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Assessing the Risks of Nuclear and Chemical Contamination in the former Soviet Union
Av E.J. Kirk
Inbunden, 1996
1098 kr
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Risk assessment has come to assume acute importance in the former Soviet Union since money is so scarce, yet the needs for cleanup are so huge. Other factors contribute to this situation, too: New leaders are still emerging, and governmental structures are still evolving. This creates a particular …
Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality in Hospitals
Av M. Maroni
Inbunden, 1996
2253 kr
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This book collects the main scientific contributions presented at a NATO Advanced Research Workshop entitled "Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality Requirements in Hospitals" that was held in Milan, Italy, from September 13-16, 1995. The workshop was made possible through the funding support of the …
Bioindicator Systems for Soil Pollution
Av N.M. Van Straalen, Dmitri A. Krivolutsky
Inbunden, 1996
1643 kr
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N.M. V AN STRAALEN** and D.A. KRIVOLUTSKY* **Department of Ecology and Ecotoxicology VrUe Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1087, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands *Institute of Evolutionary Animal Morphology and Ecology Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninsky Prospekt 33 117071 Moscow, Russian Federation …
East-West Life Expectancy Gap in Europe
Environmental and Non-Environmental Determinants
Av C. Hertzman, Shona Kelly m. fl.
Inbunden, 1996
2253 kr
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During the last 25 years of the Cold War, life expectancy in Central and Eastern Europe fell behind that in the West, opening up a `life expectancy gap' between East and West. The decline was unprecedented, and the situation deteriorated even further immediately after 1989, the year of political …
Inter-Relationship Between Irrigation, Drainage and the Environment in the Aral Sea Basin
Av M.G. Bos
Inbunden, 1996
1643 kr
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The irrigated area in the Aral Sea basin totals about 7. 5 million hectare. Part of the water supplied to this area is consumed by the irrigated crop; the remainder of the supplied water drains to the groundwater basin, to downstream depressions, or back to the rivers. During its use, however, this …
Global and Regional Mercury Cycles: Sources, Fluxes and Mass Balances
Av W. Baeyens, Ralf Ebinghaus m. fl.
Inbunden, 1996
3279 kr
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Essential themes in the biochemical cycling of mercury are the relative importance of anthropogenic versus natural sources, transformation and migration processes at the local, regional and global scale, global emission inventories of different mercury sources (both point and diffuse) of both …
Biodegradability Prediction
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on QSAR Biodegradation II - QSARs for Biotransformation and Biodegradation, Luhacovice, Czech Republic, May 2-3 1996
Av Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg, Jiri Damborsky
Inbunden, 1996
879 kr
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Biodegradation is the dominant pathway for the environmental transformation of most chemicals and information on a chemical's biodegradability is essential for proper risk assessment. But there are few methods for predicting whether or not a chemical is biodegradable, since this depends on the …
Protecting Danube River Basin Resources
Ensuring Access to Water Quality Data and Information
Av I.L. Murphy
Inbunden, 1996
1098 kr
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Eastern and Western, NATO partner and member country specialists discuss recent accomplishments in the sharing of timely, accurate data and information to protect the water resources of the Danube Basin, a strategic region shared by two Western and 11 former Communist countries. An International …
Disturbance and Recovery in Arctic Lands
An Ecological Perspective
Inbunden, 1997
3279 kr
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Disturbance is no new feature in the Arctic environment. The factors that create the Arctic habitat include marked climatic oscillations, physical disturbance and fluctuations in herbivore populations. The combination of environmental stress and disturbance due to habitat instability and the …
Cytotoxic, Mutagenic and Carcinogenic Potential of Heavy Metals Related to Human Environment
Inbunden, 1997
552 kr
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Environmental pollution is one of the main problems to confront humanity, with the heavy metals occupying a leading role among the most pernicious pollutants. The metals cause cancer and other sicknesses. Their cytotoxic, mutagenic and carcinogenic potentials are not fully understood, and any …
Sensitivity to Change
Black Sea, Baltic Sea and North Sea
Av Emin Ozsoy, Emin Özsoy m. fl.
Inbunden, 1997
2188 kr
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The most seriously threatened European seas are the North Sea, the Baltic and the Black Sea. This text examines the rapid degradation of these marine environments comparatively to identify similarities and differences in the driving forces and responses of the marine systems. Although it is …
Historical and Prehistorical Earthquakes in the Caucasus
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Historical and Prehistorical Earthquakes in the Caucasus Yerevan, Armenia July 11–15, 1996
Av D. Giardini, Serguei Balassanian
Inbunden, 1997
3279 kr
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The main objective of this volume is to evaluate existing knowledge and evidence of active faulting and historical/prehistoric earthquakes in the wider Caucasus area, and to assess the impact on the evaluation of seismic hazard. The seismological interest in the Caucasus lies in the availability of …
Scientific, Environmental, and Political Issues in the Circum-Caspian Region
Inbunden, 1997
1643 kr
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On behalf of the Russian Federation Committee on Water Economy, I would like to welcome the participants of the NATO-sponsored Workshop on the Problems of the Caspian Sea and the Circum-Caspian States. The world's largest intercontinental sea/lake is well known for its wealth mineral and fuel …
Restoration of Forests
Environmental Challenges in Central and Eastern Europe
Av Richard Gutkowski, NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Scien m. fl.
