Environmental Risk Assessment Quantitative Measures, Anthropogenic Influences, Human Impact /

• Main Authors: Lerche, Ian (Author), Glaesser, Walter (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Subjects: Environment.; Environmental health.; Geoecology.; Environmental geology.; Environmental sciences.; Ecotoxicology.; Environmental pollution.; Terrestrial Pollution.; Math. Appl. in Environmental Science.; Geoecology/Natural Processes.; Environmental Health.; Environmental Monitoring/Analysis.

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...