The question of how communities and individuals adapt to changing climatic conditions is of pressing concern to scientists and policymakers in light of the growing evidence that human activity has modified the Earth's climate. A number of authors have suggested that widespread changes in human settlement and migration patterns may occur in…

Describes the projects undertaken by each of four teams working in different areas of environmental research. (LS)

The Experimental Ecological Reserves Project has begun a comprehensive attempt to inventory the Nation's environmental research sites in preparation for establishing a network. This network will provide opportunities for long-term, manipulative, ecological research and establish an ecological data base. (BT)

A Canadian scientist discusses his country's environmental monitoring programs (by parameter and medium), points out their strengths and weaknesses, and indicates some possible directions for future efforts in the field of environmental monitoring at both the national and international level. (BT)

This discussion gives a general picture of the instrumentation available or being developed for measuring the four major categories of water pollutants: metals, nutrients, pesticides and oxygen demand. The instruments are classified as follows: manually operated laboratory analyzers, automated laboratory instrumentation, manual field monitors, and…

Promulgation of standards of performance under Section 111 and national emission standards for hazardous pollutants under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act is the responsibility of the Emission Standards and Engineering Division of the Environmental Protection Agency. The problems encountered and the bases used are examined. (Author/BT)

The global atmospheric monitoring plans of the World Meteorological Organization are detailed. Single and multipurpose basic monitoring systems and the monitoring of chemical properties are discussed. The relationship of the World Meteorological Organization with the United Nations environment program is discussed. A map of the World…

Reports a case study to determine what organizations are involved in the environmental quality movement. (SH)

Reports a study of the relationship of visits for asthma to the emergency room to daily temperature and air pollution levels measured in Harlem and Brooklyn. In Harlem no relationship between visits and levels of either smokeshade or sulfur dioxide were found. In Brooklyn a strong relationship was found for levels of sulfur dioxide but not for…

This bibliography lists theses and dissertations completed between 1917 and 1978 by graduate degree candidates at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. The majority of these works deal with environmental sciences research in the fields of forestry, ecology, and wildlife, and include some consideration of the political, economic,…

This study was made to see if junior college students' needs or perceptions of environment differed from those of university students. From high school graduates within a certain district, a random sample of underclassmen was taken, half at the junior college and half at the university. Stern's Activities Index and Stern and Pace's College…

One hundred and twenty-nine citations comprise this general bibliography on the environment. The listings provide the most current information on environmental studies, research, and programs (see also SO 008 762). Most date from 1974 through 1975. Commercially published books and government and state reports make up the bulk of the bibliographic…

This document presents the first report of the Task Force on Environmental Education in Massachusetts. The Task Force was charged with 3 priorities during its first year of operation: (1) to assess all aspects of environmental education programs currently in progress at all educational levels within the Commonwealth; (2) to determine the…

This report is an attempt to identify and answer some of the major questions about the role of environmental studies in higher education, and to some extent the role of higher education in environmental studies. To this end, questionnaires were sent to 20 higher eudcation institutions that offered environmental studies programs. Fifteen of the…