Overview
- An important contribution to the United Nations Environment Programme Governing Council in 2005
- Serve as the basis for negotiating an international protocol for mercury reduction
- A reference for international environmental policy makers
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Table of contents (29 chapters)
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International and Regional Perspectives
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Chemical and Physical Processes
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Human Exposure
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"Mercury pollution occurs worldwide … . Knowledge of the … effects of mercury has rapidly increased over the past decade … . This comprehensive book … reflects this new knowledge regarding mercury in the environment. … each of the 29 chapters is well structured with many helpful tables, figures, and references. … the material is detailed, well presented, and often engaging. … This book will be valuable to students, scientists … interested in environmental science and health problems. Summing Up: Highly recommended." (S. A. Batterman, CHOICE, March, 2006)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Dynamics of Mercury Pollution on Regional and Global Scales
Book Subtitle: Atmospheric Processes and Human Exposures Around the World
Editors: Nicola Pirrone, Kathryn R. Mahaffey
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/b105709
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag US 2005
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-24493-8Published: 22 July 2005
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-3748-3Published: 29 October 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-24494-5Published: 12 December 2005
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 744
Topics: Pollution, general, Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution, Environmental Management, Ecotoxicology