Pollution: Engineering and Scientific Solutions

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Global Effects of Contaminants in the Upper Atmosphere....Pages 1-9
Climatic Aspects of Waste Heat....Pages 10-18
Cooling Towers and Weather Modification....Pages 19-25
Man-Made Alterations of the Near Earth Space Environment....Pages 26-37
Orbital Pollution Control....Pages 38-53
Global Air Pollution Monitoring from Satellites: Prospects and Problems....Pages 54-69
Environmental Observations from Space — The Promise and the Challenge....Pages 70-76
A Model for Fluid Mechanical Studies of Air Pollution....Pages 77-94
A Systematic Method for Evaluating the Potential Environmental Impact of New Industrial Chemicals....Pages 95-104
Effect of Additives on Boiler Cleanliness and Particulate Emissions....Pages 105-121
High Temperature Dust Control—Application of a Combination Particle Collector and Heat Exchanger....Pages 122-132
Solutions to Problems of Soil Pollution by Agricultural Chemicals....Pages 133-147
Control of Air Pollution Affecting or Caused by Agriculture....Pages 148-157
The Creation and Control of Pest Situations Through Engineering: Past, Present, and Future....Pages 158-167
The Neo-Technological Landscape Degradation and Its Ecological Restoration....Pages 168-181
Some Aspects of the Role of Engineering in the Competition Between Insects and Man....Pages 182-191
Sulfur Dioxide Removal from Gases U.S.: Lime-Limestone....Pages 192-214
Special Problems of the Smelter Industry....Pages 215-223
Sulfur Dioxide Removal from Waste Gases: A Status Report United States: Recovery Processes....Pages 224-234
Sulphur Dioxide Removal from Waste Gases: A Status Report Japan....Pages 235-252
Sulfur Dioxide Removal from Waste Gases: A Status Report for Europe....Pages 253-267
Pollution Abatement in the Manufacture and Loading of Propellants & Explosives....Pages 268-271
Investigations Related to Prevention and Control of Water Pollution in the U. S. TNT Industry....Pages 272-277
Control of Nitrogen Oxide Emissions for Nitric Acid Plants....Pages 278-287
Abatement of Nitrobodies in Aqueous Effluents from TNT Production and Finishing Plants....Pages 288-297
Explosive Incineration....Pages 298-303
The U. S. Navy Peppard Program....Pages 304-309
Elimination of Styphnic Acid from Plant Effluents....Pages 310-319
Environmental Problems and Solutions Associated with the Development of the World’s Largest Lead Mining District....Pages 320-330
A Study of the Effectiveness of Backfilling in Controlling Mine Drainage....Pages 331-345
Land Disposal of Septage (Septic Tank Pumpings)....Pages 346-356
Resource Recovery from Municipal Wastes—A Review and Analysis of Existing and Emerging Technology....Pages 357-379
Removal of Trace Metals from Wastewater by Lime and Ozonation....Pages 380-386
A Floating Settler for Low Cost Clarification....Pages 387-397
Measurement and Collaborative Testing for Implementation of Air Quality....Pages 398-414
The Use of Airborne Sensor Systems for Environmental Monitoring....Pages 415-433
Radio Wave Monitoring of the Depth and the Salinity of the Water Table....Pages 434-437
Remote Measurement of Air Pollutants Utilizing the Raman Effect....Pages 438-452
Remote Sensing of Pollutants by Means of Stereo Analysis....Pages 453-468
Profiles of the Natural Contaminant Radon 222 as a Measure of the Vertical Diffusivity....Pages 469-476
Spectrophotometric Determination of Indole and Skatole Using Lignine Extractions....Pages 477-486
The Steady-State Demand-Output-Waste Economy....Pages 487-503
Simulation of Populations, with Particular Reference to the Grain Beetle, Tribolium ....Pages 504-509
Pollution by Diffusive Processes....Pages 510-521
Computer Control of Physical-Chemical Wastewater Treatment....Pages 522-547
Computation and Mapping of the Dispersion and Herbage Uptake of Gaseous Effluents from Industrial Plants....Pages 548-563
Particle Deposition and Diffusivities Along Smooth Surfaces....Pages 564-571
Industrial Noise Pollution....Pages 572-586
Motor Vehicle Noise....Pages 587-593
Engineering and Scientific Implications of Noise Control Legislation....Pages 594-601
Noise Pollution in Developing Countries and in Israel in Particular....Pages 602-605
Environmental Protection in the U.S.....Pages 606-615
Pollution Problems in Australia — A Large, Sparsely Populated, Rapidly Developing Country....Pages 616-619
The Canadian Pollution Problem — A Need for Broader Perceptions....Pages 620-632
A Co-operative Approach to Pollution Problems in Canada....Pages 633-646
Some Pollution Problems in Nigeria....Pages 647-650
Legal Control of Industrial Air Pollution in Israel....Pages 651-663
Air Pollution Trends in Tel Aviv, Israel....Pages 664-670
A Dual-Purpose Air Pollution Alert and Implementation System for the Greater Tel Aviv Area....Pages 671-679
Politics and Pollution: Political Solutions to a Deteriorating Environment....Pages 680-688
Some Economic, Spatial, Social and Political Indicators of Environmental Quality of Urban Life....Pages 689-707
Teratological Hazards due to Phenoxy Herbicides and Dioxin Contaminants....Pages 708-729
Strategy for Maintaining Environmental Quality in Developing Technological Societies....Pages 730-737
Environment’s Most Dangerous Pest: Man....Pages 738-749
Environmental Education as a Means of Creating an Awareness of Pollution by Tomorrow’s Youth....Pages 750-757
Pollution and Public Information....Pages 758-764
Are Industry and Government Fulfilling Their Responsibilities for Pollution Control?....Pages 765-772
Industrial Zoning....Pages 773-778
Back Matter....Pages 779-784