Contents:

Introducing Municipal Solid Waste Management * Classification of Solid Wastes * Solid Waste Managements (SWM) * SWM: The Indian Scenario * Waste Generation Aspects * Waste Stream Assessment (WSA) * Waste Generation and Composition * Waste Characteristics * Health and Environmental Effects * Case Study: Status of Waste Generation in Bangalore * Environmental Effects of Landfill * Landfill opera­tion Issues * Waste Disposal: A Case Study of Bangalore * Waste Processing Tech­niques * Purpose of Processing * Mechanical Volume and Size Reduction * Component Separation * Drying and Dewatering * Source Reduction, Product Re­covery and Rcycling * Source Reduction: Basics * Significance of Recycling * P I a n­ning of a Recyling Programme * Recycling Programme Elements * Commonly Recy­cled Materials and Processes * Case Study: Source Reduction and Recycling in Bangalore * Recovery of Biological Conversion Products: Compost and Biogas *Composting * Biogasification * Composting and Biogasification: Environmental Effects * Incineration and Energy Recovery * Incineration: An Introduction * Plan­ning an Incineration Facility * Incineration Tecnologies * Energy Recovery * Air Emis­sion and its Control * Environmental Concerns * Hazardous Waste: Management and Treatment * Hazardous Waste: Identification and Classification * Hazardous Waste Management * Hazardous Waste Treatment * Pollution Prevention and Waste Minimi­sation * Hazardous Wastes Management in India *Integrated Waste Management (IWM) * Basics of IWM * Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Pub Ii c Ed u c a ti 0 n an d Involvement

		Soil and Groundwater Pollution from Agricultural Activities
		ISBN 81-85589-46-1 Rs. 695.00 $.30.95 Author: T.V. Ramachandra

Contents:

Agricultural Activities and Environmental Impacts * Major Agricultural Practices * Classification of Crops * Nutrients * Crop Diseases and Control * Agricultural Situa­tion in India * Soil- Processes and Properties * Introduction to Soil * Soil Formation * Soil Degradation * Classificati09 of Soil * Characteristics of Soil * Constituents of Soil * Types of Soil in India * Groundwater Hydrology * Groundwater: An Introduc­tion * Occurrence and Distribution of Groundwater * Groundwater Movement * Groundwater Yield * Groundwater Recharge * Soil and Groundwater Pollution * Soil Pollution * Groundwater Pollution* Environmental Influences and Groundwater Level * Groundwater Quality and Analyses * Soil Quality and Analyses * Case Study: Groundwater Quality in India * Irrigation and Drainage: Impacts and Remedial Measures * Irrigation Effects * Drainage: Merits and Demerits * Remedial Measures * Example of Leaching Requirements * Case Study: Impacts of Irrigation and Drainage in India * Environmental Impacts ofFertilisers * Inorganic Fertilisers * Organic Fer­tiliser * Fate Pathways and Effects of Fertilisers * Mode, time and Quantity of Ferti­liser Application * Pesticides and Environmental Impacts * Properties of Pesticides * Movement of Pesticide * Types of Pesticides * Commonly used Pesticides in India and their Properties * Environmental Impacts of Pesticides * Appropriate use of Pest:­cides * Monitoring of Soil and Groundwater Pollution * Objectives and Scales of Monitoring * Monitoring Strategy * Groundwater Monitoring Plans * Monitoring by Sampling in Unsaturated/vadose zone * Monitoring the Saturated zone * Data Acquistion and Processing * Soil and Groundwater Treatment * Control of Point and Non point Sources of Pollution * Treatment Methods * Soil Remediation * Groundwater Treatment * Conservation and Management of Soil and Groundwater * Soil Conser­vation *Groundwater Management * Sustainable Agriculture * Eco-watershed Man­agement

Contents:

