Total Environmental Control : The Economics of Cross-Media Pollution Transfers

Total Environmental Control: The Economics of Cross-Media Pollution Transfers covers the theoretical basis of cross-media transfers of pollution. This book is organized into three parts encompassing 11 chapters that discuss the difference between cross-media transfers and trade-offs. It addresses the common thread of economic analysis. This book deals first with the definitions of voluntary solutions to cross-media problems and provides an introduction to sewage treatment and disposal. The next chapters are concerned with the basic oxygen furnace; description of electric arc furnace; conceptual and practical problems in the evaluation of environmental costs and benefits; and energy requirements for pollution control in specific industries. These topics are followed by discussions of the use of Delphi technique, the environmental energy requirements, and the status of the iron and steel manufacture. The last chapter is devoted to the case studies of fertilizer manufacturers and on the water pollution control. The book can provide useful information to environmentalists, scientists, students, and researchers. Content: Related Pergamon Titles of Interest , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Dedication , Page v Preface , Page vi CHAPTER 1 - The Cross-media Problem , Pages 3-9 CHAPTER 2 - Transfers to Water — a Case Study , Pages 10-18 CHAPTER 3 - The Fertilizer Industry , Pages 19-36 CHAPTER 4 - Iron and Steel and Iron Founding , Pages 37-51 CHAPTER 5 - Energy Requirements of Pollution Control Equipment , Pages 52-62 CHAPTER 6 - Cost-benefit Analysis , Pages 65-72 CHAPTER 7 - An Alternative Approach to Cross-media Evaluation , Pages 73-84 CHAPTER 8 - An Application of the Alternative Approach , Pages 85-95 CHAPTER 9 - Comprehensive and Piecemeal Approaches to Control , Pages 99-104 CHAPTER 10 - Standards and Charges , Pages 105-112 CHAPTER 11 - Conclusion , Pages 113-115 APPENDIX - Project Information , Pages 116-124 Author Index , Page 125 Subject Index , Page 126