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Addresses all aspects of pollution and the global impact on the environment; contains numerous entries and essays using the most current scientific data to explain the different types of pollutants.

Encyclopedia Of Pollution

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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF POLLUTION 2V

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Cross-Referenced Lists of Entries.
1: Acid Mine Drainage (AMD).
2: Acrolein.
3: Aegean Sea Oil Spill: Galicia, Spain December 13, 1992 Water Pollution.
4: Agriculture and Pollution.
5: Air Pollutants and Regulation.
6: Air Pollution.
7: Aldrin/Dieldrin.
8: Amoco Cadiz Oil Spill: Ouessant, France (March 16, 1978) Water Pollution.
9: Anniston Army Depot: Anniston, Alabama (1990&#x2013;1997) Soil Pollution.
10: Antifouling Paint.
11: Antimony.
12: Aquifer.
13: Argo Merchant Oil Spill: Georges Bank, New England (December 15, 1976) Water Pollution.
14: Arsenic.
15: Asbestos.
16: Atlantic Empress Oil Spill: Tobago (July 19, 1979) Water Pollution.
17: Atrazine.
18: Bangladesh, Arsenic in Soil and Ground-Water: Bangladesh (1970s&#x2013;present) Water Pollution.
19: Barium.
20: Beaches.
21: Beaufort Dyke: Irish Sea, Scotland (1969&#x2013;present) Water Pollution.
22: Bell Lumber and Pole Company: New Brighton, Minnesota (1984&#x2013;2001) Water and Soil Pollution.
23: Benzene.
24: Benzidine.
25: Beryllium.
26: Bhopal, Air Pollution Disaster: Bhopal, India December 3, 1984 Air Pollution.
27: Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification.
28: Bioremediation.
29: Blake &#x0026; Johnson Company: Beaufort, South Carolina May 1975 Water and Soil Pollution.
30: Boston Molasses Disaster: Boston, Massachusetts January 15, 1919 Water Pollution.
31: Braer Oil Spill: Shetland Islands, Scotland January 5, 1993 Water Pollution.
32: Brownfields.
33: Bunker Hill Complex: Shoshone County, Idaho (1975&#x2013;1983) Soil Pollution.
34: Burmah Agate Oil Spill: Houston, Texas November 1, 1979 Water Pollution.
35: Cadmium.
36: Carbofuran.
37: Carbon Dioxide.
38: Carbon Monoxide.
39: Carbon Tetrachloride.
40: Carson, Rachel: (Rachel Louise Carson) (1907&#x2013;1964) American Environmentalist, Biologist.
41: Castillo De Bellver Oil Spill: Cape of Good Hope, South Africa August 6, 1983 Water Pollution.
42: Chemical Control Corporation: Elizabeth, New Jersey April 21, 1980 Air and Soil Pollution.
43: Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster: Pripyat, Ukraine April 26, 1986 Air Pollution.
44: Chlordane.
45: Chlorinated Solvents.
46: Chlorobenzene.
47: Chloroform.
48: Chromium.
49: Coal Tar Creosote.
50: Coastal Plain Deposits.
51: Cobalt.
52: Continental Shelf.
53: Craney Island: Hampton Roads, Virginia 1989&#x2013;present Soil and Water Pollution.
54: Crutzen, Paul Josef: (1933&#x2013;) The Netherlands Chemist.
55: Cryptosporidium.
56: Cuyahoga River Pollution: Cleveland, Ohio 1969&#x2013;present Water Pollution.
57: Cyanide.
58: DBCP (1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane).
59: DCB (Dichlorobenzene).
60: DCE (Dichloroethene).
61: DDT (Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane).
62: Dead Zone.
63: Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: U.S. Gulf of Mexico (April 20, 2010, to September 19, 2010) Water Pollution.
64: Delta.
65: Desertification.
66: Deserts.
67: Diazinon.
68: 3,3&#x2032;-Dichlorobenzidine.
69: Dioxin.
70: Disulfoton.
71: Doe Run Smelter: Herculaneum, Missouri 2001 Air Pollution.
72: Donora Killer Fog: Donora, Pennsylvania October 30, 1948 Air Pollution.
73: Dover Air Force Base: Dover, Delaware 1983&#x2013;present Water Pollution.
74: Dust Bowl: Central United States 1930s Air Pollution.
75: Earthquakes.
76: E. Coli.
77: EDB (1,2-dibromoethane).
78: Edwards Aquifer.
79: Ekofisk Oil field: North Sea, Norway April 22, 1977 Water Pollution.
80: Endicott Solvent Contamination: Endicott, New York 1979&#x2013;present Water Pollution.
81: Endosulfan.
82: Endrin.
83: Ensign Bickford: Simsbury, Connecticut 1997 Soil Pollution.
84: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S..
85: Environmental Regulations Overview.
86: Erika Oil Spill: Brittany, France December 12, 1999 Water Pollution.
87: Ethylbenzene.
88: Eutrophication.
89: Ex Situ Remediation of Contaminated Groundwater.
90: Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: Prince William Sound, Alaska March 24, 1989 Water Pollution.
91: Fairchild Semiconductor: San Jose, California 1981 Water Pollution.
92: Feed Materials Production Center: Fernald, Ohio (1989&#x2013;2007) Water Pollution, Soil Pollution.
93: Floridan Aquifer.
94: Formaldehyde.
95: Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP): Saint Louis, Missouri 1957&#x2013;present Soil Pollution.
96: Front.
97: Furan.
98: Giardia.
99: Glacial Deposits.
100: Glaciation.
101: Global Warming.
102: Gore, Al: Albert Arnold Gore, Jr. (1948&#x2013;) American Politician, Environmental Spokesperson.
103: Greenpeace.
104: Groundwater.
105: Gulf War Oil Spills: Kuwait January&#x2013;February 1991 Air, Water, and Soil Pollution.
106: Haiti Deforestation Haiti 1980&#x2013;present Water Pollution.
107: Hanford Reservation: Richland, Washington 1940s&#x2013;present Soil and Water Pollution.
108: Hawaiian Patriot Oil Spill: Hawaii February 25, 1977 Water Pollution.
109: HCB (Hexachlorobenzene).
110: HCBD (Hexachlorobutadiene).
111: HCH (Hexachlorocyclohexane).
112: Heptachlor.
113: Hill Air Force Base: Ogden, Utah 1987&#x2013;present Soil and Water Pollution.
114: Hudson River PCB Pollution: Hudson Falls to Manhattan, New York, New York 1976&#x2013;present Water and Sediment Pollution.
115: Hurricane Katrina: New Orleans, Louisiana August 23&#x2013;31, 2005 Water Pollution.
116: Hurricanes and Pollution.
117: I-10 Truck Stop, Arizona: Tonopah, Arizona 1997 Soil Pollution.
118: Imidacloprid.
119: Impacts, Extraterrestrial.
120: Indoor Air Pollution.
121: Influent/Effluent Streams.
122: Inorganic Pollutants.
123: In Situ Groundwater Remediation.
124: Ixtoc I Oil Spill: Gulf of Mexico June 3, 1979 Water Pollution.
125: Karst.
126: Kerr-Mcgee Rare Earths Facility: West Chicago, Illinois 1990&#x2013;present Soil Pollution.
127: Kingston Coal Ash Release: Roane County, Tennessee December 22, 2008 Water and Soil Pollution.
128: Kirkwood-Cohansey Aquifer.
129: Landfill.
130: Launch Complex 34: Cape Canaveral, florida 1961&#x2013;1971 Soil Pollution.
131: Leachate.
132: Lead.
133: London &#x201C;Killer Fog&#x201D;: London, United Kingdom December 5&#x2013;9, 1952 Air Pollution.
134: Los Angeles Air Quality Legislation: Los Angeles, California 1943&#x2013;present Air Pollution.
135: Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LPC): Kremmling and Olathe, Colorado 1983&#x2013;1998 Air Pollution.
136: Love Canal: Niagara Falls, New York 1978 Water Pollution.
137: Magic Marker Site: Trenton, New Jersey (1995&#x2013;2001) Soil Pollution.
138: Marine Litter.
139: Marine Shale Processors: Amelia, Louisiana (1985&#x2013;1994) Air Pollution.
140: Mason City Coal Gasification Plant: Mason City, Iowa (1984&#x2013;1990) Soil Pollution.
141: Mass Wasting.
