Air pollution control technology. An engineering analysis point of view
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This volume contains thirteen papers, mostly given at a conference in Orlando, Florida, in March 1978. Various techniques, including...
This volume contains thirteen papers, mostly given at a conference in Orlando, Florida, in March 1978. Various techniques, including the use of water hyacinths and cypress swamps, are described. The cost-effectiveness of techniques is stressed.
Water Pollution Microbiology. Volume 2. Edited by Ralph Mitchell. John Wiley, Chichester. 1978. Pp. 442. Price: £17-60. This updates and augments Volume l, produced in 1973. It examines the role of micro-organisms and causative agents of pollution and the way in which they may be used in pollution control.
Hygi6ne de l'Environnement Maritime. By J.-F. Brison and F. A. Denis. Masson, Paris. Collection de Biologie des Milieux Marins, 2. 1978. Pp. 218. Price: Not given. This book deals, in a balanced way, with micro-organisms (bacteria, viruses and protistal) in the sea and estuaries and the epidemiology of the diseases they may cause.
Proceedings of the 33rd Industrial Waste Conference, 9-11 May 1978. Purdue University. Ann Arbor Science, Ann Arbor. 1979. Pp. 1028. Price: £22.00. This annual volume once again contains a great many useful and up-to-date papers dealing with numerous important topics in the field of industrial waste treatment. The ten-year index, for the last ten volumes, will be appreciated by workers in this field wishing to refer rapidly to the earlier volumes.
Air Pollution Control Technology. An Engineering Analysis Point of View. By Robert M. Bethea. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York. 1978. Pp. 449. Price: £22.30. All aspects of air pollution and its control are fully discussed from the point of view of the engineer. Methods are described and evaluated. This book will be useful to scientists and engineers concerned with pollution "problems.
Indicators of Viruses in Water and Food. By Gerald Berg. Ann Arbor Science, Ann Arbor. 1978. Pp. 424. Price: £25.15.