INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY

Problem-solving technology - where nature set the standard Industrial ecology may be a relatively new concept-yet it's already proven instrumental for solving a wide variety of problems involving pollution and hazardous waste, especially where available material resources have been limited. By treating industrial systems in a manner that parallels ecological systems in nature, industrial ecology provides a substantial addition to the technologies of environmental chemistry. Stanley E. Manahan, bestselling author of many environmental chemistry textbooks, now examines Industrial Ecology: Environmental Chemistry and Hazardous Waste. His study of this innovative technology uses an overall framework of industrial ecology to cover hazardous wastes from an environmental chemistry perspective. Chapters one to seven focus on how industrial ecology relates to environmental science and technology, with consideration of the anthrosphere as one of five major environmental spheres. Subsequent chapters deal specifically with hazardous substances and hazardous waste, as they relate to industrial ecology and environmental chemistry. TOC:The Environment and the Anthrosphere.- Industrial Ecology and Industrial Ecosystems.- Principles of Industrial Metabolism.- Community and Regional Industrial Ecosystems.- Life-Cycle Analysis.- Industrial Ecology and Resources.- Environmental Chemistry and Industrial Ecology.- Hazardous Substances and Waste.- Environmental Chemistry of Hazardous Materials.- Environmental Toxicology of Hazardous Materials.- Hazardous Inorganic Materials.- Hazardous Organic Materials.- Hazardous Biological Materials.- Industrial Ecology of Waste Minimization.- Industrial Ecology of Waste Treatment.- Industrial Ecology of Waste Disposal.