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The environmental analysis of pollution problems always involves the use of mass and energy balances to quantify the extent of pollution and its sources. This same form of analysis can be applied to ecosystems, production systems, a whole country or a region. A Systems Approach to the Environmental Analysis of Pollution Minimization identifies and describes the common factors shared by these systems. The book is organized in twelve chapters and progresses from general concepts to specific assessment methods. The different methods of analysis discussed include Green Accounting, Clean Technology, Life Cycle Analysis, and Risk Assessment. Editor Sven Jorgensen closes the book with a sweeping summary. Jorgensen is an internationally published authority on the use and analysis of ecosystem models. His present book is a comprehensive guide for both students and professionals. TOC:Introduction.- The Conservation Principles and Their Application in Environmental Management.- System Properties of Ecosystems.- Ecosystem Health. Environmental Management System.- Introduction to Cleaner Production.- A Method in Environmental Management.- Environmental Statistics.- Life Cycles Assessment.- Environmental Assessment of Products.- Environmental Risk Assessment.- Application of QSAR in Environmental Management.- Ecological Engineering.- System Approach to Environmental Management.- Appendix (Definitions).
List of contents
Introduction -S.E. Jorgensen
Conservation Principles and Their Application in Environmental Management- S.E. Jorgensen
System Properties of Ecosystems-S.E. Jorgensen
Ecosystem Health- S.E. Jorgensen and S.N. Nielsen
Environmental Management System -R. Dyngaard and John Kryger
Introduction to Cleaner Production -John Kryger and R. Dyngaard
A Method in Environmental Management -H. Schroeder
Environmental Statistics -L. Jorgensen
Life Cycles Assessment - Environmental Assessment of Products - M. Hauschild and Henrick Wensel
Environmental Risk Assessment -S.E. Jorgensen and B.H. Sørensen
Application of QSAR in Environmental Management - S.E. Jorgensen and B.H. Sørensen
Ecological Engineering - S.E. Jorgensen and W. Mitsch
A System Approach to Environmental Management - S.E. Jorgensen
Glossary
Index
About the author
Jorgensen, Sven E.
Summary
Written by an international authority, A Systems Approach to the Environmental Analysis of Pollution Minimization details the characteristic and common features of different systems of environmental interest.
