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Contains the results of a three-year research programme by a joint team of experts from four different EU countries, whose main focus was on investigating the possibility of using abandoned underground mines for the disposal of hazardous chemical waste with negligible pollution of the environment.

Features contributions from health specialists, social and physical scientists and engineers, originally presented at the 'First International Conference on Environmental Exposure and Health'. This volume covers areas such as: Air exposure modelling and assessment; Indoor air quality and exposure; Exposure-dose reconstruction; and many others.

Presents a view of sustainability that starts from the acknowledgment of physical conditions and limits that humans can no longer neglect. In the field of the criticism to GDP as an omni-comprehensive instrument, thia book also describes the methodology of the Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare (ISEW), proposed by H Daly and John Cobb in 1989.

Coal is a major energy source in the United States as well as throughout the world. This book covers coal-related subjects ranging from explaining what coal is, where it is distributed and quantities it can be found in throughout the world, technical and policy issues regarding the use of coal, and others.

Focuses on building a model for business and engineering that leads to a sustainable world. This book includes discussion of key issues of sustainable engineering and business design and practice. It covers how to plan and implement a business practice that leads to an environmental, social and economic balance that results in profitable growth.