Current Environmental Issues and Challenges [recurso electrónico

Few books currently exist that cover such a wide spectrum of topics. The chapters dealing with air pollution from mobile sources, air pollution and health effects and air quality modelling fall into the air pollution category while the ones related to microalgae for carbon dioxide sequestration/biofuels production, fuel cells, and solar energy technology, respectively, can be ascribed to the energy topic. Several technologies to handle a wide spectrum of environmental pollutants are taken into account in numerous chapters. The chapter on biodiversity is clearly related to the conservation issue, while the water pollution subject is tackled by the chapter on water quality monitoring. Finally, a general analysis on green business, as well as a chapter on grid/cloud computing technology for collaborative problem solving and shared resources management conclude the work. Because of its breadth of coverage, this book is particularly useful as a graduate text. This books aim is to bring together, in one volume, state-of-the-art information on a number of current environmental issues and challenges. · The chapters dealing with air pollution from mobile sources, air pollution and health effects, and air quality modelling fall into the air pollution category. · Chapters related to microalgae for carbon dioxide sequestration/biofuels production, fuel cells, and solar energy technology, respectively, can be ascribed to the energy topic. · Several technologies to handle a wide spectrum of environmental pollutants are taken into account in the corresponding chapters: self-propagating high-temperature reactions, catabolic plasmids biodegradation, dust removal, glyphosate biodegradation, bioleaching, and probiotic bacteria for water sanitation. · The chapter on biodiversity is clearly related to the conservation issue, while the water pollution subject is tackled by the chapter on water quality monitoring. · Environmental management is considered with a general analysis on green business, as well as a chapter on using grid/cloud computing technology for collaborative problem solving and shared resources management. Each chapter is stand-alone to allow the user rapid access to the subject of interest. Few books currently exist that cover such a wide spectrum of topics. For this reason it is intended as a text for graduate courses in environmental science and engineering, as well as for reference by researchers and practitioners interested in the latest developments in the environmental field This book's aim is to bring together, in one volume, state-of-the-art information on a number of current environmental issues and challenges. {middot} The chapters dealing with air pollution from mobile sources, air pollution and health effects, and air quality modelling fall into the air pollution category. {middot} Chapters related to microalgae for carbon dioxide sequestration/biofuels production, fuel cells, and solar energy technology, respectively, can be ascribed to the energy topic. {middot} Several technologies to handle a wide spectrum of environmental pollutants are taken into account in the corresponding chapters: self-propagating high-temperature reactions, catabolic plasmids biodegradation, dust removal, glyphosate biodegradation, bioleaching, and probiotic bacteria for water sanitation. {middot} The chapter on biodiversity is clearly related to the conservation issue, while the water pollution subject is tackled by the chapter on water quality monitoring. {middot} Environmental management is considered with a general analysis on green business, as well as a chapter on using grid/cloud computing technology for collaborative problem solving and shared resources management. Each chapter is stand-alone to allow the user rapid access to the subject of interest. Few books currently exist that cover such a wide spectrum of topics. For this reason it is intended as a text for graduate courses in environmental science and engineering, as well as for reference by researchers and practitioners interested in the latest developments in the environmental field Front Matter....Pages i-viii Air Pollution and Health Effects....Pages 1-13 Air Pollution from Mobile Sources: Formation and Effects and Abatement Strategies....Pages 15-43 Air Quality Modelling and Its Applications....Pages 45-56 Fuel Cell Technology and Materials....Pages 57-71 Engineering Aspects Related to the Use of Microalgae for Biofuel Production and CO 2 Capture from Flue Gases....Pages 73-111 Concentrating Solar Energy Technologies....Pages 113-126 Probiotics for Environmental Sanitation: Goals and Examples....Pages 127-135 Dust Removal and Collection Techniques....Pages 137-157 The Role of Catabolic Plasmids in Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons....Pages 159-168 On the Exploitation of Self-Propagating High-Temperature Reactions for Environmental Protection....Pages 169-182 Glyphosate: Safety Risks, Biodegradation, and Bioremediation....Pages 183-195 Bioleaching of Metals as Eco-friendly Technology....Pages 197-205 Biodiversity....Pages 207-216 Passive Sampling Technologies for the Monitoring of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants in Seawater....Pages 217-237 A Review of Green Business....Pages 239-247 Grid/Cloud Computing as New Paradigm for Collaborative Problem Solving and Shared Resources Management in Environmental Sciences....Pages 249-278 This text covers a wide spectrum of topics. The chapters dealing with air pollution from mobile sources, air pollution and health effects and air quality modelling fall into the air pollution category while the ones related to microalgae for carbon dioxide sequestration/biofuels production, fuel cells, and solar energy technology, respectively, can be ascribed to the energy topic. Several technologies to handle a wide spectrum of environmental pollutants are taken into account in numerous chapters. The chapter on biodiversity is clearly related to the conservation issue, while the water pollution subject is tackled by the chapter on water quality monitoring. Finally, a general analysis on green business, as well as a chapter on grid/cloud computing technology for collaborative problem solving and shared resources management conclude the work