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A significant rallying cry for Geographers, who appear academically lost in 'space'
Those earth systems scientists involved in global change modelling, andgeographers willing to dab at policy, would benefit from examining Lovelock's pedictions for thefuture state of our planet as we fail to stop carbon emissions.The most significant part of the book (for a geographer): Lovelock predicts climate change will force mass migrations as portions of continents rapidly become inhospitable to our species.
Seperating Scientist from Environmentalist
Excellent book which really pushes the urgency of global warming based on science. It's too late for sustained development. The case is made for nuclear power and how that might be the only technology that can save the planet. A must read for a scientific view of man's damage to the planet -- not an environmentalist view.

winter
There are many wise people sounding warnings but no one of great consequence making an urgent stand and bravely attempting to lead the essential battle. Terrorism is the thorn of a rose compared to environmental catastrophe. We should fight to save the world with a religious zeal. But where is the call to arms? Al Gore needs to run for president because the prophet of doom role, really, doesn't do anyone any good. Knowledge doesn't keep you alive. I rather see humanity make a mistake trying to rescue the planet than take no action at all. Why is everyone asleep? What then shall we do? ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Climate Changes    2. Climatic changes    3. Earth Sciences - Meteorology & Climatology    4. Environmental Science    5. Environmental Studies    6. Gaia hypothesis    7. Global warming    8. Science    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Chemical pollution   

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Completely Worthless
Caldicott has not changed.Her approach to nuclear energy is list some emitted radioactive isotopes of a process or perhaps some barely probable radioactive emissions.She neglects to mentions the doses are almost invariably minute, do not harm human health, and are way below radiation doses provided by mother nature.
Nuclear Power Is Not the Answer -- The Title Says it All !
Dr. Helen Caldicott, has written another incredible book!In her magnificent book, Helen shows us:
The Case Against
In this book Helen Caldicott covers a wide range of issues involved in the nuclear debate, the many core people involved, both pro and against, and the scientific studies available. She explains the history of and the technology involved in nuclear power in detail and discusses 'green' technology alternatives.
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Subjects:  1. Global warming    2. Industries - Energy Industries    3. Nuclear Energy    4. Nuclear industry    5. Political Science    6. Politics / Current Events    7. Politics/International Relations    8. Prevention    9. Public Policy - Environmental Policy    10. Public Policy - General    11. United States    12. Nuclear issues    13. Nuclear power & engineering    14. Political Science / Public Policy   

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Brownfields Redevelopment -- Programs & Strategies . . .
Brownfields Redevelopment -- Programs and Strategies for Fehabilitating Contaminated Real Estate takes a survey look at the varied programs available to developers, municipalities, non-profits and environmentalprofessionals.The book is not geared towards professionals or othersfamiliar with the basics of Brownfields Redevelopment.Futher, the bookaddresses numerous state programs (all which vary from one extreme to theother) and touches on several topics related to funding sources (public andprivate grants/loans).Read more

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Business/Economics    4. Economic Conditions    5. Environmental Science    6. Environmental aspects    7. Government & Business    8. Government policy    9. Hazardous Waste Disposal And Treatment    10. Hazardous waste site remediati    11. Hazardous waste site remediation    12. Housing (Economic Aspects)    13. Industrial real estate    14. Planning    15. Real Estate - General    16. States    17. United States    18. Management of land & natural resources    19. Non-Classifiable   

Editorial Review

Is there really a population crisis looming due to reduced human sperm counts?Is there anything we can do about it?This work by two leading environmental scientists and an award-winning journalist picks up where Rachel Carson's Read more

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This book will make you think
This book is an incredible read. I highly recommend it for anyone who is concerned about the environment and their own health. This book contains a lot of research, which contributes to its credibility, however it is far from your typical scientific book. It's a fascinating read for anyone, whether they have a background in biology or environmental science or not. I actually read it as part of an extra credit assignment for one of my college classes. My original intention was to skim the book and write a summary. I became so wrapped up in the book that I literally read it cover to cover - including the forward and the afterward. I later purchased my own copy. This book is both challenging and fascinating. Read it!

eye opening reality
A great, easy to read arguement that we are creating our own demise to profit in the short term. Theo has had a daunting task and put together the pieces of scientific evidence into a timely work of art that questions the side effects of our daily practices.I'd love a sequeal for personal and corporate change that would, of course, only slow the possible outcomes of our daily lives and of thosewonderous creatures which have no choice inhabiting and inheriting the tainted sphere with us.

