| Air Pollution Impacts on Crops and Forests: A Global Assessment Contributor(s): Domingos, Marisa (Editor), Ashmore, Mike (Editor), Emberson, Lisa (Editor) |
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ISBN: 186094292X ISBN-13: 9781860942921 Publisher: Imperial College Press OUR PRICE: $153.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology - Nature | Plants - Trees |
| Dewey: 632.1 |
| LCCN: 2002038711 |
| Series: Air Pollution Reviews |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.50 lbs) 388 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 as in the socio-economic context of local production systems. |
