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Detailed report on excavations at the Bronze Age site of El Castillo in south-western Spain. The aim was to study the subsistence economy and material culture of the Early Bronze Age. With descriptions of excavations, study of chronology, finds, human remains and palaeoeconomy.

Both genes and environment have profound effects upon our health. While some environmental factors such as polluted air are high in the public consciousness, there are many other pathways for people's exposure to toxic chemicals, such as through food, water and contaminated land. It is not only chemicals that can affect health, environmental radioactivity, pathogenic organisms and our changing climate also have implications for public health, ...

The first English translation of an official Soviet history of the Russian Civil War first published in the late 1920s. It has been translated and edited by Richard W. Harrison, who supplied numerous endnotes, mostly of a biographical character, for the non-specialist reader.

Time-activity diaries kept by members of the general public indicate that on average people spend around 90% of their time indoors, this is associated with considerable exposure to air pollutants as not only is there infiltration of pollutants from outdoors, there are also emissions indoors that can lead to elevated pollutant concentrations. Despite this, and the fact that the WHO produces air quality guidelines for indoor air, the only statut...

This book reviews the role of plastics in society and examines the environmental impact of different types of plastics.

To examine the effects of the 1989 Medicaid-eligibility expansion for pregnant women in Florida, the authors constructed a linked person-level database that contained information from eight different files.

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This new edition of Mastering Physics has been completely updated and rewritten to give all the information needed to learn and master the essentials of physics. It is a self-contained, clearly explained course for individual study or classroom use which requires no prior knowledge. The book is highly illustrated throughout to show the importance of physics in the natural world, as well as in such fields as athletics, engineering, medicine and...

The volume examines the impact that road vehicles have on the environment, and is vital for policy makers and academics in the field of pollution.

Investigating how the hazardous chemical alternatives are selected, this book is essential reading for industrialists as well as academics, postgraduate students and policy makers.

The fifth edition of the this has been fully revised to reflect technological and legislative changes in the field of environmental pollution over the last 12 years.

This introduction to environmental chemistry bridges the environmental media, such as the atmosphere, fresh waters, oceans and solid earth, and emphasizes the inter-linkages between these media.

Solid waste management issues are highly sensitive topics. Disposal costs need to be balanced against environmental impact, which often results in heated public debate. Disposal options such as incineration and landfill, while unpopular with both the public and environmental pressure groups, do not pose the same environmental and health risks as, for example, recycling plants. This book, written by international experts, discusses the various ...

Pollution: Causes, Effects and Control" is the fourth edition of a best-selling introductory level book dealing with chemical and radioactive pollution in its broadest sense. The scope of the book ranges from the sources of pollutants and their environmental behaviour, to their effects on human and non-human receptors, to the technologies and strategies available for control. The fourth edition has been wholly revised and updated from the prev...

At the time of writing, the topic of lead pollution is the subject of an intense and sometimes heated debate. The argument centres upon possible adverse health effects arising from exposure of children to current environmental levels of lead. Such arguments now appear little closer to resolution than they did five years ago, although the development of ever more sophisticated biochemical and epidemiological techniques may eventually provide an...

This book is concerned with reviewing the political and social context for nuclear power generation, the nuclear power fuel cycles and their implications for the environment. This book will be of interest to scientists and engineers working in the field and to policy makers, university students, and the wider range of people concerned about the environmental impacts of nuclear power generation.

This book gives a unique and valuable compilation of information on an extremely important group of environmental pollutants.

World trade in agriculture, with its massive subsidies, restrictive barriers, international collaboration and competition, and the livelihoods of millions of farmers worldwide at stake, is an emotive subject that often provokes heated debate. So how can sustainability in agriculture be addressed whilst taking these issues into account? "Sustainability in Agriculture" presents an authoritative and balanced overview of many of the key factors ...

Agriculture now accounts for 40% of land use across the globe. While agriculture is an unnatural activity within the environment, farmers are often considered custodians of the landscape and must strike a balance between the positive and negative environmental impacts of agriculture, while meeting the demands of feeding an ever-growing population. This volume of the Issues in Environmental Science and Technology series examines the factors cur...