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1 online resource : illustrations |
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ADVANCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH VOLUME 26 ; ADVANCES IN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH VOLUME 26 ; CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; ENERGY SYSTEMS, GREENHOUSE GASES AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION CONTROL ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. HEAT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS ; 3. HEAT PUMPS CAPABILITIES ; 4. GROUND TEMPERATURES ; 5. ENERGY EFFICIENCY ; 5.1. Temperature; 5.2. Wind ; 5.3. Solar ; 5.4. Rain ; 6. TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENT ; 6.1. Ground Source Heat Pumps; 6.1.1. Ground Loops ; 6.1.2. Heat Pumps ; 6.1.3. Heat Distribution System ; 6.2. Types of Ground Source Heat Pump ; 6.2.1. Ground Water Heat Pump Systems |
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6.2.2. Ground Coupled Heat Pump Systems 6.2.2.1. Vertical Ground Coupled Heat Pump Systems ; 6.2.2.2. Horizontal Ground Coupled Heat Pump Systems; 6.2.3. Surface Water Heat Pump Systems ; 6.2.4. Standing Column Well Systems ; 7. HEAT EXCHANGER DESIGN ; 8. ENERGY EFFICIENCY ; 8.1. Air Distribution ; 9. GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS; 9.1. Refrigeration ; 9.2. Cooling ; 9.3. Ground Temperature ; 9.4. Design ; 9.5. Efficiency ; 9.6. Installation ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES ; ECOLOGY AND IMPACTS OF CIGUATERA ON CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 2. CIGUATERA-ASSOCIATED DINOFLAGELLATES |
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2.1. Field Ecology of Gambierdiscus 3. ECOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC, AND HUMAN HEALTH IMPACTS OF CIGUATERA ; 3.1. Economic and Human Health Impacts ; 3.2. Effects of Epiphytic Algal Toxins on Fishes and Other Marine Animals ; 3.3. Impact of Ciguatera on Fishing Pressure and Indirect Effects on Coral Reef Communities ; 4. CIGUATERA OUTBREAKS: LINKS TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE AND CORAL REEF HEALTH ; 4.1. Impact of Seawater Temperature on Ciguatera ; 4.2. Ciguatera and Coral Reef Monitoring ; CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES ; CLIMATE CHANGE: CAUSES AND POSSIBLE IMPACTS ON AGRO-ECOSYSTEMS |
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ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION ; Early History of the Discovery of Global Warming Phenomenon (Or Greenhouse Effect) by Physicists in the 19th Century ; TRENDS IN CHANGING ATMOSPHERIC CARBON; RECENT TRENDS IN CHANGING METHANE EMISSION FROM MELTING ARCTIC PERMAFROST ; IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ; EXPERIMENTALLY-BASED CHANGES IN YIELD OF MAJOR CEREALS AND LEGUMES WITH ELEVATED CO2(#x9C;́#x98; 550 PPM) ; SIMULATED CROP YIELD TAKINGINTO ACCOUNT THE DIRECT EFFECT OF CO2 FERTILIZATION ; CASSAVA POTENTIAL AS A SECURITY FOR FOOD, FEED, AND FUEL CROP IN GLOBALLY WARMING CLIMATE |
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IMPACTS OF CO2-TEMPERATURE INTERACTIONS ON PLANT PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND GROWTH INTERACTIONS OF ELEVATED CO2 WITH SOIL NUTRIENTS AND ITS IMPLICATION FOR FORAGE QUALITY ; ELEVATED CO2 EFFECTS ON CROP WATER USE EFFICIENCY; CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; PARTICULATE MATTER CONCENTRATIONS IN RESIDENTIAL EAST DELHI AND SOUTH DELHI, INDIA ; ABSTRACT ; 1. INTRODUCTION ; 1.1. Delhi ; 2. METHODOLOGY ; 2.1. Sources of Air Pollution in Delhi ; 2.2. Sampling Sites ; 2.3. Sampling Method; 3. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS ; 3.1. Comparison of SPM Level in IITD and SKP ; CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Title from PDF title page (viewed March 29, 2013) |
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Environmental degradation.
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Pollution
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Environmental quality.
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Environmental protection.
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Environmental Pollution
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environmental protection.
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NATURE -- Ecology.
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NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness.
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SCIENCE -- Environmental Science.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology.
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Environmental degradation
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Environmental protection
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Environmental quality
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Pollution
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Daniels, Justin A.
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9781620814697 |
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1620814692 |
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