182—184
MERCOSUR Free Trade Agreement,
52
Methane, 3, 4, 58
Methylmercury poisoning, 146
Mexico, 40, 116, 147
Mexico City, 52, 147
Microbial water pollution, 142
Middle East, 143—144, 154
Minimata incident, 145—147
Mirex, 146
Mitigation costs, 17
Mongolia, 51
Montreal Protocol on Substances
that Deplete the Ozone Layer,
2, 52
Mosquito predators, 149
Mosquitoes, 150
Motor vehicles, 37, 52
Motorized traffic, 142
Multi-lateral Environmental
Agreements (MEAs), 45
Mumbai, 30
Myanmar (Burma), 100
NAO (North Atlantic Oscillation),
65—68, 70, 72
index, 65—68, 70
record, 67
National Academy of Engineering
(NAE) (USA), 169
National Acid Precipitation
Assessment Program
(NAPAP) (USA), 48
National Round Table on Economy
and Ecology (NRTEE)
(Canada), 169
Neotectonics, 86
Nepal, 34, 53
Netherlands, 166
New York, slowly subsiding, 88
Nigeria, 40
Nile Delta, 152
Nitrate, 34—36, 144
ˆ
levels in ground water, 144
Nitrogen
deposition, 36
Nitrogenous fertilizer, 144
Nitrogen oxides (NO
V
), 24, 26, 28—29,
31—32, 34—35, 41, 52, 54—55
emissions, anthropogenic, 39
Nitrous oxide, 3—4
North America, 128
North Atlantic
climatic ‘conveyor belt’, 156
Deep Water (NADW), 69
Ocean circulation, 62
Oscillation, NAO, 64—65, 72
Index (NAO), 72
Sea Surface temperature records,
66
indicators, 69
Norwegian Sea Deep Water (NSDW),
68
Nuclear power plants in coastal
locations, 106
Nutritional adversity, 152
Ocean
circulation, 60
fisheries, 140
Oceanographic climate, 60
Ocean’s bicarbonate system, 61
Oil wars, 155
Overfishing, 79
Overharvesting of marine species,
143
Ozone (O
), 26, 28, 30—32, 34, 41, 43,
47—48, 52, 141, 147—148
annex to the Air Quality
Agreement, 48
-depleting substances, 51—52
depletion, 148
exposure of wheat, 42
layer, 141
-related health effects, 28
Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO),
64, 66, 73—76
cycles, 74—76
index, 66
Pacific herring, 77
Pacific High, 63
Pacific Ocean islands, 135
Subject Index
193
MERCOSUR Free Trade Agreement,
52
Methane, 3, 4, 58
Methylmercury poisoning, 146
Mexico, 40, 116, 147
Mexico City, 52, 147
Microbial water pollution, 142
Middle East, 143—144, 154
Minimata incident, 145—147
Mirex, 146
Mitigation costs, 17
Mongolia, 51
Montreal Protocol on Substances
that Deplete the Ozone Layer,
2, 52
Mosquito predators, 149
Mosquitoes, 150
Motor vehicles, 37, 52
Motorized traffic, 142
Multi-lateral Environmental
Agreements (MEAs), 45
Mumbai, 30
Myanmar (Burma), 100
NAO (North Atlantic Oscillation),
65—68, 70, 72
index, 65—68, 70
record, 67
National Academy of Engineering
(NAE) (USA), 169
National Acid Precipitation
Assessment Program
(NAPAP) (USA), 48
National Round Table on Economy
and Ecology (NRTEE)
(Canada), 169
Neotectonics, 86
Nepal, 34, 53
Netherlands, 166
New York, slowly subsiding, 88
Nigeria, 40
Nile Delta, 152
Nitrate, 34—36, 144
ˆ
levels in ground water, 144
Nitrogen
deposition, 36
Nitrogenous fertilizer, 144
Nitrogen oxides (NO
V
), 24, 26, 28—29,
31—32, 34—35, 41, 52, 54—55
emissions, anthropogenic, 39
Nitrous oxide, 3—4
North America, 128
North Atlantic
climatic ‘conveyor belt’, 156
Deep Water (NADW), 69
Ocean circulation, 62
Oscillation, NAO, 64—65, 72
Index (NAO), 72
Sea Surface temperature records,
66
indicators, 69
Norwegian Sea Deep Water (NSDW),
68
Nuclear power plants in coastal
locations, 106
Nutritional adversity, 152
Ocean
circulation, 60
fisheries, 140
Oceanographic climate, 60
Ocean’s bicarbonate system, 61
Oil wars, 155
Overfishing, 79
Overharvesting of marine species,
143
Ozone (O
), 26, 28, 30—32, 34, 41, 43,
47—48, 52, 141, 147—148
annex to the Air Quality
Agreement, 48
-depleting substances, 51—52
depletion, 148
exposure of wheat, 42
layer, 141
-related health effects, 28
Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO),
64, 66, 73—76
cycles, 74—76
index, 66
Pacific herring, 77
Pacific High, 63
Pacific Ocean islands, 135
Subject Index
193