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Title

The Pollution reader; based on the national conference on "Pollution and our environment." Compiled by Anthony Devos [and others].

Publication

Montreal, Harvest House [©1968]

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Details

Additional Authors

Devos, Anthony

Description

264 pages illustrations; 21 cm

Summary

This document is a compilation of the Background papers and proceedings of the national conference "Pollution and our environment" held in Montreal from october 31th to november 4th 1966. It presents the pollution problem in Canada and the measures for pollution control as reflected in the work of the conference.

Subject

• Pollution
• Pollution > United States
• Environmental Pollution
• pollution
• chemical pollution
• Pollution
• United States

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliography: p. [260]-264.

Contents

Ecological perspective -- the phenomenon of pollution -- the region is basic -- upper yamaska watershed brome couty -- london and its water resources -- municipality's role in water management -- food -- environmental pollution and food safety -- soil -- soil pollutants: their origin and behavior -- mineral contamination in soil and vegetation -- nature and sources of pollution by pesticides -- water -- effects of water contamination on public health -- the pollution of water by chemical agents -- bacterial contamination of water -- water pollution and agriculture -- water pollution and fisheries -- the impact of water pollution on wildlife -- air -- effects of air contamination on helath -- nature and sources of air pollution -- abatement and control -- safeguarding recreational values -- regional water quality management -- the multiple use of resources: policy-making and administration -- mainly for practioners -- detecting and measuring pollution -- criteria and standards for a cleaner environment

LCCN

68031597

OCLC

• ocm00450013
• 450013
• SCSB-9217210

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library