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Ecological Risks:

Perspectives from Poland and the United States

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Publication Year:1990


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Front Matter i-xii  
Overview 1-2 (skim)
Assessment and Management of Ecological Risks 3-13 (skim)
Executive Summary 14-28 (skim)
Environmental Management Concepts 29-30 (skim)
Evaluating Ecological Impacts: A Conceptual Framework 31-40 (skim)
The Relationship Between Strategies of Social Development and Environmental Protection 41-59 (skim)
Environmental Protection as an Element of International Economic Cooperation in Poland 60-76 (skim)
The Role of Ecological Risk Assessment in Environmental Decision Making 77-88 (skim)
Human Effects on the Terrestrial Environment 89-90 (skim)
Characterizing Ecosystem Responses to Stress 91-115 (skim)
Measuring Function and Disfunction in Ecosystems 116-140 (skim)
Air Pollution Impacts on Forests in North America 141-154 (skim)
Air Pollution and Forest Health in Central Europe: Poland, Czechoslovakia, and the German Democratic Republic 155-170 (skim)
Impacts of Air Pollution on Agriculture in North America 171-195 (skim)
Impacts of Air Pollution on Agriculture and Horticulture in Poland 196-214 (skim)
Distribution and Movement of Selected Elements in Poland Using Pine Needle Analysis 215-231 (skim)
Long-Term Ecological Monitoring in the National Parks of Poland 232-246 (skim)
Agricultural Impacts 247-248 (skim)
Ecological Guidelines for Management of Rural Areas in Poland 249-264 (skim)
Ecological Problems Associated with Agricultural Development: Some Examples in the United States 265-280 (skim)
Impacts of Aquatic Ecosystems 281-282 (skim)
Assessment of Trophic Impact on the Lake Environment in Poland: A Proposal and Case Study 283-296 (skim)
Aquatic Research and Water Quality Trends in the United States 297-314 (skim)
River Water Quality Assessment and Management in Poland 315-330 (skim)
Environmental Management Case Studies 331-332 (skim)
Environmental Policy in Eastern Europe 333-341 (skim)
Acid Deposition: A Case Study of Scientific Uncertainty and International Decision Making 342-354 (skim)
Diagnosis of Environmental Protection Problems in Poland 355-373 (skim)
Energy Use and Environmental Consequences in Poland 374-386 (skim)
Recommendations 387-388 (skim)
Recommendations for a Science-Based Program of Ecological Risk Assessment and Environmental Protection 389-396 (skim)
Appendices 397-398 (skim)
Appendix 1: List of Participants 399-403 (skim)
Appendix 2: Summary Memoranda 404-407 (skim)
Appendix 3: Cooperative Projects Suggested at 1987 Workshop 408-412 (skim)
Appendix 4: Cooperative Projects Suggested at 1988 Workshop 413-416 (skim)

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