1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454271003321

Titolo

Air pollution impacts on crops and forests [[electronic resource] ] : a global assessment / / editors, Lisa Emberson, Mike Ashmore, Frank Murray

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Imperial College Press

River Edge, NJ, : Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co., c2003

ISBN

1-281-86588-5

9786611865887

1-84816-127-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (387 p.)

Collana

Air pollution reviews ; ; vol. 4

Altri autori (Persone)

EmbersonLisa

AshmoreM. R (Mike R.)

MurrayFrank <1950->

Disciplina

632/.1

Soggetti

Crops - Effect of air pollution on

Trees - Effect of air pollution on

Crops - Wounds and injuries

Trees - Wounds and injuries

Crop losses

Trees - Losses

Air quality management

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; Contributors; Preface; Air Pollution Impacts on Crops and Forests; Chapter 1 Air Pollution Impacts on Crops and Forests: An Introduction; Air Pollution Impacts on Vegetation in Industrialised Countries; Chapter 2 Air Pollution Impacts in North America

Chapter 3 Air Pollution Impacts on Vegetation in Europe  Chapter 4 Air Pollution Impacts on Vegetation in Japan; Chapter 5 Air Pollution Impacts on Vegetation in Australia; Air Pollution Impacts on Vegetation in Developing Countries

Chapter 6 Air Pollution Impacts on Vegetation in China  Chapter 7 Air



Pollution Impacts on Vegetation in Taiwan; Chapter 8 Air Pollution Impacts on Vegetation in India; Chapter 9 Air Pollution Impacts on Vegetation in Pakistan; Chapter 10 Air Pollution and Vegetation in Egypt: A Review

Chapter 11 Air Pollution Impacts on Vegetation in South Africa   Chapter 12 Air Pollution Impacts on Vegetation in Mexico; Chapter 13 Disturbances to the Atlantic Rainforest in Southeast Brazil; Chapter 14 Assessing the Extent of Air Pollution Impacts in Developing Countries Region

Chapter 15 Social and Economic Policy Implications of Air Pollution Impacts on Vegetation in Developing Countries  Subject Index; Plant Species Index

Sommario/riassunto

Air pollution is a problem affecting every part of our planet however, its global effects are poorly understood. This book provides the first truly global assessment of the scale of impacts of air pollution on crops and forests. The core of the book comprises assessments of the problem by experts from 12 different countries on every continent - describing the evidence of air pollution effects on crop yields and forest vitality with regard to environmental policies. These analyses are placed in the context of a global assessment of the scale of current and future air pollution levels, as well



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910696398903321

Autore

Farrell Brenda S

Titolo

Military personnel [[electronic resource] ] : federal agencies have taken actions to address servicemembers' employment rights, but a single entity needs to maintain visibility to improve focus on overall program results : testimony before the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, U.S. Senate / / statement of Brenda S. Farrell, George H. Stalcup

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2007]

Descrizione fisica

16 pages : digital, PDF file

Collana

Testimony ; ; GAO-08-254 T

Altri autori (Persone)

StalcupGeorge H

Soggetti

Veterans - Employment - United States

Veterans - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Dec. 12, 2007).

"For release ... November 8, 2007."

Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.