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Pollution & threats to the environment

Hardback. This book opens readers' eyes to the enormous resources of the Earth's rain forests and the potential impact of their destruction in terms of human health. Editor(s): Balick, Michael J.; Elisabetsky, Elaine; Laird, Sarah A. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 440 pages, 43 tables, 58 illustrations. BIC Classification: MBGR; MX; PST; RGBL; RNF; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 185 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231101707
ISBN
9780231101707
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 140.94
€ 107.04

Paperback. Bringing together leading scientists and professionals in tropical forest ecology and management, this book examines in detail the interplay between timber harvesting and wildlife, from invertebrates to large mammal species. Its contributors suggest modifications to existing practices that can ensure a better future for the tropics' valuable -- and invaluable -- resources. Editor(s): Fimbel, Robert A.; Robinson, John G.; Grajal, Alejandro. Series: Biology and Resource Management Series. Num Pages: 700 pages, 104 photos; 44 line art. BIC Classification: RGBL; RNF; RNKH; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 178 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1407.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
700
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231114554
ISBN
9780231114554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.93
€ 61.33

Paperback. A collection of papers that provides a scientific foundation for justifying the use of and a solid framework for examining the ambiguities inherent in emulating natural forest landscape disturbance. It explores the understanding of natural disturbance regimes, including the two most prevalent in North America: fire and insects. Editor(s): Perera, Ajith H. (Ontario Forest Research Institute); Buse, Lisa J.; Weber, Michael G. Num Pages: 352 pages, 101 illus. BIC Classification: RNPD; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 18. Weight in Grams: 635.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129176
ISBN
9780231129176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.06

Paperback. Examines what the United States can do to help prevent climate devastation. This title explores advances made by climate scientists and addresses the various political and economic issues associated with global warming, including the practicality of reducing emissions from automobiles, and the efficacy of taxing energy consumption. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: RNPG; THX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 363.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231137119
ISBN
9780231137119
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 35.99
€ 26.43

Hardback. Num Pages: 360 pages, 70. BIC Classification: RBKC; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231147385
ISBN
9780231147385
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.41
€ 97.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 216 pages, B&W Photos: 4,, Maps: 3,, Figures: 2,. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RNP; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 9. Weight in Grams: 310. Environmental Values and Civil Society. 216 pages, illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1FPC; RNP; RNU. Dimension: 228 x 150 x 9. Weight: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231150019
ISBN
9780231150019
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.10

Hardback. Num Pages: 448 pages, Figures: 20,. BIC Classification: RBP; RNA; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 696. Dispatches from the Front Lines. 384 pages, 20 figures. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: RBP; RNA; RNPG. Dimension: 231 x 161 x 31. Weight: 674.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231152549
ISBN
9780231152549
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 24.01

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 223 x 15. Weight in Grams: 322. 272 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: RNPG. Dimension: 150 x 223 x 15. Weight: 322.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231157193
ISBN
9780231157193
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.51

Hardback. Neoliberalism and Climate Change Politics. Series: New Directions in Critical Theory. 232 pages. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JPA; RNA; RNPG. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 25. Weight: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231158282
ISBN
9780231158282
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 90.20
€ 69.64

Hardback. Num Pages: 384 pages, 13 figures. BIC Classification: HRCG; PSAF; RNPG; RNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 235 x 28. Weight in Grams: 660.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231169080
ISBN
9780231169080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 38.20

Hardback. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFH; JPQB; MBN; RND; RNF; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231170024
ISBN
9780231170024
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 28.18

Paperback. Explores the concept of indebtedness in its various senses and from a wide range of perspectives Editor(s): Paik, Peter Y.; Wiesner-Hanks, Merry E. Series: 21st Century Studies. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: KCS; KJG; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 163 x 14. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
242
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253009388
ISBN
9780253009388
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.52

Hardcover. This text presents the results of the a long-running and comprehensive study of forest fragmentation, the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFFP) in central Amazonia. The study includes baseline data from before isolation from continuous forest took place. Editor(s): Bierregaard, Richard, Jr.; Gascon, Claude; Lovejoy, Thomas E., III; Mesquita, Rita. Num Pages: 496 pages, 93 b/w + 13 color illus. BIC Classification: 1KLS; RGBL; RNKH; RNPD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1225.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Yale University Press
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300084832
ISBN
9780300084832
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.65
€ 53.02

Hardback. Sweeping research on the frozen continent of Antarctica is yielding insights of global importance. Num Pages: 232 pages, 158 colour images + 5 black-&-white illustrations, with 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1MTS; RBGD; RNPG; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 212 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1206.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300187007
ISBN
9780300187007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 36.53

Hardcover. Environmental Contaminants: Bioavailability, Bioaccessibility and Mobility covers all aspects of bioavailability, as related to environmental contaminants. After a discussion of the definition of bioavailability and its context, focus is placed on the role of risk assessment and bioavailability. Series: Analytical Techniques in the Sciences (Ants). Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470025772
ISBN
9780470025772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 204.96

Paperback. This book covers all aspects of bioavailability, as related to environmental contaminants. After a discussion of the definition of bioavailability and its context, focus is placed on the role of risk assessment and bioavailability. Series: Analytical Techniques in the Sciences (Ants). Num Pages: 316 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 151 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470025789
ISBN
9780470025789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 80.46

Hardcover. This book presents an overview of the chemistry, geology, toxicology and environmental impacts of arsenic, presenting information on relatively common arsenic minerals and their key properties. In addition, it includes discussions on the environmental impacts of the release of arsenic from mining and coal combustion. Num Pages: 588 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: PNK; RNP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 197 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1326.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
588
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470027585
ISBN
9780470027585
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 209.80

Hardcover. An exhaustive volume that provides state-of the-art findings on trace element contamination in the environment and its implications on human health. Provides a unique approach interfacing metal requirements of animals and plants and their nutritional benefits with the increasing problem of trace element contamination. Num Pages: 778 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PN; RNP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1206.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
778
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470180952
ISBN
9780470180952
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 250.89

Hardcover. Illicit drugs are an emerging class of environmental contaminants and mass spectrometry is the technique of choice for their analysis. Editor(s): Castiglioni, Sara; Zuccato, Ettore; Fanelli, Roberto. Series: Wiley Series on Mass Spectrometry. Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AS; PN; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 162 x 24. Weight in Grams: 690.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470529546
ISBN
9780470529546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 111.89

Paperback. This important resource provides an overview of the major environmental policy issues, both historic and topical, and explains how science plays a role in various forms of policy response. Series: Public Health/Environmental Health. Num Pages: 448 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 179 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470593431
ISBN
9780470593431
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 103.43

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