Inbunden, 1997
1098 kr
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In the conflict between logging as a material resource and preservation the forests are becoming depleted throughout the world and this depletion is aggravated by the effects of air pollution. The concept of utilization is thus now being expanded to include vital societal values. These issues are …
Conflict and the Environment
Inbunden, 1997
3279 kr
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The end of the Cold War has opened up the arena for increased attention to other lines of conflict, both in Europe and globally. Environmental disruption - by no means a new phenomenon - is a chief beneficiary of the shift in priorities in the public debate. The Scientific and Environmental Affairs …
Biotechnology for Waste Management and Site Restoration
Technological, Educational, Business, Political Aspects
Inbunden, 1997
1098 kr
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This work covers topics such as waste management, solid, gaseous and liquid; site restoration, radioactivity, organics and toxic metals; educational, economic, social and business aspects; and international collaboration. International collaboration is growing apace and many concrete projects have …
Environmental Infrastructure Management
Av John Boland, North Atlantic Treaty Organization m. fl.
Inbunden, 1997
1643 kr
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Environmental issues continue to burden governments and economies throughout the post-communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the newly-independent states of the former Soviet Union. Severe environmental degradation is endemic to the region, the existing environmental infrastructure …
Biosensors for Direct Monitoring of Environmental Pollutants in Field
Av D.P. Nikolelis, Ulrich J. Krull m. fl.
Inbunden, 1997
2188 kr
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Biosensors offer distinct advantages over standard analytical methods for the direct monitoring of environmental pollutants in the field, such as real-time detection with minimum sample preparation and handling. This work highlights advantages that will be of value to a range of scientists, …
Restoration of Degraded Rivers: Challenges, Issues and Experiences
Av D.P. Loucks
Inbunden, 1998
2188 kr
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There have been frequent, extensive efforts made over recent decades to develop and manage water resource systems to meet multiple purposes and objectives, especially for large rivers. Control of the spatial and temporal distribution of water in those rivers in order to meet more effectively a …
Actinides and the Environment
Av P.A. Sterne, A. Gonis m. fl.
Inbunden, 1998
2188 kr
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The handling of actinides and actinide-based materials provides significant technological challenges due to the toxicity and radioactivity associated with these materials. These challenges are particularly apparent in the nuclear power industry. Under normal operation, a reactor can produce a …
Management of Lakes and Reservoirs during Global Climate Change
Av D. Glen George, J.G. Jones m. fl.
Inbunden, 1998
2188 kr
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If present trends continue, most climatologists agree that the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will have doubled by the year 2050. This increase in CO 2 will have a major effect on the global climate and substantially alter the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of …
Mineral Processing and the Environment
Av G.P. Gallios, Kostas A. Matis
Inbunden, 1998
2188 kr
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Mineral processing technologies have been used for decades to protect the environment and many examples of such applications are given here. The book covers four major subject areas: fundamentals; environmental pollution and its prevention; separation processes; and innovative techniques. The text …
Hydroinformatics Tools for Planning, Design, Operation and Rehabilitation of Sewer Systems
Av J. Marsalek, Cedo Maksimovic m. fl.
Inbunden, 1998
3279 kr
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Hydroinformatics systems are systems that combine computational hydraulic modelling with information systems (including knowledge-based systems). They are gaining rapid acceptance in the areas of environmental planning, design and management. The present book focuses exclusively on sewage systems, …
Ecosystem Modeling as a Management Tool for the Black Sea
Av Leonid I. Ivanov, Temel Ogammauz
Inbunden, 1998
3279 kr
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The Black Sea ecosystem is a unique marine environment. Its isolation from the ocean and large catchment basin, covering industrial and rural parts of the European and Asian continents, render the Black Sea ecosystem extremely vulnerable to the imposed environmental burdens. Complex scientific …
Environmental Contamination and Remediation Practices at Former and Present Military Bases
Av F. Fonnum, B. Paukstys m. fl.
Inbunden, 1998
1098 kr
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Environmental Contamination and Remediation Practices at Former and Present Military Bases outlines the different strategies that are useful in the investigation and subsequent remediation of military bases, Particular attention is paid to the pollution of groundwater. The book contains an …
Environmental Contamination and Remediation Practices at Former and Present Military Bases
Av F. Fonnum, B. Paukstys m. fl.
Häftad, 1998
1098 kr
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Environmental Contamination and Remediation Practices at Former and Present Military Bases outlines the different strategies that are useful in the investigation and subsequent remediation of military bases, Particular attention is paid to the pollution of groundwater. The book contains an …
Ocular Radiation Risk Assessment in Populations Exposed to Environmental Radiation Contamination
Av A.K. Junk, Y. Kundiev m. fl.
Inbunden, 1998
1643 kr
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In former So\\jet Union countries there are currently underway or being planned, several major ocular follow-up studies of populations exposed to radiation from reactor accidents, contamination from nuclear weapons manufacturing or fall-out from nuclear testing. The importance of such studies lies …
Environmental Health for All
Risk Assessment and Risk Communication for National Environmental Health Action Plans
Av David J. Briggs, Richard M. Stern m. fl.
Inbunden, 1998
2253 kr
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The development of "National environmental health action plans" (NEHAPs) has become a major initiative in Europe, with 51 countries now committed to introducing plans by the new millennium. This book is an attempt to review recent experience in formulating these plans, and to examine and assess the …
Environmental Health for All
Risk Assessment and Risk Communication for National Environmental Health Action Plans
Av David J. Briggs, Richard M. Stern m. fl.
Häftad, 1998
2253 kr
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Accurate assessment of environmental hazards and related risks is a primary prerequisite for effective environmental health protection, at both the individual and collective level. National and regional policies on environmental health need to be guided by knowledge about the risks to the …
Eastern Mediterranean as a Laboratory Basin for the Assessment of Contrasting Ecosystems
Av P.M. Malanotte-Rizzoli, Valery N. Eremeev
Inbunden, 1999
1098 kr
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This book is the outcome of a NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "The Eastern Mediterranean as a laboratory basin for the assessment of contrasting ecosystems" that was held in Kiev, Ukraine, March 23-27, 1998. The scientific rationale of the workshop can be summarized as follows. The Eastern …