Principles of Environmental Management * Introducing Environmental Managment (EM) * Ecosystem Concepts * Participants in EM * Ethics and the Environment * Inter­national Environmental Movement * Environmental Concerns in India * Policy And Legal Aspects of EM * Introduction to Environmental Policies * Environmental Policies and Programmes in India * Environmental Laws and Legislations * Environmental Legislations in India * Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) * Introduction to EIA * Evolution of EIA * Forecasting Environmental Changes * Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) * Environmental Clearance Procedure in India * EIA Documenta­tion and Processess * Preliminary Stages of EIA * Impact Prediction, Evaluation and Mitigation * Impact on Decisions * Participation, Requisites and Review * EIA Moni­toring and Auditing *Environmental Auditing * Introduction to Environmental Audit­ing (EA) * General Audit Methodology * Elements of Audit Process * Waste Audits and Pollution Prevention Assessments * EA in Industrial Projects * Liability Audits and Site Assessment * Auditing of EMS * Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) * Evolution of Life Cycle Assessment * Stages in LCA of a Product * A Code of Good Conduct for LCA * Procedures for LCA * Different Applications of LCA * Environmental Man­agement System Standards * Environmental Management Systems (EMS) * EMS Standards: ISO 14000 * Implementation of EMS Conforming to ISO 14001 * Benefits of Implementing ISO 14001: An Indian Scenario * Environmental Management Techniques * Environmental Monitoring * Environmental Modelling * Sensitivity Analysis * Application of Remote Sensing and GIS in EM * Environmental Profile *En­vironmental Technology Assessment * Environmental Risk Assessment * Rapid Urban Environmental Assessment * Eco-mapping * Environmental Education * Enviromental Design * Environmental Design (ED); An Exposition * ED for Manu­factured Products * ED for Buildings * ED for Developmental Planning* Environmen­tal Economics * Economics and the Environment * Environmental Valuation * Eco­nomics of Natural Rsources * Environmental and Regional Economics * Ecological Economics

			Air Pollution Control
			ISBN 81-85589-48-8 Rs. 395.00 $.17.95 Author: S. P. Mahajan Editor: T.V. Ramachandra

Contents:

Introduction to Air Pollution * Basics of Air Pollution * Primary Pollutants * Sec­ondary Pollutants * Estimation of Air Pollutant Sources * Air Pollution: Impact, Legis­lation and Standards * Impact of Air Pollution * Environmental Legislation * Air Qual­ity Standards * Air Pollution Measurement * Ambient Air Quality Measurement * Sample Collection * Analysis of Pollutants: Analytical Methods * Continuous Air Pollution Monitoring Instruments * Prevention of Air Pollution * Concept of Source Reduction * Approaches to Source Reduction * Air Pollution Meteorology * Meteorolog­ical Aspects of Troposphere* Atmospheric Stability Aspects * Atmospheric Winds * Air Pollution Modelling * Aim of Air Pollution Modelling * Air Pollution Models * Application of Air Pollution Models * Air Pollution Cotrol Particulate Matter I * Sources and Movement of Particles * Gravity Settling Chamber * Cyclone Separators * Electrostatic Precipitators (ESP) * Air Pollution Particulate Matter II * Aerody­namic Separation of Particles * Air Filters * Wet Collection Methods * Comparison of Separation Equipment * Air Pollution Control: Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) * Need for Controlling VOC Emissions * Methods for Removal ofVOC * Air Pollution Control: Sulphur Dioxde and Oxides of Nitrogen * Control for Sulphur Di­oxide * Control for Oxides of Nitrogen

Contents:

Water as a Resource: Some Related Issues * Water as a Resource * Water Characteristics and Its Classification * Water Quality * Municipal Water Supply Sys­tem * Municipal Wastewater Generation, Conveyance and Disposal * M u n i c i p a I Wastewater Disposal Systems * Pollution Control Measures * Water Treatment Pro­cesses * Basic Concepts of Treatment * Physical Treatment Processes * Chemical Treatment Processes * Water Hardness and Softening * Miscellaneous Physical Chemi­cal Treatment Processes * Wastewater Treatment: Physical and Chmical Processes * Basic Concepts * Physical Treatment Processes * Advanced Physical Techniques * Chemical Treatment Processes * Advanced Chemical Techniques * Waste water Treatment: Biological Methods * Biochemical Reactions * Treatment System * Nutrient Removal *Practical aspects of Biological Treatment Processes * Wastewater Reuse * Introduction to Wastewater Reuse * Wastewater Reuse * Sludge and Septage : Treatment and Disposal * Sludge Sources and Characteristics * Sludge Treatment Concepts and Processes * Sludge Treatment and Disposal * Septage Treatment and Dis­posal * Sludge Treatment Status in Developing Countries *Wastewater Disposal into Natural Water Bodies * Effluent Disposal Standards * Effluent Disposal by Dilution * Wastewater Disposal on land-land application * Wetland Treatment * Effluent Dis­posalon Land * Domestic Waste Disposal: Septic Tank * Sludge and Ash Disposal * Selection, Planning and Implementation Guidelines for Water * Site Survey and Investigation * Configurations and Types of Treatment Processes * Treatment Plant Operation and Control * Other Requirements