Air Pollution in the Ural Mountains: Environmental, Health and Policy Aspects - Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Air Pollution in the Ural Mountains, Magnitogorsk, Russia, 26-30 May 1997

The metals industry was established in the Ural Mountains over two centuries ago. Seventy years ago, the town of Magnitogorsk was established, with US and Western assistance, to exploit the iron ore there. It became a symbol of USSR industry - and is now a symbol of air pollution. This volume describes the pollution in the region and the steps being taken to combat it.