Applications and Calculations in Environmental Physics

Applications and Calculations in Environmental Physics addresses environmental pollution and its effects on human health and ecosystem conditions. It explores how all organisms respond to exposures to pollutants at the cellular level. The book describes in detail the science, engineering, and technologies needed to measure, remove, and treat pollutants and concludes with a forecast of some of the pollutants and problems that will emerge in the coming decades.

This important book:

• Describes the role physics plays in all types of environmental scenarios including laws, theories and principles of thermodynamics, and fluid dynamics
• Addresses real-life problems and solutions for pollutants in the air, water, soil, or sediment, and in the human body and other organisms
• Includes discussions of pollutant and nutrient transport, transformation, fate, and cycling through myriad ecosystems at every scale

Applications and Calculations in Environmental Physics is for professionals and researchers in environmental science, engineering, ecology, epidemiology, pharmacology, geology, land use planning, and soil science. Students and faculty and those interested in learning more about physical sciences such as physicians, attorneys, economists, and insurance auditors will also find it useful.