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Restoration and Recovery of an Industrial Region: Progress in Restoring the Smelter-Damaged Landscape Near Sudbury, Canada
. Ed(S): Gunn, J. M. (Laurentian University, Canada)
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hardcover. A century of industrial activity and mining had resulted in acidified lakes and denuded land surrounding Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. This study describes how environmental damage was eradicated in the region to such an extent that Sudbury won a United Nations award for land reclamation in 1992. Editor(s): Gunn, J. M. (Laurentian University, Canada). Series: Springer Series on Environmental Management. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFS; RNK; RNP; TNFR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1008.
Sudbury, Ontario is one of the world's most polluted areas. A century of industrial activities has resulted in thousands of acidified lakes and vast areas of denuded land. This book describes, in a manner accessible to a wide audience, the damage and the efforts at environmental restoration at Sudbury which resulted in its winning a United Nations award in 1992 for land reclamation.
The book has been written by a distinguished group of contributors, ranging from experts in acid rain and land reclamation to environmental engineers and toxicologists.
Sudbury, Ontario is one of the world's most polluted areas. A century of industrial activities has resulted in thousands of acidified lakes and vast areas of denuded land. This book describes, in a manner accessible to a wide audience, the damage and the efforts at environmental restoration at Sudbury which resulted in its winning a United Nations award in 1992 for land reclamation.
The book has been written by a distinguished group of contributors, ranging from experts in acid rain and land reclamation to environmental engineers and toxicologists.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Springer United States
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
Series
Springer Series on Environmental Management
Number of Pages
358
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387944302
SKU
V9780387944302
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99-15
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