Environmental Contamination In Antarctica

Author : S. Caroli
Publisher : Gulf Professional Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0080531075
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental Contamination in Antarctica written by S. Caroli and published by Gulf Professional Publishing. This book was released on 2001-07-19 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thought-provoking and ambitious volume surveys the causes and extent of environmental contamination in Antarctica, and looks critically at future prospects. It highlights the key role that modern techniques of analytical chemistry play in achieving reliable empirical data in this field and their impact on shaping legal provisions. Written by prominent scientists and experts in Antarctic sciences, this work gives an overview of the studies undertaken by countries to assess the impact of pollution phenomena on the uniquely clean environment of Antarctica. Empirical studies and regulatory issues are evaluated in context with the goal of providing a model approach to more polluted areas of the world.

Author : R. Bargagli
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9783540220916
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Antarctic Ecosystems written by R. Bargagli and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides an overview of climate change data, its effects on the structure and functioning of Antarctic ecosystems, and the occurrence and cycling of persistent contaminants. It discusses the role of Antarctic research for the protection of the global environment. The book also examines possible future scenarios of climate change and the role of Antarctic organisms in the early detection of environmental perturbations.

Author : Roberto Bargagli
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9786610337866
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Antarctic Ecosystems written by Roberto Bargagli and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is a Choice Outstanding Title! (January 2006) The image of Antarctica as a symbol of the last great wilderness and pristine environment has changed considerably in the last two decades. Environmental problems such as the ozone hole and the break-up of ice-shelves have shown that Antarctica is inextricably linked to global processes and exposed to the impact of human activities in the rest of the world. This volume provides an overview of climate change data, its effects on the structure and functioning of Antarctic ecosystems, and the occurrence and cycling of persistent contaminants. It discusses the unique physico-chemical characteristics of the Antarctic environment, ecophysiological adaptations of terrestrial and marine organisms, the transfer of contaminants in pelagic and neritic food chains and the possible consequences for animals at higher trophic levels. The text concludes with possible future scenarios of climate change and atmospheric contamination and the role of Antarctic organisms in the early detection of environmental perturbations.

Author : George Ware
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9780387950297
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.9X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 166 written by George Ware and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2000-06-02 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work examines the environmental impact of tributyltin in marine systems. It also considers trace element contamination in Antarctic ecosystems and trace metals in Antarctica related to climate change and increasing human impact.

Author : Paolo Cescon
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9789056992859
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental Chemistry in Antarctica written by Paolo Cescon and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2001 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a collection of papers produced within the framework of the Italian National Antarctic Research Programme (PNRA) on the monitoring and control of environmental contamination. The volume represents a contribution of the PNRA to the study of planetary contamination and to the understanding of the processes of global change. The research focuses on the measurement and analysis of trace elements and organic micropollutants in the following matrices: snow/firn, seawater, soils, sediments, suspended particulate matter, pack ice, atmosphere, and biota. The results presented extend beyond the development of specific analytical methodologies, to explicitly tackle significant environmental issues concerning global changes. Particularly relevant are the results concerning time changes of CFCs in the troposphere and lead concentration in Antarctic snow in Victoria Land, the presence of organic micropollutants in various Antarctica matrices, and the seasonal evolution of trace elements and

Author : Gillian Doreen Triggs
Publisher : British Institute for International & Comparative Law
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 494 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Antarctica written by Gillian Doreen Triggs and published by British Institute for International & Comparative Law. This book was released on 2007 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its inception almost 50 years ago, the Antarctic Treaty System has evolved to provide a stable and remarkably effective regime for management of the coldest, driest, and windiest continent on earth. New challenges to this legal regime are now posed by contemporary problems such as climate change, tourism, fishing, and whaling in the Southern Ocean. From State Parties to the web of treaties that make up the Antarctic system of governance, the 21st century brings new demands for environmental protection while ensuring reasonable access for scientists and tourists alike. The papers in this collection were presented at a conference organized by the British Institute of International and Comparative Law and the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office to coincide with the Twenty-Ninth meeting of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties held in Edinburgh in June 2006. The authors, experienced Antarctic 'watchers, ' discuss their views on: illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing; vessel-based pollution; navigation through ice-covered waters; Antarctic Treaty Secretariat; liability of operators and their States for environmental damage; and tourism. Included with these scholarly papers are all the international agreements that make up the Antarctic Treaty System along with the measures, decisions, and resolutions of the Twenty-Ninth Consultative Party Meeting and the Edinburgh Declaration supporting the scientific research of the forthcoming International Polar Year starting in March 2007

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309049474
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science and Stewardship in the Antarctic written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1993-02-01 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the negotiation of the International Protocol on Environmental Protection in 1991, those nations conducting scientific research programs in Antarctica face new challenges for stewardship of the southern continent and protection of its environment. Science and Stewardship in the Antarctic examines how the implementation of the 1991 agreement in the United States can be done in such a way to ensure the compatibility of scientific and environmental protection goals in this global laboratory. The book also addresses the potential for the new requirements both to benefit and harm research activities in Antarctica.

Author : Bruce C. Parker
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Environmental Impact in Antarctica written by Bruce C. Parker and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 16 papers synthesizing the current knowledge from various U.S. Antarctic projects.

Author : Pim de Voogt
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319750372
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 245 written by Pim de Voogt and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-03-12 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, as well as toxicological implications.

Author : Pim de Voogt
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319339729
Total Pages : 187 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology Volume 239 written by Pim de Voogt and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-26 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology attempts to provide concise, critical reviews of timely advances, philosophy and significant areas of accomplished or needed endeavor in the total field of xenobiotics, in any segment of the environment, as well as toxicological implications.