Hazardous waste -- Hazardous waste is waste that poses substantial or potential threats to public health or the ... > full article

Septic tank -- A septic tank is part of a small scale sewage treatment system often referred to as a septic system, which consists of the tank itself and a septic drain ... > full article

Environmental engineering -- Environmental engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to improve the environment (air, water, and/or land resources), to provide healthful water, air and land for human ... > full article

Waste -- Waste, rubbish, or garbage is unwanted or undesired material. Waste is something which has lost its apparent value to its owner. It is a misplaced ... > full article

Landfill -- Landfill is a waste disposal site for the deposit of the waste onto or into land. Most modern landfills require a minimum of one containment ... > full article

Water pollution -- Water pollution is a term that describes any adverse effect upon water bodies (lakes, rivers, the sea, groundwater etc.) caused by man and his ... > full article

Sewage treatment -- Sewage treatment is the process that removes the majority of the contaminants from waste-water or sewage and produces both a liquid effluent suitable for disposal to the natural environment and a ... > full article

Sewer -- Sewers transport wastewater from buildings to treatment facilities. Storm sewers (also storm drains) are large pipes that transport storm water runoff from streets to natural bodies of water, to ... > full article

Activated sludge -- Activated sludge is a process in sewage treatment in which air or oxygen is forced into sewage liquor to develop a biological floc which reduces the organic content of the ... > full article

Waste management -- Waste management is the collection, transport, processing or disposal of waste materials, usually ones produced by human activity, in an effort to reduce their effect on human health or local ... > full article

Home Safe Home
Fascinating, affordable, helpful tips on how to keep your home safe from toxics by an expert on home safety! Home Safe Home is the ultimate reference of its kind, written by the leading authority on ... > read more

Outsmart Your Cancer: Alternative Non-Toxic Treatments That Work
When you "OUTSMART" your cancer, only the cancer cells die - not your healthy cells! In writing "Outsmart Your Cancer: Alternative Non-Toxic Treatments That Work", Tanya Harter Pierce interviewed ... > read more

The Chemist's Companion: A Handbook of Practical Data, Techniques, and References
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Human Error
Modern technology has now reached a point where improved safety can only be achieved through a better understanding of human error mechanisms. In its treatment of major accidents, the book spans the ... > read more

Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
Paper or plastic? Neither, say William McDonough and Michael Braungart. Why settle for the least harmful alternative when we could have something that is better--say, edible grocery bags! In Cradle ... > read more

PMP Exam Prep, Fifth Edition: Rita's Course in a Book for Passing the PMP Exam
Can you imagine valuing a book so much that you send the author a "Thank You" letter? Tens of thousands of people understand why PMP Exam Prep by Rita Mulcahy, PMP, is a worldwide best-seller. Is it ... > read more

Into the Wild
"God, he was a smart kid..." So why did Christopher McCandless trade a bright future--a college education, material comfort, uncommon ability and charm--for death by starvation in an abandoned bus ... > read more

One Point Safe
So you thought that the end of the Cold War erased the threat of nuclear annihilation? Think again; according to Andrew and Leslie Cockburn, authors of One Point Safe, the world is a more dangerous ... > read more

Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Trying to "change" negative thoughts through cognitive gymnastics is like trying to win a war single-handedly. Why waste a life trying the impossible? In Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life, ... > read more

Underground! : The Disinformation Guide to Ancient Civilizations, Astonishing Archaeology and Hidden History
Where did "modern" civilization begin? What lies beneath the waves? Do myths describe interstellar impact? How'd they lift that stone? Was the Ark of the Covenant a mechanical device? Were there ... > read more