Environmental science : a study of interrelationships
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Environmental science : a study of interrelationships
McGraw-Hill, 2000
7th ed
- : hardcover
- : softcover
- : International ed
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Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
- Volume
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: International ed ISBN 9780071169967
Description
This introductory environmental science text is concise and conceptual. The approach and reading level cover the basic concepts without overloading students with too much detail.
Table of Contents
- The scientific method
- motion
- energy
- matter and energy
- electricity
- electricity and magnetism
- waves
- the nucleus
- the atom
- the periodic law
- crystals, ions,and solutions
- chemical reactions
- organic chemistry
- atmosphere and hydrosphere
- the rock cycle
- the evolving Earth
- the Solar system
- the stars
- the universe.
- Volume
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: hardcover ISBN 9780072304954
Description
This volume is an introductory environmental scioence text. The approach and the reading level cover the basic concepts without overloading the publisher with too much detail.
Table of Contents
- Environmental interrelationships
- environmental ethics
- interrelated scientific principles - matter, energy, and environment
- interactions - environment and organisms
- kinds of ecosystems and communities
- population principles
- human population issues
- energy and civilisation - patterns of consumption
- energy sources
- nuclear energy - benefits and risks
- human impact on resources and ecosystems
- land-use planning
- soil and its uses
- agricultural methods and pest management
- water management
- risk and cost - elements of decision-making
- air pollution
- solid waste management and disposal
- regulating hazardous materials environmental policy and decision-making.
- Volume
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: softcover ISBN 9780072909081
Description
This volume is an introductory environmental scioence text. The approach and the reading level cover the basic concepts without overloading the publisher with too much detail.
Table of Contents
- Environmental interrelationships
- environmental ethics
- interrelated scientific principles - matter, energy, and environment
- interactions - environment and organisms
- kinds of ecosystems and communities
- population principles
- human population issues
- energy and civilisation - patterns of consumption
- energy sources
- nuclear energy - benefits and risks
- human impact on resources and ecosystems
- land-use planning
- soil and its uses
- agricultural methods and pest management
- water management
- risk and cost - elements of decision-making
- air pollution
- solid waste management and disposal
- regulating hazardous materials environmental policy and decision-making.
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