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Product Specifications
Book Summary
This edition provides a comprehensive overview and synthesis of current
environmental issues and problems
Table Of Contents:
PrefaceLearning GuideCh. 1Introduction to environmental science2Ch. 2The
physical environment30Ch. 3The Biosphere59Ch. 4Environment: An integrated system
of four spheres94Ch. 5Demography112Ch. 6Principles of resource management146Ch.
7Fundamentals of energy, fossil fuels, and hydroelectric power166Ch. 8Nuclear
energy197Ch. 9Alternative energy sources and energy conservation226Ch. 10Mineral
resources257Ch. 11Water resources281Ch. 12Conserving biological resources311Ch.
13Feeding the world352Ch. 14Principles of pollution control388Ch. 15Toxicology,
pesticides, and risk406Ch. 16Water pollution430Ch. 17Air pollution: Local and
regional463Ch. 18Global air pollution: Destruction of the ozone layer and global
warming493Ch. 19Municipal solid waste and hazardous waste525Ch. 20Environmental
economics562Ch. 21Environmental ethics584Ch. 22Historical, social, and legal
aspects of the current environmental crisis606Epilogue: Environmental
Literacy638App.
ISBN-13
9780763709181
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
Jones & Barlett Learning
Publishing Date
2003-04-01
Product Edition
3rd Edition
Total Pages
640
Environmental Science: Systems And Solutions, 3rd Edition
This edition provides a comprehensive overview and synthesis of current
environmental issues and problems
Table Of Contents:
PrefaceLearning GuideCh. 1Introduction to environmental science2Ch. 2The
physical environment30Ch. 3The Biosphere59Ch. 4Environment: An integrated system
of four spheres94Ch. 5Demography112Ch. 6Principles of resource management146Ch.
7Fundamentals of energy, fossil fuels, and hydroelectric power166Ch. 8Nuclear
energy197Ch. 9Alternative energy sources and energy conservation226Ch. 10Mineral
resources257Ch. 11Water resources281Ch. 12Conserving biological resources311Ch.
13Feeding the world352Ch. 14Principles of pollution control388Ch. 15Toxicology,
pesticides, and risk406Ch. 16Water pollution430Ch. 17Air pollution: Local and
regional463Ch. 18Global air pollution: Destruction of the ozone layer and global
warming493Ch. 19Municipal solid waste and hazardous waste525Ch. 20Environmental
economics562Ch. 21Environmental ethics584Ch. 22Historical, social, and legal
aspects of the current environmental crisis606Epilogue: Environmental
Literacy638App.