BOOKS Pollution Engineering Practice Handbook. Paul N. Cheremisinoff and Rich1073 pages. ard A. Young, Eds. xii Ann Arbor Science Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 1425, Ann Arbor, Mich. 48106. 1975. $29.50, hard cover. Aimed at the expert, the student, and the novice, this book is written in general technical language. It covers many aspects of pollution, including air, water, noise, solid waste, and radioactivity. Control methods are presented, and these range from wet scrubbers to resource recovery. Legal aspects of pollution and its control are also covered.
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Air Quality Control: National Issues, Standards and Goals. 94 pages. National Association of Manufacturers, Resources and Technology Dept., 1776 F St., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006. 1975. $5.50 ($4.50 for NAM members), paper. A quick overview of the air pollution problem; some means by which industry controls air pollution; and federal air pollution laws and regulations is presented for the specialist and non-specialist. The book is aimed at bridging the gap between various environmentally concerned and industrial groups, and to point out that expectations must be tempered by technical feasibility and economic reason. Water Quality Parameters-STP 573. 590 pages. American Society for Testing and Materials, 1916 Race St., Philadelphia, Pa. 19103. 1975. $29.50, hard cover (outside U.S., add 3 % shipping charges). This book contains 46 papers dealing exclusively with recent methodology on water analysis. The papers cover inorganic analysis, organic analysis, continuous monitoring and remote sensing, parameter selection, and biological analysis. They were presented at a symposium co-sponsored by the Canada Center for Inland Waters and the Analytical Chemistry Division of the Chemical Institute of Canada. The Greatest Force on Earth. Daniel I. Hadley. 11 pages. Hadley Solar Energy Co., Box 1456, Wilmington, Del. 19899. 1975. $ 5 , paper. Build a solar hot air heat collector for $162.80, or a solar hot water heat collector for $207.50. A person with some carpentry and plumbing ability can benefit from experience gained from ”Solar One” at the University of Delaware, and use the detailed plans and bills of materials that this booklet presents. Complete working drawings are given.
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The Environmental Impact Handbook. Robert W. Burchell and David Listokin. iii 234 pages. Rutgers University, Building 4051-Kilmer Campus. New Brunswick, N.J. 08903. 1975. $8.95, paper. This volume is a comprehensive guide to the residential environmental impact statement (EIS), and includes most recent changes in federal and state guidelines. The scope, objectives, and requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, and its many progeny at the state and local level are surveyed. Complete residential EIS requirements are set forth in very plain language.
Wind Power. Daniel M. Simmons. x 300 pages. Noyes Data Corp., Mill Road at Grand Ave., Park Ridge, N.J. 07656. 1975. $24, hard cover. Wind is a “clean”, renewable energy source. However, information concerning this energy source is scattered and difficult to bring together. This book, nevertheless, has gathered these data together, and apprises the reader of what wind energy systems are available, the state-of-the-art in the field, and methods of storing wind energy. Site selection is discussed, as is the international scene. Detailed machine design data are given.
Island of Dreams: Environmental Crisis in Japan. Norie Huddle, et al. 352 pages. Book People, 2940 Seventh St., Berkeley, Calif. 94710. 1975. $4.95, paper. What are the environmental consequences of industrial development? This book gives a description of how these consequences made themselves seen and felt through air and water degradation which became steadily worse over the years. The evolution of Minamata (mercury), itai-itai (cadmium), and Yosho (PCB) diseases is explained, as is that of Yokkaichi asthma. Biological and political “fallout” is discussed.
Systems Analysis in Water Resources Planning. Meta Systems, Inc. 393 pages. Water Information Center, 44 Sintsink Drive East, Port Washington, N.Y. 11050. 1975. $17.95, hard cover. This volume has two basic objectives. One is to examine systems analysis in water and related land resources planning in order to define the potential role of water resources planners’ approaches. The second is to make recommendations on the uses of systems analysis in water resources planning. While mathematical models play a major part, many systems applications are discussed.
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Handbook of Solid Waste Disposal: Materials and Energy Recovery. Joseph L. Pavioni, et al. xv -t- 549 pages. Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., Litton Industries, 450 W. 33rd St., New York, N.Y. 10001. 1975. $25, hard cover. Some solid waste disposal techniques are traditional; others are innovative. This book examines both, and analyzes system methodology, controlling process parameters, process requirements, by-products, economics, and case histories. Many aspects and techniques of materials recovery and energy development are discussed. Introduction to Insect Pest Management. Robert L. Metcalf and William Luckmann, Eds. xiv 587 pages. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016. 1975. $19.95, hard cover. This book discusses the ecological approach to pest control, and uses a total systems concept that evaluates and integrates biological, chemical, and natural factors. The idea is to minimize both economic damage and adverse environmental effects. Tactics, strategies, and examples that can be developed into working programs are provided, as well as case histories of successes and failures.
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Fluorocarbons and the Environment. viii 109 pages. Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. 1975. $1.90, paper.
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The boiling fluorocarbon aerosol controversy led to the formation of the Federal Task Force on Inadvertent Modification of the Stratosphere (IMOS). The IMOS report, with the title listed above, is a very thorough assessment of the extent and nature of stratospheric changes based on present-day knowledge. Predictions of ozone layer changes and their. effects are discussed. Ask for GPO Stock No. 038000-00226-1. The Organic Way to Plant Protection. 355 pages. Rodale Press, 33 E. Minor St., Emmaus, Pa. 18049. 1975. $8.95, hard cover. Insects and disease are harmful to plants; yet pesticides are harmful to the environment. Suppose, however, that plants could be protected without the use of dangerous insecticides, and thus, no poisonous residues would remain? This book explains how to protect those precious garden plants without using a host of noxious chemicals. Volume 9, Number 9, September 1975
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