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1 online resource |
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Issues in environmental science and technology ; 40 |
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Issues in environmental science and technology ; 40.
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| Contents |
Cover; Preface; Contents; Editors; List of Contributors; Global Atmosphere -- The Antarctic Ozone Hole; 1 Introduction; 2 Observations of Antarctic Ozone; 3 Causes of Antarctic Ozone Depletion; 3.1 Dynamical Preconditioning; 3.2 Polar Stratospheric Clouds; 3.3 Catalytic Ozone Loss Cycles; 3.4 Modelling of Polar Ozone Depletion; 4 Ozone Depletion at Other Latitudes; 4.1 Arctic; 4.2 Mid-latitudes; 4.3 Tropics; 5 Regulation and Control: The Montreal Protocol; 5.1 Chlorine and Bromine Source Gases; 5.2 The Montreal Protocol; 5.3 Reasons for Success of the Montreal Protocol |
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5.4 Climate Benefit of the Montreal Protocol6 Outlook; 6.1 Very Short-lived Species; 6.2 Recovery of the Ozone Layer; 6.3 Impact of Ozone Depletion on Surface Climate; 7 Summary; References; Global Atmosphere -- Greenhouse Gases; 1 The Greenhouse Effect; 1.1 What is the Greenhouse Effect?; 1.2 Radiative Forcing; 1.3 Uncertainty; 1.4 Greenhouse Gas Emissions; 1.5 Atmospheric CO2 Concentrations; 1.6 The Consequences of Climate Forcing; 2 The International Response to Climate Change; 2.1 The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change; 2.2 Industrialised and Developing Countries |
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2.3 The Kyoto Protocol2.4 Post-Kyoto Protocol; 2.5 Unilateral and Bilateral Initiatives; 2.6 Mobilizing Climate Finance; 3 GHG Emissions Data: Measurement, Reporting and Verification; 3.1 Role of Emissions Inventories; 3.2 Policy and Inventories; 3.3 Sub-national and City Inventories; 3.4 Inventory Verification; 4 Science and Policy Challenges; 4.1 Benchmarks; 4.2 Growth; 4.3 Short-lived Climate Forcing Agents; 4.4 Credibility; 4.5 Political Economy; 4.6 Outsourcing Emissions; 5 The Energy Sector and Technology; 5.1 Technology Types; 5.2 Market Potential and Challenges |
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6 What does the Future Hold?6.1 GHG Emissions; 6.2 The Global Environment; 6.3 Overcoming the Barriers to Effective Action; References; Trends in Local Air Quality 1970-2014; 1 Introduction; 2 The United Kingdom; 2.1 Trends in Emissions in 1970; 2.2 Ambient Air Monitoring; 2.3 Trends in Airborne Concentrations from 1970; 3 The United States of America; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Trends in Emission; 3.3 Trends in Airborne Concentrations; 3.4 Conclusions; 4 Less Developed Countries: China as a Case Study; 4.1 Trends in Emissions since 1970; 4.2 Ambient Air Monitoring -- Development of the Networks |
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4.3 Trends in Airborne Concentrations4.4 Commentary upon Differences in Trends in Emissions and Air Quality; Acknowledgments; References; Mercury and Lead; 1 Introduction; 2 The Anthropogenic Insult; 3 The Global Biogeochemical Cycles of Mercury and Lead; 3.1 Mercury Cycling in Aquatic Systems; 3.2 Lead in the Biosphere; 4 Policy Response and Impact; 4.1 Lead; 4.2 Mercury; 5 Trends in the Future; References; Persistent Organic Pollutants; 1 Introduction; 2 The Stockholm Convention on POPs; 3 POPs Criteria; 4 Sources and Applications of POPs; 4.1 Pesticide POPs; 4.2 Byproduct POPs |
| Summary |
Forty years since the first UN Conference on the Human Environment was held in Stockholm, how has the situation changed? We still have only one Earth but are we caring for and maintaining it? This book, written by leaders in the field, discusses the key environmental issues affecting the Earth today including atmospheric science, the marine environment, waste management and a specific chapter looking at changes in attitude to environmental issues. Aimed at policy makers, students, environmental scientists and thinkers, this title will be an important review bringing the reader right up to date with current opinions and attitudes |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (Royal Society of Chemistry, viewed August 17, 2015) |
| Subject |
Environmental sciences.
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Environmental policy.
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environmental sciences.
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environmental policy.
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Sustainability.
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SCIENCE -- Chemistry -- Environmental (see also Environmental Science)
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Environmental policy
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Environmental sciences
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Harrison, Roy M., 1948- editor.
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Hester, R. E. (Ronald E.), editor.
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Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain)
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| ISBN |
9781782622178 |
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1782622179 |
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1782620761 |
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9781782620761 |
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