This book addresses the development of the chemistry of environmental systems as it has changed over the past 50 years. Chemistry of Environmental Systems evolved from a senior-level undergraduate/lower-level graduate course in Environmental Chemistry taught by one of the authors (JSG) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. This course used two textbooks as resources: Chemistry of the Up…
Buku ini ditulis dengan tujuan membantu para teknisi dan para perancang yang mengurusi Sistem Plambing dalam gedung, mulai dengan pemikiran yang mendasari perancangan yang baik sampai pada contoh-contoh kesulitan yang telah terjadi pada instalasi yang sudah terpasang. Walaupun masih banyak kekurangan dalam penyajiannya, terutama menyangkut data statistik yang berkaitan dengan instalasi plambing…
Buku ini membahas secara lengkap mengenai berbagai teknik bioremediasi sebagai salah sate metode dalam bioteknologi untuk memulihkan lingkungan yang tercemar oleh senyawa hidrokarbon minak bumi, mikroba serta mekanisme biodegradasinya.
“Tidak ada kehidupan tanpa adanya air”. “’The Best of All Things is Water ( Air adalah yang terbaik dari segalanya)”. Demikian beberapa ungkapan yang menggambarkan betapa pentingnya manfaat air bagi kehidupan. Sebenarnya, 80% dari permukaan bumi ini tertutup oleh air sehingga persediaan air di bumi sangat melimpah. Sebagian besar dari persediaan tersebut yaitu 96,5% berupa air laut da…
Pertambahan penduduk di kota meupun desa memberi dampak pada kenaikan volume limbah sehingga menimbulkan permasalahan sanitasi bila tidak diimbangi dengan oengelolaan lingkungan yang memadai.
Tantangan utama kemanusiaan sekarang adalah degradasi hutan dan lingkungan, kemiskinan, dan ketahanan pangan. Semuanya terkait dengan bagaimana pengelolaan sumber daya alam dilakukan secara lestari dan berkeadilan. Tidak ada solusi obar mujarap (panacea)
In the 21st century, the fate of the environment has become a critical issue in both developed and developing countries throughout the world. The environment is considered the surroundings in which an organism operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelation. Water pollution, poor air quality, global warming, acid rain, ozonosphere hole, …
This textbook provides study materials for the participants of the course named Multivariate Analysis of Ecological Data that we teach at our university for the third year. Material provided here should serve both for the introductory and the advanced versions of the course. We admit that some parts of the text would profit from further polishing, they are quite rough but we hope in further…
Earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, droughts, disease outbreaks as well as conflicts are all crises that result in death as well as profound disruption to those left behind, and to those communities who shelter them. Among the most urgent interventions are those to provide water, sanitation and hygiene {WASH) to affected communities. Water; Sanitation and Hygiene in Humanitarian Contexts presents …
This book is focused on the complex problem of controlling air pollution and mitigating its adverse effects on human health and the environment. It is written by leading experts in the field and addresses many aspects of air pollution, including monitoring and source characterization of air pollution, the theory and application of air quality modeling, health effects and risk assessment, air qu…
Riset tanaman obat dari hutan merupakan program riset prioritas nasional bagi Kementerian Kesehatan. Namun demikian, Kementerian Lingkungan Hidup dan Kehutanan (KLHK) dalam hal ini Badan Litbang dan Inovasi (BLI) sebagai penanggungjawab dan pengelola riset yang berkaitan dengan bioprospeksi dari biodiversitas hutan tropis, juga melakukan riset tanaman obat dari hutan tropis Indonesia. Output u…
Plastics are increasingly used in modern-day life due to their wide-ranging properties which can be used in a variety of applications. ‘Plastics Waste Management: Processing and Disposal’ is primarily written from an industrial point-of-view and relates waste management to understanding the correct processes for dealing with the growing issue of plastics waste. This book mainly focuses on p…
Biotransformation of Agricultural Waste and By-Products in the 4F Economy: The Food, Feed, Fiber, Fuel (4F) Economy presents an evaluation of plant species better exploitable for a particular transformation. As crops are already covering large parts of cultivable soils, is it is not conceivable to try to extend the cultures beyond the limit of available soils, but a further increase in producti…
Microbiology is an exceptionally broad discipline encompassing specialties as diverse as biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, taxonomy, pathogenic bacteriology, food and industrial microbiology, and ecology. A microbiologist must be acquainted with many biological disciplines and with all major groups of microorganisms: viruses, bacteria, fungi, algae, and protozoa. The key is balance. Studen…