Pollution Assessment for Sustainable Practices in Applied Sc

Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-0-12-809582-9
Verlag: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division

Buch, Englisch, 1170 Seiten, Format (B × H): 184 mm x 260 mm, Gewicht: 2270 g

Pollution Assessment for Sustainable Practices in Applied Sciences and Engineering provides an integrated reference for academics and professionals working on land, air, and water pollution. The protocols discussed and the extensive number of case studies help environmental engineers to quickly identify the correct process for projects under study.

The book is divided into four parts; each of the first three covers a separate environment: Geosphere, Atmosphere, and Hydrosphere. The first part covers ground assessment, contamination, geo-statistics, remote sensing, GIS, risk assessment and management, and environmental impact assessment. The second part covers atmospheric assessment topics, including the dynamics of contaminant transport, impacts of global warming, indoor and outdoor techniques and practice. The third part is dedicated to the hydrosphere including both the marine and fresh water environments. Finally, part four examines emerging issues in pollution assessment, from nanomaterials to artificial intelligence. There are a wide variety of case studies in the book to help bridge the gap between concept and practice.

Environmental Engineers will benefit from the integrated approach to pollution assessment across multiple spheres. Practicing engineers and students will also benefit from the case studies, which bring the practice side by side with fundamental concepts.

Zielgruppe

Environmental and civil/geotechnical engineers, consultants, researchers in universities and also the professionals in the regulatory agencies. Graduate students in Environmental Engineering and Environmental Sciences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mohamed, Abdel-Mohsen O.

Howari, Fares

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Luftreinhaltung
• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Umwelttechnik
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltüberwachung, Umweltanalytik, Umweltinformatik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Geosphere Pollution Transport 1. Sustainable Pollution Assessment Practices 2. Risk Analysis and Management 3. Environmental Remote Sensing 4. Geographic Information System: Spatial Data Structures, Models, and Case Studies 5. Geophysical Methods 6. Site Investigation 7. Subsurface Pollutant Transport

Part II: Atmosphere Pollution Assessment  8. Indoor Air Pollutants: Sources, Characteristics, and the Impact on Human Health and Wellbeing. 9. Outdoor Air Pollutants: Sources, Characteristics, and the Impact on Human Health and the Environment. 10. Modeling Air Pollution by Atmospheric Desert Dust 11. Troposphere Air Pollution: Aviation Industry's Case 12. Health Economics of Air Pollution

Part III: Hydrosphere (Marine Environment and Water Bodies) Assessment 13. Arabian Gulf Hydrodynamics and Environmental Impacts due to Climate Change and Coastal Effluents 14. Recent Analytical Methods for Risk Assessment of Emerging Organic Contaminants in Ecosystems 15. Water Quality at Jabel Ali, Dubai, UAE 16. Sediment Quality in Jabel Ali, Dubai, UAE 17. Inland Desalination: Techniques, Brine Management, and Environmental Concerns

Part IV: Emerging Issues in Environmental Pollution Assessment 18. Pollution Assessment of Nanomaterials 19. Noise Pollution Assessment and its Impact on Human Health and the Environment 20. Assessment of Radiation Pollution from Nuclear Power Plants 21. Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics for Geosciences and Remote Sensing: Theory and Application

Über Autor(innen)

Mohamed, Abdel-Mohsen O.
Prof. Dr. Eng. Abdel-Mohsen O. Mohamed (known as A.M.O. Mohamed) earned his PhD from McGill University, Canada, where he was later employed as the Associate Director of the Geotechnical Research Centre and Lecturer at the Department of Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics. He has 13 patents in areas of sustainable use of elemental sulfur and alkaline solid wastes, production of sulfur cement and concrete, carbon sequestration and utilization for treatment of solid wastes, and stabilization of sand dunes. He has authored and coauthored 20 scientific books and has published over 290 papers in refereed journals and international conference proceedings. He has been the recipient of several university and nationwide research accolades. He is the General Managing Director of EX Scientific Consultants, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Senior Advisor, Uberbinder, Inc., Seattle, Washington, USA, and an Editorial Board Advisor for number of Scientific Journals.

Howari, Fares
Dr. Howari is an environmental scientist and engineer with a wide range of expertise. During the progressive of his career, he developed distinguished academic, and project coordination skills. He has valuable experience in natural resources management and exploration, strategic planning and administration, and also in creative leadership. He currently serve as a Dean of College of Natural and Health Sciences at Zayed University. He served as Professor and Chair of the Department of Applied Sciences and Mathematics at Abu Dhabi University and a Director of Abu Dhabi University Center of Excellence of Environment, Health and Safety. Dr Howari also served at the University of Texas, PB, Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy and the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin. Prof Howari worked also as an Associate Professor at United Arab Emirates University. Prior to this Dr. Howari worked at Texas A and M University where he worked as a research scientist on the development and application of computer models and remote sensing techniques to assess environmental contamination problems.