Environmental Risk Assessment Quantitative Measures, Anthropogenic Influences, Human Impact

The world is a dirty place and getting dirtier all the time. The reasons for this ever-increasing lack of cleanliness are not hard to find, being basically caused by the actions of the six billion people who inhabit the planet. The needs of the people for air, water, food, housing, clothing, heating...

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Main Authors: Lerche, Ian, Glaesser, Walter (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2006, 2006
Edition:1st ed. 2006
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Natural and Anthropogenic Environmental Problems
  • Restoration of lignite mining sites in the former GDR: lessons to be learnt from Zwenkau
  • Carbon Dioxide Development and the Influence of Rising Groundwater in the Cospuden/Zwenkau Dump: Observations and Inferences
  • Carbon Dioxide Development and the Influence of Rising Groundwater in the Cospuden/Zwenkau Dump: Quantitative Models
  • Environmental and Economic Risks from Sinkholes in West-Central Florida
  • Risks of Damage from Flooding Rivers: Correlation of Weakened Dyke Structures?
  • Biological Remediation of Environmentally Contaminated Water
  • Heavy Metal Contamination Removal by Bacterial Activity in Seeping Depositories
  • Quantitative Risks of Death and Sickness from Toxic Contamination: General Population
  • Quantitative Risks of Death and Sickness from Toxic Contamination: Age-Dependent Toxic Sickness/Death Exposure Limits
  • Methods for Estimating Associated Risks of Sinkhole Occurrences with data from the Ruhr Valley Region of Germany
  • Environmental Concerns: Catastrophic Events and Insurance
  • Integrated Scientific and Economic Uncertainties in Environmental Hazard Assessments: Social and Political Consequences