142: MBK (Methyl Butyl Ketone).
143: Mckin Disposal Company: Gray, Maine (1972&#x2013;1985) Water Pollution.
144: MEK (Methylethyl Ketone).
145: Melamine (1,3,5-Triazine-2,4,6-Triamine).
146: Mercury.
147: Methoxychlor.
148: Methylene Chloride.
149: Methyl Parathion.
150: Meuse Valley Disaster: Belgium (December 1&#x2013;5, 1930) Air Pollution.
151: Milan Army Ammunition Plant: Milan, Tennessee (1987&#x2013;present) Soil and Water Pollution.
152: Military Facilities and the Environment.
153: Mining and Pollution.
154: Mold.
155: Molina, Mario J. (1943&#x2013;): Mexican Environmental Chemist.
156: MTBE (Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether).
157: Muir, John (1838&#x2013;1914): Scottish-American Naturalist.
1: Naphthalene.
2: National Zinc Bartlesville, Oklahoma (1991&#x2014;2001) Soil Pollution.
3: Nevada Test Site Mercury, Mojave Desert, Nevada (1951&#x2013;1992) Soil and Water Pollution.
4: New York City, air quality of New York, New York (1945&#x2013;present) Air Pollution.
5: Nickel.
6: Norilsk Mine and Smelter: Norilsk, Siberia, Russia (1950&#x2013;present) Air and Water Pollution.
7: Nowruz Oil Field: Persian Gulf, Iran (1981&#x2013;1988) Water Pollution.
8: Nox (oxides of nitrogen).
9: NOx Emission Control Systems.
10: Ocean Dumping.
11: Offshore Oil Production.
12: Ogallala Aquifer.
13: Oil Spills.
14: Omaha Lead Site: Omaha, Nebraska (1987&#x2014;present) Air and Soil Pollution.
15: Opacity.
16: Organic Pollutants.
17: Ozone.
18: Ozone and Chlorofluorocarbons.
19: Pacific Gas &#x0026; Electric Company: Hinkley, California (1987&#x2014;1997) Water Pollution.
20: PAH (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon).
21: Parsons Chemical: Grand Ledge, Michigan (1979&#x2014;2018) Soil Pollution.
22: Particulate.
23: Particulate Air Control Devices.
24: Patterson, Clair Cameron &#x201C;Pat&#x201D; (1922&#x2013;1995) American Chemist, Geologist.
25: PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls).
26: PCE (tetrachloroethylene).
27: PCP (pentachlorophenol).
28: Pennsylvania Coal Mine Fires: Centralia, Pennsylvania (May 1962-present) Air Pollution.
29: Perchlorate.
30: Pesticides.
31: Petrobras Oil Platform Failure: Brazil, offshore (March 15, 2001) Water Pollution.
32: Phosphorus.
33: Phthalate.
34: Phytotoxicity.
35: Piper Alpha Oil Spill: North Sea, United Kingdom (July 6, 1988) Water Pollution.
36: Plastic Trash in the Oceans.
37: Point Source and Nonpoint Source Pollution.
38: Pollution Abatement Services: Oswego, New York (1977-present) Soil and Groundwater Pollution.
39: Poza Rica Disaster: Poza Rica, Mexico (November 24, 1950) Air Pollution.
40: Prestige Oil Spill: Galicia, Spain (November 13-19, 2002) Water Pollution.
41: Price&#x2019;s Pit: Pleasantville, New Jersey (1981-2011) Soil and Water Pollution.
42: Primary Air Pollutants.
43: Radiation.
44: Radioactive Waste.
45: Radium.
46: Radon.
47: Reactive Metals Extrusion Plant: Ashtabula, Ohio (1990&#x2013;present) Soil Pollution.
48: Revelle, Roger Randall Dougan: (1909-1991) American Oceanographer, Environmental Advocate.
49: Rocky Mountain Arsenal: Denver, Colorado (1987&#x2013;2012) Soil and Water Pollution.
50: Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA).
51: Saltwater Incursion.
52: Santa Barbara Oil Spill: Santa Barbara Channel, California (January 28&#x2013;February 8, 1969) Water Pollution.
53: Savannah River Site: Eastern South Carolina&#x2013;Georgiaborder (1952&#x2013;present) Water and Soil Pollution.
