Index 257
i
Incident solar radiation, 58
Incineration, USW, 196
Indoor pollution, 125–128
asbestos, 126
cigarette smoke, 126
formaldehyde, 127
passive smoking, 126
pathogenic microorganisms, 127
principal indoor pollutants, 126
radon, 126
sick building syndrome, 127–128
threats to human health, 125
ventilation, 127
volatile organic compounds, 126
Industrial revolution, 46
Insects, 35, 40
Interference competition (populations),
33
Ionising radiation, 156
J
Jungle, 88
l
Landscape, biodiversity and, 106–114
biosphere species, estimated number
of, 106
biotopes, 108
conservation of biodiversity, 106
destruction of ecological habitats,
106
flora and fauna, 107–108
global biodiversity decrease, 106
Greek landscape, 109–114
over-exploitation, 106
pressures on natural landscape,
108–109
Landscape protection, biodiveristy and,
215–219
methods of biodiversity conservation,
217–219
categories of protection zones, 218
designation of protected areas, 218
effective biodiversity protection,
218
geographic distribution, 218
goal, 217
human time scale, 217
socioeconomic state of
developing countries, 217
multiple dimensions of nature
protection, 215
cultural environment
conservation, 215
damage caused by pollution, 215
natural ecosystems, 215
protection of biodiversity and the
landscape as a social issue,
215–217
comfort, 216
freedom, 215
green capitalism, 216
legacy, 217
local population, 217
preserving environmental values,
217
public’s expectations, 216
respect, 217
saturation of consumer needs, 216
security, 216
Laterite formation, 96
Law of the minimum, 16, 58
Lead, 146–147
effects of, 146
mining rate, 147
Roman Empire, 146
US EPA limit for drinking water, 146
Life cycle analysis, 205–206
basic phases, 205
equivalence factors, 206
evaluation methodologies, 206
example, 205
life cycle of product, 206
pollutants, 205
Limit-circle, 244, 245
Limiting nutrient, 16–17
decrease of, 17
environmental parameter, 16
law of the minimum, 16
Linear hypothesis (radioactivity), 157
Lipids, 13
Logistic model (population), 30–31, 42
Lotka-Volterra equations, 34, 37, 56
M
Maquis, 88, 93
Marine ecosystems, 98–99
aquatic plants, 99
benthic microflora, 99
i
Incident solar radiation, 58
Incineration, USW, 196
Indoor pollution, 125–128
asbestos, 126
cigarette smoke, 126
formaldehyde, 127
passive smoking, 126
pathogenic microorganisms, 127
principal indoor pollutants, 126
radon, 126
sick building syndrome, 127–128
threats to human health, 125
ventilation, 127
volatile organic compounds, 126
Industrial revolution, 46
Insects, 35, 40
Interference competition (populations),
33
Ionising radiation, 156
J
Jungle, 88
l
Landscape, biodiversity and, 106–114
biosphere species, estimated number
of, 106
biotopes, 108
conservation of biodiversity, 106
destruction of ecological habitats,
106
flora and fauna, 107–108
global biodiversity decrease, 106
Greek landscape, 109–114
over-exploitation, 106
pressures on natural landscape,
108–109
Landscape protection, biodiveristy and,
215–219
methods of biodiversity conservation,
217–219
categories of protection zones, 218
designation of protected areas, 218
effective biodiversity protection,
218
geographic distribution, 218
goal, 217
human time scale, 217
socioeconomic state of
developing countries, 217
multiple dimensions of nature
protection, 215
cultural environment
conservation, 215
damage caused by pollution, 215
natural ecosystems, 215
protection of biodiversity and the
landscape as a social issue,
215–217
comfort, 216
freedom, 215
green capitalism, 216
legacy, 217
local population, 217
preserving environmental values,
217
public’s expectations, 216
respect, 217
saturation of consumer needs, 216
security, 216
Laterite formation, 96
Law of the minimum, 16, 58
Lead, 146–147
effects of, 146
mining rate, 147
Roman Empire, 146
US EPA limit for drinking water, 146
Life cycle analysis, 205–206
basic phases, 205
equivalence factors, 206
evaluation methodologies, 206
example, 205
life cycle of product, 206
pollutants, 205
Limit-circle, 244, 245
Limiting nutrient, 16–17
decrease of, 17
environmental parameter, 16
law of the minimum, 16
Linear hypothesis (radioactivity), 157
Lipids, 13
Logistic model (population), 30–31, 42
Lotka-Volterra equations, 34, 37, 56
M
Maquis, 88, 93
Marine ecosystems, 98–99
aquatic plants, 99
benthic microflora, 99