Environmental Pollution: Causes, Mitigation and Recycling
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World population explosion, nuclear explosion, deforestation, agricultural practices and industrial activities etc. have subsequently lead, through ages, to severe pollution like biopollution, gaseous pollution etc., threatening the very existence of life on this globe. It has also resulted in global warming, green house effect and what not.
The present book “Environmental Pollution : Causes, Mitigation and Recycling” incorporates critical articles on various facets of pollution and its possible management strategies. There are 12 chapters covering information on various types of pollution and its management and also reuse of treated wastes. The book includes articles on gaseous pollutants and plants; phenol pollution—causes and mitigation; fate of volatile organic compounds in biological treatment systems; study of coastel water quality through space technology; coastal ecosystem—environmental threats and management; high rate anaerobic wastewater treatment using the UASB bioreactor etc. Other article included are on the effect of papermill effluent on soil and crops; papermill and distillary effluent used as a potential fertilizer after tertiary treatment & utilization of night soil compost in agriculture. Articles on global warming verses climate changes; wastelands in India and their biological reclamation and biotechnological approaches to control pollution have added value to the book. Articles assembled in this volume consist of a unique collection of review papers on the subject and this merits special discussion on the state-of-the art data.
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| Author | P. C. Trivedi |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN | 978-81-7132-635-8 |
| Language | English |
| Number Of Pages | x+226 |
| Publication Year | 2010 |
| Publisher | Pointer Publishers, Jaipur |