288 - Aqueous Pretreatment of Plant Biomass for Biological and ChemicalConversion to Fuels and Chemicals

Aqueous Pretreatment of Plant Biomass for Biological and Chemical Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals by Charles E. Wyman (Editor)

Plant biomass is attracting increasing attention as a sustainable resource for large-scale production of renewable fuels and chemicals.

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* Chemistry in Context by American Chemical Society

Following in the tradition of the first eight editions, the goal of this successful, issues-based textbook, Chemistry in Context, is to establish chemical principles on a need-to-know basis for non-science majors, enabling them to learn chemistry in the context of their own lives and significant issues facing science and the world.

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298 - Soil Science Simplified

Soil Science Simplified by Neal S. Eash (Author), Thomas J. Sauer (Author), Deb O'Dell (Author), Evah Odoi (Author), Mary C. Bratz (Illustrator)

Already renowned as a user-friendly beginners’ guide to soil science, Soil Science Simplified, 6th Edition is an updated version of the beloved textbook that includes even more thorough applications of soil science to interdisciplinary fields.

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* Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering

Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering (Prentice Hall International Series in the Physical and Chemical Engineering Sciences) 8th Edition by David M. Himmelblau (Author), James B. Riggs (Author)

Basic Principles and Calculations in Chemical Engineering, Eighth Edition goes far beyond traditional introductory chemical engineering topics, presenting applications that reflect the full scope of contemporary chemical, petroleum, and environmental engineering.

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308 - Fracking by R E Hester, R M Harrison

Fracking has the potential to extract hydrocarbons from previously inaccessible sources of gas and oil, but is regularly in the news because of environmental concerns surrounding the process. First used commercially in the mid-20th Century, only recently has fracking been deployed on a large scale, revolutionising the energy industry in the USA. As more nations seek to adopt or ban fracking, do the economic benefits outweigh the environmental costs?

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310 - Heavy Metals In Water

Heavy Metals In Water: Presence, Removal and Safety by Sanjay K. Sharma (Editor)

Contamination of drinking water is a worldwide problem, and ongoing work is taking place across the globe to address the issues affecting this precious commodity. Focussing on the presence of heavy metals in water, this book addresses the opportunities and challenges of this important area of research.

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313 - Renewable Resources for Biorefineries

Renewable Resources for Biorefineries: RSC (Green Chemistry Series) by Carol Lin (Editor), Rafael Luque (Editor), James H Clark (Editor), George Kraus (Series Editor), Andrzej Stankiewicz (Series Editor), Peter Seidl (Series Editor), Yuan Kou (Series Editor), Ing Nathalie Berezina (Contributor), Silvia Martelli (Contributor), Tom Desmet (Contributor), Zheng Sun (Contributor), King Ming Chan (Contributor), Chenyu Du (Contributor), Jie Chang (Contributor), Koon Fung Lam (Contributor), Isabel Lopez (Contributor), Ir Chun-Ping (Contributor)

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319 - Thorium: Chemical Properties, Uses and Environmental Effects

Thorium: Chemical Properties, Uses and Environmental Effects (Chemistry Research and Applications) by Renae Jamison (Author, Editor)

Thorium (Th) is the first element in the Actinide series having atomic number 90. It is a radioactive element. Thorium oxides can be used as nuclear fuels, although this application is quite limited compared with uranium oxide materials.

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337 - Carrots Don't Grow on Trees

Carrots Don't Grow on Trees: Building Sustainable and Resilient Communities by Robert Turner (Author)

Twelve years after Michael Pollan first opened our eyes to the modern problems of the industrial food complex, organic farmer and successful businessman Robert Turner explores what has changed in our food culture and how the current 'grow local' and 'farm to table' movement is now determining where and how we live.

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340 - The Environment: A History of the Idea

The Environment: A History of the Idea by Paul Warde (Author), Libby Robin (Author), Sverker Sörlin (Author)

Is it possible for the economy to grow without the environment being destroyed? Will our lifestyles impoverish the planet of our children and grandchildren? Is the world sick? Can it be healed?

