Reading about the environment : an introductory guide /

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Author / Creator:Jansma, P. E.
Imprint:Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1993.
Description:viii, 252 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1474513
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ISBN:0872879852 : $27.50
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. General Science
  • 2. Introduction to Environmental Problems
  • 3. The Human Relationship to the Environment
  • 4. Overpopulation
  • 5. Air Pollution
  • 6. Acid Rain
  • 7. Ozone Depletion, Global Warming, the Greenhouse Effect, and Climate Change
  • 8. Water Pollution
  • 9. Toxic Waste
  • 10. Energy and Resource Depletion
  • 11. Pesticides, Cosmetics, Food Additives, and Other Chemicals
  • 12. Radiation
  • 13. Land Mismanagement
  • 14. Noise Pollution, Visual Pollution, and Pollution in Outer Space
  • 15. Health Problems in the Environment
  • 16. Solutions to Environmental Problems.