Roy Harrison OBE is Queen Elizabeth II Birmingham Centenary Professor of Environmental Health at the University of Birmingham. In 2004 he was appointed OBE for services to environmental science. Professor Harrison’s research interests lie in the field of environment and human health. His main specialism is in air pollution, from emissions through atmospheric chemical and physical transformations to exposure and effects on human health. Much of this work is designed to inform the development of policy.
68 Ebooks by R. M. Harrison
R. M. Harrison: Lead Pollution
At the time of writing, the topic of lead pollution is the subject of an intense and sometimes heated debate. The argument centres upon possible adverse health effects arising from exposure of …
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R.S. Hamilton & R.M. Harrison: Highway Pollution
Long before "green" issues became a subject of widespread concern, both editors of the present book were heavily involved in research relating to pollutants in the highway environment. The …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Fracking
Fracking has the potential to extract hydrocarbons from previously inaccessible sources of gas and oil, but is regularly in the news because of environmental concerns surrounding the process. First …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Geoengineering of the Climate System
It is generally accepted within the scientific community that anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases are primarily responsible for a recent warming in global climate and that current trajectorie …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Coal in the 21st Century
The long-term future for coal looks bleak. The recent UN climate change conference in Paris called for an end to the use of fossil fuels. However, coal remains one of the world’s most important sourc …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Environmental Impacts of Road Vehicles
The first concerns that come to mind in relation to pollution from road vehicles are direct emissions of carbon dioxide and toxic air pollutants. These are, of course, important but the impacts of …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Indoor Air Pollution
Time–activity diaries kept by members of the general public indicate that on average people spend around 90% of their time indoors, this is associated with considerable exposure to air pollutants as …
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G H Eduljee & R M Harrison: Electronic Waste Management
Electronic waste, which includes everything from refrigerators to smartphones, is one of the world’s fastest growing waste streams. Often these items are simply discarded as new technology becomes av …
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R M Harrison: An Introduction to Pollution Science
Understanding pollution, its behaviour and impact is becoming increasingly important, as new technologies and legislation continually lower the tolerable levels of pollutants released into the …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Geoengineering of the Climate System
It is generally accepted within the scientific community that anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases are primarily responsible for a recent warming in global climate and that current trajectorie …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Still Only One Earth
Forty years since the first UN Conference on the Human Environment was held in Stockholm, how has the situation changed? We still have only one Earth but are we caring for and maintaining it? This bo …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Pharmaceuticals in the Environment
Medicines play an important role in the treatment and prevention of disease in humans and animals, but residues from these medicines can be released into the environment through a number of routes du …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Fracking
Fracking has the potential to extract hydrocarbons from previously inaccessible sources of gas and oil, but is regularly in the news because of environmental concerns surrounding the process. First …
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€89.99
R M Harrison: An Introduction to Pollution Science
Understanding pollution, its behaviour and impact is becoming increasingly important, as new technologies and legislation continually lower the tolerable levels of pollutants released into the …
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R M Harrison: Pollution
Twenty years on from the first edition of Pollution and the topic remains high in the public awareness. Environmental pollution is now a major area of research, consultancy and technological developm …
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Xavier Querol & R M Harrison: Airborne Particulate Matter
The estimated health impacts and associated economic costs resulting from airborne particulate matter are substantial. Exposure to airborne fine particles ranks highly amongst preventable causes of …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Agricultural Chemicals and the Environment
Agricultural production is in a period of rapid transformation which has seen an increase in the use of biotechnology, synthetic chemistry, biological chemicals and biopesticides. These disciplines …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Environmental Impacts of Road Vehicles
The first concerns that come to mind in relation to pollution from road vehicles are direct emissions of carbon dioxide and toxic air pollutants. These are, of course, important but the impacts of …
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€94.99
R E Hester & R M Harrison: Coal in the 21st Century
The long-term future for coal looks bleak. The recent UN climate change conference in Paris called for an end to the use of fossil fuels. However, coal remains one of the world’s most important sourc …
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€94.99
R M Harrison & R E Hester: Plastics and the Environment
Plastic has become a ubiquitous part of modern life. A cheap, lightweight material, it is used in everything from food packaging to consumer electronics and microbeads in cosmetic products. However, …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Energy Storage Options and Their Environmental Impact
Recent decades have seen huge growth in the renewable energy sector, spurred on by concerns about climate change and dwindling supplies of fossil fuels. One of the major difficulties raised by an inc …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Energy Storage Options and Their Environmental Impact