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346 - Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food

Tomorrow's Table: Organic Farming, Genetics, and the Future of Food by Pamela C. Ronald (Author), Raoul W. Adamchak (Author)

'Tomorrow's Table' argues that a judicious blend of two important strands of agriculture-genetic engineering and organic farming-is key to helping feed the world's growing population in an ecologically balanced manner.

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348 - Legumes under Environmental Stress

Legumes under Environmental Stress: Yield, Improvement and Adaptations by Parvaiz Ahmad (Editor)

Leguminous crops have been found to contribute almost 27% of the world's primary crop production. However, due to environmental fluctuations, legumes are often exposed to different environmental stresses, leading to problems with growth and development, and ultimately, decreased yield.

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* Biodiversity and Environmental Change

Biodiversity and Environmental Change: Monitoring, Challenges and Direction by David Lindenmayer (Editor), Emma Burns (Editor), Nicole Thurgate (Editor), Andrew Lowe (Editor)

Long-term ecological data are critical for informing long-term trends in biodiversity and trends in environmental change.

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356 - North American Crop Wild Relatives, Volume 1

North American Crop Wild Relatives, Volume 1: Conservation Strategies by Stephanie L. Greene (Editor), Karen A. Williams (Editor), Colin K. Khoury (Editor), Michael B. Kantar (Editor), Laura F. Marek (Editor)

The plant species that humans rely upon have an extended family of wild counterparts that are an important source of genetic diversity used to breed productive crops. These wild and weedy cousins are valuable as a resource for adapting our food, forage, industrial and other crops to climate change.

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359 - Biodiversity and Climate Change

Biodiversity and Climate Change: Transforming the Biosphere by Thomas E. Lovejoy (Editor), Lee Hannah (Editor), Edward O. Wilson (Foreword)

An essential, up-to-date look at the critical interactions between biological diversity and climate change that will serve as an immediate call to action.

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362 - Amphibians and Reptiles of Land Between the Lakes

Amphibians and Reptiles of Land Between the Lakes by Edmund J. Zimmerer (Author), David H. Snyder (Author), A. Floyd Scott (Author), David F. Frymire (Author)

Known for its natural beauty, Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area is the largest inland peninsula in the United States. Consisting of 170,000 acres of forested and protected public land between Kentucky Lake (Tennessee River) and Lake Barkley (Cumberland River), this scenic sanctuary is visited by more than 1.4 million nature lovers annually and encompasses many diverse habitats, each supporting a particular community of plants and animals.

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* Living in the Environment

Living in the Environment by G. Tyler Miller (Author), Scott Spoolman (Author)

"Inspiring people to care about the planet." In the new edition of LIVING IN THE ENVIRONMENT, authors Tyler Miller and Scott Spoolman have partnered with the National Geographic Society to develop a text designed to equip students with the inspiration and knowledge they need to make a difference solving today's environmental issues.

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398 - Water Conservation, Recycling and Reuse

Water Conservation, Recycling and Reuse: Issues and Challenges by Rajeev Pratap Singh (Editor), Alan S. Kolok (Editor), Shannon L. Bartelt-Hunt (Editor)

Water - a basic element of life, livelihood, food security and sustainable development - holds the key to global sustainability. The global water demand has been increased 3-fold in the past five decades and only 0.4% of the total world's fresh water resources is available and accessible for use.

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422 - Microbial Resource Conservation

Microbial Resource Conservation: Conventional to Modern Approaches (Soil Biology) by Sushil K. Sharma (Editor), Ajit Varma (Editor)

This book covers broad areas in the conservation of microorganisms. It addresses the short, medium and long-term preservation of agriculturally important microorganisms, as well as culture collections and their roles.

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437 - Pollutants in Buildings, Water and Living Organisms

Pollutants in Buildings, Water and Living Organisms by Eric Lichtfouse (Editor), Jan Schwarzbauer (Editor), Didier Robert (Editor)

This book presents advanced methods to analyse and clean pollutants, such as nanotechnology to treat water, techniques to remediate building materials, and bioindicators.

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