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Cyanotoxins : occurrence, causes, consequences
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ISBN: 3540649999 3642640044 3642595146 9783540649991 Year: 2001 Publisher: Berlin: Springer,

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Toxic cyanobacteria are increasingly recognised as a potential hazard in water for human use. The recent availability of methods for quantitative screening is leading to a surge of research on their occurrence. This book presents a novel compilation of extensive screening results showing the cyanotoxin levels that may be expected when certain taxa dominate. These results indicate cyanotoxins to be the most widespread among the chemicals of concern in water used for drinking and recreation. It further combines field data with results from laboratory culture experiments to suggest a unifying view of how environmental factors control the cyanotoxin levels in natural waters. A practical section is dedicated to the exposure of humans through drinking-water and recreation.

OECD environmental performance reviews. Belgium
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ISBN: 9264161317 9789264161313 9786610081998 1280081996 9264163522 Year: 1998 Publisher: Paris OECD

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This review of Belgium's environmental conditions and policies evaluates progress in reducing the pollution burden, improving natural resource management, integrating environmental and economic policies, and strengthening international co-operation. The analyses presented are supported by a broad range of economic and environmental data.

Monitoring with lichens : monitoring lichens
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ISBN: 1402004303 140200429X 9401004234 Year: 2002 Volume: v. 7 Publisher: Dordrecht ; Boston, MA ; London : Kluwer,

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A comprehensive, up-to-date review of lichens as biomonitors of air pollution (bioindication, metal and radionuclide accumulation, biomarkers), and as monitors of environmental change (including global climate change and biodiversity loss) in a wide array of terrestrial habitats. Several methods for using lichens as biomonitors are described in a special section of the book.

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Lichens --- Pollution --- Monitoring --- Ecophysiology --- Measurement --- Pollution. --- Plant science. --- Botany. --- Ecology . --- Air pollution. --- Nature conservation. --- Plant ecology. --- Pollution, general. --- Plant Sciences. --- Ecology. --- Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution. --- Nature Conservation. --- Plant Ecology. --- Botany --- Phytoecology --- Plants --- Vegetation ecology --- Ecology --- Conservation of nature --- Nature --- Nature protection --- Protection of nature --- Conservation of natural resources --- Applied ecology --- Conservation biology --- Endangered ecosystems --- Natural areas --- Air --- Air contaminants --- Air pollutants --- Air pollution --- Air pollution control --- Air toxics --- Airborne pollutants --- Atmosphere --- Contaminants, Air --- Control of air pollution --- Pollutants, Air --- Toxics, Air --- Air quality --- Atmospheric deposition --- Balance of nature --- Biology --- Bionomics --- Ecological processes --- Ecological science --- Ecological sciences --- Environment --- Environmental biology --- Oecology --- Environmental sciences --- Population biology --- Botanical science --- Phytobiology --- Phytography --- Phytology --- Plant biology --- Plant science --- Natural history --- Chemical pollution --- Chemicals --- Contamination of environment --- Environmental pollution --- Contamination (Technology) --- Asbestos abatement --- Bioremediation --- Environmental engineering --- Environmental quality --- Factory and trade waste --- Hazardous waste site remediation --- Hazardous wastes --- In situ remediation --- Lead abatement --- Pollutants --- Refuse and refuse disposal --- Conservation --- Control --- Environmental aspects --- Floristic botany --- Floristic ecology --- LICHENS --- ECOSYSTEMS --- CONFERENCES --- BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS --- BIODIVERSITY --- MONITORING


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Natürliche und künstliche Strahlung in der Umwelt : eine Bilanz vor und nach Tschernobyl
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ISBN: 3922135501 Year: 1987 Publisher: Neustadt an der Aisch Schmidt

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Accidents. --- Nuclear Reactors. --- Radioactive Pollutants --- 621.039.584 --- 539.16 --- 628.518 --- Atmospheric radioactivity --- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chernobyl', Ukraine, 1986 --- -Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobyl', Ukraine, 1986 --- Nuclear energy and meteorology --- Radioactivity --- Nuclear Reactor --- Reactor, Nuclear --- Reactors, Nuclear --- Nuclear Energy --- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident --- Accident --- adverse effects. --- Structural containment of released radioactive materials --- Radioactivity. Radioactive decay --- Measures against optical, electrical and other nuisances. Measures against heat, high temperatures --- Environmental aspects --- -Atmospheric radioactivity. --- Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986 --- Radioactive pollution of the atmosphere. --- Accidents --- Nuclear reactors --- RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS, adverse effects --- irradiation --- environmental effects --- Tchernobyl --- 628.518 Measures against optical, electrical and other nuisances. Measures against heat, high temperatures --- 539.16 Radioactivity. Radioactive decay --- 621.039.584 Structural containment of released radioactive materials --- Nuclear reactors. --- RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS, adverse effects. --- Atmospheric radioactivity. --- Chernobyl nuclear accident, chornobylʹ, ukraine, 1986 --- Radioactive pollutants, adverse effects. --- -Accidents. --- Radioactive pollution of the atmosphere --- Nuclear Reactors --- Air --- Radioactive substances --- Chernobyl Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986 --- Chernobyl Disaster, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986 --- Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986 --- Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident, Chornobylʹ, Ukraine, 1986 --- Nuclear power plants --- adverse effects --- Radioactive pollution --- Pollution --- Radioactivite atmospherique --- Radioactivite --- Mesure --- 1987

