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Air and Water Pollution: Sources of Information and Bibliography
(United Nations Environment Programme, 1989)
This bibliography covers the preliminary aspects of information gathering, the policy and legal aspects of decision-making, and the technical choices regarding treatment and disposal. Within each topic a selection of ...
A Directory of Information Sources on Air & Water Pollution
(1989)
Industrial activity takes raw materials and converts them into goods and services. During this process unwanted by-products and waste materials are usually produced as well.
Lead: Environmental Aspects - Environmental Health Criteria 85
(1989)
Lead is a bluish or silvery-grey soft metal. With the exception of the nitrate, the chlorate, and, to a much lesser degree, the chloride, the salts of lead are poorly soluble in water.This document, although based on a ...
2, 4 - Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2,4-d): Environmental Aspects - Environmental Health Criteria 84
(1989)
2,4-D is a selective herbicide which kills broad-leaved plants but not grasses or conifers. Its chemical structure is a modification of a
naturally occurring plant hormone. 2,4-D is available as the free acid but is ...
Methodology for Assessment and Control of Coastal Erosion in West and Central Africa: UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 107
(1989)
The objectives of the manual are: i) to present scientific information necessary to understand the formation and dynamic behaviour of coastal sedimentary features; and ii) to allow the national experts in each country of ...
Environmental Security: A Report Contributing to the Concept of Comprehensive International Security
(1989)
This report is an outgrowth of the international symposium, 'Towards a comprehensive system of international security', held in Moscow from 28 November to 1 December 1988 under the co-sponsorship of four organizations: (a) ...
Implications of Expected Climate Changes in the Mediterranean Region: An Overview - UNEP Regional Seas Reports and Studies No. 103
(1989)
This paper reviews the results of the studies prepared by the Mediterranean Task Team, that were presented at a Joint meeting of the Task Team on implications of Climatic Changes in the Mediterranean and the Co-ordinators ...