书目

EnvironmentalBiotechnology环境生物技术：生物系统探讨

内容简介

Formorethanacentury,biotechnologyhasactedasavitalbufferbetweenpeople,pollutionandtheenvironment.Thefieldisdesignedtomoderate,ifnoteliminate,thestressesweinflictupontheworld'secosystems.Inordertodothiseffectively,asystemsapproachmustbeemployedtomaximizethesustainabilityofoureffortsandimprovethelongtermhealthourenvironment.Thisbookwilladdressthequestionsofhowandwhyknowledgeandunderstandingofthephysical,chemical,andbiologicalprinciplesoftheenvironmentmustbeachievedfortheeffectivedevelopmentofbiotechnologyapplications.Usingasystemsbiologyapproach,EnvironmentalBiotechnologywillprovideacontextforresearchersandpractitionersinenvironmentalscience.Itwillserveasacomplementtotheusefulguidebookswhichprovidethenecessaryspecificationsandcriteriaforawiderangeofenvironmentaldesignsandapplicationsbyprovidingtheunderlyingprinciplesforthespecifications,anareawhichismostimportanttoscientificresearchersinthisarenatodevelopfurthertechnologies.*Providesasystemsapproachtobiotechnologieswhichincludesthephysical,biological,andchemicalprocessesincontext*Casestudiesincludecutting-edgetechnologiessuchasnanobiotechnologiesandgreenengineering*Addressesboththeapplicationsandimplicationsofbiotechnologiesbyfollowingthelife-cycleofavarietyofestablishedanddevelopingbiotechnologies

作者简介

DanValleroisaninternationallyrecognizedexpertinthetransport,chemicaltransformationandenvironmentalfateofhazardouspollutants.Histhreedecadesofprofessionalexperienceinhazardouswasteengineeringandmanagementhaveincludedresearch,teachingandregulatoryadvicerelatedtoawiderangeofhumanhealthriskandecologicalissues,fromglobalclimatechangetothereleaseofhazardousproductsofincompletecombustionfromwasteincineratorstotheassessmentoftherisksfromexposurestoenvironmentalendocrinedisruptors.Dr.VallerorecentlyestablishedtheEngineeringEthicsprogramatDukeUniversity.Thisinnovativeprogramintroducesstudentstothecomplexrelationshipsbetweenscience,technologyandsocietaldemandsontheengineer.ThelessonslearnedfromthecasesinthisbookareafundamentalpartofDuke'spreparationofitsfutureengineerstoaddresstheethicaldilemmaslikelytobeencounteredduringthecareersofthenextgenerationengineers.

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