Vegetation Dynamics of Mongolia
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ISBN: 0792355822 9048151740 9401591431 Year: 1999 Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,

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Mongolia is an expansive land-locked country, tilted by tectonic forces to the North, that experiences extremes of continental climate. Moisture-carrying wind currents are scarce so that the land has extended highs and lows in its environment. Culturally the people are mostly nomadic, having been sustained for centuries by an economy based on domestic livestock grazing. There is a saying that, `As the noses go, so goes Mongolia', referring to the domesticated grazing noses of sheep, goats, camels, yaks or horses, and wild ungulates such as gazelles. The vast fenceless steppes of Mongolia furnish the vegetation for grazing. With such extremes in climate it is clear that the vegetation must be resilient and dynamic to cope with the dictates of its extremely harsh environments. Pollen profiles from lakes, plant macrofossils and other data over the last 15,000 years show the dynamic nature of Mongolian vegetation. Currently Mongolian society is experiencing much human-driven economic development which increases pressure on its vegetation. The Great Khural Laws of 1995 forcefully addressed such environmental concerns with the expanded establishment of National Reserves and Parks. But continued effort and vigilance must be expended to insure that Mongolian society will continue to be sustained by its vegetation. This book highlights work such as conserving and restoring plant diversity in various ecosystems and makes recommendations for sustaining the vegetation basis of the nomadic Mongolian society.

The impacts of climate variability on forests.
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ISBN: 3540691073 3540646817 Year: 1998 Publisher: Berlin Springer

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This volume contains a selection of scientific papers which were presented at an international workshop on the impacts of climatic variability held in Wengen, Switzerland, September 1997. For the first time, an assessment is made of the interactions between physical and biological elements of the Earth System on the basis of shifts in extreme climatic conditions, rather than simply changes in mean atmospheric conditions which research has tended to focus on until recently. Natural ecosystems and forests are typical examples of systems which, while constrained within certain ranges of mean climate, can undergo rapid and often irreversible damage in the face of short-lived but intense extreme events.

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Climatic changes --- Forests and forestry --- Meteorology & Climatology --- Earth & Environmental Sciences --- 630*11 --- 551.586 --- 551.583 --- -Climatic changes --- -Changes, Climatic --- Climate change --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Climatology --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- Forest land --- Forest lands --- Forest planting --- Forest production --- Forest sciences --- Forestation --- Forested lands --- Forestland --- Forestlands --- Forestry --- Forestry industry --- Forestry sciences --- Land, Forest --- Lands, Forest --- Silviculture --- Sylviculture --- Woodlands --- Woods (Forests) --- Agriculture --- Natural resources --- Afforestation --- Arboriculture --- Logging --- Timber --- Tree crops --- Trees --- 551.583 Variations of climate. Climatic change --- Variations of climate. Climatic change --- 551.586 Biometeorology. Bioclimatology. Agroclimatoloy --- Biometeorology. Bioclimatology. Agroclimatoloy --- 630*11 Site factors. Climate, situation, soil in forestry. Forest hydrology and meteorology --- Site factors. Climate, situation, soil in forestry. Forest hydrology and meteorology --- Congresses --- Environmental aspects --- -Congresses --- -551.583 Variations of climate. Climatic change --- Changes, Climatic --- Environmental aspects&delete& --- Changes in climate --- Climate change science --- Atmospheric sciences. --- Air pollution. --- Agriculture. --- Forestry. --- Atmospheric Sciences. --- Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution. --- Farming --- Husbandry --- Industrial arts --- Life sciences --- Food supply --- Land use, Rural --- Air --- Air contaminants --- Air pollutants --- Air pollution --- Air pollution control --- Air toxics --- Airborne pollutants --- Atmosphere --- Contaminants, Air --- Control of air pollution --- Pollutants, Air --- Toxics, Air --- Pollution --- Air quality --- Atmospheric deposition --- Atmospheric sciences --- Earth sciences --- Control --- Global environmental change

Heavy metal stress in plants : from molecules to ecosystems
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ISBN: 3540401318 3642072682 3662077434 Year: 2004 Publisher: Berlin ; London : Springer,

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Heavy metal phytotoxicity has been known for more than a century. Therefore, it is astonishing that interest in the effects of heavy metals on organisms has been aroused only recently. Research in the past years, however, has confirmed the immense damage by metal pollution to plants, the soil and ultimately to humans. This completely updated and enlarged second edition gives a state-of-the art review on both field and laboratory work. It deals with the various functional and ecological aspects of heavy metal stress on plants and outlines the scope for future research and the possibilities for remediation.

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