Recent decades have seen huge growth in the renewable energy sector, spurred on by concerns about climate change and dwindling supplies of fossil fuels. One of the major difficulties raised by an inc …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Plastics and the Environment
Plastic has become a ubiquitous part of modern life. A cheap, lightweight material, it is used in everything from food packaging to consumer electronics and microbeads in cosmetic products. However, …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Indoor Air Pollution
Time–activity diaries kept by members of the general public indicate that on average people spend around 90% of their time indoors, this is associated with considerable exposure to air pollutants as …
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€94.99
G H Eduljee & R M Harrison: Electronic Waste Management
Electronic waste, which includes everything from refrigerators to smartphones, is one of the world’s fastest growing waste streams. Often these items are simply discarded as new technology becomes av …
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€94.99
R E Hester & R M Harrison: Agricultural Chemicals and the Environment
Enormous increases in agricultural productivity can properly be associated with the use of chemicals. This statement applies equally to crop production through the use of fertilizers, herbicides and …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Air Pollution and Health
The impact of air pollution on human health is currently of international concern. A comprehensive review of the subject is given in this volume, which complements the previous title covering air …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Air Quality Management
The management of air quality is currently at the forefront of international debate. With authors drawn from international experts in their respective fields, Air Quality Management provides comprehe …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Assessment and Reclamation of Contaminated Land
Contaminated land and the methods and legal controls governing its reclamation for subsequent development and use are of great current interest and concern. This volume covers aspects of this …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Causes and Environmental Implications of Increased UV-B Radiation
Since the realisation that the ozone layer protecting the earth is suffering massive depletion, atmospheric science has been increasingly in the spotlight. It is recognised that we need to increase …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Chemistry in the Marine Environment
The oceans cover more than 70% of the earth’s surface to an average depth of almost 4000 metres. It is therefore not surprising that exchanges that occur between ocean and atmosphere exert major …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Chlorinated Organic Micropollutants
Chlorinated Organic Micropollutants addresses the sources, environmental cycles, uptake, consequences and control of many of the more important chlorinated organic micropollutants, including PCBs, …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Contaminated Land and its Reclamation
Contaminated land and the methods and legal controls governing its reclamation for subsequent development and use are of great current interest and concern. This volume in the Issues in Environmental …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
Long-term environmental effects of chemical exposure have long been of concern and, more recently, chemicals which cause changes to the sexual development of exposed organisms have been identified. …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Environmental and Health Impact of Solid Waste Management Activities
Solid waste management issues are a highly emotive topic. Disposal costs need to be balanced against environmental impact, which often results in heated public debate. Disposal options such as …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Environmental Impact of Power Generation
In today’s automated world, the need for economic generation of power is of vital importance. However, the industry is commonly perceived as being responsible for pollution of the atmosphere and …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Food Safety and Food Quality
The quality and safety of the food we eat attracts a great deal of publicity and is high on the list of public concerns. This highly emotive issue is discussed in this timely book, which brings …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Global Environmental Change
Few people today are unaware of the far-reaching effects of global environmental change, and it is now generally accepted that human activities are the root cause of the changes in climate. Global …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Mining and its Environmental Impact
This first Issue in the series contains nine articles written by leading British and American experts from the mining industry, regulatory authorities, and academia, and incorporates the latest …
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R M Harrison: Pollution
Pollution: Causes, Effects and Control is the fourth edition of a best-selling introductory level book dealing with chemical and radioactive pollution in its broadest sense. The scope of the book ran …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Risk Assessment and Risk Management
Risk assessment is considered by many analysts to be an objective scientific tool. It is considered to be variously influenced by broader issues which in turn have important practical implications …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Sustainability and Environmental Impact of Renewable Energy Sources
The world’s dependence on fossil fuels is widely acknowledged to be a major cause of rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Thus there is an urgent need to develop energy sources with …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Transport and the Environment
Mass transportation has become central to the lifestyle of developed societies – but with what consequences for the environment and, ultimately, human health? Transport and the Environment …
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R M Harrison: Understanding our Environment
This 2nd edition of Understanding Our Environment has been reworked and greatly updated, providing a modern introductory level text for students of pollution and environmental chemistry. The book …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Volatile Organic Compounds in the Atmosphere
