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The Science of Carbon Sequestration and Capture examines the current scientific underpinnings of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and provides readers with sufficient background on the basics of geology, natural science, chemical and environmental engineering.

The fifteenth volume of a new, well-received and highly acclaimed series on critical infrastructure, Emergency Services Sector Protection and Homeland Security is an eye-opening account which discusses the challenges this industry faces and the deadly consequences that could result if there was a failure or disruption in the emergency services sector.

"This book addresses the nexus between science and migration, and examines how the two are inextricably intertwined. It primarily addresses the science of global climate change, and additionally examines how this change is more than a region being too hot, too cold, too dry, too wet, or too windy, rather it is also about heightened military tensions, political instability, and myriad other factors. Further, the book discusses the increasing need for the implementation and utilization of non-polluting renewables for use in energy production as a means to stave off environmental crises"--

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- About the Author -- Prologue: Follow the Float -- Chapter 1: And the Sea Will Show -- Chapter 2: Ocean Dumping -- Chapter 3: The Plastisphere It Floats -- Chapter 4: Garbage Patch Sea -- Chapter 5: The Floating Sun-Screened Sea -- Chapter 6: The Floating Oily Sea -- Chapter 7: The Floating Sewer Sea -- Chapter 8: Water Pollution Treatment -- Chapter 9: Runoff into the Floating Sea -- Chapter 10: Log Patrol -- Chapter 11: Other Assorted Containers and Packaging -- Chapter 12: Industrial Sea Pollution -- Chapter 13: Noisy Sea -- Chapter 14: Electromagnetic Sea -- Chapter 15: Heated Oceans -- Chapter 16: Ocean Acidification -- Chapter 17: Ocean Hypoxia -- Chapter 18: 1 - 9 -- Chapter 19: Ocean Pollution and Health -- Conclusion -- Index.

"Fundamentals of Public Utilities Management provides practical information for constructing a roadmap for successful compliance with new and ever-changing regulatory frameworks, upgrading and maintenance, and general management of utilities operations. It describes current challenges faced by utility managers and offers best practices. In an effort to maximize the usefulness of the material for a broad audience, the text is written in a straightforward, user-friendly, conversational style for students and practicing professionals alike. Features : Presents numerous illustrative examples and case studies throughout, examines environmental compliance and how to best work with continually changing regulations, and frames the discussions in a context of energy conservation and ongoing sustainability efforts. Fundamentals of Public Utilities Management is designed to provide insight and valuable information to public utility sector managers and prospective managers in water operations (drinking water, wastewater, storm water), and to serves the needs of students, teachers, consulting engineers, and technical personnel in city, state, and federal public sectors"--

"The financial services sector is critical to the economy and represents a vital component of our nation's critical infrastructure. Financial Services Sector Protection and Homeland Security provides readers with an understanding of the challenges and potential threats faced by this sector"--

The eleventh volume of a highly acclaimed series on critical infrastructure and homeland security, Information Technology Protection and Homeland Security is an eye-opening account of a complex sector. This book describes the processes needed to identify assets, assess risk, implement protective programs, and measure their effectiveness.

The tenth of a new, well-received, and highly acclaimed series on critical infrastructure and homeland security, Communications Sector Protection and Homeland Security is an eye-opening account and an important reference source about a complex sector.

Government Facilities Protection and Homeland Security is a reference source that is designed to serve and advise U.S. project designers, engineers, security specialists, managers, and anyone else interested in critical infrastructure and homeland security.

"In Transportation Protection and Homeland Security, Frank Spellman--the author of over 100 books on safety, occupational health, and natural and environmental sciences--examines the state of our transportation protection readiness"--Provided by publisher