Screen LibraryMercury pollution：a transdisciplinary treatment
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| Group Author: | ; |
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CRC Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Boca Raton, FL |
| Publication Dates: | c2012. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xxxi, 256 p.: ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781439833841 (hbk.) 1439833842 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | X506 |
| CLC: |
X506 X131 O614.24 |
| Call Number: | O614.24/M556-1 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. "Mercury is the gravest chemical pollutant problem of our time, and this is the first publication that has undertaken holistic coverage of this truly global issue. This book is an outstanding product of the innovative Global Inquiry Groups (GIG) process of interdisciplinary collaboration, which brings together the physical sciences, social sciences, and the humanities including the study of media, visual, and literary arts, uniquely enabling us to look at and understand mercury from the many perspectives needed in order to grasp the problem in its totality. This book clarifies how we are all "Using mercury pollution as an example, this book illustrates the interdisciplinary approach required for solving environmental problems. It explains the details of the natural cycling of mercury in and on the earth and discusses how humans have dramatically disrupted its exchange among the earths soil, air, and water. The chapters discuss history, media, and politics in relation to mercury and contain links to established websites with specific resources for readers. Also included are smaller case studies, such as the Minamata tragedy, fish consumption, and international treaties"-- |