TITLE

Global ecology

AUTHOR(S)

Zuk, Gary

PUB. DATE

January 1990

SOURCE

National Forum;Winter90, Vol. 70 Issue 1, p2

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Discusses the results of a survey on the environmental conditions in ten Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member nations. Pollution of rivers and lakes; Air pollution; Damage to sea life and beaches by spillage or discharge from oil tankers; Disposal of industrial wastes; Disposal of nuclear wastes.

ACCESSION #

9607246111

Tags: ENVIRONMENTAL degradation

 

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