Environmental Studies and Green Technologies
- Author Santosh Kumar Garg and Dr. Ranjini Garg
- ISBN: 978-81-7409-226-7
- ₹ 349.00
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₹ 279.20
Book Detail | |
Publication Year | 2008 |
ISBN-13 | 978-81-7409-226-7 |
ASIN | 81-7409-226-9 |
Language | English |
Edition | 1st |
Pages | 548 |
Preface | |
Preface | Sustainable life style and sustainable developments of lthe countries and of the entire world in this context, assumes a great significance, and has become the prime necessity of today. The sustainable development, as you will read in this book, is defined as " the development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of the future generations to meet their own needs." |
Table of Contents | |
Table of Contents | *Introduction *Human environment and ecological balance of nature *Environmental imbalances caused by human activities and the need for sustainable development *Sustainable development and utilization of natural resources *Development of energy from various sources and their environmental impacts *Environmental pollution including its regional and global impacts *Air pollution, its causes, effects and control measures *Water pollution-causes, effects and control strategies *Noise pollution *Soil pollution *Solid waste pollution *Disposal of hazardous biomedical (Solid and Liquid) wastes *Nuclear hazard and radioactive pollution *Marine pollution-a complex and global problem *The India’s environment (protection) Act, 1986 *Environmental management and ISO Certification for Eco-friendly products *Chemical toxicology *Polymers and their eco-friendliness *Green technology *Environmental biotechnology *Some other important terminologies relating to biotechnology. |