文档介绍：Emerging Environmental Technologies
Emerging Environmental
Technologies
Volume II
Edited by
Vishal Shah
Department of Biology, Dowling College, Oakdale, NY, USA
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Editor
Vishal Shah
Dowling College
150 Idle Hour Blvd.
Oakdale NY 11769
USA
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ISBN 978-90-481-3351-2 e-ISBN 978-90-481-3352-9
DOI -90-481-3352-9
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Preface
Within the span of last couple of years, the increasing human interference with var-
ious natural ecosystems and higher discharge of pollutants has presented numerous
challenges to the society related to preserving the nature for a better tomorrow. The
challenges also mount pressure on the munity to invent technologies
that would provide solutions to the problems that are man made and also decrease
the negative consequences that we are facing because of our own actions.
This edited book attempts to present eight technological innovations that have
shown potential to provide answers to a few challenges. Like the previous collection,
the described innovations in the current volume also cover a range of areas including
water and soil pollution, bio-sensors and energy.
However, it is to be realized that bination of technology can be enough to
make a sizeable difference. As I said in my last collection, technological advances
have to be integrated with a change in social behavior. T