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Mastering English in Environment : Study Book /
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Indeterminado |
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[Place of publication not identified]
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Press,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction . What are environmental engineers?; Unit 1.; The biosphere and climate history; Unit 2.; Global warming; Unit 3.; Polar bears are facing extinction; Unit 4.; Greenhouse effect; Unit 5.; Rainforests; Unit 6.; The importance of the rainforests; Unit 7.; The wealth of the rainforests; Unit 8.; Noise problems; Unit 9.; Fossil fuels (i); Unit 10.; Fossil fuels (ii); Unit 11.; Genetic engineering; Unit 12.; Genetically modified food; Unit 13.; Facts about food chains and food webs (i); Unit 14.; Facts about food chains and food webs (II); Unit 15.; Damage to the environment; Unit 16.
- Soil contaminationUnit 17.; Desertification; Unit 18.; Eutrophication in soil and bodies of water; Unit 19.; Soil acidification; Unit 20.; Air pollution; Unit 21.; Water pollution; Unit 22.; Waste disposal; Unit 23.; Sustainability of the environment; Useful phrases ; Supplementary reading; Domestication; Climate change; Human influences on climate change; Global warming; Climate change
- buildings, cities, landscapes and other cultural heritage sites are at stake; Global impacts; Interplay of factors; Destruction of the rainforests; Causes of forest decline; The disappearing rainforests.
- Soil salinationHistorical and current desertification; Air pollution; Acidification of lakes and streams; Acidification and eutrophication; Ocean farming; How are gm foods labelled?; Alternative sources of energy; References; Articles from Internet.