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Science and technology Reference Reviews Volume 30 · Number 8 · 2016 · 22-28 discussed with details as to where to see them – terms. The compilers have also taken e.g. a few Long-nosed Potoroo used to shelter industry-specific terms. The first area of selection under the cabins at Bowen Park Holiday Village at provides a definition for all technical terms used in Ridson Cove just outside Hobart! It includes an in the documents. The second area provides depth section on bats, covering 26 pages with explanations of terms that might be seen as jargon. more than 70 species described – many of which There are about 4,500 terms in the dictionary, and are endemic. Even though there are more recent some terms have sub-terms. Given the thoroughness taxonomic descriptions in this book, the scientific of the term selection many quite common and widely names are organised as in The Action Plan for known terms such as Fahrenheit are included. Woinarski et al., 2014). Australian Mammals 2012 ( Actually, this is a useful term because most people The final section of the book includes four and countries use Celsius, and the definition includes appendices: introduced mammals; a directory with a conversion method which is useful if you have a tips about planning your trip – climate, hazards document from pre SI days. Celsius is not defined and useful websites; a glossary, and a botanical because everyone should know that; neither is Kelvin, and habitat glossary. There are three indexes at the I assume because only scientists use that term. end – common name, scientific name and site Cadmium is included, but the explanation is all index. There are many books for birdwatchers in about its toxicity rather than how many electrons it Australia (I have a number of them on my has. Some common words have specific meanings. shelves!), but there are not so many for mammals, Coupons are specimens of material tested to see how especially regional guides, so this is a welcome they degrade. Zones and agglomerations are the way addition to fill that gap. It certainly is more than the UK is divided up for monitoring air pollution just a field guide. David Andrew has been editor of subject to directive 96/62 EU; so the term includes Wildlife Australia magazine and has written for me–Inever knew that. Lonely Planet publications and co-authored The Having picked a few eye-catching terms, let us Complete Guide to Finding the Birds of Australia look at some of the main areas. Much of the book is Thomas et al., 2011). concerned with the process of waste water treatment, Helen Ashton and some of the longer entries on this have diagrams Formerly Head of Library Services, Newcastle of machinery. There are a range of terms covering College, Newcastle, UK the disposal and breakdown of a wide variety of materials. Many soil science terms are included. Plastics get many specific entries. Various chemical References and mechanical processes that cause the breakdown of structures are covered. General engineering terms Thomas, R., Thomas, S., Andrew, D. and McBride, A. (2011), and units are included. The book occasionally goes The Complete Guide to Finding the Birds of Australia, 2nd ed., CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood, VIC. beyond the definition. The entry on Mercury not Woinarski, J.C.Z., Burbidge, A. and Harrison, P. (2014), The only describes how the metal gets into the food chain Action Plan for Australian Mammals 2012, CSIRO but also advises on storage. The climate change entry Publishing, Melbourne. discusses the contextual use of the term. The definitions can be very specific. Both coal mine methane and coal bed methane are defined. The first RR 2016/263 is the methane released by mining, and the second is Dictionary of Environmental Engineering the gas in the coal. At Rossington, the only working coal mine I have been down, the methane was and Wastewater Management tapped from the coal before the face was mined. The Alireza Bahadori and Scott T. Smith gas was sold. The book ends with a couple of pages Springer of reference books that will provide more detail. Heidelberg I hope my selection of terms has illustrated the 2016 usefulness of this book. On first seeing it, my feeling was that it was a diffuse selection of terms, but, as I ix 507 pp. started to read some definitions, it became clear, as I ISBN 978 3 319 26259 8 (print); hope I have shown, why the various terms had been ISBN 978 3 319 26261 1 (e-book) included and how the definitions address the £97 $139 (print); particular issues of environmental engineering and £77.50 $109 (e-book) wastewater treatment. Because of the importance of these topics, they involve scientists, engineers, Keywords Dictionaries, Environmental engineering, administrators, lawyers, politicians and the general Water supply and waste systems public. I believe this dictionary will be of use to all of Review DOI 10.1108/RR-07-2016-0181 them. This dictionary has been produced by trawling John Goodier through a very wide range of international and Consultant, Goldhawk Information, London, national texts, legislation and treaties for technical UK
Reference Reviews – Emerald Publishing
Published: Oct 17, 2016
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