InhaltsangabeFrom the contents: Natural and Anthropogenic Environmental Problems.- Restoration of lignite minings sites in the former GDR.- Carbon Dioxide Development and the Influence of Rising Groundwater in the Cospuden/Zwenkau.- Environmental and Economic Risks from Sinkholes in West-Central Florida.- Risks of Damage from Flooding Rivers.- Biological Remediation of Environmentally Contaminated Water.- Heavy Metal Contamination Removal by Bacterial Activity in Sleeping Depositories.- Quantitative Risks of Death and Sickness from Toxic Contamination.- Quantitative Risks of Death and Sickness from Toxic Contamination.- Methods for Estimating Associated Risks of Sinkhole Occurrence with data from the Ruhr Valley Region of Germany.- Environmental Concerns.- Integrated Scientific and Economic Uncertainties in Environmental Hazard Assessments.

InhaltsangabeNatural and Anthropogenic Environmental Problems.- Restoration of lignite mining sites in the former GDR: lessons to be learnt from Zwenkau.- Carbon Dioxide Development and the Influence of Rising Groundwater in the Cospuden/Zwenkau Dump: Observations and Inferences.- Carbon Dioxide Development and the Influence of Rising Groundwater in the Cospuden/Zwenkau Dump: Quantitative Models.- Environmental and Economic Risks from Sinkholes in West-Central Florida.- Risks of Damage from Flooding Rivers: Correlation of Weakened Dyke Structures?.- Biological Remediation of Environmentally Contaminated Water.- Heavy Metal Contamination Removal by Bacterial Activity in Seeping Depositories.- Quantitative Risks of Death and Sickness from Toxic Contamination: General Population.- Quantitative Risks of Death and Sickness from Toxic Contamination: Age-Dependent Toxic Sickness/Death Exposure Limits.- Methods for Estimating Associated Risks of Sinkhole Occurrences with data from the Ruhr Valley Region of Germany.- Environmental Concerns: Catastrophic Events and Insurance.- Integrated Scientific and Economic Uncertainties in Environmental Hazard Assessments: Social and Political Consequences.