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Ecological crises have never been higher on the international political agenda. However, ecological thought and international relations theory have developed as separate disciplines. This ground-breaking study looks at the relationship between ecological thought and international relations theory arguing that there are shared concerns: peace, co-operation and security. The authors ask what ecological crisis can teach IR theorists as well as wh...

Reviews monitoring strategies for environmental pollutants. Describes research on trace elements in biological systems. Features a discussion of exposure assessment of environmental pollutants. Explores the emerging role of environmental specimen banking and discusses recent developments in biomarkers.

Chronicles current agricultural developments from initial concept to optimization of biological activity and safety, to field performance tests. Provides state-of-the-art developments in these areas of researched topics: herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, and other control methods. Offers a better understanding of the varied approaches to the discovery process in the agrochemical field.

Examines aquatic pollutants through a holistic approach in which the atmosphere, water, and sediment are considered interdependent compartments of an ecosystem. Four sections highlight air-water processes, water column processes, water-sediment processes, and case studies. Emphasizes the chemical and physical processes controlling solute behavior and fate in air and water. Integrates information on these processes into a systemwide picture of ...

This new volume focuses on recent activity and progress in the study of electron transfer reactions. It embraces a broad range of topics, both experimental and theoretical, and explores growth into new areas. This text contains chapters from noted researchers in the field, and is an extensive and thorough reference on the subject matter and present challenges.

Power relations among humans have likely been a topic of interest since long before any historical claims to its nature were proffered. This book recognizes that power and gender may be rooted in the experience of power in western society.

Here is the first modern text that treats sound and vibration damping from a united point of view. It focuses on the development and use of polymers for sound and vibration damping, with applications primarily in the marine, automotive, appliance, and machinery areas. Blends and interpenetrating networks are addressed for their ability to damp over broad temperature and frequency ranges. Also includes several review papers which develop fundam...

In twenty-nine chapters by leading authorities, Structure and Properties of Glassy Polymers provides readers with comprehensive coverage of basic and applied research on glass polymers as well as a wealth of information on current topics such as molecular modeling, characterization, polymer glasses in confined spaces, and conducting glass polymers. The characterization techniques presented include temperature-modulated differential scanning ca...

This book strikes a balance between state-of-the-art solid-state NMR techniques and the applications of these techniques to problems in materials science. The applications focus on modern inorganic materials such as metal oxides, catalysts, zeolites, glasses, ceramics, semiconductors, ion conductors, superconductors, and composites. The book features chapters on multiple-quantum MAS NMR, dynamic-angle spinning NMR for quadrupolar nuclides, and...

Combined quantum mechanical and molecular mechanical methods (QM/MM) are one of the most promising approaches for quantum mechanical calculations of chemical processes in solution and in enzymes. In such a method a relatively small part of the system (e.g., the solute) is analyzed through quantum mechanics and the remainder (e.g., the solvent) is represented through molecular mechanics, thus combining the accuracy of one method with the effici...

Integrating both theoretical and experimental approaches, this unique book examines transition states and chemical reactivity, and will be a useful tool for anyone studying the chemical dynamics, nature, and behavior of molecules in an excited state. The subject has important applications in atmospheric chemistry, plasmas, high-temperature materials processing, combustion, photosynthesis, detonation, and explosives.

Highlights advances in the understanding of the biosynthesis of xenobiotic conjugates in mammals, fish, insects, and plants. Describes current methods for the isolation and identification of xenobiotic conjugates. Provides evidence for and implications of newly discovered novel xenobiotic conjugates and the biological significance and consequences of xenobiotic conjugates.

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Collecting up-to-date research on the chemistry of foods, this volume focuses on proteins and lipids. It begins with four chapters on basic properties and experimental methods. It then devotes separate collections of chapters to the functionalities of plant proteins, animal proteins, and fats and oils. The chapters cover both fundamental and applied aspects and include recent work on computer modeling to predict functionality. The majority of ...

This volume provides an overview of sulfur-coordinated transition metal complexes. It explores how studies of transition metal sulfur sites facilitate understanding of enzymatic and industrial catalytic systems, and it reviews recent research on synthetic analogs to nitrogenase and other transition metal sulfur enzymes relevant to industrial desulfurication. The volume examines synthesis, X-ray structures, and reactivity of transition metal su...

Highlights the rapid evolution of the surface science of catalysts. Focuses on multi-technique strategies for studying catalytic reactions and catalytic materials. Discusses new developments in electron microscopy, laser-induced desorption, magnetic methods, and new vibrational characterization techniques.

Explores the physical, biochemical, and functional properties of pectin. Examines the role of pectin as an important food fiber, a major plant cell wall component, and a ubiquitous nutritional factor and gelling agent in foods. Assembles chapters from leading pectin researchers to produce a multidisciplinary volume that will advance pectin research through cross fertilization of sound research ideas. Promotes a better understanding of the chem...

This volume is a complete progress report on the various aspects of zeolite synthesis on a molecular level. It provides many examples that illustrate how zeolites can be crystallized and what the important parameters are that control crystallization. Forty-two chapters cover such topics as: crystallization techniques, gel chemistry, crystal size and morphology, the role of organic compounds, and novel synthesis procedures. It offers a complete...