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Tuesday 15:00-15:30
Richard Daniel chairs the interactive environmental programme in which he and his guests deal with listener's questions and concerns.
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Tuesday 19 July 2005
Earth ©NASA

Panel

Dr Ros Taylor
Kingston University

Dr Nick Riley
British Geological Survey

Professor Philip Stott
Bio-geographer, University of London

TOPICS

Carbon and sulphur emissions from volcanoes
United Nations Environment Programme
Royal Meteorological Society
British Geological Survey
Measurement of gas emissions (University of Aberystwyth)

Further reading: Volcanoes by Robert and Barbara Decker, W H Freeman (New York).

Should we use DDT to combat malaria?
Wellcome Trust information on malaria
The Malaria Journal
Malaria Information Page
University of Oxford info on DDT
Compendium of Pesticide Common Names

Further reading: The True Story of DDT, PCB and Dioxin by Przemyslav Mastalerz, ISBN 83-905776-5-8

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson, Penguin, ISBN 0141184949

Info on Rachel Carson
Ecology Hall of Fame: Rachel Carson
New York Times obituary: Rachel Carson

Institute of Economic Affairs
Spiked Science
University of Leicester
iGreens
BBC News
Readers Digest

Further reading: Malaria and the DDT Story by Richard Tren and Roger Bate, 2001

Formation of Scottish Lochs
Rampant Scotland
National Library of Scotland
Scottish Executive (Loch Water quality)
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
Scottish Executive: The Future of Scotland's Waters
Scottish Wildlife Trust (Pdf File)
Glaciation and fjords (or sea lochs) Napier University
Eurolakes Project

Sequestration of Carbon DioxideBritish Government Panel on Sustainable Development
Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Management (Pdf File)
European Commission (Pdf File)DTI (Pdf File)
BBC News
British geological Survey

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