The North American mosaic
Subtitle: a state of the environment report
By: [prepared by the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC)]
Publisher: Commission for Environmental Cooperation
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Montréal
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 66
ISBN-13: 9782923358505
Subjects: Environmental conditions; Environmental policy; Environmental degradation; Air; Pollution; Water; Ozone; Biodiversity; Land use; Nonindigenous pests; Introduced organisms; Endangered species
Description: This report describes a wide variety of environmental trends and conditions across North America. The breadth and diversity of the subject are astounding: from tiny invasive zebra mussels to global greenhouse gases measured by the teragram; from the last remaining vaquita porpoises to vast expanses of boreal forests and marine ecosystems; from invisible molecules of toxic chemicals to the all-too-visible smog and haze that blanket our cities from time to time.  This report is an overview. It is not a comprehensive treatment of environmental issues, many of which have been described elsewhere in much greater detail. The assemblage of environmental indicators in this report is far from complete; many measurements are not available at the national level, let alone in comparable forms across North America.
Notes: "June 2008."

Title from title screen (viewed June 19, 2008).

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic text (PDF).

Also available in print.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Air and Atmosphere; title: Climate Change; title: Ground-level Ozone; title: Particulate Matter; title: Stratospheric Ozone; title: Biodiversity and Ecosystems; title: Land Use; title: Oceans and Coasts; title: Invasive Species; title: Species of Common Conservation Concern; title: Pollutants; title: Acid Deposition; title: Industrial Pollution and Waste; title: Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic Substances; title: Water; title: Water Quality; title: Water Quantity and Use; title: Shared Water Resources.