54: Sea Empress Oil Spill: Milford Haven, Wales(February 15, 1996)Water Pollution.
55: Selenium.
56: Seveso Dioxin Release: Meda, Italy (July 10, 1976) Air Pollution.
57: Sewage Treatment Plants.
58: Sierra Club.
59: Soil.
60: Soil Pollution.
61: Southern Crop Services: Delray Beach, Florida (1988&#x2013;2008) Soil and Water Pollution.
62: Space Shuttle Launches and Air Pollution.
63: Streams.
64: Stringfellow Acid Pits: Glen Avon, California (1975&#x2013;present) Water Pollution.
65: Stumm, Werner (1924&#x2013;1999): Swiss Aquatic Chemistry and Pollution.
66: Styrene.
67: Sudbury Mining and Air Pollution: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada (1986&#x2013;present) Soil Pollution.
68: Sulfur Dioxide (SO2).
69: Sulfur Oxide Control Technologies.
70: Superfund Sites.
71: Tasman SpiritOil Spill: Port Karachi, Pakistan (July 27, 2003) Water Pollution.
72: TCA (Trichloroethane).
73: TCB (Trichlorobenzene).
74: TCE (Trichloroethylene).
75: Temperature Inversion.
76: Three Mile Island: Middletown, Pennsylvania (March 28, 1979) Air Pollution.
77: Tides.
78: Times Beach Superfund Site: Times Beach, Missouri (1979&#x2013;1997) Soil Pollution.
79: Tittabawassee River Contamination: Midland, Michigan (2000&#x2013;present) Soil and Sediment Pollution.
80: Tobacco Smoke.
81: Toluene.
82: Tornado.
83: Torrey Canyon Oil Spill: Scilly Islands, United Kingdom (March 18&#x2013;30, 1967) Water Pollution.
84: Toxaphene.
85: Toxicology.
86: Underground Storage Tank (UST).
87: United Chrome Products: Corvallis, Oregon (1983&#x2013;present) Soil and Water Pollution.
88: Urban Air Pollution.
89: Urquiola Oil Spill: La Coru&#x00F1;a, Spain (May 12&#x2013;25, 1976) Water Pollution.
90: Usinsk Oil Spill: Usinsk, Russia (October 1994) Soil Pollution.
91: Valley of the Drums: Brooks, Kentucky (1967&#x2013;2016) Water Pollution.
92: Vermiculite Mountain: Libby, Montana (2000&#x2013;2007) Air Pollution.
93: Vinyl Chloride.
94: Volatile Organic Compound (VOC).
95: Volcanoes.
96: Waikele Naval Magazine Lualualei Valley, Hawaii (1993&#x2013;present) Soil and Water Pollution.
97: War and Pollution.
98: Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: Chihuahuan Desert, New Mexico (1999&#x2013;ca. 2070).
99: Water Pollution.
100: Waves.
101: Wells.
102: Wetlands.
103: Woburn Wells G and H: Woburn, Massachusetts (1983&#x2013;present) Water Pollution.
104: World Trade Center Disaster: New York, New York (September 11, 2001) Air Pollution.
105: Xylene.
106: Yucca Mountain Waste Repository: Nye County, Nevada (ca. 2017&#x2013;) Waste Pollution.
107: Zinc.
Appendix .
APPENDIX I: List of Acronyms.
APPENDIX II: Chronology of Pollution Events.
APPENDIX III: Glossary.
APPENDIX IV: Further Resources.
APPENDIX V: 2007 CERCLA Priority List of Hazardous Substances.
APPENDIX VI: EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) for Industrial Pollutants Released to the Environment by All Industries in the United States.
APPENDIX VII: EPA Drinking Water Standards.
APPENDIX VIII: Current National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for All Controlled Pollutants.
APPENDIX IX: National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) List of Immediately Dangerous to Life and Health (IDLH) Values for Controlled Chemicals.
APPENDIX X: U.S. EPA National Air Quality Index.
APPENDIX XI: Chemicals Analyzed at Superfund Sites.
APPENDIX XII: U.S. National Priorities List (Npl or Superfund) Sites (figures reported as of November 29, 2010).
APPENDIX XIII: Top 25 Oil Spills in the World.
Index.

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