Environmental Chemistry
Subtitle: Asian Lessons
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: April 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9781402010040
Subjects: Environmental chemistry; Science; Science/Mathematics; Chemistry - Physical & Theoretical; Environmental Science; Government - International; Science / Chemistry / Physical & Theoretical
First sentence: In recent years three factors have contributed most directly to the excessive pressure on the environment and natural resources in Asia: a doubling of the region's population in the last 35 years; a tripling of the regional economic output in the last 20 years; and the persistence of poverty.