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Environmental impact of power generation
Title:
Environmental impact of power generation
Author:
Hester, R. E. (Ronald E.)
ISBN:
9781847550774

9781591244257

9780854042500
Publication Information:
Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, ©1999.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xiii, 135 pages) : illustrations.
Series:
Issues in environmental science and technology ; 11

Issues in environmental science and technology ; 11.
Contents:
Historical overview / Gordon MacKerron -- Impact of power generation on air quality / Bernard E.A. Fisher -- Environmental performance of the liberalized UK power industry / Stephen Adrain and Ian Housley -- BPEO approaches to the design and siting of power stations / Colin Powlesland -- Environmental impact of the nuclear fuel cycle / Malcolm J. Joyce and Simon N. Port -- Electric and magnetic fields and ecology / David Jeffers -- Energy efficiency and conservation / Andrew Warren.
Abstract:
This product is not available separately, it is only sold as part of a set. There are 750 products in the set and these are all sold as one entity. In today's automated world, the need for economic generation of power is of vital importance. However, the industry is commonly perceived as being responsible for pollution of the atmosphere and contamination of land and water. The wide-ranging subjects addressed in this book will contribute to the public understanding of science in this important area. Encompassing areas as diverse as current performance standards and the use of nuclear fuel, Environmental Impact of Power Generation also includes an historical overview of electricity supply. The emotive issues of air pollution and the ecological effects of overhead power lines are tackled, along with energy efficiency and conservation. This book will be essential reading for students and practitioners in environmental science and engineering.
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Knovel Library
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