Environmental science : systems and solutions.

The critical importance of environmental preservation is apparent to everyone. The issues facing us today, be they global warming, the depleting ozone layer, the controversy over nuclear power, or the continuing problems of water pollution and solid waste disposal, are headline news. Environmental S...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:GE105 M3.243 2007
Main Author: McKinney, Michael L
Other Authors: Schoch, Robert M. (coaut), Yonavjak, Logan (coaut)
Format: Book
Language:Inglés
Published: Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, c2007.
Edition:4th ed.
Subjects:
Environmental sciences.
Medio ambiente
Pollution > Environmental aspects.
Contaminación > Aspectos ambientales
Environmentalism.
Ambientalismo
Table of Contents:
  • Environmental Science: An Overview
  • Human Population Growth
  • The Biosphere: Populations, Communities, Ecosystems, and Biogeochemical Cycles
  • The Distribution of Life on Earth
  • The Dynamic Earth and Natural Hazards
  • People and Natural Resources
  • Fundamentals of Energy, Fossil Fuel, and Nuclear Energy
  • Renewable and Alternative Energy Sources
  • Water Resources
  • Mineral Resources
  • Conserving Biological Resources
  • Land Resources and Management
  • Food and Soil Resources
  • Principles of Pollution Control, Toxicology, and Risk
  • Water Pollution
  • Air Pollution: Local and Regional
  • Glob al Air Pollution: Destruction of the Ozone Layer and Global Climate Change
  • Municipal Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste
  • Environmental Economics
  • Historical and Cultural Aspects of Environmental Concerns.

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