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Organic Compounds in Paper Mill Wastewaters
This chapter is focused on the problem caused by the effluent discharges from paper and pulp mills. At present, three aspects should be considered in...
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Evaluation Methodology for Environmental Impact Assessment of Industrial Wastes Used as Highway Materials: An Overview with Respect to U.S. EPA's Environmental Risk Assessment Framework
An evaluation methodology was developed for assessing potential ecological risks posed by constituents released from waste and industrial byproducts...
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Organic Enrichment at Cold Water Aquaculture Sites—the Case of Coastal Newfoundland
Benthic organic matter (OM) enrichment is a frequent environmental effect of coastal aquaculture. There is a need for simple, general methods of...
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The Role of Musk and Musk Compounds in the Fragrance Industry
An overview of the role of musk and musk compounds in the fragrance industry is given. Discovery and syntheses of representatives occurring naturally...
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Sensory Evaluation of Indoor Air Pollution Sources
The basic biological principles of the perception mechanisms for odour and irritants are fairly well understood. Much more uncertain is how these...
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Forensic Investigation of Leachates from Recycled Solid Wastes: An Environmental Analysis Approach
In order to study the environmental analysis and impact assessment (EAIA) of contaminants leached from road construction and repair (C&R) materials,...
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Estrogens and Progestogens in Wastewater, Sludge, Sediments, and Soil
Estrogens and progestogens are two classes of female steroidal hormones whose presence in the environment has been associated with the appearance of...
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Wastewater Quality Monitoring: On-Line/On-Site Measurement
Sampling and laboratory analysis are not well adapted to wastewater quality monitoring in a process control or hazards prevention context, for which...
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Evaluation of Pesticides in Wastewaters. A Combined (Chemical and Biological) Analytical Approach
The current status of the analysis of pesticides in wastewater by chromatographic techniques and toxicity bioassays is reviewed and evaluated. When...
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Near-Field Depositional Model for Salmon Aquaculture Waste
An analytical near-field depositional model for solids wastes (organic matter from waste feed and faeces) from open net pen culture of finfish is...
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Antibiotic Use in Finfish Aquaculture: Modes of Action, Environmental Fate, and Microbial Resistance
Various antibiotics have been used over the past 20 years and continue to be registered for use in finfish aquaculture in the United Kingdom,...
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Environmental Management and the Use of Sentinel Species
To be successful, environmental management must be comprehensive and take into account the activities of all participants who share that...
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Salmon Aquaculture, Nutrient Fluxes and Ecosystem Processes in Southwestern New Brunswick
Salmon aquaculture discharges organic wastes into the marine environment. Salmon metabolism and the waste discharges add nutrients and organic...
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Synthetic Musks in House Dust
House dust is a sink and repository for semi-volatile organic compounds and particle bound organic matter. Although data are available on the...
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Air Pollution Export from and Import to Europe: Experimental Evidence
The intercontinental transport of air pollutants from and to Europe is described in detail. The major focus is on the import of air pollution from...
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Air Pollution Export from and Import to North America: Experimental Evidence
North America (Canada and the USA) contains only 5% of the world’s population but accounts for 15–23% of the world’s emissions in terms of trace...
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Intercontinental Transport of Ozone from Tropical Biomass Burning
Photochemically reactive gases released by fires (e.g., NO, CO, hydrocarbons) interact as they do in an urban environment to form ozone. There has...
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Recycling Solid Wastes as Road Construction Materials: An Environmentally Sustainable Approach
Improved environmental performance in industry and society is a concept now a quarter-century old. Efforts in this regard have yielded much in the...
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Fragrance Materials in Wastewater Treatment
In recent years, there has been significant interest in understanding the input of fragrance materials (FMs) to aquatic ecosystems, and this has...