The book ?â????Prospects and Problems of Environment Across the Millennium?â??? deal with the current status particularly the coastal zone environment, extent of human health deterioration and impacts of pollution on environment. Efforts on environmental monitoring, conservation and management policies depict the strategies required to prevent further deterioration of environment. This contribution views the present status and future of environment from microbes to humans and up to landscape level. It highlights social, economic, educational and philosophic views of environment and its protection. This book fulfils the requirement of environmental education at graduate and postgraduate level. Contents Part I: The Coastal Zone; Chapter 1: Current environmental issues of coastal karnataka: conservation and development strategies by Ananda Rao, T; Chapter 2: Conservation of mangroves in kerala by Unni, P N; Chapter 3: Environmental impact in the mangroves of sundarbans and orissa by Manoranjan Ghose; Chapter 4: Filamentouse fungal assemblage of two island mangroves by Ananda, K and Sridhar, K R; Part II: Environmental Health; Chapter 5: Concerns and management in water resource sector by Goel, R S; Chapter 6: Degradation of environment and water scarcity in kanyakumari district: A case study by Anita Mary, G and Lazarus, S; Chapter 7: Ambient Air Quality of Madurai City during Summer by Jaba Rajasekhar, R V, Kunlandai Samy, I and Muthusubramanian, P; Chapter 8: Monitoring environment for airborne pollen and its significance in public health by Shripad N Agashe, Rangaswamy, B E and Khaidarova Mamlakatoi; Part III: Human Health; Chapter 9: Congenital malformations in goa by Shyama, S K; Chapter 10: Endemic fluorosis in vallioor union, tamil nadu by Umayoru Bhagan, V Santhi, D and Lekshmana Sarma, R; Chapter 11: Environmental factors in the etiology of colon cancer: Role of dietary fiber by Venugopal P Menon, Manoj, G Thampi, B S H, Nalini, N, Leelamma, S and Rajakrishnan, V; Chapter 12: Effects of chlorpromazine on human red blood cells in the presence of UV radiation?â????s by Anjana bora and Rajendra Nayak, R; Chapter 13: Mosquito larvicidal and pathogenic fungi from Goa by Keshava Prasad, T S Ashwani Kumar and Bhat, D J; Chapter 14: Lactic acid bacteria: Promising candidates for probiotics by Saritha, M Smitha, M A and Anu Appaiah, K A; Part IV: Environmental Pollution; Chapter 15: Atmospheric dispersion of carbon monoxide from automobile exhausts by Kulandai Samy I, Jeba Rajasekhar, R V and Muthusubramanian, P; Chapter 16: Calculation of ground level dispersion of gaseous pollutants from industrial stacks by Samaga, B S and Srinivas Rao, B R; Chapter 17: Relative sensitivity of marine clams to water soluble fractions of crude oil by Donde Snehal, S, Rajendra Nayak, R and Sawant, K B; Part V: Environmental Monitoring; Chapter 18: Present and future scenario of environmental impact assessment by Manoranjan Ghose; Chapter 19: Landuse changes in pondicherry region: A GIS study by Chandramouliswaran, R, Jeba Rajasekhar, R V and Sundaram, A; Chapter 20: Landuse changes in cumbum valley through GIS by Amanullah S and Sundaram A; Chapter 21: Rapid environmental impact assessment of a foundry equipped with electric induction furnace by Azeez P A, Sivakumar R and Mohanraj R; Chapter 22: Application of immunoassay for monitoring endosulfan residue in coffee plantations, karnataka by Shivarmaiah H M, Harish R and Karanth N G K; Chapter 23: Development of biological models for water purification using aquatic fauna by Shiny K J, Nirmala E, Jalaja T K and Remani K N; Part VI: Waste Management; Chapter 24: Oyster mushroom: A biotechnological tool for effective recycling of areca wastes by Madhusudhanan K and Chandramohanan R; Chapter 25: Radioactive waste management facilities and programmes at kaiga generating station, karnataka by Venkata Ramana, K Shrikrishna, U V Madhan V, Manojkumar M, Sadashiv B M, Veerendra D D, Prabhakaran V and Varadhan R S; Part VII: Environmental Conservation; Chapter 26: Conservation of tree ferns: Cyathea of the western ghats by Smitha Hegde and D?â????Souza L; Chapter 27: Mass propagation of coelogyne mossiae: Endemic orchid by Ananthan R, Narmathabai V, Jayakodi L and Jayakalaimathy K; Chapter 28: Firewood supply and demand pattern under shifting cultivation system of tribals in andhra pradesh by Narayanaswamy T, Raghupathi D and Bharati C Mirajkar; Part VIII: Futurology; Chapter 29: We and the ?â????Environment?â???? by Ahana Lakshmi; Chapter 30: Ecofeminism: Indian scenario by Rekha P D and Madhyastha M N; Chapter 31: Creating awareness about environment in the community through projects by the children by Kamala Venkataramani; Chapter 32: Trangenic plant technology: A boon or borne? by Patil V R and Mithyantha M S; Chapter 33: Salt science: A reality in the new millennium by Abdul A Rahaman; Chapter 34: Limits of science by Hegde B M.