Ecology: Accumulating Threats to Life.

Peterson, Russell W.

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Publication Date: 1980-Apr

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Ecology: Accumulating Threats to Life.

Peterson, Russell W.

Environment, v22 n3 p3-4 Apr 1980

This article identifies the cumulative effects of some environmental problems facing mankind and presents possible alternative futures. The author discusses the pervasive infiltration and detrimental effects in the biosphere of polychlorinated biphenyls, the recent increase in acid rain, the loss of tropical rain forest lands, and future energy sources. (SMB)

Descriptors: Air Pollution, Conservation (Environment), Ecology, Energy, Futures (of Society), Natural Resources, Pollution, Public Health, Quality of Life, Rainforests, Solar Radiation, Wastes, Water Pollution, World Problems

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Language: English

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