Deep Marine Environments: Clastic sedimentation and tectonics

There are many books on sedimentology and depositional environments but this is one of a new breed, giving an up-to date, in depth account of one particular (and important) depositional environment and putting it properly in the context of plate tectonics.' The Times Higher Education Supplement Deep Marine Environments is a must for anyone studying sediments deposited in such conditions.' British Geologist Taking the form of a general survey backed up by many case histories that illustrate both general principles and contingent factors, the text will clearly be a boon to sedimentology students.' New Scientist This is a description of deep-marine sedimentary environments which aims to summarize the information that has been acquired since 1970, particularly as a result of international oceangraphic research through the Ocean Drilling Programme. The text integrates detailed process-based sedimentology, depositional environments and large-scale plate-tectonic controls of deep-marine sediments from both modern and ancient settings. The work is divided into three parts. The first part provides a physical basis for transport and deposition of sediments in the deep oceans, followed by a facies classification scheme with examples and a survey of the main controls on deep-sea sedimentation. The second part is devoted to discussions of the main depositional systems in which siliciclastic sediments accumulate in the oceans, illustrated by both modern and ancient case studies to show the range of variability within depositional systems. The final part focuses on deep-marine sediments at passive, convergent and oblique-slip continental margins and plate boundaries, again illustrated with case studies based in part on DSDP results and marine seismic reflection profiles.

Science & Math

K.T. Pickering, etc., R.N. Hiscott, F.J. Hein

Earth Sciences

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The Chemistry of natural products

THOMSON, R.H (ed)

Chemistry

The first edition of Cold and Chilled Storage Technology was prepared at a time when great changes were taking place in the industry that were hard to put into clear perspective. For example, the CFClozone layer problem was identified, the Montreal Protocol was signed and experts from many disci plines were already proposing 'solutions' to the problems seen at the time. Not only were there the usual differences in approach to the problems, there were different understandings of the problems themselves. For in stance, some authoritative voices were saying HCFC 22 was 'part of the solution, not part of the problem' and recommending it as the main refrig erant for the future, others said the opposite. As editor, I have taken the view that this should be a 'reference book' and, as such, it should contain information that points in the direction of tried and proven good practice. To avoid the risk of misdirecting readers, I decided that the CFC issue was too unclear to be usefully discussed in the first edition and left it out altogether. This was the main criticism of the first edition at the time of its publication but, in view of the developments since then, I stand by my decision to avoid premature comment in that instance. The matter is discussed in this edition in Chapters 4 and 7, which include summaries of other related factors, in a way that was certainly not possible in 1989.

Cold and Chilled Storage Technology

Engineering & Transportation

Clive V.J. Dellino

Engineering

Updated to take account of advances in metamorphic petrology, this book provides an introduction to the textural and microstructural features of metamorphic rocks.

Introduction to Metamorphic Textures and Microstructures

Andrew J. Barker

This book provides an overview of the fruit juice and fruit beverage industry, from grower to distributor, including fruit handling and processing, chemistry and characterization, analysis, quality control, nutritional value and packaging. It is written for food scientists and technologists, food chemists and packaging engineers.

Production and Packaging of Non-Carbonated Fruit Juices and Fruit Beverages

Philip R Ashurst

An understanding of the properties and the handling characteristics of liquids and gases has long been regarded as an essential requirement for most practising engineers. It is therefore not surprising that, over the years, there has been a regular appearance of books dealing with the fundamentals of fluid mechanics, fluid flow, hydraulics and related topics. What is surprising is that there has been no parallel development of the related discipline of Bulk Solids Handling, despite its increasing importance in modern industry across the world. It is only very recently that a structured approach to the teaching, and learning, of the subject has begun to evolve. A reason for the slow emergence of Bulk Solids Handling as an accepted topic of study in academic courses on mechanical, agricultural, chemical, mining and civil engineering is perhaps that the practice is so often taken for granted. Certainly the variety of materials being handled in bulk is almost endless, ranging in size from fine dust to rocks, in value from refuse to gold, and in temperature from deep-frozen peas to near-molten metal.

Bulk Solids Handling: An Introduction to the Practice and Technology

C.R. Woodcock

J S Mason

Technology

Book by Patrick L. McGeer, John C. Eccles, Edith G. McGeer

Molecular Neurobiology of the Mammalian Brain

Eccles

McGeer, Patrick L.

McGeer

Biological Sciences

Physical and Chemical Mechanisms in Molecular Radiation Biology (Basic Life Sciences)

Glass and Varma

From a symposium held near Montreal in September, probably of 1994 (rather than the 1989 stated), two dozen papers share information and insights on neuroendocrine factors in ulcer pathogenesis, brain-gut interactions, and novel therapeutic approaches. The topics include leukotrienes in human and ex

Neuroendocrinology of Gastrointestinal Ulceration (Hans Selye Symposia on Neuroendocrinology and Stress)

Sandor Szabo

Health, Fitness & Dieting

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