TY - BOOK AU - National Research Council TI - Opportunities in Applied Environmental Research and Development SN - 978-0-309-07876-4 DO - 10.17226/2000 PY - 1991 UR - https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2000/opportunities-in-applied-environmental-research-and-development PB - The National Academies Press CY - Washington, DC LA - English KW - Environment and Environmental Studies AB - Research is the foundation of environmental protection. This volume reviews four areas of opportunity in applied environmental research and development: waste reduction, ecosystem and landscape change, anticipatory research, and long-term chemical toxicity. It presents the consensus of workshops held to explore these four areas as well as an introductory chapter that summarizes the committee's view of environmental research and development. ER -