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Subject Area: Environmental Science and Engineering



 
Sustainable Resource Development
By Gary G. Zatzman
Copyright: 2013   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Taking a new, fresh look at how the energy industry and we, as a planet, are developing our energy resources, this book looks at what is right and wrong about energy resource development, aiding engineers and scientists in achieving a true sustainability in this field, both from an economic and environmental perspective.


 
Industrial Gas Flaring Practices
By Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff
Copyright: 2013   |   Status: Published   |   Expected Pub Date:March 2013   |   Hardcover
 
With the consequences of the world's gas flaring practices only just beginning to be understood or even studied, this volume is the first in decades to tackle a very difficult hot-button issue for our time that could significantly reduce CO2 emissions and affect global warming.


 
Death of the Chesapeake
A History of the Military Role in Polluting the Bay
By Richard D. Albright
Copyright: 2013   |   Status: Contracted   |   Expected Pub Date:May 30, 2013   |   Hardcover
 
This unique book focuses attention on the failure of current efforts to cleanup the Chesapeake Bay and suggests an approach often used in cleaning up environmentally damaged sites


 
Fracking
The Operations and Environmental Consequences of Hydraulic Fracturing
By Michael D. Holloway and Oliver Rudd
Copyright: 2013   |   Status: In Production   |   Expected Pub Date:May 2013   |   Hardcover
 
This book explores the history, techniques, and materials used in the practice of induced hydraulic fracturing, one of the hottest and most contested issues of today, for the production of natural gas, while examining the environmental and economic impact.


 
The Fundamentals of the Petrophysics of Oil and Gas Reservoirs
By Leonid Buryakovsky, George V. Chilingar, Herman H. Rieke, and Sanghee Shin
Copyright: 2012   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Written by some of the world's most renowned petroleum and environmental engineers, this volume is the first book to offer the practicing engineer and engineering student these new cutting-edge techniques for prediction and forecasting in petroleum engineering and environmental management.


 
Electrochemical Water Processing
By Ralph Zito
Copyright: 2012   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Two of the most important issues facing society today and in the future will be the global water supply and energy production. This book addresses both of these important issues with the idea that non-usable water can be purified through the use of electrical energy, instead of chemical or mechanical methods.


 
Green Chemistry for Environmental Remediation
Edited by Rashmi Sanghi and Vandana Singh
Copyright: 2012   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Presents high quality research papers as well as in depth review articles on the new emerging green face of multidimensional environmental chemistry.


 
Green Petroleum
How Oil and Gas Can Be Environmentally Sustainable
By M.R. Islam, M.M. Khan, and A.B. Chhetri
Copyright: 2012   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Can "green petroleum" reverse global warming and bring down high gasoline prices? Written in non-technical language for the layperson, this book investigates and details how the oil and gas industry can "go green"� with new processes and technologies, thus bringing the world's most important industry closer to environmental and economic sustainability.


 
Bioremediation and Sustainability
Research and Applications
Edited by Romeela Mohee and Ackmez Mudhoo
Copyright: 2012   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Bioremediation and Sustainability is an up-to-date and comprehensive treatment of research and applications for some of the most important low-cost, "green," emerging technologies in chemical and environmental engineering.


 
Zero Waste Engineering
By M.R. Islam and M.M. Khan
Copyright: 2012   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Outlines how to develop zero-waste engineering following natural pathways that are truly sustainable.


 
A Guide to the Economic Removal of Metals from Aqueous Solutions
By Yogesh C. Sharma
Copyright: 2012   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
Presents data and practical solutions as to how to extract toxic metals from water yielding higher purity levels at signifcant lower costs.


 
Bioremediation of Petroleum and Petroleum Products
By James G. Speight and Karuna Arjoon
Copyright: 2012   |   Status: Published   |   Expected Pub Date:September 2012   |   Hardcover
 
With petroleum-related spills, explosions, and health issues in the headlines almost every day, the issue of remediation of petroleum and petroleum products is taking on increasing importance, for the survival of our environment, our planet, and our future.


 
Mechanics of Fluid Flow
By Kaplan S. Basniev, Nikolay M. Dmitriev, and George V. Chilingar
Copyright: 2012   |   Status: Published   |   Expected Pub Date:September 2012   |   Hardcover
 
The mechanics of fluid flow is one of the most important fundamental engineering disciplines explaining both natural phenomena and human-induced processes. A group of some of the best-known petroleum engineers in the world give a thorough understanding of this important discipline, central to the operations of the oil and gas industry.


 
Petroleum Accumulation Zones on Continental Margins
By Y.N. Grigorenko, G.V. Chilingar, V.S. Sobolev, T.A. Andiyeva, and L.I. Zhukova
Copyright: 2012   |   Status: Published   |   Expected Pub Date:September 2012   |   Hardcover
 
Some of the best-known petroleum engineers in the world have come together to produce one of the first comprehensive publications on detailed forecasts of offshore petroleum potential. A must-have for any petroleum engineer or engineering student, this volume is the only one of its kind, offering detailed and practical applications for solving some of the difficult problems facing the engineer working in the upstream oil and gas industry.


 
Sour Gas and Related Technologies
Edited by Ying Wu, John J. Carroll, and Weiyao Zhu
Copyright: 2012   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
This three-volume series, Advances in Natural Gas Engineering, focuses on the engineering of natural gas and its advancement as an increasingly important energy resource. Written by a group of the most well-known and knowledgeable authors on the subject in the world, volume three focuses on one of the hottest topics in natural gas today, sour gas. This is a must for any engineer working in natural gas, the energy field, or process engineering.


 
Emergency Response Management of Offshore Oil Spills
Guidelines for Emergency Responders
By Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff, PhD, and Anton Davletshin
Copyright: 2011   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
The first book to examine the Deepwater Horizon disaster and offer processes for safety and environmental protection


 
Advanced Petroleum Reservoir Simulation
By M. Rafiqul Islam, S.H. Moussavizadegan, S. Mustafiz, and J.H. Abou-Kassem
Copyright: 2010   |   Status: Published   |   Expected Pub Date:March 2010   |   Hardcover
 
The most up-to-date practices, processes, and technologies for petroleum reservoir simulation.



 
Reverse Osmosis
Design, Processes, and Applications for Engineers
By Jane Kucera
Copyright: 2010   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
The only comprehensive in-depth coverage of reverse osmosis and the benefits of its use in industrial water management.


 
Formulas and Calculations for Drilling Operations
By Robello Samuel
Copyright: 2010   |   Status: Published   |   Paperback
 
This is the "must have"� guide for any drilling, production, or petroleum engineer, with thousands of handy formulas and calculations that the engineer needs on a daily basis


 
The Greening of Petroleum Operations
By M. R. Islam, M. M. Khan and A. B. Chhetri
Copyright: 2010   |   Status: Published   |   Hardcover
 
This state-of-the-art text covers some of the most hot-button issues in the energy industry, covering new, greener processes for engineers, scientists, and students to move petroleum operations closer to sustainability.


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