Advances in Environmental Research. Volume 103

This book focuses on the latest developments in environmental research. Chapter 1 is focused on seaweed and how it exhibits many variances, greatly enhancing its biological significance in the ocean. Chapter 2 discusses gas discharges in contact with liquids, and the possibility of practical application of such discharges. Chapter 3 is aimed at understanding global human-environment coevolution. Chapter 4 focuses on the issues around waste management, especially in developing countries. Chapter 5 asks the question of the extent to which market competition affects climate change and aims to answer this question by developing a model that explains the relationship between market competition and climate change based on a Cobb-Douglas production function. Finally, Chapter 6 introduces the various potentials of endophytic micro-organisms, and its many promising commercial and pharmaceutical aspects.