An alert for us to heed now and to prevent further damage ..
This book is a must read for all who are concerned about improving their own quality of life and that of our future generations, as well as preserving life in every facet.It is our responsibility to pass on thisinformation in whatever capacity we are equipped to do so. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chemical Pollution    2. Environmental Engineering & Technology    3. Environmental Science    4. Environmental Studies    5. Environmental health    6. Reproduction    7. Reproductive toxicology    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Sterility And Fertility    10. Technology    11. Toxicology   

Subjects:  1. Biography / Autobiography    2. Business    3. Business & Economics    4. Business / Economics / Finance    5. Business/Economics    6. Organizational Behavior    7. Organizational Behavior In Business    8. Business & Economics / Organizational Behavior    9. Nuclear issues   

Subjects:  1. Citizen participation    2. Environmental Engineering & Technology    3. Environmental Science    4. Environmental Studies    5. Environmental aspects    6. Environmental policy    7. Nuclear weapons plants    8. Political Freedom & Security - International Secur    9. Radioactive Pollutants (Environmental Aspects)    10. Radioactive Waste Disposal    11. Richland    12. Russia (Federation)    13. Science    14. Science/Mathematics    15. Ural Mountains Region    16. Washington (State)    17. Environmental impact of radiation    18. Nuclear issues    19. Political science & theory    20. Russia    21. Science / Environmental Science    22. USA   

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Environmental    2. Hazardous Waste Disposal And Treatment    3. Hazardous wastes    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Solidification    6. Stabilization    7. Technology & Industrial Arts   

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Geohydrology
After reading the first three chapters, I found serious errors and deficiencies in Chapter 3, Basic Geology and Hydrology.Although not relevant to design, the authors should know the earth's crust is 0 to 20.5 miles thick as opposed to 40 to 130 ft. thick.The discussion of soil classification systems recognizes the USCS, AASHTO, and USDA sytems, but only discusses the USCS and AASHTO systems. The highway and airport pavement driven AASHTO system is of little relevance to groundwater flow.The USDA system is commonly used and received no discussion.Although the chapter discusses the differences between unconfined and unconfined aquifers, the aquifer properties section is incomplete and confusing as to what properties apply to unconfined aquifers, confined aquifers, or both types of aquifers.Last, the example for Darcy's Law demonstrates a lack of understanding of the basic principles of groundwater flow.The example on page 45 presents an ERRONEOUS answer of 669,500 gpd, where the correct answer is 200,640 gpd.The author's incorrectly used the flow velocity rather than the Darcy Flux or specific discharge to calculate flow.Futhermore, their calculation of pore water velocity requires a discussion of apparent porosity.If one were to use their method of calculating flow, over calcuation of flows would be in the neighborhood of 200-400%.

Design of Remediation Systems
It is a good design guideline of this sort in remdiation engineering since it was written from designer's perspective with real examples and spreadsheets for data recording and analyses.However, it would be even better if it included more theoretical background on vapor extraction testto help designers compare with groundwater unsteady pump test theory. There is a minor error in page 216 that motor HP is considered a fuction ofmotor's efficiecy. Motors are usally rated as output HP. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Environmental Engineering & Technology    2. Environmental Science    3. Hazardous Waste Disposal And Treatment    4. Hazardous waste site remediati    5. Hazardous waste site remediation    6. Life Sciences - Ecology - Recycling    7. Oil Pollution    8. Oil pollution of soils    9. Oil pollution of water    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Technology    12. Technology & Industrial Arts    13. Science / Environmental Science    14. Technology: General Issues   

Subjects:  1. Environmental Engineering & Technology    2. Handbooks, manuals, etc    3. Hazardous Waste Disposal And Treatment    4. Hazardous wastes    5. Life Sciences - Ecology - Recycling    6. Management    7. Reference    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Technology    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Pollution control    12. Technology / Engineering / Chemical & Biochemical    13. Waste management   

