Unraveling Environmental Disasters, Second Edition provides scientific explanations of the most threatening current and future environmental disasters, including an analysis of ways disasters could have been prevented and how to minimize risk of similar disasters in the future. In this new edition the authors provide foundational knowledge on why certain environmental disasters occur and ways of reducing the risk of recurrences. Anyone involved in teaching or working in the main sciences of physics, chemistry, and biology, or in the applied sciences, including engineering, design, planning, and homeland security, should read the book to become acquainted with these very important issues.
1. Unraveling Environmental Disasters - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. i 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. Preface - p. ix 7. Chapter 1 Disaster characterization - p. 1 8. Chapter 2 Failure - p. 23 9. Chapter 3 Science - p. 57 10. Chapter 4 Chemical public health disasters - p. 93 11. Chapter 5 Explosions - p. 117 12. Chapter 6 Atmospheric plumes - p. 141 13. Chapter 7 Leaks - p. 171 14. Chapter 8 Spills - p. 207 15. Chapter 9 Fires - p. 243 16. Chapter 10 Climate: The scientific basis of pending disasters - p. 263 17. Chapter 11 Climate: Addressing the problems - p. 289 18. Chapter 12 Nature - p. 329 19. Chapter 13 Minerals - p. 349 20. Chapter 14 Recalcitrance - p. 409 21. Chapter 15 Radiation - p. 441 22. Chapter 16 Biodiversity - p. 469 23. Chapter 17 Products - p. 511 24. Chapter 18 Unsustainability - p. 549 25. Chapter 19 Society - p. 571 26. Chapter 20 Future - p. 613 27. Glossary - p. 635 28. Glossary - Continued - p. 635 29. Glossary - Continued - p. 672 30. Index - p. 687 31. Index - Continued - p. 703
Unraveling Environmental Disasters, Second Edition provides scientific explanations of the most threatening current and future environmental disasters, including an analysis of ways disasters could have been prevented and how to minimize risk of similar disasters in the future. In this new edition the authors provide foundational knowledge on why certain environmental disasters occur and ways of reducing the risk of recurrences. Anyone involved in teaching or working in the main sciences of physics, chemistry, and biology, or in the applied sciences, including engineering, design, planning, and homeland security, should read the book to become acquainted with these very important issues.
1. Unraveling Environmental Disasters - p. i 2. Cover - p. i 3. Title Page - p. i 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. Preface - p. ix 7. Chapter 1 Disaster characterization - p. 1 8. Chapter 2 Failure - p. 23 9. Chapter 3 Science - p. 57 10. Chapter 4 Chemical public health disasters - p. 93 11. Chapter 5 Explosions - p. 117 12. Chapter 6 Atmospheric plumes - p. 141 13. Chapter 7 Leaks - p. 171 14. Chapter 8 Spills - p. 207 15. Chapter 9 Fires - p. 243 16. Chapter 10 Climate: The scientific basis of pending disasters - p. 263 17. Chapter 11 Climate: Addressing the problems - p. 289 18. Chapter 12 Nature - p. 329 19. Chapter 13 Minerals - p. 349 20. Chapter 14 Recalcitrance - p. 409 21. Chapter 15 Radiation - p. 441 22. Chapter 16 Biodiversity - p. 469 23. Chapter 17 Products - p. 511 24. Chapter 18 Unsustainability - p. 549 25. Chapter 19 Society - p. 571 26. Chapter 20 Future - p. 613 27. Glossary - p. 635 28. Glossary - Continued - p. 635 29. Glossary - Continued - p. 672 30. Index - p. 687 31. Index - Continued - p. 703
