In the past, human activities often resulted in mercury releases to the biosphere with little
consideration of undesirable consequences for the health of humans and wildlife. This …

Sustainable water use implies the simultaneous protection of water quality and quantity.
Beyond their function to support human needs such as drinking water provision …

Managing water resources is one of the most pressing challenges of our times-fundamental
to how we feed 2 billion more people in coming decades, eliminate poverty, and reverse …

The supply chain has been traditionally defined as a one‐way, integrated manufacturing
process wherein raw materials are converted into final products, then delivered to …

Inland waters have received only slight consideration in recent discussions of the global
fisheries crisis, even though inland fisheries provide much-needed protein, jobs, and …

ÿFish? including finfish and shellfish? are an important item in the human food basket,
contributing 17 percent of the global animal-based protein supply in 2010. They are an …

Agricultural systems as well as other ecosystems generate ecosystem services, ie, societal
benefits from ecological processes. These services include, for example, nutrient reduction …

The aquatic environment is continuously at the mercy of man's negative impact on it. This
study was designed to determine the proximate composition and concentration of some …

Off-shelf waters cover 66% of the planet. Growing concerns about the state of natural
resources in these waters, and of future threats have led to a growing movement to improve …

Food production requires enormous amounts of water and land. Yearly, some 7,130 cubic
kilometers of water are consumed by crops to meet global food demand, the equivalent of 90 …