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Chapters survey not just techniques but political pros and cons, social effects, and environmental impact
Kicking The Carbon Habit: Global Warming And The Case Of Renewable And Nuclear Energy doesn't adopt the usual focus on cutting oil consumption: instead it focuses on reducing coal use. Coal-fired plants produce over half of the electricity in the US, accounting for some 40 percent of the country's greenhouse gasses. Sweet doesn't advocate a singular path of change another unusual feature but proposes a mix of environmentally sound technologies from wind power to nuclear reactors. Chapters survey not just techniques but political pros and cons, social effects, and environmental impact.
Been there, done that
Oh...where to begin.This book had so much potential and, to my great chagrin, just fizzled.Ok, let's start with the positives.The author, Sweet, is an excellent writer and could undoubtedly make an expose on the finer points of watching acrylic latex dry, seem fascinating.His style is light, well-paced, to the point.In fact each chapter, as he nearly hints at in his introduction, is separately readable in any order and sounds exactly like an article that might appear in IEEE's Spectrum magazine, to which Sweet is a notorious contributor.Unfortunately from an editorial standpoint, this book left a lot to be desired.First of all, more than half of the book is related to a brief history of climatologists' attempts, successes and failures, to come up with a foundation for and later, a workable model of global warming viz. a viz. greenhouse gases/carbon, etc.That's fine, but for the price of this book, I think I'd either like less history and more solutions, or a proportionate amount of solutions...meaning a much larger book.Since the technical aspects of 'kicking the carbon habit' were probably not the focus of Sweet in the first place, then he should have dispensed with all that history.
Even if you've seen the movie - read this book
Al Gore's movie "An Inconvenient Truth" and his book by the same name have focused a lot of much needed attention on thetopic of Global Warming due to Green House Gasses.In "Kicking theCarbon Habit" eminent science journalist William Sweet provides not only an in-depth analysis of the reality of Global Warming and its causes but a practical program for the United States to take signifigant actions toward averting an impending catastrophy.Mr. Sweet is not an alarmist but I and every thinking person should bealarmed.Despite what the nay sayers and procrastinators may claim this book proves the "Science is In", the "Time is Now" and there is a way to go.
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Subjects:  1. Energy    2. Environmental Science    3. Global warming    4. Nuclear Energy    5. Power Resources    6. Renewable energy sources    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Technology & Industrial Arts    10. Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology    11. Chemical pollution    12. Political Science / Public Policy / Environmental Policy    13. USA   

Subjects:  1. Effect of radiation on    2. Electricity    3. Electronics - Circuits - General    4. Electronics - Semiconductors    5. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    6. Environmental Engineering & Technology    7. Material Science    8. Radioactive Pollutants (Environmental Aspects)    9. Science    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Semiconductors    12. Technology & Industrial Arts    13. Electricity, magnetism & electromagnetism    14. Energy industries & utilities    15. Environmental impact of radiation    16. Microelectronics    17. Radiation damage    18. Science / Crystallography    19. Semiconductor devices and circuits    20. Space and nuclear electronics    21. Technology / Material Science    22. Technology-Electronics - Semiconductors    23. Technology-Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    24. ULSI Technology   

Subjects:  1. Chemistry - General    2. Ecology    3. Environmental Science    4. Environmental toxicology    5. Science    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Toxicology    8. Chemical pollution    9. Science / Chemistry / General   

Subjects:  1. Dense nonaqueous phase liquids    2. Environmental Engineering & Technology    3. Environmental Science    4. Environmental aspects    5. Hazardous Waste Disposal And Treatment    6. Hazardous waste sites    7. Life Sciences - Ecology - Recycling    8. Nature/Ecology    9. Science    10. Pollution of rivers & water supplies    11. Science / Environmental Science    12. Water supply & treatment   

Subjects:  1. Carbon Monoxide    2. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning    3. Chemical Pollution    4. Environmental Engineering & Technology    5. Environmental Pollutants    6. Environmental Toxicology    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Toxicology    11. metabolism    12. poisoning    13. Environmental medicine    14. Medical toxicology    15. Science / Environmental Science   

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Dennis Love Pens A Superb Book

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Subjects:  1. Alabama    2. Anniston    3. Chemical Industry Management    4. Chemical Pollution    5. Environmental Science    6. Environmental aspects    7. History - U.S.    8. Litigation    9. Monsanto Company    10. Polychlorinated biphenyls    11. Science    12. Science/Mathematics    13. Trials, litigation, etc    14. United States - State & Local - South    15. History / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)   

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Excellent Lab Safety Reference
This book is an excellent reference for laboratory safety professionals, students, and science educators.

