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This book has been concerned with the general description of a holistic approach to the study of the geochemistry of the environment. This chapter argues for the adoption of landscape geochemistry as a discipline for environmental geochemistry and draws some conclusions regarding the future development of the subject. The latter is done by providing separate conclusions for “Appliers,” “Developers,” and “Creators” who work in the field of environmental geochemistry.
“Whatever I say will happen or not: truly the great Apollo grants me the gift of forecasting.”
(Horace in “Satires” (30 B. C. quoted by Beer (1966). Decision and Control, p. 204.
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Fortescue, J.A.C. (1980). Overview. In: Environmental Geochemistry. Ecological Studies, vol 35. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6045-5_20
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