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The human environment is becoming more and more hazardous. Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and catastrophic industrial accidents are on the rise.
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Tolba, M.K. (1992). Environmental disasters. In: Saving Our Planet. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2278-8_9
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