Reading about the environment : an introductory guide /
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Author / Creator: | Jansma, P. E. |
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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 |
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.