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This book is the result of an international working group entitled 'Geology and Ecosystems' that was organized by the IUGS commission on Geological Sciences for Environmental Planning (COGEOENVIRONMENT). The aim of the working group is to increase awareness and build methodological principles of ecological geology as a new branch of science. This book includes the analysis of the relationship between the different geological, hydrochemical, hydrogeological, and engineering-geological processes and the processes within surface ecosystems. Modern engineering activity associated with the mining of minerals, excessive groundwater withdrawal, disposal of industrial and domestic liquid wastes (including radioactive wastes) and their impacts on all components of the environment are analyzed, as is the ""water factor"" impact on ecosystems. It is intended as a professional update for all scientists and professionals with an interest in the Earth's environments and environmental protection.

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Author:   Igor S. Zektser ,  Brian Marker ,  John Ridgway ,  Liliya Rogachevskaya
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2006
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.640kg
ISBN:  

9781441939821

ISBN 10:   1441939822
Pages:   392
Publication Date:   29 October 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Geological Environment as a Basement for the Formation of Ecosystems.- Contemporary Conceptions of the Geological Environment: Basic Features, Structure and System of Links.- The Geological Environment and Ecosystems.- Influence of Modern Geological Processes on Evolution of Ecosystems.- Geological and Geochemical Influences on Estuarine Ecosystems.- The Role of Tectonic Processes in the Interaction Between Geology and Ecosystems.- Karst and Ecosystems.- Environmental Impacts of the Extractive Industries.- Geoenvironmental Problems of Mineral Resources Development.- Groundwater as a Component of the Environment.- Groundwater Use and Public Health.- Methods of Groundwater Pollution Risk Estimation for Ecosystem Sustainability.- Anthropogenic Development, Geology and Ecosystems.- Urbanisation and the Geoenvironment.- Assessment of Effects of Discharged Waters Upon Ecosystems.- Impact of Technogenic Disasters on Ecogeological Processes.- Exogenic Geological Processes As a Landform-Shaping Factor.- Environmental Aspects of Groundwater Pollution.- Medical Problems Related to Geology and Ecosystem Interaction.- Human Health and Ecosystems.- Medical and Ecological Significance of the Water Factor.- Prediction of the Geoenvironmental Evolution of Ecosystems.- Prediction of Exogenic Geological Processes.- Prediction of Endogenic Geological Processes.- Mathematical Models of the Interaction Between the Geological and Ecological Environment.- The Influence of Climate Change on Geology and Ecosystems Interaction.- Newest Ecogeological Processes Within River Basins.- Ecosystem Monitoring under Desertification within Interior Sea-Lakes and Deltas.- Ecosystems Forming on the Fresh River Deposition.- Main Directions for Ecogeological Studies.- Ecogeological Mapping.- Monitoring Geological Processes as Part of General Environment Monitoring.- Geology and High-Level Nuclear Waste Disposal - a Brief Overview.- Monitoring Endogenic Geological Processes.- Permafrost Monitoring.- Ecological Education of Geology Students.

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