Environmental Consequences of War and Aftermath

War has disastrous effects on people and the physical, biological, economic, and social environment. The state-of-the-art of research on the environmental consequences of war and its aftermath is presented in this Handbook. A broad range of topics are included, such as the prevention of war and its...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kassim, Tarek A. (Editor), Barcel,̤ Dami.̉ (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
Series:The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 3U
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87963-3
Table of Contents:
  • Dhari Al-Ajmi: War Induced Soil Degradation, Depletion And Destruction
  • Dhari Al-Ajmi: Remote Sensing: Fundamentals, Types And Monitoring Applications Of Environmnetal Consequences Of War
  • Victor W. Sidel: Prevention Of Wars And Their Environmental Consequences
  • Samira Omar: Environmental Consequences Of War And Aftermath: The Case Of State Of Kuwait
  • Zorka Vukmirovic: Transport And Deposition Of Persistent Organic Pollutants Released Into The Atmosphere Under Warfare Conditions
  • Nada Miljevic: Environmental And Health Impact Assessment Of Ammunition Containing Transuranic Elements
  • Vesna Martinovic-Vitanovic: Water Quality, Sediment And Aquatic Organisms Of The Danube Prior And After Nato Air Strikes
  • Dr. Aleksandar Popovic: Speciation of Heavy Metals in Geological Matter of the Serbian National Parks, Protected Areas and Cities Within the Danube River Basin After the War Conflict in 1999
  • John Hart: Background to Selected Environmental and Human Health Effects of Chemical Warfare Agents.