Interest in volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as air pollutants has increased dramatically in recent years. This book covers a number of very topical issues concerning VOCs, including stratospheric …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Waste Incineration and the Environment
Waste incineration is finding increasing favour as a waste disposal method and this Issue considers the topic of waste disposal and the place of incineration as an option. It reviews the emissions an …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Waste Treatment and Disposal
This Issue follows on from the review of waste incineration in Issue 2, providing a thorough and detailed review of other waste management options. Waste generation affects everyone, and its …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Sustainability in Agriculture
World trade in agriculture, with its massive subsidies, restrictive barriers, international collaboration and competition, and the livelihoods of millions of farmers worldwide at stake, is an emotive …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Chemicals in the Environment
Rising concern in recent years over the possible adverse environmental consequences of the use of chemicals has led to a steady increase in national activity towards greater regulation, as well as …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Alternatives To Animal Testing
Animal experimentation has long been a controversial issue with impassioned arguments on both sides of the debate. Increasingly it has become more expedient and feasible to develop new methods that …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Biodiversity Under Threat
There is much public concern about threats to global biodiversity. Industrial pollution, changes in agricultural practices and climate change, are all having a direct impact on biodiversity. In this …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Nanotechnology
Nanotechnology is a much talked about, and rapidly expanding area of science, which is sometimes little understood. It looks set to make a significant impact on human life and, with numerous …
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R M Harrison: Principles of Environmental Chemistry
Environmental chemistry is becoming increasingly important and is crucial in the understanding of a range of issues, ranging from climate change to local pollution problems. Principles of …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Environmental Forensics
‘Environmental forensics’ is a combination of analytical and environmental chemistry, which is useful in the court room context. It therefore involves field analytical studies and both data …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Electronic Waste Management
Electronic waste includes such items as TVs, computers, LCD and plasma displays, and mobile phones, as well as a wide range of household, medical and industrial equipment which are simply discarded …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Air Quality in Urban Environments
Urban air quality is a topic which remains high on the scientific and political agenda. Concentrations of most air pollutants are higher in urban areas than in the surrounding rural regions, and give …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Carbon Capture
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is the only method available for reducing CO2 emissions while allowing continued use of fossil fuels, both for power generation and potentially in broader contexts. …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Ecosystem Services
As human populations grow, so do the resource demands imposed on ecosystems, and the impacts of anthropogenic use and abuse are becoming ever more apparent. This has led to the development of the …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Sustainable Water
It is predicted that climate change will result in big changes to the global distribution of rainfall, causing drought and desertification in some regions and floods in others. Already there are …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Marine Pollution and Human Health
There is growing concern about the state of the world’s oceans. The rapid growth of human populations in coastal regions has led to increasing dependence on marine resources. Beneficial features …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Nuclear Power and the Environment
The environmental implications of generating electric power from nuclear fission have been a matter of concern since the construction of the earliest nuclear reactors and power stations in the 1950s. …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Environmental Impacts of Modern Agriculture
Modern agriculture must seek to feed the world’s growing population with little or no cost to the Environment. Modern agriculture is capable of producing greater yields than ever before, but …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Soils and Food Security
Soil is essential to agriculture and a resource that cannot be replaced easily. Nevertheless, its importance to food production and the threats to its sustainability are often overlooked. This book, …
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R M Harrison & R E Hester: Chemical Alternatives Assessments
Chemicals are an essential part of everyday life and all too-often taken for granted, yet often portrayed negatively in the media. Concern over the deleterious effects of chemicals to the environment …
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R E Hester & R M Harrison: Waste as a Resource
The volume of waste produced by human activity continues to grow, but steps are being taken to mitigate this problem by viewing waste as a resource. Recovering a proportion of waste for re-use immedi …
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R M Harrison: Environmental Pollutant Exposures and Public Health
Both genes and environment have profound effects upon our health. While some environmental factors such as polluted air are high in the public consciousness, there are many other pathways for people’ …
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€94.99
R M Harrison: Environmental Pollutant Exposures and Public Health
Both genes and environment have profound effects upon our health. While some environmental factors such as polluted air are high in the public consciousness, there are many other pathways for people’ …
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€94.99
R M Harrison: Pollution
Twenty years on from the first edition of Pollution and the topic remains high in the public awareness. Environmental pollution is now a major area of research, consultancy and technological developm …
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€99.99
