| Description |
xvi, 356 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, photographs ; 28 cm |
| Series |
Special publication / Geological Society of Australia, 0072-1085 ; no. 21 |
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Special publication (Geological Society of Australia) ; no. 21
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| Contents |
Introduction: Ancient Gondwana and an Australian environmental perspective -- 1. Quaternary climatic changes in Australia and their environmental effects -- 2. Regolith: its history and environmental importance with particular reference to some engineering examples -- 3. Soil-related engineering problems: identification and remedial measures -- 4. Avon River palaeodrainage system, Western Australia: geomorphological evolution and environmental issues related to geology -- 5. Ancient landforms of Kambalda and their significance to human activity -- 6. Geohazards risk to urban communities in Australia --7. Land instability: a case study from the Illawarra region, New South Wales -- 8. Acid drainage at minesites -- 9. Hydrogeology and geochemistry of sediment banks contaminated with mine tailings in the King River, Tasmania -- |
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10. Natural radioactivity, hazards, wastes and the environment in Australia -- 11. Hydrology and environmental geology of the Great Artesian Basin, Australia -- 12. Water and mining in the Murray-Darling Basin: meeting the demands for a sustainable environment -- 13. Salinisation and environmental geoscience: a case study in the Murray Basin -- 14. Environmental geoscience issues in the Gippsland Basin, Victoria -- 15. Groundwater for Aboriginal communities in central Australia: the Western Water Study (Wiluraratja Kapi), Northern Territory -- 16. Human impacts on geoheritage features of the Swan Coastal Plain and coastal zone, southwestern Australia -- 17. Late Quaternary sea-levels, climate change and South Australian coastal geology -- 18. Value of esturaine sediments for understanding natural environmental change in coastal regions -- |
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19. Trace-metal pollution and sedimentation in coastal lagoons: an example from Lake Illawarra, New South Wales -- 20. Stable lead isotopes: application to sourcing of lead in the environment -- 21. Role of geology in environmental science: an example of pollution assessment of the estuarine and marine environment in central New South Wales -- 22. Contribution of geological process studies to environmental management: case studies from northeast New South Wales and southeast Queensland -- 23. Study of historical change as a contribution to environmental management issues: case studies from northeast New South Wales and southeast Queensland -- 24. Holocene Great Barrier Reef: sedimentary controls and implications for environmental management -- |
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25. Sediment dispersal along the inner shelf of the central Great Barrier Reef -- 26. Geomorphology and Holocene geology of coastal and estuarine plains of northern Australia -- 27. Environmental management of Torres Strait: a marine geologist's perspective -- 28. Australia's marine jurisdiction: baseline information for seabed management and monitoring climate change |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies |
| Notes |
Special publication (Geological Society of Australia) no:21 0072-1085 |
| Subject |
Geology -- Australia.
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Environmental geology -- Australia.
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| Author |
Gostin, V. A.
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Geological Society of Australia.
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| LC no. |
2003386011 |
| ISBN |
1876125225 |
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