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World Resources 1998-99
Commentary: Breast cancer and the environment
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Adopting less disruptive agricultural practices
Bioinvasions: Stemming the Tide of Invasive Species
Ozone pollution
Part I: Environmental Change and Human Health
Chapter 1. Linking environment and health: Introduction
Chapter 2. Changing environments, changing health
Chapter 3. Improving health through environmental action
Controlling disease vectors in the local environment
Addressing the unintended consequences of development: Industrialization
The problem of POPs
Addressing the unintended consequences of development: Rising energy use
Guest commentaries
Toward an idea of international environmental justice
Commentary: Breast cancer and the environment
How might harmful xenoestrogens get into the body to act on breast cells or the developing brain?
Regional Profile: China's health and environment
Environmental Risks to Human Health: New indicators
Trends point to gains in human development, while many negative human impacts on vital ecosystems are increasing
Critical trends
Chapter 4. Population and human well-being
Feeding the world
Feeding the World: Disappearing land
Global environmental trends: Production and consumption
Wasting the material world: The impact of industrial economies
The global commons
Power Surge: Energy use and emissions continue to rise
Resources at risk
Diminishing returns: World fisheries under pressure
The environment and China
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