Recent publications on the fate of our limited earth have stirred up vivid worldwide discussions, during which it became clear that our knowledge of the complex ecosystem is far from sufficient today. All planning and predictive models are only as good as the input data they are based on. Improved research methods and new ideas and impulses are therefore urgently needed, both to stimulate the specialized scientists and to supply the concerned citizen with the updated background information necessary to make responsible decisions. Generally, most of the serious publications in the field of pollution are written by well-known and well-established scientists. It is beyond doubt that their experience and profound knowledge is an essential contribution to the understanding of our environment. But one whole group of scientists has not been able to present their ideas and concerns to a broader scientific or non scientific readership: the young scientist at the beginning of his career. He belongs to a new generation of scientists who have studied during a time when environmental concern has become a vital part of the university life. Now, in the first decade of his academic career, his educational approach and his devel oping expertise in this field may synthesize ideas that will fall on what is already a fertile ground for new concepts that are urgently needed to solve the environmental crisis. The Pollution - Biosphere Interface.- Atmospheric Particles and Climate: The Impact of Man's Activities.- The Moderate- and Long-Range Transport of Air Pollutants and Their Removal from the Atmosphere.- Effects of Air Pollution on Forest Vegetation under Northern Conditions.- Air Pollution and Traffic Safety.- Photochemical Aspects of Air Pollution in Europe.- The Pollution - Sociosphere Interface.- Pollution Damage to Works of Art.- New Economical Aspects of Air Pollution.- Air Pollution, Air Conservation and International Economic Relations.- Trans-Frontier Air Pollution and International Law.- Air Pollution Control in the Developing Country.- Eco-Engineering.- Monitoring Atmospheric Pollution Levels by Laser Ranging Systems.- X-Ray Fluorescence - an International Calibration Method.- Nitric Oxide Formation in Industrial Combustors.- Eco-Management.- A Markov Process Model for Dynamic Control of Emissions.- A Method for the Optimal Location of Urban and Industrial Agglomerations.
