On May 25,1978, the Commission on Toxicology ofthe Division of Clinical Chemistry of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) established its Subcommittee on Environmental and Occupational Toxicology of Cadmium following aseries of Commission meetings in Kristiansand, Norway.
A distinction between contamination and pollution is useful when we wish to consider what strategies to adopt in researching the impact of anthropogenic activities on the marine environment.
In most of the developed countries of the,World, significant efforts to control the pollution of surface waters have been underway for decades, and particularly the last 10-15 years.
During the past few years the worlds has reverberated of names like Seveso, Love Canal, Lekkerkerk, Times Beach, just to name the most publicized ones.
I am pleased to be able to introduce this book by Monsieur lean-Claude Gall, firstly because it is a book, secondly because its author has been a colleague for 15 years, and finally because it is a book which demonstrates the growing importance of Palaeobiology.
When, in 1966, the Gennan Research Society directed the attention of oceanographers in the Federal Republic of Ger- many to problems of marine pollution, I was not enthusiastic.
Geodynamics is commonly thought to be one of the subjects which provide the basis for understanding the origin of the visible surface features of the Earth: the latter are usually assumed as having been built up by geodynamic forces originating inside the Earth ("e;endogenetic"e; processes) and then as having been degrad- ed by geomorphological agents originating in the atmosphere and ocean ("e;exogenetic"e; agents).
The enormous public interest of specialists as well as of engaged and concerned citizens in the energy problem can be understood in view of the fact that the future of national and world-wide economy depends on the availability of sufficient primary energy.
This book has arisen directly from a course on Air and Water Pollution Control delivered by the first named author at the Technical University of Berlin.
From October 1964 to May 1969 the 40 MHz, 41 MHz, and 360 MHz signals of the satellite Explo- 0 0 rer 22, were recorded at Lindau (51,650 N; 10,125 E).
Dredged Material and Mine Tailings are two of the same thing once they are deposited on land: they must be safe-guarded, wash-out must be prevented, and they must be protected by a plantcover.
Hazard assessment of a compound (xenobiotic) discharged to the aquatic environment requires data on both exposure and effects to various components of the ecosystem.
In the introductory and concluding chapters this book strive to satisfy the needs of the interested lay reader by addressing the potential, advantages, and costs of solar power plants.
Karl von Frischs Bienenforschungen sind Legende: Kaum ein Schüler, der im Biologieunterricht nichts von der Orientierung und den Schwänzeltänzen der Bienen gehört hätte.
Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration has increased globally from about 280 ppm before the Industrial Revolution (Pearman 1988) to about 353 ppm in 1990.
This book is coordinated by the UNESCO Chair on Modern Urban heritage CREhAR (Creative Research and Education on heritage Assessment and Regeneration), at the School of Architecture, Universidad de Sevilla (USE), institutions and their research groups which constitute a benchmark for research on cultural heritage and sustainability.
Das vorliegende Buch ist gedacht, einmal als Behelf für die Stu dierenden; darüber hinaus soll es aber auch dem in der Praxis stehenden Ingenieur als Nachschlagewerk bei wasserwirtschaftlichen bzw.
In zunehmendem Maße sind Vorstellungen über die Gestaltung der Energieversorgung in der Bundesrepublik, wie sie besonders in der Diskussion um "zentrale" oder "dezentrale" Technik zum Ausdruck kommen, heute von gesellschaftspolitischem und weltanschaulichem Denken beeinflußt.
Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.
Fluorchlorkohlenwasserstoffe (FCKW) und Chlorkohlenwasserstoffe (CKW) zerstören maßgeblich die lebenserhaltende Ozonschicht und tragen in erheblichem Umfang zum Treibhauseffekt bei.
Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.