Addresses significant, real world problems such as:- meeting critical regional needs for ocean, climate, and ecosystem information to protect lives and property, - supporting economic development and enhancing the resilience of all regions in the face of changing environmental conditions, - 21 chapters by worldwide renowned scientists
The extent of harmful effects of pollution on atmospheric, terrestrial and aquatic environments can be translated into extreme temperature changes, dirty air, clean water shortages, and increased incidence of toxicity that harms every life on earth. Within a lifetime, our environment is changing drastically. Much of the information of environmental pollution impacts needs to be studied, from the mechanism of toxic nanoparticles on the molecular level to the detection of trace gases on the satellite perspective. It is therefore essential to develop advanced monitoring techniques, e- cient process technologies and health impact assessment tools to ?ll the gaps in our scienti?c knowledge. This edition of “Atmospheric and Biological Environmental Monitoring” is a handful of recent developments and techniques from environmental scientists in well-diversi?ed ?elds. These collections of manuscripts are extracts from the recently concluded “7th International Symposium on Advanced Environmental Monitoring” organized by the ADvanced Environmental Monitoring and Research Center (ADEMRC), Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Korea and held on February 25–28, 2008 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The three parts highlight important aspects of emerging environmental monitoring technologies: Atmospheric Environment, Contaminants Control Process, and Environmental Toxicity Asse- ment. Observational tools presented in the ?rst part ranges from in-situ measurements to satellite remote sensing for atmospheric monitoring. Highlighted in the second part is the recently developed water quality monitoring system for lake strati?cation and membrane technologies for detection and removal of contaminants. Lastly, toxicity monitoring of endocrine disruptors andnanoparticles are highlighted in the third part with new discoveries.
Editors and Affiliations
Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea
Young J. Kim
Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Heidelberg, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
Ulrich Platt
College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Republic of Korea
Man Bock Gu
Health Technology Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Ikeda, Japan
Hitoshi Iwahashi
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Atmospheric and Biological Environmental Monitoring
Editors: Young J. Kim, Ulrich Platt, Man Bock Gu, Hitoshi Iwahashi
