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'IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM RESEARCH PRIORITIES'
Pages 131-136

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From page 131...
... Emotional and alarmist views prevailed in the initial social reaction to ecological problems. Nevertheless, in the course of time more realistic problem-solving approaches connected with the application of scientific knowledge gained popular support.
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From page 132...
... Despite the fact that some measures are being taken and appropriate devices have been constructed, there are still many problems which have to be solved. It is therefore necessary to constantly revise proposed solutions and to seek new approaches in the continuing process of changing technologies which cause excessive environmental loads and replacing them with new ones which are less harmful or, ideally, harmless.
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From page 133...
... Maximum yields of biomass enrich the air with oxygen, draw nitrogen from soil and prevent it from entering watercourses, and maintain the cycles of various biogenous elements such as carbon. The problem is that while in natural ecosystems this process has a regular course, the same process leads to accumulation in agricultural areas due to technological devices such as mechanization and chemical use, or to landscape changes such as soil reclamation.
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From page 134...
... Near- and long-distance transfer studies play an important role, especially those related to air pollution which involve detection and monitoring of these substances. Above all, it is necessary to study the effect of low levels of environmental pollutants, since their dangerous effects may remain hidden for a long time and manifest themselves only after accumulating to a significant extent when it is usually too late to apply effective countermeasures.
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From page 135...
... Even in nature only partially disturbed by anthropic impacts, it is possible to observe a relatively rapid change in the blood count of a man having previously lived in the unfavorable environment of an industrial agglomeration. In addition, nature provides the resources necessary for the ecological stability of the landscape.
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From page 136...
... All these questions require a global perspective which can yield corrections of local approaches. The shift toward global level observations will mean above all the application of interdisciplinary approaches to ecological problems, from astronomy to social sciences.
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  • agricultural production
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  • blood count

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  • beyond production
  • resistant species
  • production technologies
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  • main goal
  • harmful substances
  • terrestrial observations
  • creating artificial
  • industrial agglomeration


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