Notable▼Books Green Giants? Environmental Policies of the United States and the European Union, N. J. Vig, M. G. Faure, Eds. (MIT Press, 2004, 398 pp, $27). Once the leading innovator of environmental policy, the United States has now been surpassed by members of the European Union, which has enacted radical regulations. Contributors in this volume compare these two economic giants. Most importantly, they seek to answer whether the policies of the United States and the European Union will lead the planet to a stable and secure ecological future. Physicochemical Treatment of Hazardous Wastes, W. Z. Tang, Ed. (CRC Press, 2003, 608 pp, $149.95). Treating hazardous waste raises a number of questions, including the characteristics of the contaminated media and the pollutant, as well as the pollutant concentration. Answers to these questions can be found in this volume, which systematically examines how to approach the treatment of pollutants. Graduate students will learn innovative technologies, while engineers will be helped with different kinetic rate constants and molecular descriptors. Introduction to Environmental Toxicology: Impacts of Chemicals upon Ecological Systems, W. G. Landis, M. H. Yu, Ed. (CRC Press, 2004, 484 pp, $99.50). This edition covers the impact of environmental toxins, ranging from molecular descriptions to systems of ecology. The updated text discusses endocrine disrupters and includes a new chapter on fluoride. The interaction of science and policy is also explored, and new tools are introduced to trace causality in environmental systems. © 2004 American Chemical Society
Green Planet Blues: Environmental Politics from Stockholm to Johannesburg, Third Edition, K. Conca, G. D. Dabelko, Eds. (Westview Press, 2004, 372 pp, $40). A revised edition, this collection of current and classic writing on global environmental politics is written for a broad audience. International controversies are examined from various viewpoints. Everything from economics to environmental justice is used to explore issues from deforestation, to watershed loss, to transboundary pollution. Principles of Chemical Separations with Environmental Applications, R. D. Noble, P. A. Terry, Eds. (Cambridge University Press, 2004, 321 pp, $60). Understanding chemical separations can aid the cleanup of polluted water or soil and help decrease a pollutant’s environmental impact. The authors discuss separation technology, how property differences are used to generate separations, and which separating agents to use. The book includes homework problems. Wiley’s Remediation Technologies Handbook: Major Contaminant Chemicals and Chemical Groups, J. H. Lehr, Ed. (Wiley Publisher, 2004, 1271 pp, $150). Economic and industrial progress has led to new types of environmental pollution, requiring quick innovative work by remediation specialists. This volume serves as a one-stop information source on hundreds of chemical groups that pose the greatest environmental threat. Drawing on peer-reviewed journals and other sources, the best technologies can also be referenced for both cost and efficiency. AUGUST 1, 2004 / ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ■ 295A