Combines and updates two informative and useful books.
Prudent Practices has combined and updated two of the most useful and informative books on chemical safety available. This is a must for chemical technicians, researchers and hazardous waste managers! The book(s) gives concise information on general chemical lab safety, proposes procedures for monitoring experiments, controlling waste and uncovering hazardous situations. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chemical Safety    2. Chemicals    3. Environmental Engineering & Technology    4. Hazardous Waste Disposal And Treatment    5. Hazardous substances    6. Hazardous wastes    7. Life Sciences - Ecology - Recycling    8. Research & Methodology    9. Safety measures    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Technology & Industrial Arts    12. Laboratory techniques, experiments    13. Science / Chemistry / Analytic    14. Scientific equipment & techniques, laboratory equipment   

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Thorough, yet Concise Book on Waste Management
This is a really good book that I had to purchase for my graduate level Haz. and Waste Management class. My professor, Dr. Reimers, is THE top man in the country for Activated Sludge use, etc. I thought that the book would be boring, but I really learned a great deal from it. We had to do select homework problems from each chapter (some of which our teacher required a lot of detailed answers for), which weren't that bad. Overall, this book comes highly recommended!

designer's reference
Although this book is geared towards upper level engineering students, I found it extremely beneficial in my research as a graduate student in architecture.Architects and landscape architects interested in reclaiming the post-industrial landscape will find it to be a clear and concise guide to contaminants and remediation technologies.

A plug for ERM - pure and simple!
The titlle of the book implies that it has much to do with hazardous waste management, although in reality, it is more about remediation or site cleanup.Classic hazardous waste management deals with the MANAGEMENT of hazardous wastes within an industrial setting and how NOT to let it get into the media in the first place.In this regard, while the authors had the right intention, they fell short.For example, the chapter on environmental auditing was very weak and not given much attention, which is really at the heart of hazardous waste management.In addition, a troubling issue that took away from the book was the blatent self-promotion of ERM in the book, beginning with the foreward by Paul Woodruf, ERM's CEO, and the profuse listing of ERM self credits from editing to graphics.Who really authored the book, the authors listed, or ERM? ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Civil    2. Environmental Engineering & Technology    3. Hazardous wastes    4. Life Sciences - Ecology - Recycling    5. Management    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Technology    8. Technology & Industrial Arts    9. Hazardous waste treatment & disposal    10. Technology / Engineering / Civil    11. Waste management   

Subjects:  1. Environmental Engineering & Technology    2. Environmental Science    3. Environmental Studies    4. Environmental aspects    5. Measurement    6. Oil pollution of water    7. Oil spills    8. Persian Gulf Region    9. Prevention    10. Science    11. Science/Mathematics    12. Chemical pollution    13. Middle East    14. Science / Earth Sciences   

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical    2. Environmental Engineering & Technology    3. Environmental Science    4. Factory and trade waste    5. Hazardous wastes    6. Management    7. Refuse and refuse disposal    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Technology    10. Technology & Industrial Arts    11. Pollution control    12. Technology / Engineering / Chemical & Biochemical   

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Good review of basics
I bought this book, studied it, then took the EPA test and was universal certified. My average score was 94. The book's strengths are the many practice questions and practice exams in the appendix section. The questions did a good job reinforcing the reading material. The only drawbacks are some of the dateand regulation (DOT and CFR) questions. I had only a few date questions and no regulation questions on the EPA test. I also think the book could do a better job explaining low pressure systems such as chillers. Overall though, I'd say this book did a good job preparing me for the EPA exam.

Good Basic Test Cramming Guide
This book is written specifically to help you pass the exam. It's probably possible to pass the exam using only this book. Read more

Subjects:  1. Air conditioning    2. Chemical Pollution    3. Construction - Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning    4. Environmental Protection    5. Examinations, questions, etc    6. General    7. Home Improvement / Construction    8. Refrigeration and refrigerating machinery    9. Study Guides    10. Civil Engineering, Surveying & Building    11. Environmental science