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Handbook of Environmental Health, Fourth Edition, Volume II: Pollutant Interactions in Air, Water, and Soil

CRC Press, 2002

The book is filled with figures and diagrams. … largely well thought out and useful aids to understanding. … The authors clearly have a very detailed understanding of the relevant laws and provide a comprehensive overview of the links between these and environmental health. … clearly a useful and important reference text. Its...

Heavy Metals In The Environment

CRC Press, 2002

[In this book,] 48 eminently qualified professionals present a well-balanced discussion of the pertinent risk and benefit issues. What is presented is a factual analysis of the perspective that there are both nutritional and toxicological aspects that require consideration. … This book definitely provides valuable information in a very...

Stock Investing For Dummies (Business & Personal Finance)

For Dummies, 2006

Fully covers today's economic realities — and new opportunities

Build your wealth with smart investing — even in a bear market!

With so many choices, investing can be tricky. Stock Investing For Dummies, 2nd Edition, makes it simple with proven tactics and time-tested strategies for picking winners. This...

Power and Security in the Information Age: Investigating the Role of the State in Cyberspace

Ashgate, 2008

The marriage of computers and telecommunications, the integration of these technologies into a multimedia system of communication that has global reach, and the fact that they are available worldwide at low cost seems to be bringing about a fundamental transformation in the way humans communicate and interact. But however much consensus there may...

Chances Are: Adventures in Probability

Viking Adult, 2006

A layman’s journey into the realm of probability—from poker to politics, weather to war, Monte Carlo to mortality

We search for certainty, but find only likelihood. All things are possible, only one thing actually happens; everything else is in the realm of probability. The twin disciplines of...

Beginning Spatial with SQL Server 2008

Apress, 2009

Microsoft SQL Server 2008 introduces new geography and geometry spatial datatypes that enable the storage of structured data describing the shape and position of objects in space. This is an interesting and exciting new feature, with many potentially useful applications.

Beginning Spatial with SQL Server 2008 covers everything you need...

Handbook on Information Technology in Finance (International Handbooks on Information Systems)

Springer, 2008

This Handbook contains surveys of state-of-the-art concepts, systems, applications, best practices as well as contemporary research in the intersection between IT and finance. Included are recent trends and challenges, IT systems and architectures in finance, essential developments and case studies on management information systems, service...

Fault-tolerant Flight Control and Guidance Systems: Practical Methods for Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Advances in Industrial Control)

Springer, 2009

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) offer an incomparable means of gathering intelligence and carrying out missions without needing an onboard human pilot. The benefits are considerable in terms of cost, efficiency, and reduced pilot risk.

In order to complete a mission efficiently and with a high level of safety and security, the following key...

Environmental Assessment of Estuarine Ecosystems: A Case Study (Environmental and Ecological Risk Assessment)

CRC Press, 2009

With contributions from international experts, this reference covers all aspects of estuaries from the physiological to the economical. Using a comparative case study of two French estuaries, the text demonstrates the state-of-the-art science required to assess the estuary paradox. The two estuaries detailed here provide a full-spectrum of chemical...

Service Oriented Architecture Field Guide for Executives

John Wiley & Sons, 2008

Service Oriented Architecture Field Guide for Executives is a fundamental breakthrough in the business and technology perspectives of service oriented architecture (SOA). A valuable resource to help you understand and realize the benefits of SOA in today's companies, this guide will show you how to plan, implement, and achieve SOA value....

Principles of Biochemical Toxicology, Fourth Edition

Informa Healthcare, 2008

This leading textbook in the field examines the mechanisms underlying toxicity, particularly the events at the molecular level and the factors that determine and affect toxicity. The new edition is updated to reflect the latest research into the biochemical basis of toxicology and the growing concerns over the adverse effects of drugs,...

Air Quality, Fourth Edition

CRC Press, 2003

...succeeds in giving a lucid overview of the most important principles...
-The Science of the Total Environment

We can only hope it will become a bible for thousands of students over the next few years.
-ENVIRON

Ozone-destroying chemicals, greenhouse gases, and...

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