Publisher's Synopsis
An important way for improving competitiveness in industry is to improve technology transfer among industry, academia and government. This resource provides access to the details of university research being conducted on a number of critical technologies in environemental management. The book contains profiles of researchers in the US, Mexico and Canada who are working in such diverse areas as air and groundwater pollution, hazardous and non-hazardous waste, liquid and sold waste, municipal solid waste, rivers and streams, ecological and health effects of various pollution sources and many other areas. Included is information on funding sources, staff size and willingness of researchers to perform as expert witnesses.;This book should be of interest to civil and environmental engineers.
