NEWS
- Price Increase -
William Andrew will increase prices on its backlist titles by five (5) percent as of October 15, 2007. All vendors will receive an Ezcel Spreadsheet with ISBN, Title, Former Price, and New Price. If you require some other format, please contact Brent Beckley immediately.
BOOK ALERTS
Cleanup of Chemical and Explosive Munitions
Locating, Identifying the Contaminants, and Planning for Environmental Cleanup of Land and Sea Military Ranges and Dumpsites (by Richard Albright)
The award winning author is best known for his groundbreaking work on the Spring Valley munitions site (Washington, DC). This worst-case example is detailed at length to outline what steps are necessary in cleaning up military ordnance sites. It is a primer on chemical weapons and explosive ordnance to educate the unitiated on the various military tendencies in discarding ordnance on land or at sea.
This book is written for environmentalists, regulators, policy makers, contractors, and activist citizens who are unaware of munitions issues, as well as for military munitions experts and decision-makers needing to understand the critical environmental and health risks arising from munitions issues. It will also be essential reading for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other personnel responsible for cleaning up active and Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS).
BISAC SUBJECT HEADINGS
TEC010000: TECHNOLOGY / Environmental Engineering & Technology
TEC017000: TECHNOLOGY / Industrial Health & Safety
TEC025000: TECHNOLOGY / Military Science
DID YOU KNOW?
Unexploded military ordnance and toxic chemicals, some dating back to World War I, are a worldwide concern, especially at closed military bases that will be redeveloped for housing or civilian use. In Europe and Asia, many munitions sites are former battlegrounds; in Russia and its former territories, sites are used for storage and waste disposal.
Experts estimate that the United States alone could spend between $50 and 250 billion dollars to cleanup these sites, many of which are in high-population density, residential areas. You might live near one such site right now.
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