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Miami International Symposium on the Biosphere, 16–18 April 1984, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
PLAN TO ATTEND! MIAMI INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON THE BIOSPHERE 16-18 April 1984, Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.A.
Presented by: Clean Energy Research Institute, University of Miami In Cooperation with: International Association for Hydrogen Energy OBJECTIVES Our biosphere, the only environment in the universe known to be hospitable to life, is under attack by many agents on many fronts. These agents have arisen, to a large degree, from human activities designed to meet the growing needs of an expanding world population. Among the leading offenders are acid rains, acid smog, air pollutants, CO2, waste heat, oil spills, solid wastes, chemical wastes, non-biodegradable wastes and nuclear wastes. The objectives of this symposium are to provide a forum for the latest research findings on the environmental effects of the above-mentioned activities, to consider what must be done, first to reduce and/or eliminate these effects, and then to improve the environment and the quality of life, not only for humans, hut also for all the fauna and flora of the biosphere. PROGRAM FORMAT Three days of invited lectures, paper presentations and discussions are planned. The program will include sessions designed to cover the following topics: Air Pollution Water Pollution Thermal Pollution Addiflca/ion of Water Add Rains Add Smog CO2 Effect MelUag Polar Ice Caps Climatological Effects
Deforestation Desertlflcatton Strip Mlnin~ Oceans Resource Problems: Food, Water Land, Minerals Solid Waste Chemical Waste Non-Biodegradable Waste
Radioactive Waste Sl~mt-Fuel Disposal Radloactlv/ty Damage
Effects of lamectletdes, Herbicides, Pesdddes and Fert/ilzers
Oil Leaks Oil Spills
National Parks, Sanctuaries Reservatinns
PollutiOn in Confined Spaces: Factories, Mines, Homes
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Luciano N. Blanco, Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL David L. Coffin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC Barry Commoner, Queens Coll., City Univ. of NY, Flushing Michael R. Fox, Rockwell Hanford Operations, Richland, WA Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN Paul Michael, Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY Julia F. Morton, Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Space Debris
Health Hazards Population Control Quality of Life Global Model Studies: Interdependence of World Parameters, Scenarios and Forecasts
Harold J. Plass, Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL Bradley I. Raffle, Conoco Oil Co., Houston, TX John Reuss, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. John M. Richardson, Jr., The American Univ., Wash., D.C. John W. Sheffield, Univ. of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO Anitra Thorhaug, Florida International Univ., Miami, FL T. Nejat Veziro~,lu (Chairman), Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL Robert M. Zweig, Clean Fuel Institute, Riverside, CA
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Please write to:
Endangered Species and Extinction of Species
Dr. T. Nejat Veziro~,lu Director, Clean Energy Research Institute University of Miami P.O. Box 248294 Coral Gables, FL 33124, U.S.A. 451
Presented by: Clean Energy Research Institute, University of Miami In Cooperation with: International Association for Hydrogen Energy OBJECTIVES Our biosphere, the only environment in the universe known to be hospitable to life, is under attack by many agents on many fronts. These agents have arisen, to a large degree, from human activities designed to meet the growing needs of an expanding world population. Among the leading offenders are acid rains, acid smog, air pollutants, CO2, waste heat, oil spills, solid wastes, chemical wastes, non-biodegradable wastes and nuclear wastes. The objectives of this symposium are to provide a forum for the latest research findings on the environmental effects of the above-mentioned activities, to consider what must be done, first to reduce and/or eliminate these effects, and then to improve the environment and the quality of life, not only for humans, hut also for all the fauna and flora of the biosphere. PROGRAM FORMAT Three days of invited lectures, paper presentations and discussions are planned. The program will include sessions designed to cover the following topics: Air Pollution Water Pollution Thermal Pollution Addiflca/ion of Water Add Rains Add Smog CO2 Effect MelUag Polar Ice Caps Climatological Effects
Deforestation Desertlflcatton Strip Mlnin~ Oceans Resource Problems: Food, Water Land, Minerals Solid Waste Chemical Waste Non-Biodegradable Waste
Radioactive Waste Sl~mt-Fuel Disposal Radloactlv/ty Damage
Effects of lamectletdes, Herbicides, Pesdddes and Fert/ilzers
Oil Leaks Oil Spills
National Parks, Sanctuaries Reservatinns
PollutiOn in Confined Spaces: Factories, Mines, Homes
ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Luciano N. Blanco, Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL David L. Coffin, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC Barry Commoner, Queens Coll., City Univ. of NY, Flushing Michael R. Fox, Rockwell Hanford Operations, Richland, WA Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen, Vanderbilt Univ., Nashville, TN Paul Michael, Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY Julia F. Morton, Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
Space Debris
Health Hazards Population Control Quality of Life Global Model Studies: Interdependence of World Parameters, Scenarios and Forecasts
Harold J. Plass, Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL Bradley I. Raffle, Conoco Oil Co., Houston, TX John Reuss, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C. John M. Richardson, Jr., The American Univ., Wash., D.C. John W. Sheffield, Univ. of Missouri-Rolla, Rolla, MO Anitra Thorhaug, Florida International Univ., Miami, FL T. Nejat Veziro~,lu (Chairman), Univ. of Miami, Coral Gables, FL Robert M. Zweig, Clean Fuel Institute, Riverside, CA
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Please write to:
Endangered Species and Extinction of Species
Dr. T. Nejat Veziro~,lu Director, Clean Energy Research Institute University of Miami P.O. Box 248294 Coral Gables, FL 33124, U.S.A. 451