Ecology and Control of the Natural Environment

By Iu A. Izrael' and Yu.A. Izrael

Book Overview

Preface. Introduction to the Problem. Section I: Comprehensive Analysis and Control of the State of the Environment. 1. Comprehensive Analysis of the Natural Environment. 2. Permissible Loading on the Biosphere and the Principles of Establishment of Ecological Standards. 3. Environmental Quality Control. Section II: Concept of Monitoring. 4. Concept of Monitoring Anthropogenic Changes. 5. Ecological Monitoring. 6. Climate Monitoring. 7. Realisation of Monitoring Systems and Control of the State of Natural Environment. Section III. Global Ecological Problems. Critical Anthropogenic Impacts on the Biosphere. 8. Consequences of Anthropogenic Impacts of the Atmosphere and Climate. 9. Long-Range Pollutant Transport. Acid Rains Ecotoxicology. 10. Atmosphere and Climate under Stress Conditions. Geophysical and Ecological Consequences of a Nuclear War. 11. Anthropogenic Impact on the World Oceans. Conclusion: The Ways to Solve the Problems of Anthropogenic Changes in the Biosphere.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792311973
• ISBN13: 9780792311973
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Length: 436 Pages
• Weight: 1.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"