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Aluminum Industry and the Environment: Seminar Papers and Documents
(United Nations Environment Programme, 1975)
From the first session of the UNEP Governing Council, held in June 1973, the importance of environmental issues associated with industrial development was recognized and a programme of activities on environmental problems ...
The Ozone Depletion Problem (An Example of Harm Commitment) - MARC Report Number 1
(1976)
The problem of ozone depletion is so interdisciplinary and complex that it is difficult for the non-expert to evaluate its urgency and severity. As a result, this potential threat cannot readily be compared with the myriad ...
Vanadium in the Environment - MARC Report Number 2
(1976)
The purpose of this paper is to review the published literature on vanadium insofar as it relates to environmental problems. A summary is given of vanadium concentrations in soil, water, air, fossil fuels and biological ...
Suggestions for the Development of a Hazard Evaluation Procedure for Potentially Toxic Chemicals - MARC Report Number 3
(1976)
This document presents initial thinking on the development of a methodology designed to identify those chemicals being released into the environment which are likely to cause undue perturbations in essential biological processes.
Radar Design for Determining the Strength of Tropical Cyclones in the Bay of Bengal : MARC Report Number 6
(1977)
An especially severe and recurring natural disaster is the tropical cyclone particularly as affecting the land surrounding the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. A particularly well documented case there was the cyclone ...
Kinetic and Exposure Commitment Analyses of Lead Behavior In A Biosphere Reserve : A Technical Report - MARC Report Number 15
(1979)
The detailed analysis of an environmental system is a prerequisite to efficient monitoring design. Such analysis includes the sampling scheme, field measurements, pathway analysis and exposure response. The exposure ...
Some Methodological Issues In The Measurement, Analysis And Evaluation of Peasant Farmers' Knowledge Of their Environment : A Research Memorandum - MARC Report Number 9
(1977)
This paper examines some of the problems involved in measuring and evaluating peasant farmers' knowledge of their environment and is an extension of the work of Barker. Oguntoyinbo and Richards (1977). That study presented ...
Environmental Education in the United Kingdom Universities and Polytechnics : A Compendium - Marc Report Number 8
(1978)
This compendium is produced by the Monitoring and Assessment Research Centre (MARC) as a background to its programme on the development of education and training in environmental monitoring and assessment relevant to the ...
Monitoring Tropical Forests : A Review with Special Reference to Africa - MARC Report Number 5
(1977)
This report reviews the available published literature on monitoring techniques and procedures relevant to certain features of tropical forests. Discussion focuses on the range, applicability and shortcomings of techniques ...