248 Index
most important greenhouse gas,
178
nitrogen oxides, 179
possible impacts of climatic
changes, 184–185
violent atmospheric phenomena,
177, 184
water vapour, 178
large-scale air pollution phenomena,
169
sources and local implications of air
pollutants, 169–173
carbon dioxide, 170
carbon monoxide, 170
effects on health, 172–173
energy production, 169
gaseous hydrocarbons, 170
greenhouse effect, amplification
of, 171
main air pollutants, 169
nitrogen monoxide, 170
ozone, 171
peroxyacyl nitrates, 172
photochemical smog, 172
research difficulties, 173
sulfur dioxide, 171
suspended particulate matter, 171
systematic morbidity, 173
Aldrin, 140
Alpine zones, 89
Aluminium, 150–151
Alzheimer’s disease and, 150
exposure, 150
household use, 151
occurrence in nature, 150
Amazon forest, 88
Ammonisation, 69
Anaerobic oxidation, 15, 190–191
Aphotic zone, 23
Aquatic ecosystems, 77–82
autumn, 78
availability of nutrients, 77
benthos, 77
burdening of, 70
consumer organisms, 81
decomposition of organisms, 80
epilimnion, 78
eutrophication, 77
great inversion, 78
hypolimnion, 78
increase of UV-B in, 175
materials transfer, 78
mathematical model of a lake, 80–82
nekton, 77
oligotrophism to eutrophism, 78
oxygen and nutrient profiles in the
ocean, 79
phosphorous, 82
plankton, 77
pollution, 77
producer organisms, 81
seasonal inversions, 80
spring, 80
temperature layering and seasonal
inversions, 78–80
temperature zone’s deep lake, 79
trophic and other characteristics of
aquatic ecosystems, 77–78
winter, 80
Arsenic, 151
Asbestos, 126
Atmospheric humidity, 19
Atmospheric pollution, 192–194,
see also Air pollution and
global change
automobile, 192
carbon monoxide, 192
catalytic converters, 193
circulating cars, 194
flue-gases, 193
hydrocarbons, 192
hydrogen engines, 192
industrial generation, 192
ATP, see Adenosine triphosphate
Automobile accidents, 135
Autotrophic organisms, 12, 16
Autotrophic-photosynthetic organisms,
52
Autumn, 78
b
Baby boom, 47, 49
Bacteria, 12, 35
anaerobic, 15
chemoautotrophic, 69
coliform, 166
as consumers, 53
decomposers, 53
Behaviour types, 244
Benthos, 77
Beta particles, 153
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD),
161, 189
most important greenhouse gas,
178
nitrogen oxides, 179
possible impacts of climatic
changes, 184–185
violent atmospheric phenomena,
177, 184
water vapour, 178
large-scale air pollution phenomena,
169
sources and local implications of air
pollutants, 169–173
carbon dioxide, 170
carbon monoxide, 170
effects on health, 172–173
energy production, 169
gaseous hydrocarbons, 170
greenhouse effect, amplification
of, 171
main air pollutants, 169
nitrogen monoxide, 170
ozone, 171
peroxyacyl nitrates, 172
photochemical smog, 172
research difficulties, 173
sulfur dioxide, 171
suspended particulate matter, 171
systematic morbidity, 173
Aldrin, 140
Alpine zones, 89
Aluminium, 150–151
Alzheimer’s disease and, 150
exposure, 150
household use, 151
occurrence in nature, 150
Amazon forest, 88
Ammonisation, 69
Anaerobic oxidation, 15, 190–191
Aphotic zone, 23
Aquatic ecosystems, 77–82
autumn, 78
availability of nutrients, 77
benthos, 77
burdening of, 70
consumer organisms, 81
decomposition of organisms, 80
epilimnion, 78
eutrophication, 77
great inversion, 78
hypolimnion, 78
increase of UV-B in, 175
materials transfer, 78
mathematical model of a lake, 80–82
nekton, 77
oligotrophism to eutrophism, 78
oxygen and nutrient profiles in the
ocean, 79
phosphorous, 82
plankton, 77
pollution, 77
producer organisms, 81
seasonal inversions, 80
spring, 80
temperature layering and seasonal
inversions, 78–80
temperature zone’s deep lake, 79
trophic and other characteristics of
aquatic ecosystems, 77–78
winter, 80
Arsenic, 151
Asbestos, 126
Atmospheric humidity, 19
Atmospheric pollution, 192–194,
see also Air pollution and
global change
automobile, 192
carbon monoxide, 192
catalytic converters, 193
circulating cars, 194
flue-gases, 193
hydrocarbons, 192
hydrogen engines, 192
industrial generation, 192
ATP, see Adenosine triphosphate
Automobile accidents, 135
Autotrophic organisms, 12, 16
Autotrophic-photosynthetic organisms,
52
Autumn, 78
b
Baby boom, 47, 49
Bacteria, 12, 35
anaerobic, 15
chemoautotrophic, 69
coliform, 166
as consumers, 53
decomposers, 53
Behaviour types, 244
Benthos, 77
Beta particles, 153
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD),
161, 189