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AIR POLLUTION IN THE URAL MOUNTAINS
ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND POLICY ASPECTS - PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATO ADVANCED RESEARCH WORKSHOP ON AIR POLLUTION IN THE URAL MOUNTAINS, MAGNITOGORSK, RUSSIA, 26-30 MAY 1997 |
| By: |
Igor Linkov (Editor), Richard Wilson (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£184.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0792349679 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780792349679 |
| Publisher: |
KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS |
| Pub. date: |
31 March, 1998 |
| Series: |
NATO Science Partnership Sub-series 2: Environmental Security v. 40 |
| Pages: |
472 |
| Description: |
The metals industry was established in the Ural Mountains over two centuries ago. In the 1920s the town of Magnitogorsk was established, with US and Western assistance, to exploit the iron ore there. This volume describes the pollution in the region and the steps being taken to combat it. |
| Synopsis: |
The metals industry was established in the Ural Mountains over two centuries ago. Seventy years ago, the town of Magnitogorsk was established, with US and Western assistance, to exploit the iron ore there. It became a symbol of USSR industry - and is now a symbol of air pollution. This volume describes the pollution in the region and the steps being taken to combat it. |
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Illustrations, maps |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Kluwer Academic Publishers |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |