Encyclopedia of Pollution Set : Air, Earth and Water

Encyclopedia of Pollution is a new, two-volume color set designed to address all aspects of pollution and the global impact on the environment in a single source. Containing more than 300 entries and essays interspersed throughout, it uses the most current scientific data to explain the different types of pollutants including properties, production, uses, environmental release and fate, adverse health response to exposure, and environmental regulations on human exposure. It provides the scientific background on the water, soil, and air of environments where the pollutants are released. Coverage also includes pollution regulation, the function of federal regulatory agencies and environmental advocacy groups, and the technology and methods to reduce pollution and to remediate existing pollution problems.

Encyclopedia of Pollution is a new, two-volume set designed to address all aspects of pollution and the global impact on the environment. Boasting more than 300 entries and essays arranged in alphabetical order, this set is categorized by topic, including air pollution, water pollution, soil pollution, organic pollutants, inorganic pollutants, pesticides, biological pollutants, and biographies. These summary entries are a starting point for specific case studies in each group and provide an overview of the issues and challenges in each category.Encyclopedia of Pollution describes pollution regulation and the function of federal regulatory agencies as well as environmental advocacy groups. Information is included on the most infamous examples of pollution, including the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the Gulf Storm oil well fires, the Chernobyl disaster, Hurricane Katrina, the World Trade Center disaster, the Love Canal in New York, the recent Deepwater Horizon oil spill, as well as examples of pollution that might be considered more obscure. Several biographies of some of the leaders and pioneers of pollution study and activism are also included, and a detailed glossary, indexes, a timeline, and tables round out this definitive encyclopedia resource.