| Author | : European Conference of Ministers of Transport |
| Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 106 |
| Release | : 2006-08-10 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9282113477 |
This report reviews experience in mitigating the environmental impacts of inland waterway development.
| Author | : European Conference of Ministers of Transport |
| Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 106 |
| Release | : 2006-08-10 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9282113477 |
This report reviews experience in mitigating the environmental impacts of inland waterway development.
| Author | : European Conference of Ministers of Transport |
| Publisher | : OECD Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 104 |
| Release | : 2006-09-05 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9789282113462 |
This report reviews experience in mitigating the environmental impacts of inland waterway development.
| Author | : C.J. van Leeuwen |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 386 |
| Release | : 2012-12-06 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 9401585202 |
In recent years many developments have taken place in promote co-operation between governments and other the field of risk assessment of chemicals. Many reports parties involved in chemical safety and to provide policy have been published by national authorities, industries guidance with emphasis on regional and subregional co and scientific researchers as well as by international bod operation. The Inter-Organization Programme for the ies such as the European Union, the Organization of Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC) was estab Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and lished in 1995 and provides a mechanism for the six par the joint International Programme on Chemical Safety ticipating organizations (UNEP, ILO, FAO, UNIDO,WHO (IPCS) of the World Health Organization (WHO), the and OECD) to better co-ordinate policies and activities in International Labour Organization (lLO), and the United the field of chemical risk management. Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The present book is an introduction to risk assessment of The development and international harmonization of risk chemicals. It contains basic background information on assessment methods is an important challenge. In sources, emissions, distribution and fate processes for Agenda 21 of the United Nations Conference on exposure estimation. It includes dose-effects estimation Environment and Development (UNCED), chapter 19 is for both human health related toxicology and ecotoxicol entirely devoted to the management of chemicals. For ogy as well as information on estimation methodologies. one of its recommendations, i. e.
| Author | : Cecilia Tortajada |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 277 |
| Release | : 2014-10-14 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1317850335 |
Asia's 48 countries have an estimated 1.757 billion urban population and 2.4 billion people in rural areas (or approximately 60 per cent of the global population). Divided into central, eastern, southern, south-eastern and western regions, the continent is also extremely heterogeneous in terms of water quality conditions. The policies and management practices vary significantly from one country to another, and even within one country, depending on specific economic, political, social, environmental, legal and institutional factors. In order to appreciate the complexities associated with water quality policy and management, it is important to acknowledge the multiplicity of interrelated and often conflicting events, issues, actors and interests, both within and outside the water sector that impact them. This complexity, alongside institutional inability for systematic and coordinated collaboration, are potent reasons as to why, in the second decade of the 21st century, formulation and implementation of efficient water quality management policies benefitting humankind and the environment have still not been achieved. The book was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Water Resources Development.
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : Academic Press |
| Total Pages | : 2589 |
| Release | : 2009-01-13 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0123706262 |
Inland aquatic habitats occur world-wide at all scales from marshes, swamps and temporary puddles, to ponds, lakes and inland seas; from streams and creeks to rolling rivers. Vital for biological diversity, ecosystem function and as resources for human life, commerce and leisure, inland waters are a vital component of life on Earth. The Encyclopedia of Inland Waters describes and explains all the basic features of the subject, from water chemistry and physics, to the biology of aquatic creatures and the complex function and balance of aquatic ecosystems of varying size and complexity. Used and abused as an essential resource, it is vital that we understand and manage them as much as we appreciate and enjoy them. This extraordinary reference brings together the very best research to provide the basic and advanced information necessary for scientists to understand these ecosystems – and for water resource managers and consultants to manage and protect them for future generations. Encyclopedic reference to Limnology - a key core subject in ecology taught as a specialist course in universitiesOver 240 topic related articles cover the field Gene Likens is a renowned limnologist and conservationist, Emeritus Director of the Institute of Ecosystems Research, elected member of the American Philosophical Society and recipient of the 2001 National Medal of Science Subject Section Editors and authors include the very best research workers in the field
| Author | : Steven J. Larson |
| Publisher | : CRC Press |
| Total Pages | : 400 |
| Release | : 2019-04-24 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 9781439822616 |
Pesticde use in agriculture and non-agriculture settings has increased dramatically over the last several decades. Concern about adverse effects on the environment and human health has spurred an enormous amount of research into their environmental behavior and fate. Pesticides in Surface Waters presents a comprehensive summary of this research.
| Author | : Asit Biswas |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 288 |
| Release | : 2014-06-03 |
| Genre | : Nature |
| ISBN | : 1317978951 |
The global attention in recent years has focused primarily on water quantity and allocation issues. Water quality has received significantly less attention than water quantity. Commendable progress has been made by the developed world to control point sources of pollution, but commensurate progress in reducing non-point sources has not been made. In the third world countries both point and non-point sources of pollution are becoming increasingly a serious concern. Already, nearly all water bodies in such countries near and around urban centres have been severely polluted, with very high health and environmental costs. The book assesses the current status of water quality management in both developed and developing worlds, as well as analysing the effectiveness of economic instruments and legal and institutional frameworks to control water contamination. It outlines the importance of building up social and political awareness to reverse the trend of continuing water quality deterioration, which is likely to be a most challenging task in the coming years. This book was published as a special issue of International Journal of Water Resources Development.
