Environmental Pollution : Causes Effects and Control

S.S. Purohit and Ashok K. Agrawal

Published by Agrobios, 2004

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Contents 1 Environmental Pollution 2 Water Pollution 3 Air Pollution 4 Global Warming 5 Indoor Pollution And Air Quality 6 Radiation Pollution 7 Noise Pollution 8 Soil Pollution 9 Biopollution Or Bioinvasion 10 Environmental Pollututants And Bioindicators 11 Agricultural Pollution And Control 12 Bioconservation Of The Environment 13 Environmental Bioconservation And Biotechnology 14 Environment Food And Genetic Engineering 15 Environmental Stress 16 Remote Sensing And Gis For Environmental Studies 17 Environmental Programmes For Pollution Control 18 International And National Environmental Organisations Appendix Selected References Subject IndexEarth is truly a marvelous planet It is the only planet in our solar system that has the components necessary to support life as we recognise it The planet is only a tiny part of the universe but it is the home of human beings and many other organisms Earths evolution in the roughly 45 billion years since its formation has been all about changes to the balance and adaptability of life and the health of its ecosystems and this will never change but when man appeared on the scene shortly after the disappearance of the dinosaurs a new intelligence had arrived that would have the ability to alter the ecological balance of life on this planet almost unwittingly Human Population Explosion is challenging the ecological balance Will Earths population continue to grow as fast as the last 100 years This is an alarming questionWater Air or Soil pollution means the introduction of materials that harm the health or survival of plants animals and humans - too often only those of economic importance to humans An upstream chemical company that pollutes a river by discharging wastes into it harms not only people downstream who drink river water but also fish in the river birds who eat the fish and thousands of other organisms that live in or near the river People changing their own car oil cause pollution of nearby lakes rivers or bays when they dump used oil in storm drainsThe present book will give you an overall picture of present scenario of environmental pollution The important chapters are Environmental Pollution Water Pollution Air Pollution Global Warming Indoor Pollution and Air Quality Radiation Pollution Noise Pollution Soil Pollution Biopollution or Bioinvasion Environmental Pollututants and Bioindicators Agricultural Pollution and Control Bioconservation of the Environment Environmental Bioconservation and Biotechnology Environment Food and Genetic Engineering Environmental Stress Remote Sensing and GIS for Environmental Studies Environmental Programmes for Pollution Control International and National Environmental Organisations The book also includes list of Abbreviations Latin and other words MeasurementsunitsThe book will us useful for Graduate and Post Graduate students of all Indian Universities including competative examinations 601 pp. Seller Inventory # 94666

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Title: Environmental Pollution : Causes Effects and...

Publisher: Agrobios

Publication Date: 2004