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CONTAMINATED FORESTS
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN RISK IDENTIFICATION AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES |
| Volume: |
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Kiev, Ukraine, 27-31 |
| By: |
Igor Linkov (Editor), William R. Schell (Editor) |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£168.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0792357388 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780792357384 |
| Publisher: |
KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS |
| Pub. date: |
30 April, 1999 |
| Series: |
NATO Science Partnership Sub-series 2: Environmental Security v. 58 |
| Pages: |
448 |
| Description: |
The amount of pollutants in the atmosphere have greatly increased over the last century, many being attributable to human activity. The problem of acid rain is well noted but there has been little exploration of other pollutants, such as radionuclides. This book studies this complex subject. |
| Synopsis: |
Concentrations of pollutants in the atmosphere have increased dramatically over the last century and many of these changes are attributable to anthropogenic activities. The influence of acid rain has been well studied, but there has been no extensive exploration of other pollutants, such as toxic chemicals, heavy metals and radionuclides. Natural ecosystems, especially forests, tend to accumulate many of these pollutants which subsequently can affect ecosystem health. These contaminants may be very damaging to the environment in Eastern Europe, where the rapid disappearance of forest is the result not only of contamination but also of poor forest management practices. This book provides a study of this complex subject. |
| Illustrations: |
indexes |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Kluwer Academic Publishers |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |