Ecological Risks: Perspectives from Poland and the United States

Author:   National Academy of Sciences ,  Polish Academy of Sciences ,  W. Grodzinski ,  Ellis Brevier Cowling
Publisher:   National Academies Press
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9780309042932


Pages:   428
Publication Date:   01 February 1990
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   National Academy of Sciences ,  Polish Academy of Sciences ,  W. Grodzinski ,  Ellis Brevier Cowling
Publisher:   National Academies Press
Imprint:   National Academies Press
Weight:   0.680kg
ISBN:  

9780309042932


ISBN 10:   0309042933
Pages:   428
Publication Date:   01 February 1990
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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1 Front Matter; 2 Overview; 3 Assessment and Management of Ecological Risks; 4 Executive Summary; 5 Environmental Management Concepts; 6 Evaluating Ecological Impacts: A Conceptual Framework; 7 The Relationship Between Strategies of Social Development and Environmental Protection; 8 Environmental Protection as an Element of International Economic Cooperation in Poland; 9 The Role of Ecological Risk Assessment in Environmental Decision Making; 10 Human Effects on the Terrestrial Environment; 11 Characterizing Ecosystem Responses to Stress; 12 Measuring Function and Disfunction in Ecosystems; 13 Air Pollution Impacts on Forests in North America; 14 Air Pollution and Forest Health in Central Europe: Poland, Czechoslovakia, and the German Democratic Republic; 15 Impacts of Air Pollution on Agriculture in North America; 16 Impacts of Air Pollution on Agriculture and Horticulture in Poland; 17 Distribution and Movement of Selected Elements in Poland Using Pine Needle Analysis; 18 Long-Term Ecological Monitoring in the National Parks of Poland; 19 Agricultural Impacts; 20 Ecological Guidelines for Management of Rural Areas in Poland; 21 Ecological Problems Associated with Agricultural Development: Some Examples in the United States; 22 Impacts of Aquatic Ecosystems; 23 Assessment of Trophic Impact on the Lake Environment in Poland: A Proposal and Case Study; 24 Aquatic Research and Water Quality Trends in the United States; 25 River Water Quality Assessment and Management in Poland; 26 Environmental Management Case Studies; 27 Environmental Policy in Eastern Europe; 28 Acid Deposition: A Case Study of Scientific Uncertainty and International Decision Making; 29 Diagnosis of Environmental Protection Problems in Poland; 30 Energy Use and Environmental Consequences in Poland; 31 Recommendations; 32 Recommendations for a Science-Based Program of Ecological Risk Assessment and Environmental Protection; 33 Appendices; 34 Appendix 1: List of Participants; 35 Appendix 2: Summary Memoranda; 36 Appendix 3: Cooperative Projects Suggested at 1987 Workshop; 37 Appendix 4: Cooperative Projects Suggested at 1988 Workshop

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