Industrial Pollution : Oil Spills, Toxicity and Risk Assessment

by Baines, Earl N.; Appleton, Paul G.

• ISBN13: 9781604569179
• ISBN10: 1604569174
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-10-01
• Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc

Summary

Industrial pollution occurs when the waste from industries are directly dumped into surrounding water bodies and open lands which causes various types of pollution. The related economic and health costs and effects are constantly increasing and constantly being evaluated. This book presents recent research in the field.

Table of Contents

Preface; Effects of Oil Pollution on Nickel and Vanadium Concentrations in Soil and in the Tissues of the Desert Lizard Acanthodactylus Scutellatus at Kuwait's Greater Al-Burgan Oil Field; Toxicity and Pollution Factor: A Proposal to Evaluate the Gaseous Refinery Emissions is Biodiesel an Eco-Compatible Fuel? Toxicity Estimation to Organisms of Different Trophic Levels; Impact of Various Concentrations of Crude-Oil on the Physicochemical Properties of A Soil in Nigeria; Risk Assessment of Airborne Particles and Volatile Organic Compounds from Industrial Areas; Adverse Health Effects of Heavy Industrial and Agricultural Pollution in Eastern Slovakia; Energy Recovery Systems from Industrial Plants Waste: Planning of an Industrial Park Located in the South of Italy Carbon Footprint Assessment: A Tool for Promoting Long-Term Pollution Emission Reduction and Sustainable Development?; Industrial Pollution and Congenital Malformations; Index.