Royal Commission on Environmental
Pollution, 6
Russian Federation, 51, 128
Rwanda, 155
Salmon
populations, 74
runs, 75
Sockeye, 76
Salmonellosis, 151
Saltwater intrusion, 92, 97
Sanitation, 142—143
Santiago, 147
Sardine, 72, 75—76, 78
biomass, 75
Peruvian, 77
Sardinops sagax, 72
Scallop, Argopecten purpuratus, 72
Schistosomiasis, 150—151
Science Policy Interface, 5
Scientific Committee on Problems of
the Environment (SCOPE), 1
Scientific confidence, 8
Scientific uncertainty, 4, 10, 156
SCOPE 29, 1986, 1
Sea ice, 90
Sea-level, 58, 83, 90, 94
at New York City, 89
rise, 16, 83, 84, 86—94, 96, 98—100,
102—104, 106—107, 152—153
acceleration in, 86
records, 87
scenarios, 87, 99
trends, 86
Sea Surface Temperature (SST), 59,
72
Sea water temperature, 90
Second Sulfur Protocol, 47
Senegal, 154
Shareholder value, 163
Shelf Edge Current, 68
Shrimp and prawn fisheries, 78
Shrimps, Xiphopenaeus riuti and
Penaeus occidentalis, 72
Signalling by corporations, 163
Skin cancer, 148—149
Smog
disaster, 21
episodes, 27
Europe and North America, 45
Los Angeles, 48
Smoke, 28
haze episode, 29
Social
and economic welfare, measures of,
23
regulation, 163
responsibility, 162
science areas, 7
scientists, 6
Socio-economic
impacts, 91, 96—97
of climate change and sea-level
rise, 97
of sea-level rise, 96
vulnerability, 92
Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka),
76
Soil
acidification, 35
buffering characteristics, 35
finite resource, 144
Solubility pump, 61, 62
South Africa, 40, 51, 154
South African sardine, 77
South America, 52, 118
South Asia Co-operative
Environment Programme,
49
South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN),
49
South Equatorial Current (SEC),
70
South Oscillation Index (SOI), 71
Special Report of Emission Scenarios
(SRES), 87
Species diversity, 79
Stakeholders, 163—164, 180
Stockholm Declaration on the
Human Environment, 145
Storm
damage, 94, 97
impacts, 90
track, 90
Subject Index
195
Pollution, 6
Russian Federation, 51, 128
Rwanda, 155
Salmon
populations, 74
runs, 75
Sockeye, 76
Salmonellosis, 151
Saltwater intrusion, 92, 97
Sanitation, 142—143
Santiago, 147
Sardine, 72, 75—76, 78
biomass, 75
Peruvian, 77
Sardinops sagax, 72
Scallop, Argopecten purpuratus, 72
Schistosomiasis, 150—151
Science Policy Interface, 5
Scientific Committee on Problems of
the Environment (SCOPE), 1
Scientific confidence, 8
Scientific uncertainty, 4, 10, 156
SCOPE 29, 1986, 1
Sea ice, 90
Sea-level, 58, 83, 90, 94
at New York City, 89
rise, 16, 83, 84, 86—94, 96, 98—100,
102—104, 106—107, 152—153
acceleration in, 86
records, 87
scenarios, 87, 99
trends, 86
Sea Surface Temperature (SST), 59,
72
Sea water temperature, 90
Second Sulfur Protocol, 47
Senegal, 154
Shareholder value, 163
Shelf Edge Current, 68
Shrimp and prawn fisheries, 78
Shrimps, Xiphopenaeus riuti and
Penaeus occidentalis, 72
Signalling by corporations, 163
Skin cancer, 148—149
Smog
disaster, 21
episodes, 27
Europe and North America, 45
Los Angeles, 48
Smoke, 28
haze episode, 29
Social
and economic welfare, measures of,
23
regulation, 163
responsibility, 162
science areas, 7
scientists, 6
Socio-economic
impacts, 91, 96—97
of climate change and sea-level
rise, 97
of sea-level rise, 96
vulnerability, 92
Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka),
76
Soil
acidification, 35
buffering characteristics, 35
finite resource, 144
Solubility pump, 61, 62
South Africa, 40, 51, 154
South African sardine, 77
South America, 52, 118
South Asia Co-operative
Environment Programme,
49
South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN),
49
South Equatorial Current (SEC),
70
South Oscillation Index (SOI), 71
Special Report of Emission Scenarios
(SRES), 87
Species diversity, 79
Stakeholders, 163—164, 180
Stockholm Declaration on the
Human Environment, 145
Storm
damage, 94, 97
impacts, 90
track, 90
Subject Index
195