and Plastic Waste / Woodhead Publishing:This book covers the production, management and changing patterns of global wood and fibre resources, with emphasis on the inter-disciplinary character of wood and related plant materials in terms of their resource value.
Publication date: 2006-11-21
List Price: $234.00
Price: $234.00
Review The 2007 Import and Export Market for Yachts and Other Vessels for Pleasure or Sports Including Rowing Boats and Canoes in France / ICON Group International, Inc.:On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports including rowing boats and canoes in France face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports including rowing boats and canoes to France? How important is France compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports including rowing boats and canoes vary from one country of origin to another in France? On the supply side, France also exports yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports including rowing boats and canoes. Which countries receive the most exports from France? How are these exports concentrated across buyers? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports including rowing boats and canoes in France. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports including rowing boats and canoes for those countries serving France via exports, or supplying from France via imports. It does so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing where France fits into the world market for imported and exported yachts and other vessels for pleasure or sports including rowing boats and canoes. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for France in particular, is estimated using a model which aggregates across over 150 key country markets and projects these to the current year. From there, each country represents a percent of the world market. [+]This market is served from a number of competitive countries of origin. Based on both demand- and supply-side dynamics, market shares by country of origin are then calculated across each country market destination. These shares lead to a volume of import and export values for each country and are aggregated to regional and world totals. In doing so, we are able to obtain maximum likelihood estimates of both the value of each market and the share that France is likely to receive this year. From these figures, rankings are calculated to allow managers to prioritize France compared to other major country markets. In this way, all the figures provided in this report are forecasts that can be combined with internal information sources for strategic planning purposes.
Edition: 1
Publication date: 1999-11-17
Dewey code: 580.14
List Price: $279.95
Price: $233.63
Review CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology, Vol. 1 (A-C) / CRC:Provides the common, scientific, eponyms, synonyms and etymology names of plants from A to C. Volume one. DLC: Plant names. Popular Dictionaries.
Creator: James F. Coles
Publication date: 2004-07
Dewey code: 577.6427
Review The Effects Of Urbanization On The Biological, Physical, And Chemical Characteristics Of Coastal New England Streams (U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper) / Geological Survey (USGS):
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Mediterranean Marine Avifauna: Population Studies and Conservation (Nato Asi Series, G : Ecological Sciences, Vol 12), Chemistry of Marine Water and Sediments (Environmental Science and Engineering / Environmental Science), Marine and Freshwater Products Handbook, Acidification of Organic Waters in Kejimkujik National Park, Nova Scotia, Indoor Air Quality Engineering: Environmental Health and Control of Indoor Pollutants (Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Sciences), Quality and Treatment of Drinking Water I (The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry) (Part 5B), Advances in Flow Injection Analysis and Related Techniques, Volume 54 (Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry), A Look at the Quality of Our Nation's Streams and Ground Water Through River Basin and Aquifer Assessments (U.S. Geological Survey Circular, 1265.), Battleground: Environment: Volume 1: A-H, Determination of Anions: A Guide for the Analytical Chemist, Poultry Feed from Waste: Processing and Use, Nutrient Dynamics and Biological Structure in Shallow Freshwater and Brackish Lakes (Developments in Hydrobiology), National Security and International Environmental Cooperation in the Arctic - The Case of the Northern Sea Route (Environment & Policy), Chemical Processes in Marine Environments (Environmental Science and Engineering / Environmental Science), Economics of Agricultural Crop Insurance: Theory and Evidence (Natural Resource Management and Policy), geoENV II - Geostatistics for Environmental Applications (Quantitative Geology and Geostatistics), Recycling Textile and Plastic Waste, The 2007 Import and Export Market for Yachts and Other Vessels for Pleasure or Sports Including Rowing Boats and Canoes in France, CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology, Vol. 1 (A-C), The Effects Of Urbanization On The Biological, Physical, And Chemical Characteristics Of Coastal New England Streams (U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper)Top headlines: WHO working to model swine flu spread: The World Health Organization said it is working to mathematically model the spread of swine flu. ›19:55 1 Jul, Wed Iran leaders aide: Mousavi is a U.S. agent: A top aide to Iran's supreme leader called the country's main opposition figure a U.S. agent and accused him in an editorial Saturday of committing crimes against the nation. ›10:02 Video: Michael Jackson's last dance: July 2: Michael Jackson's concert promoters released videotape on Thursday that shows Jackson rehearsing on stage at the Staples Center two days before his death. 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