Covering the whole of Europe (including the former Russian states) this guide to sources of information on environmental issues includes data on: acid rain; alternative energy sources; food additives; pesticides; waste management; and water treatment. Full citations or contact details are provided for: publications (books, directories and periodicals); abstracting and indexing services; statistical sources; electronic sources (online databases, CD-ROMs); international, national and local organizations active in the environmental field; government bodies; pressure groups and more sources of environmental information.
Explores the use of risk assessment techniques to help predict the environmental impact of chemicals in specific circumstances. Looks at the roles of toxicology and epidemiology in Europe and the US, the economic constraints on environmental protection mandated by recent British legislation, the importance of site- specific data, European Union legislation on collecting information on new and existing chemical substances, and the interplay between environmental risk assessment and the realities of public perception. The 16 papers are from the symposia Acquiring Environmental Data for Legislative Needs in October 1994 and Toxicology and Quantitative Risk Assessment in November 1994, both held in London. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Food Industry Wastes: Assessment and Recuperation of Commodities presents emerging techniques and opportunities for the treatment of food wastes, the reduction of water footprint, and creating sustainable food systems. Written by a team of experts from around the world, this book provides a guide for implementing bioprocessing techniques. It also helps researchers develop new options for the recuperation of these wastes for community benefit. More than 34 million tons of food waste was generated in the United States in 2009, at a cost of approximately $43 billion. And while less than three percent of that waste was recovered and recycled, there is growing interest and development in recovering and recycling food waste. These processes have the potential not only to reduce greenhouse gases, but to provide energy and resources for other purposes. This book examines these topics in detail, starting with sources, characterization and composition of food wastes, and development of green production strategies. The book then turns to treatment techniques such as solid-state fermentation and anaerobic digestion of solid food waste for biogas and fertilizer. A deep section on innovative biocatalysts and bioreactors follows, encompassing hydrogen generation and thermophilic aerobic bioprocessing technologies. Rounding out the volume are extensive sections on water footprints, including electricity generation from microbial fuel cells (MFCs), and life cycle assessments. - Food waste is an area of focus for a wide range of related industries from food science to energy and engineering - Outlines the development of green product strategies - International authoring team represents the leading edge in research and development - Highlights leading trends of current research as well as future opportunities for reusing food waste
This book reexamines the situation of Jews who after the liquidation of ghettos were hiding in the villages of the Kielce-Sandomierz region, and the attitude of local Christian people and partisans towards these Jews. A fresh perspective is contributed by the author's anthropological approach to the newly discovered field and archival sources.
This project was initiated by the Nordic Council of Ministers and its waste prevention group. The background to the project is that waste prevention is the highest priority in the waste hierarchy according to the EU Waste Directive. One other reason is the heavily increasing discussions in society on food waste in general. The project has been focusing on amounts of food waste, causes for food waste generation and initiatives to reduce the amounts of food waste from the retail and wholesale sector. Furthermore it gives some recommendations to measures that could be taken to change the present situation.
