Anyone who has ever been trapped in a soul-sucking gig will relate to this tale.

The Marsh Builders interweaves the tale of a citizen uprising against conventional sewage treatment with the history of water pollution and the emerging scientific understanding of wetlands as effective natural filters for tainted water.

Gone Tomorrow excavates the history of rubbish handling from the nineteenth century to the present, pinpointing the roots of today’s waste-addicted society.

Cities are amongst our greatest creations. Yet, with cities now home to over half the world's population, there is increasing concern over their unchecked expansion and the detrimental effect this is having on the planet.

In Junkyard Planet, Adam Minter-veteran journalist and son of an American junkyard owner-travels deeply into a vast, often hidden, 500-billion-dollar industry that's transforming our economy and environment.

The ubiquitous wooden pallet is good for much more than cross-country shipping! The Pallet Book gives it new life in home and garden woodworking projects.

About the Book Managing biosolids for reuse and not for disposal is the focus of this book.

Is the region now in danger of becoming the Great American Desert? In this volume eleven of the most knowledgeable scholars and water professionals in the Great Plains insightfully examine the dilemmas of groundwater use.

This study of the Dneprostroi dam and power plant reveals new aspects of the struggle between Trotsky and Stalin, the use of foreign (including American) advisors and technology, and the devastating effects of collectivization on the ...

"It is written for chemical-handling specialists, emergency responders to incidents involving hazardous chemicals, for laboratory personnel, for process engineers working in the chemical industry, for health and safety management, and ...