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The State of the Environment is the annual report of the United Nations that contains the current state of the environment and the biosphere as well as certain important environmental issues. The monograph also discusses social and economic issues and their implication to the environment. The book covers environmental concerns - air and atmospheric issues such as indoor air pollution, changes in atmospheric ozone, and the effects of carbon dioxide and other trace gases in the atmosphere; issues related to land and water such as land and soil loss, water quality, and food production; and power-
Front Cover; The State of the Environment; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Air quality and atmospheric issues; Air quality; Indoor air pollution; Changes in atmospheric ozone and its environmental impact; The impact of carbon dioxide and other trace gases on climate; Acidic deposition; References; Chapter 3. Land, water and food production; Land and soil loss; Water quality; Agriculture and food production; Post-harvest food losses and residues; References; Chapter 4. Energy and transport; Energy production and consumption
Nuclear powerThe fuelwood problem; Energy conservation; Transport and environment; References; Chapter 5. Chemicals and hazardous waste; Pesticides; Heavy metals; Intermediate chemical compounds; Hazardous waste; References; Chapter 6. Environmental health; Malaria; Schistosomiasis; Cancer; Chapter 7. Military activity; Nuclear war; The arms race versus development; References; Chapter 8. Social and economic issues; Population and the environment; Environment and the economic dialogue; Environmental economics; Public perception and attitude; National responses; References; Index
prepared by Essam El-Hinnawi and Manzur H. Hashmi.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
At head of title: United Nations Environment Programme.
Programme des Nations Unies pour l'environnement.
PNUE = Programme des Nations unies pour l'environnement