Talented high school science students study ecological and environmental problems of Lake Erie and Lake Chautaugua at Fredonia College, New York. (CP)

Examples of user experiences of the Enviro Monitor are cited together with advantages for its use. This is an all-weather instrument capable of making a continuous record of pollutants and controlling unattended operations at remote locations under adverse weather conditions. (BL)

There should be a "shifting of emphasis from fossil fuel to nuclear systems as quickly as possible," but with a major change in the design of reactor systems to enable more efficient use of the total energy produced. Waste heat may be used for agriculture. (AL)

Legal regulations of thermal pollution caused by the introduction of waste heat into our water resources and the potential of this energy as a future resource are discussed. (CP)

Shows that excess pollution arises because the waste disposal capacity of the environment is provided free of charge. Proposes a tax on materials removed from the environment, with refunds varying with the method of disposal: harmless methods obtaining full refund, most harmful disposal attracting no refund. Tax to be based on social cost of most…

The author discusses the multidimensional engima of environmental deterioration and possible approaches which are available to reverse the pending ecological disaster. (Author/EK)