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[6 theses on environmental problems].

H Richner
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Many of the environmental problems caused by human activity show such a complexity that the potentially dangerous mechanisms are either not understood or not known in the public. However, a change of attitude to the public can only be achieved if the interdependence between personal habits and their environmental effects are popular. After a short discussion of the mechanisms of the most important climatic problems, six theses will be formulated which could serve as basis for discussions and starting point for changes in our behavior affecting the environment.

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H Richner. 1992-03-31. [6 theses on environmental problems].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1565933/

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