Table of Contents

I/Chemical Balance of Gases in the Earth’s Atmosphere.- The Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Balance in the Earth’s Atmosphere.- Impact of Land and Sea Pollution on the Chemical Stability of the Atmosphere.- The Dependence of Atmospheric Temperature on the Concentration of Carbon Dioxide.- Exchange of CO2 Between Atmosphere and Sea Water: Possible Enzymatic Control of the Rate.- The Global Balance of Carbon Monoxide.- Gaseous Atmospheric Pollutants from Urban and Natural Sources.- II /Nitrogen Compounds in Soil, Water, Atmosphere and Precipitation.- Threats to the Integrity of the Nitrogen Cycle: Nitrogen Compounds in Soil, Water, Atmosphere and Precipitation.- The Dynamics of Nitrogen Transformations in the Soil.- Nitrogen Compounds Used in Crop Production.- Man-Induced Eutrophication of Lakes.- III/Effects of Atmospheric Pollution on Climate.- Climatic Effects of Atmospheric Pollution.- A Preliminary Evaluation of Atmospheric Pollution as a Cause of the Global Temperature Fluctuation of the Past Century.- Cloudiness and the Radiative, Convective Equilibrium.- The Inadvertent Modification of the Atmosphere by Air Pollution.- IV/Worldwide Ocean Pollution by Toxic Wastes.- The Chemical Invasion of the Oceans by Man.- Changes in the Chemistry of the Oceans: The Pattern of Effects.- Biological Implications of Global Marine Pollution.- Interactions Between Oceans and Terrestrial Ecosystems.- Some Unsolved Problems: A Panel Discussion.- Epilogue.- About the Authors.- Index of Names.- Index of Subjectsr.