Foreword by Prof. Munir Ozturk

Preface

1. Potentially toxic construction materials: An Introduction

2. The main ecological health hazards from building materials

3. Atmospheric emissions from construction sector

4. PVC (The poison plastic), Chlorinated Polyethylene (CPE), Chlorinated Polyvinylchloride (CPVC), Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene (CSPE), Polychloroproprene Rubber (CR)- Chemistry, Applications and ecological impacts

5. Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) emission and its adverse health effects from building sector

6. Heavy metal contaminations from construction materials

7. Nanoparticles in construction industry and their toxicity

8. Traditional and novel thermal insulation materials and their implications

9. Sulfo-Aluminate cement and magnesium phosphate cement in eco-conservation

10. Exposure to airborne concrete, stone, brick and granite dust

11. Carpets and textiles: Effect on indoor environment and health

12. Soil contaminations from the construction projects

13. Water pollution from construction industry

14. Construction sector, biodiversity and wildlife conservation

15. Embodied carbon in constructions and its ecological implications

16. Building Material Assessment System (BMAS) and its determination

17. Advances in Environmental impact assessment methods/tools in construction engineering

18. Special Concretes for Ecological Preservations.

19. Use of industrial waste materials in Civil Engineering Applications

20. Utilization of waste water for the construction projects

21. Use of Construction and Demolition wastes in Civil Engineering for Ecological preservation

22. Sustainable Techniques for building waste disposals

23. Ecological and sustainable Road constructions

24. Health impacts of thee Construction Workers

25. Sustainable Geotechnical practices in the Constructions

26. Sustainable infrastructural Development through Ecological Conservations

Handbook of Research on Microbial Remediation and Microbial Biotechnology for Sustainable Soil

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