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A Primer on Earth Pollution: Pollution Types and Disposal
A Primer on Earth Pollution: Pollution Types and Disposal is an encyclopedia of important research articles and short essays on pollution. Chapters in the initial half provide information about a wide variety of pollutants (dyes and microplastics) and contributing factors (thermal pollution and the impact of GM plants for instance). Each chapter explains the nature of polluting agents and presents notes and references on preventive measures. Notes on the associated clinical complications due to exposure are also proved where applicable such as the case of MDR bacteria in marine environments. The latter chapters of the book cover the biotechnology of medical waste disposal using microbes as well as nanotechnology used for limiting the spread of COVID-19.
The volume is a handy reference for students and trainees in the field of environmental science as it brings a balance of basic and applied information on the subject of pollution.
Hermann's Cave (Germany) - A Late Pleistocene Cave Bear Den
Famous Planet Earth Caves presents information about geologically important caves or rock shelters in different kinds of rock formations all over the world. Each volume of this series is a focused monograph on a single cave. The series covers many disciplines that can be applied to study a cave: geology (cave genesis sedimentology speleothems) hydrogeology (speleothems for climate reconstructions aquifer reconstructions) paleontology (cave bear or carnivore dens) archaeology (Palaeolithic to Medieval camp or burial sites) and modern biology. Each volume is beautifully illustrated and written in a simple manner that will be of interest to general readers speleologists and natural scientists alike.
This volume gives details of Hermann’s Cave in Rübeland near Wernigerode Germany. It is one of the largest show caves in Germany and Europe. The cave gives us information about the region in the Ice Age dating back to 350.000 years (which implies its significance in the Late Pleistocene epoch). The cave is within a beautiful granite (Brocken Peak) and limestone rock and valley cut landscape. The volume presents information about the Late Pleistocene fauna discovered within the cave and other archaeological findings. Specifically the volume gives details about the small and large cave bear species within the cave their ecological relationship to the region (including interactions with steppe lions and Cromagnon humans) and their survival in taiga forest mountain areas of central Europe. This volume continues the premise of the book series on bringing information about fossils and archaeological records of well-known caves to light and will give readers an interesting peek into Hermann’s Cave by bringing some of its Ice Age stories to life.
Sophie's Cave (Germany) - A Late Pleistocene Cave Bear Den
Famous Planet Earth Caves - The new series presents important caves or rock shelters in any kind of rock types all over the world. Each book focuses on a single cave presentation covering different and most important disciplines of a cave: Geology (e.g. cave genesis sedimentology speleothems) such as Hydrogeology (e.g. speleothems for climate reconstructions aquifer reconstructions) Paleontology (e.g. cave bear or carnivore dens) Archeology (e.g. Palaeolithic to Medieval camp or burial sites) and modern Biology (e.g. bat caves). The books are scientific chaptered monographs sometimes of show caves but often of non- or difficult to access caves. The well-illustrated books are written in a mixed scientific and popular scientific way for a better understanding and larger readership especially speleologists and natural scientists all over the world.
The Impacts of Skiing and Related Winter Recreational Activities on Mountain Environments
This e-book reviews environmental impacts of ski tourism in mountain environments. Specifically the book addresses skiing impacts on soils vegetation vertebrate and invertebrate animals living in such habitats. Additional chapters also explain the methods for the restoration of disturbed sites at high altitude and snow cover in a changing climate.
The e-book is therefore a compilation on the latest knowledge on environmental impacts of skiing and is intended to be a standard reference for ecologists students and universities business professionals (ski-resort managers) regional governmental organizations conservation agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).